If I'd spent the time and effort getting it to handle, it'd have been a weapon, I'm sure. Out of the box they are no good, but there's a formula to getting them to be good. I just didn't spend the time, and instead ran back to what I knew.
The ironic thing is that the '15 Aprilia is much more like the Beemer than the old Aprilia. And as mentioned elsewhere, I really really like the old Aprilia. It's just dumb stubbornness and loss-aversion that's making me stick with the '15.
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