Um, Hi! RSV-riding folks of impeccable taste in selecting motorcycles :inlove
Erm, this is me, to all intents and purposes.
Name's Andy, I'm 27 next month, from Sheffield, Yorkshire, in England. Above this you see the love/bane of my motorcycling life, my beautiful RS250 that rides like a dream (and then needs a dozen bolts retightening after you park her up again). A gorgeous bike, even if I say so myself, but so incredibly demanding, maintenance wise, that it (for me as only a vaguely mechanically minded person) takes a fair bit of the joy out of owning her. She is currently serving in an unintended capacity as a gate guardian. I was thinking about constructing a concrete plinth for her to sit on to impress visitors to the house :lol .
I am here, as you may have noticed, on ye olde RSV forum, as I fancied a change of bike. My thought process at the time was:
"What is the next logical step up from an RS250?"
"Uh, there isn't one. The RS250 is a weird sorta diagonal step sideways".
"Do Aprilia have any larger sportsbike twins that I could move up to/grow into?"
"Um, yes, you could get the RSV1000"
"Isn't that like going from a pony to one of those huge 8 foot tall War Horses, with a nasty temper and limited patience?"
"Yep"
"Oh, bugger".
So, yes. I've been riding for 8 years, two of which were on an NSR125, six of which were on ^^^ this girl, and I fancy quite a substantial change of pace, it seems.
I'm a little intimidated, to be honest, by the thought of swapping a 65bhp 140 kilo 250 for a 121 (ish) bhp, 195 (ish) kilo torque monster like the RSV, but then I was a little intimidated when I first got on the 250, so I spose I'll get over it. As long as I can avoid either spinning the rear out on corners, being thrown off the back, or stoppy-ing the bike onto the back of my head, I'll be ok
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Ideal model? 2004, onwards. Twin headlights, the actual RSV as opposed to the Mille. Different people like different styles I spose, I like the triangular spiky curvyness of the RSV.
I've seen decent examples on the market for £3000, so I'm really excited. The RS shouldn't get too too far off that if I'm lucky (will be selling as I can't afford to run two bikes at the same time).
I suppose people say that going from a 2t 250 to a 4t 1000 is a bit of a risk (really? :lol ), but then going from walking to riding a motorcycle is a risk so, It's one I'll accept. I love the whole look, the incredible sound of the RSV too much to say no, and I've always bought bikes with my heart, not my head. To paraphrase some dude off another forum, "If the bike ticks all the boxes, but doesn't make your pulse race, then it's not the bike for you".
The only fly in the ointment is that despite the fact that I've had 8 years riding experience, have never made an insurance claim, and have a licence that is so clean you can use it in as a tool during surgery with no risk of infection, the best insurance quote I've been given, was £1580 Third Party Only (!) for an '04 RSV. Or £1850 if I want to go for the RSV Factory. It seems my insurers really don't want me to get the RSV.
But hey. Bit of a long post, but I never say in 100 words what I can say in 1000 :thumbup .
Erm, this is me, to all intents and purposes.
Name's Andy, I'm 27 next month, from Sheffield, Yorkshire, in England. Above this you see the love/bane of my motorcycling life, my beautiful RS250 that rides like a dream (and then needs a dozen bolts retightening after you park her up again). A gorgeous bike, even if I say so myself, but so incredibly demanding, maintenance wise, that it (for me as only a vaguely mechanically minded person) takes a fair bit of the joy out of owning her. She is currently serving in an unintended capacity as a gate guardian. I was thinking about constructing a concrete plinth for her to sit on to impress visitors to the house :lol .
I am here, as you may have noticed, on ye olde RSV forum, as I fancied a change of bike. My thought process at the time was:
"What is the next logical step up from an RS250?"
"Uh, there isn't one. The RS250 is a weird sorta diagonal step sideways".
"Do Aprilia have any larger sportsbike twins that I could move up to/grow into?"
"Um, yes, you could get the RSV1000"
"Isn't that like going from a pony to one of those huge 8 foot tall War Horses, with a nasty temper and limited patience?"
"Yep"
"Oh, bugger".
So, yes. I've been riding for 8 years, two of which were on an NSR125, six of which were on ^^^ this girl, and I fancy quite a substantial change of pace, it seems.
I'm a little intimidated, to be honest, by the thought of swapping a 65bhp 140 kilo 250 for a 121 (ish) bhp, 195 (ish) kilo torque monster like the RSV, but then I was a little intimidated when I first got on the 250, so I spose I'll get over it. As long as I can avoid either spinning the rear out on corners, being thrown off the back, or stoppy-ing the bike onto the back of my head, I'll be ok
. Ideal model? 2004, onwards. Twin headlights, the actual RSV as opposed to the Mille. Different people like different styles I spose, I like the triangular spiky curvyness of the RSV.
I've seen decent examples on the market for £3000, so I'm really excited. The RS shouldn't get too too far off that if I'm lucky (will be selling as I can't afford to run two bikes at the same time).
I suppose people say that going from a 2t 250 to a 4t 1000 is a bit of a risk (really? :lol ), but then going from walking to riding a motorcycle is a risk so, It's one I'll accept. I love the whole look, the incredible sound of the RSV too much to say no, and I've always bought bikes with my heart, not my head. To paraphrase some dude off another forum, "If the bike ticks all the boxes, but doesn't make your pulse race, then it's not the bike for you".
The only fly in the ointment is that despite the fact that I've had 8 years riding experience, have never made an insurance claim, and have a licence that is so clean you can use it in as a tool during surgery with no risk of infection, the best insurance quote I've been given, was £1580 Third Party Only (!) for an '04 RSV. Or £1850 if I want to go for the RSV Factory. It seems my insurers really don't want me to get the RSV.
But hey
. Bit of a long post, but I never say in 100 words what I can say in 1000 :thumbup .
