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WINGING IT!

When you're writing your list for Santa this Christmas, RF on there. Or an RR, if he's being a bit tight. Bottom Line is, that without either of these Italian jubblies Aprilia's Factory Works (FW) dream will remain just that. But what exactly is an FW and hoe can you get your filthy mitts on one of these winged wonders?

Well, that's where things get a bit interesting. In essence Aprilia’s opened the door to you, me and anyone else with access to a huge enough bank loan to build a 2 12 bhp beast that weighs 10kg less than a RSV4 RF and, to guarantee everyone has a good old glance at you when you rock up at Tescos on one for some bog roll and crisps, they’ve thrown some G P -inspired aerodynamic winglets into the mix.

All good stuff, but here’s where it gets a bit blurry. Every ounce of added oomph and every saved gram of weight, not to mention that fresh new look, is the product of an order-book; you can’t just head down the dealers and buy an RSV4 FW (but that’s where you’ll go to buy the bits). There are doz ens

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