Right Bike, Wrong Time! – The Forgotten Aprilia XV Dakar Project

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There was a time when Aprilia wanted to end KTM’s Dakar Domination, with their new, bespoke twin cylinder 450. And they got close. Really close.

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35 thoughts on “Right Bike, Wrong Time! – The Forgotten Aprilia XV Dakar Project”

  7. I have never been interested in the Dakar until I found your channel. I love the history and all the information your share. I've gotten interested in desert racing because of your channel. Cheers from Utah, USA

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  8. "chaleco was an amazing rider" makes it sound like he is no longer alive. Better to say "chaleco put in some amazing rides on the Aprilia" or something like that.

    Love your channel bro, keep up the good work.

    By the way… If you'd like some editing help on your scripts I'd love to help. Free of charge.

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  16. Like your channel but when you slip in that stupid subscribe comment it just deters me from subscribing to your channel if you have a good format it speaks for itself and you should have to inject a stupid subscribe comment

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  22. BEFORE WATCHING THIS

    · The Aprilia twin-cylinder engines had little engine brake, which killed their chances in enduro, MX and SX. You can watch Billy Laninovich's Whiskey Throttle Show, there he explains Aprilia hired him for MXGP and he hated the bike for the very weak engine brake.

    · Engine brake in rally-raid is not that important… but fuel consumption is. Twin-cylinder engines can make a lot more power than single-cylinder ones BUT at similar power they're also thirstier.

    · Aprilia had problems getting fuel consumption to acceptable levels WITHOUT killing the power output. Riders had engine mapping at their disposal but could rarely use their advantage. Also, whenever riders used that extra power, the tyres would also get destroyed earlier as they were only designed for KTM levels of power.

    · In the end, the only true advantage of the Aprilia in rally-raid was that the engine was a bit more durable than the single-cylinder ones despite being more complicated. A pleasant surprise from the project was that the extra weight of the engine parts didn't matter much at all.

    COULD HAVE APRILIA WON THE DAKAR RALLY WITH A RIDER LIKE DESPRES OR COMA?

    · Probably yes. Chaleco was a great rider but there's a reason why Despres and Coma are more than happy with their rally-raid achievements while the Chilean is still trying his best, now in the UTV class.

    EXTRA CRAZY FACT

    · If you read the FIM regulations for cross-country bikes, you could race in rally-raid and international bajas with a 450cc rotary engine, it's 100% allowed. Of course those bikes have terrible fuel and oil consumption but, hey, you can still try to make it work!

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  24. I love your Chanel, no matter how bad a day can get. watching you at the end of it takes all the crap away and puts me in my happy place. Thank you.. To the guy who has a problem with you, fitting in your suscribe coment. witch is what keeps you going . mail it directly by a boot and express it rite up his a–

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  30. Thank you for putting together this video, it’s really difficult to find info about this bike but you managed to build up this amazing story! I’m a Tuareg 660 owner and very proud of Cerutti second win at the AER!! Sure would be awesome to si an other Aprilia racing in the Dakar race as well

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  31. The return of Aprilia makes more sense than ever with the demise of KTM. It’s never good long term when one manufacturer dominates a sport, and Dakar is another good example of this. We all benefit as customers when multiple manufacturers develop machines to the highest level. The technology eventually filters down to the grass roots. Come on Aprilia, let’s goooo!!!

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  34. Great story mate👍
    Aprillia make good bikes.
    I’m looking forward to their new 450 adventure bike soon.
    Finally we can buy 450cc rally replicas for the street (?)
    PS: go Chucky 👍🍻🦘

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  35. Whatever else you can say about Italian bikes, the Italians know how to style a motorcycle. That is a beautiful looking bike. If only something like that was actually available for street use

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