2009 RXV, New design...??

[dexta]

Hi

I don't know if this been covered, if it has, enlighten me, and I'll delete this post promptly.

I just went through the 2009 RXV450-550 service manual.

Page 28, there is picture of a smaller analog instrument panel - never seen this before, then again I have never seen a RXV in the flesh

Page 45, there is a picture showing a red painted frame.

Page 103, new number plate side cover + what is the shiny round thing by the rear cylinder, a filter of some sort?

And lastly, page 124, an new swingarm design?

Does anyone have more info?

http://www.serviceaprilia.com/public/lumAprilia/

[Alice Racing]

...............you missed the new swingarm also !!!

[dexta]

...............you missed the new swingarm also !!!

Updated

I was way to eager to post it

[duc slayer]

I can't believe they fok'd the swinger

[ajw_888]

My guess is they have tidied up the look of the emission canisters, ally instead of black plastics.

[PallOlavsson]

hmm, I think it looks really interesting, since it looks like they are actually making the RXV "better" offroading..

I mean, all offroad bikes carry those kind of panels.. like the EXC and those and now the RXV has it too..

And no other championship winning bikes had such a large swingarm.. but now the RXV has the normal swingarm..

My guess is that they are trying to make the RXV more "inviting" to the usual offroarders market

I like it the "old" RXV was too large for etc indoor enduros..

[Rokoneer]

With all those changes I also see, in the middle left side picture of dexta's post, that they have decided to shave some weight off by deleting the chain guard front mounting bolt......

[PallOlavsson]

if they really wanted to save weight, they should focus more on the frame..

it so large!

But still an epic bike..

hmm.. What about removing the V-twin engine from the RXV, and put it into the KTM EXC 525?

If I had the money, and the knowlegde, I would totally try

[NeoGeniX]

I think the small dashboard was already on the 08 model:



I made a quick ps of 09, it may end up looking like that.

[NeoGeniX]

Merriman and his teammate have also been racing the last couple enduros with the new swinger:

[Alice Racing]

The 09 SXV 550 is 575cc, has twincam heads with pneumatic valves and the bike is 20 kilos lighter !!!!

[duc slayer]

So that will be 2010 in the usa

[RXV_Poor]

The 09 SXV 550 is 575cc, has twincam heads with pneumatic valves and the bike is 20 kilos lighter !!!!

Just a little fishing here I think.

[duc slayer]

kinda surprised nobody has edited it out yet

[cal550b]

The 09 SXV 550 is 575cc, has twincam heads with pneumatic valves and the bike is 20 kilos lighter !!!!

holly shit its bad enough with 2 cams too find after engine build now 4