2025 · Supersport · Buyer's Guide
220 Horses, Zero Apologies
Aprilia builds the RSV4 1100 the way a race department would: 1099 cc, a 65-degree V4, 220 hp at 13,000 rpm and 94 lb-ft at 10,800, with a torque spread wide enough that the bike pulls hard long before the top end arrives. Nothing about the package feels decorative. The chassis carries years of World Superbike development, the aerodynamics are shaped for real speed, and a six-axis IMU sits under the whole rider-aid package. This is the most powerful road-legal production motorcycle you can buy, and it carries that number without drama.
On the road it stays civil because the Aprilia APRC Ride-by-Wire gives you three switchable maps, so the same engine can be docile or savage depending on which one you choose. Aprilia APRC with Slide Control and cornering ABS sit behind that, working quietly until the moment you need them. It rewards a rider who already knows what they want from a front end, and it ages well because every part of it was built for track abuse first. The honest caveat: at 33.3 in (845 mm) the seat is high, the riding position is committed, and none of it makes sense at commuting pace.
Spec sheets don't ride bikes, but they set the baseline.
| Power | 220 hp (162 kW) @ 13,000 rpm |
|---|---|
| Torque | 94 lb-ft (127 Nm) @ 10,800 rpm |
| Displacement | 1099 cc |
| Engine | V4 |
| Cooling | Liquid-cooled |
| Gearbox | 6-speed |
| Final drive | Chain |
| Fork | Upside-down (USD) |
| Front brake | 330 mm |
| Front tire | 120/70-17 |
| Rear tire | 200/55-17 |
| Wheelbase | 56.5 in (1435 mm) |
| Seat height | 33.3 in (845 mm) |
| Wet weight | 445 lb (202 kg) |
| Fuel capacity | 4.8 gal (18 L) |
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First thing you notice is the noise. The V4 barks hard and mechanical at idle, then turns operatic above 8,000 rpm. Vibration stays tight and high in frequency, present through the pegs without ever going numb in your hands. The bars sit low and far forward, the tank is narrow where your knees land, and your weight is over the front wheel from the moment you pull away. That alone tells you what the bike expects of you. At real road pace the signal coming back through your palms is extraordinary, and there is more lean clearance underneath you than a public road will ever ask for. Twenty minutes in, your wrists start keeping score. Nobody buys this one for the wrists.
Rear turn signal / tail light flickering or failure (Recall 25V591)
Unused wires inside the turn signal LED circuit board can cause flickering or complete failure of turn signals and part of the tail light, reducing visibility. Aprilia recalled all 2026 RSV4 1100 models (manufactured February to July 2025) to replace both rear turn signals free of charge.
Where this Aprilia RSV4 1100 pulls ahead of — or falls behind — its rivals on the numbers, and the typical bike in its class on character.
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Forget spec-sheet bragging. Here's who the RSV4 1100 is actually built for.
Buy this when the circuit is the whole point. The electronics make all 220 hp genuinely usable, and the chassis will still have answers long after you have run out of questions.
Made for Barber Motorsports Park · WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca · Circuit of the Americas
On a good canyon road it is precise, fast and properly loud. The ride out through LA traffic is the tax you pay, and the softest map only takes the edge off it.
Made for Angeles Crest Highway · Coronado Trail / US 191 · Highway 1 / Big Sur
Tight, repeatable corners are exactly where that front-end feel earns its money. It is more motorcycle than the Dragon needs, but little else will teach you as much about hitting a line.
Made for Back of the Dragon · Blue Ridge Parkway · Cherohala Skyway
If you're cross-shopping the older generation, here's what changed.
Previous generation · 2021–2024
217 Horses With Italian Bite
Compare to the previous model →If this one isn't quite the fit, these are the bikes worth riding back-to-back against it.
Any price note compares both bikes at the same age — the youngest age both have on the used market — against this Aprilia RSV4 1100. “cheaper/pricier” is what that bike costs second-hand, not how worn it is.
