Unconvincing comments from Biaggi over new RSV 4

Added on Friday, December 19th, 2008 by Carole Nash Editor

Biaggi in action in South Africa

The bike is quite small and short and that makes it transfer weight, which can be a good thing or not,

Max Biaggi appeared to be a little uncertain over the new Aprilia RSV 4 following the WSB test on Kyalami, claiming that the bike was “halfway between a Superbike and MotoGP bike”.

After signing for Aprilia from Sterligarda Ducati for 2009, Biaggi will trade a 1200cc monster for the more modest 1000cc Aprilia and it seems that the veteran rider seemed unsure over his new ride for the forthcoming season

The 37-year-old said:”The bike is quite small and short and that makes it transfer weight, which can be a good thing or not,” said Biaggi. “It is hard to say if the bike feels like some people say, like a MotoGP bike more than a Superbike, because I rode a twin last year and a WSB four the year before that. I think this bike feels halfway between a Superbike and a MotoGP bike.”

Despite the somewhat unconvincing comments, Biaggi still managed to post the eighth fastest time of the test session in South Africa, two-tenths of a second ahead of new teammate Shinta Nakano and just over one second behind pace-setter Michel Fabrizio.

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