The guys over at Motoblog.
it were able catch up with Noriyuki Haga after the Pata Racing Team Aprilia presentation at the Motor Bike Expo in Verona, and the Japanese rider kindly gave them a couple of minutes of his time to chat about his first impressions of the Aprilia RSV4, the work that he and his team will be doing.
Here’s a translation of the interview:MB: What was your impression of the RSV4:NH: “The Aprilia is a great bike, and I was immediately at ease in the saddle.
The tests that we’ve already carried out haven’t allowed us to interpret all the numerous adjustments, and we still have so much to learn about this new bike.
Next week (tomorrow) we’ll be testing at Portimao and we’ll have to do well to get a good start to the season.
MB: What part are you focusing on?NH: “The suspensions.
I haven’t found a setting that makes me go fast as I want to.
The engine is perfect as it is, it’s very powerful and we’re confident that we’ll go fast, we have to fine tune the settings and we’re going to be working on that at Portimao.
” MB: 2011 will see new riders, and the confirmation of others, who do you think is favoured to win the title?NH: “That’s hard to say, I still haven’t figured out who’ll be the strongest this year, there are a lot of competitive riders and several teams that can do well.
We have to wait to see who’ll be fastest in the first round, but I really can’t make a prediction right now.
“MB: Are you going to be one of the title pretenders? NH: “Yes! I’m ready to win the championship.
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