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Morning all, I'm contemplating buying a high milage Rsv, circa 45,000. Does anyone have any tips to look for? Avoid like the plague? Having had 2 Rsv's in the past in both guises, I think they're pretty bulletproof but I've no experience in higher milage ones. Thanks. MM

Hi all, Finished rebulding my 02 RSV mille everything ok until i put a new bettery on. As i connect the terminals the needle on the rev counter starts ticking and moves around the dash in an anti clockwise motion. When the needle stops jumping it was sat in between the max rev number and...

Hi, I have an 07 Tuono 1000 and need a complete technical manual. I have contacted Aprilia head office and they said due to confidentiality they can't sell me one what a load of crap. Can anyone help me get one? Thanks Shaun

Just wondered if this is ever happened to anyone else??? Turned off the key on the V for today on a ride out to Whitby North Yorkshire'when I try to turn it back on it would not go to the on position, luckily for me a chap called up on his bike, said he'd fixed the similar problem on someone...

Right, starting problems, here we go... Bought a 2003 mille a couple of weeks ago, all seemed well. tried starting a couple of days later and it didn't fancy it. So after a night on the optimate, it started right up. same thing happened a couple of days later, so I initially put it down to a...

I have a 2001 mille. No problems at all except for a few times now it wouldn't start on the button. I press it and just get an airy sort of whine. I shook the bike then pressed the button and she fired up. Any thoughts?? Cheers

Electrical problems Hi. I bought my RSV Factory (04) last summer and have loved every minute of riding it. Havent done much of late though but keep the bike in my garage (heated) and on an Optimate charger. I have started it up quite regularly but when I tried the other day, lights came on...

Hi. I bought my RSV Factory (04) last summer and have loved every minute of riding it. Havent done much of late though but keep the bike in my garage (heated) and on an Optimate charger. I have started it up quite regularly but when I tried the other day, lights came on as usual, pressed starter...

can someone remind me what the mod is to make the side stand safer, was it a particular fireblade item??, thanks

Hi all if I don't use the bike for a couple of days without it been on a trickle charge the battery goes dead I've replaced the battery so I'm guessing there must be a discharge problem somewhere has anybody had a similar problem? Thanks

Hi, I,m both new to the site and also new to rsv,s. I have a 2007 rsvr factory, and after 3 months very happy ownership have run into a few teething problems, all was going well until my last ride where the bike seemed to run a little warmer than usual 98 - 105 but as it was 35c and had been...

Right hope someone can point me in the right direction as I am losing the will to live here.... I fitted a replacement clutch slave cylinder a Oberon unit and now I cannot get my clutch to disengage. I have read every how to I can find and still no joy I will tell what I have done and you tell...

So my bikes gears have been popping out which is obviously not right. now I've changed oil, new clutch etc etc and im thinking its the gearbox barrel and it's internals. Has anyone else had this problem? If so how have you solved it? Cheers

Hello everyone! Just got myself a new toy a couple of weeks back and I love it already! Its a rsv mille on a 99' plate. Been getting my hands dirty and so far given it a full service with the long oil filter! (That was a pain), a new k and n air filter, new rear pads, new castrol racing...

hi i have just recently brought a 2006 tuono 1000r made in 2006 but not registered until 2009 (strange) i have only completed around 20 miles on it, and the service light keeps coming on. is there any major failures with the gen2 tuono that can cause this or is there a list as long as my arm ...

Hi all, Had a bit of a nightmare with the bike starting over the weekend and looking for some advice. Here is how it come about. Took the bike up to Brands Hatch on the Friday and parked her up outside the hotel in the evening. Saturday morning went to start it and it wouldn't fire up...

Hi all, having a problem with my Tuono 04 model. A couple of time this weekend it had died when I open the throttle for 2-3 secs only to kick in with full throttle a moment later. You can imagine the trouble hanging on nose down like the brakes are on then full throttle and nearly off the...

Hi bought new battery march last year put on charge and left just started it once a week took it for mot on Monday got it back Wednesday put back on charge went to start it Friday and it died after a few tmes of trying and the battery won't take a charge now. Is this possible as I've not been on...

Hi guys. Just want everyone to know i recently did the brown & white connector mod and changed the spark plus on my 2003 RSV. It has literally made it a new bike. It starts and runs so much better. Anyone with a RSV that is temperamental when it comes to starting i can not recommend doing...

Had an issue getting started this morning. She started first time went to put in gear but forgot side stand was still down, so cut out as normal. After that tried to start again and it wouldn't fire up this time. Im not sure if the cold is affecting it or not? But im thinking about doing the...