Well, the day I've been dreaming about for ages came yesterday, and now my drive is graced by a rather beautiful '03 Mille.
The bike is kept under an overhanging roof, (I'm going to get a cover for it, but the last cover I had melted to the top of my RS250's screen last summer (got it cleaned off eventually), which put me off them somewhat, but I am going to get one now, I think), but today it's been pissing it down which explains the bike looking a bit soggy after I wheeled it onto the road for some pics...
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Can't wait for a beautiful dry sunny day though, ordered some decals for the wheels (2x aprilia logo decals, and a set of orange wheel rim stripe tape things that go round the wheel), got some decals for the screen, and come the first sunny day, I'm going to have the panels and tank off and spend a good few hours making her gleam like new.
I've got to admit, going from my RS250 (which is about as wide as the Mille's tank!) to the Mille (which is a lot taller and a lot wider), I'm slightly intimidated by the bike, however, I'll get used to her over summer :biggrin.
She's currently sitting without battery, which is charging in the back bedroom. Starting her half a dozen times yesterday just to hear the rumble (no baffle in the revolution can ;D) must have taken its toll. Going to get a Motobat MBTX12U Gel battery soon, and going to do the charging wiring mod (If someone could link me to that, that would be a big help) - the brown connector mod has already been done thankfully.
But yeah, new mille, looks gorgeous, sounds amazing, chuffed to bits and slightly scared too.
Still can't blip the throttle without laughing at how incredibly meaty the thing sounds - the pipe to the exhaust is thicker than my wrist! :thumbup.
The bike is kept under an overhanging roof, (I'm going to get a cover for it, but the last cover I had melted to the top of my RS250's screen last summer (got it cleaned off eventually), which put me off them somewhat, but I am going to get one now, I think), but today it's been pissing it down which explains the bike looking a bit soggy after I wheeled it onto the road for some pics...
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Can't wait for a beautiful dry sunny day though, ordered some decals for the wheels (2x aprilia logo decals, and a set of orange wheel rim stripe tape things that go round the wheel), got some decals for the screen, and come the first sunny day, I'm going to have the panels and tank off and spend a good few hours making her gleam like new.
I've got to admit, going from my RS250 (which is about as wide as the Mille's tank!) to the Mille (which is a lot taller and a lot wider), I'm slightly intimidated by the bike, however, I'll get used to her over summer :biggrin.
She's currently sitting without battery, which is charging in the back bedroom. Starting her half a dozen times yesterday just to hear the rumble (no baffle in the revolution can ;D) must have taken its toll. Going to get a Motobat MBTX12U Gel battery soon, and going to do the charging wiring mod (If someone could link me to that, that would be a big help) - the brown connector mod has already been done thankfully.
But yeah, new mille, looks gorgeous, sounds amazing, chuffed to bits and slightly scared too.
Still can't blip the throttle without laughing at how incredibly meaty the thing sounds - the pipe to the exhaust is thicker than my wrist! :thumbup.
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. It goes well with the nosecone, which goes well with the seat unit. 
