Zonko’s attack on the Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 RR

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Zonko on the Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 RR (2017)

Sporty V4-Naked now with Euro4

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The 11er tuna with the knaller V4 went to the PS editorial office like Marilyn did to the White House. We were all lying flat and gasping. In 2017 Aprilia is launching a Euro 4 version of the Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 RR.

D.the charismatic, roaring V4 put so unheard of pressure in the Pannonian Sea that the front on the small crest that sloped towards the house curve pushed into the sky. Not hysterical, panicked or hectically abrupt, but simply as if by a powerful, apparently unstoppable suction. Divine! It was like back then when the fully packed 1200 XJR with Remus exhaust and jet kit and flower on the back stepped into the gallery when I turned off the one on the acceleration lane on the way south. I wanted to get in front of the briskly zooming truck. At 7,000 rpm, the torque and power of the huge block of four in a row met and the load lifted off powerfully, following the laws of physics. It was very impressive. I will not forget And neither did the dull thud of the bloomy fist on the back of the head, led by horror and indignation. Wonderful, this sympathy!

Zonko’s attack on the Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 RR

Sporty V4-Naked now with Euro4

Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 RR an incredible wheelie greed. According to the PS test stand, the 172 PS strong V4 tears the fully fueled 214 kilo light tuna with the Superbike wheelbase (1,445 mm) and the straight handlebar more or less always and everywhere towards the sky – if you deactivate the electronics. Which of course I hadn’t done during my first flight lesson in Pannonia, mentioned at the beginning. No question, a master of the skies like the apparently gravitation-free colleague Jacko, who is so at home in the gallery that he gets on the bench, sits on the tank and acts as if the back wheeling wasn’t more difficult than cutting bacon Turn off precise and perfectly adjustable wheelie control as normal – but not me. I need rollover like a goiter, as they say. And beyond 150 km / h anyway. I don’t even want to imagine how far the noble stuff flies and how little of it is left. You hobble back in the box like Quasimodo after a fire in the bell tower, put the bent handlebar on the toolbox and say succinctly to the mechanic: “The rest is somewhere outside. You actually still have to find the engine. "

Aprilia’s electronics are "extremely advanced"

As a conservative and health-conscious guy, I had set wheelie control to level one. Actually, I should have known, even without reading the murderous instructions, that level one of the Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 RR, analogous to traction control, grants the most freedom and therefore intervenes very late. But I wrongly assumed that one rules the most and three the least. Yes, and ergo the tuna lifted off the top of the hill. Hell what a predator! When I was more or less behind the exit of the previous left-hand bend, I added the four-wheeler with the automatic gearshift with full pull, made sure that I got to the crest without an incline, and then the creature just mounted.

Wow, what an irrepressible force, what a divine engine! I was so impressed and surprised that I intuitively switched to passivity mode. I do not have exchange my posture or the throttle position, so I took the passenger position and let the Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 RR run free. Just don’t intervene, in no way hinder the tuna in its natural effort to stay within its physical limits! Well boom, but the electronics already allowed a considerable high level. But the tuna didn’t twist. Neither sideways nor vertically. There was no twitching in search of oxygen. Everything fully smooth. And after an estimated 50 meters, the front wheel touched up again. Very soft. Madness! I would never have managed such a jerk-free and, in terms of dynamics, seamless landing myself.

Graf Seitzmo put tremendous pressure on the satellite

In the pits I was thinking about the crazy Aprilia electronics (traction and wheelie control can be configured independently, new tires can be easily calibrated, launch control, ABS multi-stage …) when Graf Seitzmo switched on via satellite: "Zonko, we urgently need the text for the attack. The layout is already boiling. They are on the verge of freaking out. ”Hmm. Freddie Spencer’s RC 30. Late. Sure, anyway. Night shift.“ Tomorrow morning, before the factory siren roars, ”I trumpeted,“ the text will be in Stuttgart. But now I have to fight the Abrulla . I have the honor, Count, the tuna makes me killer. What a robber. Despite wheelie control, after the summit, de luxe flight review was announced. I’m still very excited, I’m almost torn. Well, your fingers would definitely not land on the right letter at the moment. But I can say quite clearly that the Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 RR is the best production motorcycle I have ever had. "

Graf Seitzmo paused: “I can still hold out the graphic somehow until tomorrow morning, but with all due understanding for your euphoric state – I would rather set fire to the race in the sunlight than dig my way through the final production in the underground construction – why is the Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 RR the best for you? Sure, this thing is a blast, a really fantastic naked that we voted number one highway sweeper this year, but what about the racetrack? Alone because of the somewhat questionable brake. And the Sachs chassis will soon be on its knees, it should have taken the Factory. "

The right companion for all situations

I had to put it into perspective: “No question about it, a modern 1000cc super sports car is of course more effective for racing, but in terms of universal use, tuna is unbeatable. I am well equipped with it not only for track days, but also on country roads and, with minor drawbacks, even in the city. The Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 RR can do all this at a very high level. For really sporty, ambitious types, it almost plays in a league of its own. I don’t know of any series machine that better covers my entire range of applications. A divine omnivore. She just doesn’t like dirt. This fits perfectly. Because off-road is just as popular with me as migraines or men’s flu. I don’t need it, thanks.

And, because you are addressing the brakes and the Sachs components, Seitzmo faster, both are absolutely sufficient for my needs. After taking a look at the manual for the Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 RR, I found my own setup for the race. In other words, a fully detailed factory specification on how the Sachs components should be ideally coordinated. Fits! And the brake may not be the sharpest, but it is nice to dose and very predictable. So I get along very well on the track. You know, I’m not incredibly fast, but incredibly smart. "

Euro 4 is not the end of the Tuono

Somehow I feared that the Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 RR would not be able to overcome the harsh Euro 4 hurdle. The sound of the 2016 V4 from the series buffer is so incredibly beautiful, voluminous and excitingly rough that I didn’t even think about installing a different muffler for a second. It is the promising sound of a sports machine that is fully in the feed. Unpackable great. In the last test, my colleague Jacko with the fine ears of a band master criticized the sound cloud of the naked Abrulla as a bit too powerful, but for me this full, hoarse seething sound is the best of the best that is legally available to buy

At INTERMOT, however, it became clear that the Italians are also bowing to the strictter Euro 4 standard and giving the Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 RR a larger silencer. So will be quiet. There is also a slight hope that the thicker buffer is just a fake. There were enough experts who also rated the 2016 tuna as a masterpiece of non-compliance with legally prescribed noise limits.

Heaven, let it be spring!

In any case, the full 175 hp (factory specification) remain, in 2017 the Limiter 500 / min intervenes later. The most dramatic change concerns the brakes. The raging Sir Tobi, who not only fires his private 1000 V4 tuna on the last groove at the fishing port race (and sometimes beyond), will find it hard to ponder and wrestle with the longing and the account balance loudly “Casalla! “Roar. In 2017, the Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 RR will get not only the 330 mm double discs from the RSV4 RR, but also a three-stage Bosch cornering ABS, i.e. the crème-de-la-crème of throwing an anchor. And what makes us all bite into the tabletop with greed is the new automatic switch with blipper function. So far, the buttery, almost uninterrupted switching processes with the strong tuna were simply amazing – and now there is also the fully automatic kicking down. Heaven, let it be spring!

Pit lane limiter, cruise control and the option to adjust the wheelie control at full speed (like the traction control before) are further goodies that will take the Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 RR to a new level. That is also necessary, because BMW and KTM will push sharpened naked rockets into the Euro 4 zone and Yamaha’s MT-10 SP will certainly not give in voluntarily. Wow, this will be a top-class comparative test! In 2017 it will play Granada. But really. I’ve already thought about doing something for my fitness to stand up to the grenades, but after reading Sir Tobi’s last report on his involvement in the R6 Cup, I’ll leave it. Fitness is overrated. The devices are so powerful that they can easily shoot me into orbit, even if I’ll have ten kilos too much on my ribs after the nutrient-rich winter. What a great view of the near future!

Technical data Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 RR

Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 RR (2017)

drive

  • Four-cylinder 65-degree V-engine, four valves / cylinder, 129 kW (175 PS) at 11,000 rpm *, 121 Nm at 9,000 rpm *, bore / stroke: 81.0 / 52.3 mm, 1077 cm³, Compression ratio: 13: 1, ignition / injection system, 48 mm throttle valves, mechanically operated multi-disc oil bath anti-hopping clutch, six-speed gearbox, G-Kat, chain, traction control

Chassis and brakes

  • Light alloy bridge frame, steering head angle: 63.0 degrees, caster: 107 mm, wheelbase: 1,445 mm, upside-down fork, Ø fork inner tube: 43 mm, adjustable spring base, rebound and compression level. Central spring strut with deflection, adjustable in spring base, rebound and compression. Suspension travel forehead / rear: 111/132 mm, cast light alloy wheels, 3.50 x 17 / 6.00 x 17, front tires: 120/70 ZR 17, rear: 190/55 ZR 17, first tires: Pirelli Diablo Rosso Corsa, 320 mm Double disc brake with four-piston fixed calipers attached radially at the front, 220 mm single disc with two-piston floating caliper at the rear, ABS

Max. Rear wheel power **

  • 120.6 kW (164 PS) at 227 km / h

Acceleration**

  • 0-100 km / h: 3.2 s; 0-150 km / h: 5.3 s; 0-200 km / h: 8.3 s

Draft **

  • 50-100 km / h: 4.1 s; 100–150 km / h: 3.6 s

Top speed *

  • 255 km / h

Weight

  • 214 kg with a full tank, v./h .: 49.1 / 50.9%, tank capacity 18.5 liters

Setup fork

  • stat. Neg. spring deflection: 23 mm, compression stage: 1 K open, rebound stage: 6 K open, level: 5 turns

Setup shock absorber

  • stat. Neg. spring travel: 5 mm, compression: 0.25 U open, rebound: 1 K open, level: 143 mm spring length

price

  • 16,490 euros (including ancillary costs)

all damping settings counted from completely closed; static negative spring deflection standing vertically without driver; U = revolutions; K = clicks * manufacturer information ** PS measurement

Conclusion

When I think about the Aprilia V4 1100 Tuono RR, I can safely say that for me it is the best production machine I’ve ever had. Strong as a bear, top chassis, good brakes, great sound and in all areas where I like to poach, absolutely at home. Tuna can do country roads extremely well, race tracks are more than good enough for me and the city in an absolutely tolerable framework. Simply a godly machine that fulfills all of my wishes. I’m excited for 2017.

I’m afraid the sound might suffer a little because of the thicker buffer, but the new cornering ABS, the 330 mm brake discs and, above all, the blipper function of the well-functioning automatic gearshift are goodies that I really like. The first comparison tests will show whether the Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 RR will also have the crown of my heart in 2017. Because BMW, KTM, Ducati and Yamaha push intensified opponents to the start. It will be exciting!

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