Anything I can do to make the back brake better?

There's so much been written about this Danny. You have to remove the rear caliper and raise it up near the seat to get an efficient bleed. Then bleed it holding the caliper horizontal and vertically to ensure all the air is out. The problem I've found is that it's absolutely great for about 3-4 rides and then it reverts back to how it was. To my mind this is owing to the fact that the master cylinder is attached to the engine and pretty well enclosed by the fairing. It therefore gets very hot and boils the brake fluid which reintroduces air into the system.

I'm currently trying a mod which I'll post pictures of if it lasts. Pointless doing it if it doesn't last. The other, fairly expensive, way is to fit rearsets that reposition the master cylinder away from the engine :cheers

alright mate. I've fitted a heat shield between the rear master cylinder and the engine about 2 months ago after reading about different fixes. This seemed to be the way to go. Was simple to do, took about half an hour. Involves removing the right hand fairing and undoing the rear master cylinder, slipping the shield on and that's it. What was more difficult was the bleeding and getting it right. I'm not very experienced with working on bikes but I just followed the Haynes manual. It has definitely improved things. Wouldn't say it's any where near my old Gixxer's but worth doing. I bought the shield off a guy on ebay for £15. Search under motorcycle parts and accessories and then rsv in the search box should be on there. He makes them himself and they are larger than some others i've seen and well finished. Think he's charging £25 now, as i'm sure I saw him advertising the other day. If I get chance I'll see if I can get his details. I'm sure some of the other guys will have different opinions about these shields but all I can say is it has improved things for me. Good luck

I used DEI thermal wrap and silicone coating on the exhaust pipe section near the master cylinder. I also fitted the heat shield, and seems OK for now,

Dan

Yep, just had a look and if you put 'Aprilia rsv heat shield' in the main search box on ebay it will come up. His name's Gary Dallas and just had a look at his feedback. He's sold loads of 'em and has 100% so there are a lot of happy mille riders out there by the looks of it mate. TTFN just going out for a blast, weather ain't too bad in Derby for a change!

.........Just had a look in your garage danf and that thing looks the dogs!!

I just bled mine per kzmille's post on AF1 forum and it works great. The Aprilia tech bulletin is the way to do it. Made the tool they recommended and pow, she is done.

Here is a link to how Aprilia recommends fixing it. This works, if you go read kzmille's post you will get more info. :coocoo