Aprilia RSV Mille 1999 - Assen TT session 5

Final session of the day. Nice ride with my mates on the KTM 890 Duke and the 1999 Yamaha R6. Fastest lap: 2.02.4

[@SinnohFS]

Nice ride ! I have some questions Do you consider this bike as an easy bike or is it hard to master but fast when mastered ? I'm thinking about buying myself one but I really don't know what to think about it since people always say it is a really special bike 😁

[@ducatilex]

I guess it also depends on what you are used to ride. I have been riding V Twins for over a decade now and I'm very used to the characteristics of these engines. If you are not, I reckon it might take some extra time to become friends with it. The RSV Mille is a bike that takes some physical strength as it's a bit heavy (OZ forged wheels help tho). But considered it's a 24 year old bike the performance really is very good and most importantly: a lot of fun to ride! There are guys that are able to push very fast laps on these bikes at Assen, so they can be ridden fast if you are skilled enough. But you will have a hard time if you want to race a 1000 class with this bike as most inline 4 1000cc bikes are faster on power.