Aprilia RSV4 1100 Factory vs Ducati Panigale V4S (Part 1: The Dyno) 

That was the best no bullshit dyno run I've ever seen . Totally fair and an intelligent explanation and summary of the results . Brilliant!

RSV4 1100 Factory sounds amazing

I'm in love the Aprilia and would pick it every day over the Ducati - but the Ducati is jaw-dropping beautiful.

I've always been an Aprilia over Ducati rider. Both are beautiful bikes but the Aprilia for me just pushes my buttons better. My 2019 Tuono is the best bike I've ever owned

Best dyno video os my life! So much information, no bs, not wasting my time, just straight facts and valid information. Congrats!!!

As others have already said, by far the best, most clearly explained and unbiased dyno comparison I’ve watched in years. I’ve subscribed and look forward to what follows.

Good lord the Aprilia's HP and Torque curves are beautifully smooth! I prefer the power characteristics of the Ducati but my hat is off to Aprilia for their tune. That's art!

Great very professional presentation, like your factual style 👍 Aprilia sounds awesome!! Looking forward to parts 2 & 3, thanks for making the effort to post.

Awesome! Can't wait for part 2

Good comparison, been waiting on this.

Great content ! Love the way you have to explain, please release final parts soon !

Excellent video. I look forward to your next comparisons.

Highly professional and engaging!

Great comparison and video!

Awesome No BS Video Comparison thanks for sharing.

such a great vid i stumbled upon, awesome work. subscribed

Perfect vid mate, got me subscribed.

fantastic video with so much understandable details looking forward to seeing more liked and subscribed

The sound of the Aprilia is just absolutely glorious, add A SC exhaust wicked.

Hey Shiv, very good video. Hats off for the no frills presentation. Miss you on the AF1 forum (Tuono specifically). Lots of guys think you pretty much abandoned the OFT for the Tuono since you don't post there anymore. I hope to see more from you soon.

good job, both bike's are very nice

Amazing video! no bs just facts! But me personally I love the Aprilia. You have gain a sub today

well done and presented thanks for this.

Man that bike sounds wonderful!

Great video 👍👍👍

Interesting to see how they both will shake out with true aftermarket exhausts and tunes. Look very equal at this point.

Nice comparison!

I found the article you wrote regarding the 1100 Factory vs V4S and I really enjoyed it. I've been looking for your comments regarding the results of the track test though.

Great dyno run. Just the facts no drama. Are you planning on doing the same for other bikes. I'd love to know how the R1, R1M, and R1S stack up against each other

Well done Shiv, I was about to say the same as everyone else LOL.

Great comparison, Shiv. Looking forward to the other 2 parts!

I'm impressed this is your first video. Very professional! In the future you should work on your voice quality, maybe use a different/better mic.

Makes me happy bc people appreciates rsv4

Having ridden the V4 Tuono, absolutely love the power, handling, and very impressive traction control in damp conditions. But I have to say, I'm still having loads of fun on my 2004, RSV 1000 Tuono! Still tries to catch me out, often has me out the seat when I squirt the power to the Metzler M7 RR!! Keep saying I'll get rid, but the thing has a hold on me...

Some of the others have already gotten their hands on the 2019 BMW S1000RR. Can’t wait to see it feature on your channel. It would be great if you could get the out going model as well for a comparative study. 👻

Quality stuff

awesome vid !! give us more :)

Great upload. Manufacturers measure the bike hp at the crank on the Dyno you can lose between 12 - 14% hp but also wheel spin affects the reader. The best way is to put a slick on the rear. Cheers from London, UK.

I have both myself. Akra fitted on V4S corse and SC fitted on 1100 Factory. Perfect pair

New subscriber!

bro where are you ? This video was very good !

What the aprilia really needs is to get on par with the electronics, the hard rev limiter is just one example, but the entire aprc package still looks more like what we had back in 2011 than what ducati and BMW has now. That engine though, how can a 10 year old engine compete with state of the art now, it's just amazing.

The Aprilia also has a sharp drop-off which means it's probably got a hard limit. I have a feeling they could lighten some of the internals now that the borexstroke has changed, wind out another 500 or so RPMs, and add a soft limiter to make it more usable in the real world. It would actually be really interesting to have control over this from the APRC controls... race vs street rev limiter tuning

Will the tablets have a tune for the Factory or are you still working on that? Thank you.

Hi Buddy are you putting a 2019 BMW 1000RR on the dyno, I watched a video of one on you tube and it came in at 206 HP to the rear the blogger answered my question if it was standard and it was a BIG YES

Nice Vid ;)

both pump sir?

RSV4 is a Madman ". 💰 Werks pipe 🎶

Any update on part 2?

I love both I use to own an 1199 s and loved it, it would be nice if Aprilia could put LEDs on giving the price you are paying

Great vid guys ! Excellent approach and nice job explaining details of the power lines. Couple of things.... The Duc is running those huge Euro 4 exhaust cans. Is the Aprilia getting an HP advantage with the Acro slip on ? Lastly, is the Duc V4 R considered the more powerful bike ? Super expensive hard to test I would think. A fair question?

The RSV4 1100 is an animal.

👌🏽

even the old aprilia was almost a second faster than the v4s on track. from what ive heard in reviews so far this bike is probably another second faster at least. pretty amazing.

WOW!!!!

Where’s the rest of the videos???

Are you that fella from the OFT tablet tune?

Great straight up video. I prefer the Ducati power ban NOT doping off the cliff horse at peak H.P.. BOTH outstanding bikes take your pick. Thank you

Would’ve been nice to see a v4 with the full exhaust... and an R too

i love aprilia it’s a 10 years project from max biagi test for superbike championship and stil good 😍 i world like test both because the numbers aren’t enough, and rsv had akrapowich silent

Does the Aprilia have a cat? I wasn't sure if the exhaust system on the Aprillia was a full system or slip on. Also, what do you think the results would be if the Ducati had the Akrapovic race system?

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Everyone says the new RSV41100 is faster than the new V4R but this is the real Shiza right here. I own a 18 RF and id love to say mine is faster but when I test rode both the RF and the V4S not R I was absolutely blown away by the manic speed of the Duc. In a blink i had that thing up to 180mph with absolutely no effort. I then took the RF out and got light up twice on the demo ride i had to evade two cops and the bike did that SOOOO well i came back and said THIS is my new baby! Yea its not nearly as fast but its so much more trackable. I know it will go right where i want and that run from the cops set the stage for a wonderful 8 months w/ it. Ive outrun countless cops got lots of tail from it and I feel like im riding a supermodel where ever i go. Its beyond righteous. I just might trade my RF in for this tho... Anyone want a tricked out 18 RF w/ 8k on it?

Think I would still take the Ducati over the Aprilia simply because the Ducati is drop dead gorgeous. Those Aprilia engine guys have done an amazing job getting that amount of power on a road bike with catalytic converter and warranty.

Hi my bro nice shit 650IB is gonna do that with his V4R... There is something that i don't understand the Dyno shoot R made in fourth gear normaly... So what r the result in that gear ? normaly a lil less that's what my bike preparator tell me i hope to see what can do the Aprilia with the cat less see u bro kind regards from Paris

I'm curious to see where you go with the tune on your new toy. Thanks for all you do Shiv

Hello brilliante test and actually EU dyno numbers i like that. But you didnt describe milage which is kinda huge factor so can you plz tell me the milage differance??

The Aprilia comes standard with that Exhaust? If Not, the Ducati Will trow some more hp if you install the aftermarket Exhaust to.

Rsv4 comes with an akra engineered exhaust while the v4s still has the stock cans, would be more fair if the Ducati had the full akra with the Ducati up map. I am a fan of both bikes

Part 2 please

Having in mind that Mille have akrapovic exhaust and ( dedicated ecu ). It's good numbers for ducati v4s. More even playing fueld would be v4s with termignoni and ecu.

Suuuuuuubbbbbscribed! On my 2nd Ape...lovem!

Can you please tell us what gear the shown dyno runs are done in? Seemingly the Ducati revs to peak HP much faster than the Aprilia. I've owned multiple RSV4s and can easily attest to the fact that it's the best dynamic bike on the track bar none, but I'm really impressed by that Ducati. It makes its horsepower so fast that I can't imagine it being anything but relentless at full throttle. I'd take a Ducati that gets to 200hp in 7 seconds over an RSV4 that gets to 208hp in 9.5 seconds anytime.

Damn i was shocked. I honestly thought the duc was going to be about 7-10hp higher.

Just one question, why do you measure a bike with the stock pipe and one with a race system, at this level the performance gains are HUGE, putting the weight aside.

I am looking to an exhaust and tune dyno compare

I want that Rsv4!

the 2019 v4s makes around 204 to the tire so a lil better than the 2018

Aprilia sound top

GO DUBS!

What is the benefit of having the V4 use a twin pulse firing order? I’m not at all knowledgable with motorcycles, so when I heard about a V4, I was expecting a high pitched F1 sort of exhaust note.

That monitor looks like a sad face from far

How do these guys not get carbon monoxide poisoning?

So is the reliability actually good now on Italian bikes ?!

Would take aprilia anyday!

that means Aprilia have about 225hp at crankshaft if Ducatis claim is true

Amazing how, to me, the Aprilia and Yamaha R1 sound soo similar...Yamarilia :)

Aprilia rsv4 factory 💪💪🇭🇺🏍️🏍️😘😘

This rsv4 factory make more power than the 2019 Ducati v4r I seen many dyno runs where it hits 200 thru 205 to the wheel wich is amazing but this rsv4 is at 207 hp with some proper tune itll hit 210hp or more.....and the Ducati's where tuned with racing exhaust....

100ccm difference tho no?

Aprilia sounds like an Aventador

Should've tested with akra exhaust on v4s.

Ducati has stock exhaust so not so fair in my opinion

Aprilia is perfect

Did you say that 2-5 hp in the midrange is the difference between “shock and awe” and a “smooth” power delivery? Lol. Sir, the curves are nearly identical through most of the rev range - that comment is nonsense.

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Looks like Ducati Won this one... Its got a higher redline, so it can pull a lower gear to achieve higher effective torque... I think the Ducati will out accelerate the Aprilia in all but the highest gear... Now handling may be a different matter...

666th subscriber 😈 lol.

Ducati have Not Akrapovic Exhaust😒

V4S = 1.2hp/kg - .71Nm/kg , RSV4 = 1.2hp/kg - .69Nm/kg Hardly a beatdown more like a stalemate. Just because the RSV4 has a couple more horsepower & torques at the dyno the actual power to weight ratio slightly favors the Ducati. People place far too much importance on total power output, without considering the actual physics of the bike itself. Furthermore the V4S just looks better, the RSV4 looks like a Kawasaki from a few years ago only with a grey paint job. Ducati holds more cachet, and Aprilia never won MotoGP but did win a few World Superbike, which Ducati has also won a few of. Overall I find the Ducati more compelling, by a large margin. The sound is subjective, however with a razor slight edge I'll give that to the Aprilia. I'd still much rather the Ducati despite the Aprilia's insignificant edge on power output. The rest of the bike more than makes up for this nonissue. Faster around a track? You can't trust that, different riders get around a track differently, and exact times are not exactly repeatable. Crowning the Aprilia "King" would be premature at best anyway, as Ducati will always have an answer.