2012 European Literbike Shootout - Europe's best are upping the ante in the literbike wars
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- 2012 Aprilia RSV4 R APRC vs BMW S1000RR vs Ducati 1199 Panigale S
We tested the 2012 Aprilia RSV4 R APRC, BMW S1000RR and Ducati 1199 Panigale S both on the track, on the street, and on the dyno to see which bike is the top dog in our 2012 European literbike shootout.
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I like how whenever the RSV4 is near, you can hear the V4 over all the other bikes. :)
I’m thinking of getting one over my GSXR 750 L1, would you recommend?
@@kashy1116 I mean, I loved my 750 too but the rsv4 is on another level in several ways. I dunno, it really depends on you.
Watching the video and reading the review, I have to agree with the opinions on the RSV4. It is an amazing bike, which really does inspire confidence. The Factory version giving an even better ride than the R version.
That V4 engine is also seriously fun to play with.
I had no idea what you guys meant by literbike and then it clicked. You guys spell Litre liter. Good video lads.
Money is no object - Ducati 1199
Everyday riding - BMW S1000RR
In between - Aprilla RSV4
Yep, I have ridden both of those bikes (I sold Honda/Suzuki for a while) and that is so true. BTW the Beemer is very comfortable, especially for what it is. And yah there is power/torque everywhere, just much more of it as it spins up.
The KTM and MV Superbikes deserves a spot in this comparo . . .
really enjoyed the video but can you all do a video comparing and contrasting supermoto street bikes like ktm 990 smr, aprillia dorsoduro 1200 etc.
I agree sounds better and in production form gives more power and a smoother power curve.
Well I have ridden the BMW and I must say it's a fun thing bro. Power is addicting even if you don't use it all it is about the cushion that is available UNDER the top of the power curve. That having been said I feel that my ER-6 had just the right amount of power for city and light highway stuff, you had to work it a little but that's fun. My 955i just pretty much rips, especially with race can and down a tooth in front. Don't really NEED even the 130hp it makes.
I love the strong intro.
he's referring to the uncomfortable seat... or the excessive heat underneath.
I like the Ducati the most, but I miss the MV Agusta!!
Nice Vid!
I wonder what engine mode they had the Ducati in because it REALLY makes a difference. I took one on a test drive on the steet, put on race mode and I could barely control it. However, when I put it on wet mode with traction control on 2 it was INCREDIBLE as a street bike!! I'm going to go on a lim and say they didnt have it in the right mode....
why the fuck they always say that 2 cyl or the V4 on the aprillia is something special, the inline four is the best sounding all around and it vibrates a lot less as well
Finally found the song!!! It's 300 Violin Orchestra by Jorge Quintero!
I have never understood why Ducati gets away with 1198ccs in a LITERBIKE.
Great REVIEW ! Best quote " If i didnt know that bike was Italian, Id swear it was built by the Spanish Inquazition" I am leaning towards the BMW. Now, where did i put that lotto ticket ?
I need to have that song....!!
What's it called??
Great Review btw. :P
Inline 4 is more "special" than a V-Twin and just as special as the V4. It revs higher and makes more power than all the other engines.
Wow, you didn't get set up your own channel with those 3 bikes and the 2012 rc8r (plus all the top notch production value) to show them how its done? I thought you were a fuckin badass?!
I really like the 2013 Aprilia RSV4
Out of these 3 bikes, I would go for the RSV4. Aprilia is my second favorite brand and its a monster on the track. On the ducati, I like that robotic headlight it has. S1000rr can go off the cliff lol. All you got to do is change the seat on both of the other models and it'll be alright.
Yep, thats why I bought my duc instead of the S1000RR. As I've heard, you buy the BMW with your brain and the Duc with your heart.
BMW should make a 600 supersport. I would buy the shit out of that bike!
Ricardo Russo this is true. They should
even though I`m a big Ducati fan, I agree with ya there. BUT ! the panigale is this years best selling superbike world wide, with 7500 sold units...
and lets face it, Ducati sportbikes are still built to go round a track in the fastest possible way and 'oh yeah we have to make it street legal so lets put some lights on and shit...'
you buy a Ducati with your heart =)
True true but it's a little more than just torque as a Buell has plenty of torque... at any rate I think the triple has close to ideal power characteristics especially if you are going to be in the wet much where you have to watch the twins a bit more. As you already know, the midrange of the Triumph is exemplary. Peace.
Were you really crazily confused by the switching of two letters to an American spelling?
it would be cool to see them in WSBK
That's the concession they get for using an antiquated V-twin in WSBK.
absolutely.
BMW WIINER!!! YEAH I LOVE THAT BABY ESPECIALLY HOW IT LOOKS IT LOOKS VERY CHARISMATIC AND IT'S ENGINE IS SO POWERFUL. JUST LOVE IT
Triumph needs to make a 1100CC 3-cylinder Daytona. But I'll still be riding a Ducati.
Where's the MV Agusta F4?
The panigale looks awesome but the BMW is the best
is it comfortable?
"Most powerful engine ever in a litre-bike" ? - ZX-10?
Agreed!
Comfort first, hate hard seats can't go more than an hour without wishing I rode my other bike
Aprilia just calls my attention a lot more than the BMW and the new Ducati is sexy as hell too
KTM RC8R hands down over these bikes!!
why dont they test the aprilia factory?
For the price. I wouldn't even consider the other 2 . Pretty as they are , you still have to ride them. In this case they'd outgunned!
Wrong in two ways. Seeing as 1000 cc's shakes out to be a liter and with the Ducati having 1,198 cc's, that would make the Ducati a 1.198 liter bike. Now, every other "liter" bike, that I am guessing you are trying to argue about about, ranges from 999 down to 998 cc's. Put that all together and you are wrong.
i didn't know Joynny Knoxville tested motorcycles...!
fix the headlights?! but that's where it stores all its character!
Not really fair to put the $14K RSV4-R against these bikes... It should have been the $20K Factory, since that's on par with the Ducati and closer to the BMW.
Another example, time was the R6 was the power king for 600s. But it made all that power from spinning real high, and it was a real sloth out in the real world. Barely wanted to get out of its own way when the engine wasn't screaming. My old 99 CBR600F4 was faster than an R6 almost everywhere, even much of the time on the track, where I could get some midrange drive out of corners while some poor bastard on an R6 was still trying to spin the thing up.
Just an example of why power is misleading.
The Ducati Panigale....mamma miaaaaaaaaaa
2012 or 2011 rsv4??
Nah, some of us have grown past the age where we need to do a walk around our bike making vids with an iphone. That was so highschool. Now, we leave that for the internet badasses like you. Nice bike though. A track day or two will help with those chicken strips ;)
what was the song playing at 1:18???
What song is this?
I must say that this uk shootout is probably the weakest compare to mcn and motortrend. Although I'm a fan with you guys. You must take heed of what I have 2 say. This is not a complete shootout without the other uk bikes and you have to show detail spec and power for each bike. You also have to announce the winner on the video.
What about the MV>?
TRIUMPH NEEDS TO MAKE A 1000CC DAYTONA!!
thumbs if you agree
yeah.......ducati is an 1200 liter bike .....you must be a smart guy...........even so ducati have 20 hp. less (only 158 hp at rear wheel .....s1000rr and zx10-r over 170 , cbr,r1 and gsx-r over 160) .How come s1000rr with 193hp. have around 177 hp at rear wheel and ducati with 195 hp have only 158 hp ?
300 Violin Orchestra by Jorge Quintero
perfect
All credibility goes out the window when I noticed the shift light on the S1000rr wasn't programmed. If you don't even mess with the shift light I highly doubt you guys tested all the electronics on the bikes.
MV???
First soundtrack?
i think im going to buy a rsv4 because it looks beautiful it sounds more then music and its super comfortable on the street.
but i still dont know if i whant a rsv4 or beemer because of his engine power and comfortable on the street. but the look is not attractive. they should create a new front and it would be the best bike ever!!
you mean the fireblade.
panigale 1199 aint a litre bike....forgot to mention its an ass burner too
where are the other euro bikes ,,, i know MV & KTM dont loan there bikes to fwits
Isn't KTM RC8R european?
130 in a 55 zone. Hell Yeah.
Jorge Quintero- 300 Orchestra
WHAT'S THE SONG!?! :(
is it just me or does the Aprilia look like a zx-10
The most power of any street bike...whee, who cares? When the hell do you use 190 HP or whatever on the street? Can't even use it in lower gears, the thing will just flip. So OK, now you're full on the throttle somewhere in high gear near the red line. Congrats, you're either going to turn into ketchup on the side of some vehicle or object near the road, or the cops are going to arrest you on the spot and you'll lose your license for years.
SOUNDS FUN!
that would be the ninja zx-10 vs bmw s1k n the crown goes 2....... they both have the street crown ;)
Duc 1199 FTW!!!
A ducati competes in the litre bike class so yes its as much a litre bike as all the other japanese rivals. 1 liter =1000 cc= 1000ml. If you want to get technical there is no bike that is a litre bike seeing as no bike is exactly 1000cc's.
"Power under the curve" is just another way of saying torque. Everyone loves torque, so why not talk about it, instead of max power like these moto mags do all the time. Your ER6 has a little low down torque with the twin, and I've had a Street Triple and ride an old FZ1 now, both are torquey and it's good. The FZ even has more power than I can really ever use, or want.
Just saying there's better things to talk about than max power for bikes on the street. Track, sure.
Yeah, where is the MV AGUSTA? Those bikes are hot and sexy as well. I consider Ducatis to be the ferrari or motorcycles, and Agustas the Lambos of motorcycles lol. Forget about triumph. I dont know if they make litter bikes. I dont want to sound like a fool tho. Maybe they do but not much enthusiasm about them.
All i hear is the word awesome...
Hell, I got here waiting to see the KTM, where's the KTM?!?????????!????????? Also, MV Agusta F4RR anyone?
I feel sorry for anyone on that Ducati. There is like 2 inches of space from the engine to your inner thigh. Imagine paying that much to get roasted and never be comfy on the bike.... Eh
no KTM?
Sorry, BUT, the front end of the BMW looks like a baseball bat has hit it... Besides that its an amazing bike..
The Ducati looks killer but clearly the hype hasnt lived up to reality. Thin power band and lumpy fueling. Looks like the search for extra power has takien its toll. I think Ducati would be disappointed with a 3rd place.
Sadly for the first few seconds I was because that word 'liter' could have been a misspelling of 'litter' as in trash (as Americans say) and thus the title was for me saying this was the shitty bike shootout pretty much.
sorry but the King of street it's Yamaha R1
0:41 thats all
Ducati has 1200 cc... its not LITER BIKE (1000 cc)
BMW is one amazing bike...best on the planet
Not as much as u love caps thou...
Italian bikes only burn the gas molecules that are convenient...
Damn pretty though.. :)
Aprilia all the way :D
Aww...you mad bro?
Aprilia *_*
ducati is not a liter bike!!!!
oooooh Tom Roderick... please stop reviewing motorcycles and go back to selling insurance...
hhhhh
BMW sucks!!!
what is that song?