Recent content by Crashtest

aprilia has always been a much bigger name in Europe than here.

2013 was not the first year aprilia was in WSBK, that was actually in 1999. I stand corrected, they didn't win that year, they just placed 3rd, which is still quite an accomplishment I think. 2010 they won their first WSBK which was 1 year after they entered the RSV4. They tried the twin...

Because they're just that good. Aprilia only competed at the 500cc level for a couple of years, and then again later with the Cube, which was literally 3 cylinders out of an F1 engine. Lots of first-on-the-track tech like pneumatic valves, and their placements improved as they detuned the...

Aprilia won the WSBK the first year they entered with the RSV Mille twin. They're far more reliable and better built than ducati for much less money.

It's a small niche market.. in Canada. It has a huge dedicated following in India, and has for decades. This is because it's a simple machine and easy to maintain.

It'd be interesting to get a late 90's or early 00's 400cc inline 4 from the euro graymarket and wedge it in there somehow.

You're either trolling or just an idiot. Not sure which, to be honest.

aprilia RS250. So, no. You should try extricating yourself from the NA mindset of "need big tires and 1000cc or it's a beginner bike". WTF size do you think all the 125 and 250 GP bikes ran on? As mentioned a bit earlier in this thread, smaller displacement bikes are just as much if not more...

You can drag footpegs with a 150. The bigger tire size would just make it turn slower anyway. Why would you want that?

Can't agree more. They'll rubberstamp the worst pieces of **** as certified and pipe you when you come back. I'd drop off the POS I bought from them but I'm honestly afraid they'd turn around and sell it to some other poor bastard. Suzuki makes great motorcycles, fit me wonderfully, but the...

Deposit down on a 2014 Bonneville.. it's going to be a long winter.

After having spent several years living in europe, with nothing but motorcycles as transportation, I can authoritatively state that your reply (and Roomie's statements) are borne of total ignorance. It has nothing to do with selfishness or impatience. That attitude comes from drivers in...

http://www.amarokracing.ca/Home.html http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/getting-canada-s-first-electric-motorcycle-to-the-pikes-peak-hillclimb This is the bike that got Greg Tracy's attention and led to a new race classification for electric motorcycles only instead of being rolled into...

Electric Superbike.

Ahem http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNKY4uUpa9