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Old Jul 29, 2003 | 07:46 PM
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2004 Aprilia Mille

Es bella, BELLA!

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Old Jul 29, 2003 | 08:40 PM
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I don't know too much about bikes, but that is slick looking.
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Old Jul 31, 2003 | 11:16 AM
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Re: 2004 Aprilia Mille

Originally posted by Schneegz
Es bella, BELLA!
HHMMMMMM....................... Not sure what to think of it. F4 imitation, with RC51 styling, with Aprilia in the mix. Not sure about the tail section HHmmmmmm...... Not the most beautiful bike ever.... but not bad either...... did anybody say test drive?
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Old Aug 1, 2003 | 01:24 AM
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Everyone in the motorcycle forums has commented on the resemblance to the RC51. Truth is, that spot is the optimum for a ram-air intake because it is the highest-pressure point for air flow
(Boy, that's about the worst grammar of any sentence I've ever written:D ). But Honda did it first, so any one who does it now will be seen as immitating Honda.

I like the intigrated turn signals on the mirror stalks and the tail section. That means less stuff sticking out and, therefore, less stuff breaking off when it, inevitably, goes for a slide on the track. It just looks cleaner too.

The colors are still a little too gaudy for my taste. Silver looks the best. Italian bikes tend to be tasteful, while Japanese bikes tend to be loud and gaudy. Aprilia has always been the exception to that rule. Their bikes have always been just as gaudy as anything the Japanese put out. They're finally getting away from that trend.

Unfortunately, I'll probably never be able to buy such a bike. It's much too focused for track work. It's probably a torture rack after an hour or so on the road. But if I could afford to buy two bikes.... yum!
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