SCOOP: 2016 RSV4 with 230bhp! Picture surfaces in the States of new weapon

This picture has appeared in America showing us the 2016 Aprilia RSV4 RF.

Although there’s no tech information with the image, and we’ll have to wait until Tuesday for all the details from the factory about this bike, there is some talk stateside about the outright power of this top-flight piece of kit.

According to the words with the picture that’s been posted in the USA, the new bike – or at least a version of it – is coming with 230bhp! Yep, 230bhp! But to get that you’ll have to get your bike built by what’s called the ‘Factory Works Project’.

So it sounds like Aprilia is actually opening up its race department to us mere mortals. For next year then the project RSV4 will mean that you can spec up your bike to WSB-spec or Superstock spec to suit what you want.

We’ll have all the details on Tuesday direct from the factory, but for now we know that it’s that 230bhp figure which has really grabbed out attention.

Awesome.

SCOOP: 2016 RSV4 with 230bhp! Picture surfaces in the States of new weapon