| APRILIA RSV4 | BMW R 12 |
|---|
| engine specs | |
| Type | |
|---|---|
| 65° cc longitudinal V four stroke. Liquid cooled. Double overhead camshaft four valves per cylinder. Bore and stroke 78 x 52.3 mm. | Water-cooled, 2-cylinder, four-stroke boxer engine with four valves per cylinder operated by cam followers and two overhead camshafts per cylinder |
| Displacement | |
| 998.9 cm3 | 1170 cm3 |
| Bore X Stroke | |
| 3.1x2.1 in OR 79 mm | 4.0x2.9 in OR 102 mm |
| Compression Ratio | |
| 12.8:1 | - |
| Horsepower | |
| 179/12500 KW(hp)/RPM | 95/6500 KW(hp)/RPM |
| Torque | |
| 85/10000 lb-ft/RPM OR 115/10000 Nm/RPM | 81/6000 lb-ft/RPM OR 110/6000 Nm/RPM |
| Fuel System | |
| 4 throttle bodies, 8 injectors, ride-by-wire fuel management with multimapping | - |
| transmission specs | |
| Gearbox | |
|---|---|
| 6-speed cassette type | 6-speed |
| Clutch | |
| Multi-plate wet clutch with slipper device. | - |
| Primary Drive | |
| Gears | - |
| Final Drive | |
| Chain | Shaft |
| chassis specs | |
| Frame | |
|---|---|
| Twin beam aluminium frame with mixed cast and pressed sheet sections. Adjustments for: headstock position and angle, engine height, swingarm pivot height. | Tubular space frame in steel, engine self-supporting |
| Front Suspension | |
| Öhlins 43 mm upside-down fork. Lower fork bottoms for radial calipers. Adjustment for preload, compression and rebound. | USD telescopic forks, 45 mm |
| Rear Suspension | |
| Öhlins monoshock with piggy-back cylinder. Adjustments for compression, rebound, spring preload and length. APS rising rate linkages. | Aluminium Paralever swinging arm, directly linked WAD spring strut, spring base and rebound damping adjustable |
| Front Brake | |
| Double 320 mm lightweight stainless steel floating discs. Brembo monobloc radial calipers with 4 opposed pistons. Sintered pads. Radial master cylinder. Metal braided brake line. | Twin disc brake, floating brake discs, 310 mm, 4-piston monobloc fixed calipers |
| Rear Brake | |
| 220 mm disc. Brembo floating caliper with 2 insulated pistons. Sintered pads. Master cylinder with integral reservoir. Metal braided brake line. | Single disc brake, 265 mm, 2-piston floating caliper |
| dimension specs | |
| Overall Length | |
|---|---|
| 80.7 in OR 2050 mm | 86.6 in OR 2200 mm |
| Overall Width | |
| 28.1 in OR 714 mm | 32.7 in OR 831 mm |
| Seat Height | |
| - | 29.7 in OR 754 mm |
| Weelbase | |
| 56.1 in OR 1425 mm | - |
| Weight | |
| 395 lbs OR 179 kg | 500 lbs OR 227 kg |
| Fuel Capacity | |
| 4.5 gallons OR 17.0 L | 3.7 gallons OR 14.0 L |
| Wheelbase | |
| 56.1 in OR 1425 mm | 59.8 in OR 1519 mm |
| tyres specs | |
| Front | |
|---|---|
| 120/70 ZR 17 | 100/90-19 |
| Rear | |
| 190/55 ZR 17 | 150/80-16 |
