New Aprilia project bike [Archive]

Sensei

17th January 2007, 21:58

Have just picked up mates 2002 RSVR tonight for some Very much needed TLC . Bike hasn't been cleaned since buying it so looks not so pretty . Spent 1-1/2 hrs tonight degreasing it & covering the whole bike is RP7 & 808CRC Silicon . Will be left for a day till I clean off & then start to pull the bike to bits , wheels off all body panels , exhaust sytem , tank , seat ,forks etc to check all bolts & clean motor , Airbox filter then full service Oil filter & oil change , brake fluids , grease wheel bearings & axles . Then will put it all back together . Then will set up the suspension & brake levers etc , When finished will take back to mate & watch as he Freaks out what his bike can & should look like with some time & effort. Will post some after pics when all done . The last Pic shows the Carbon fibre on the rear guard has gone white from using the wrong cleaning products on it but have some Secret stuff that should fix it up & bring it back to Bling again I hope LOL

awesker

17th January 2007, 22:07

DAMN! that things filthy! haha!

If you want, take some piccys as your stripping it down, I wouldnt mind (sure others wouldnt either) seeing some pics of the internals of an RSV. Sexy bikes thats for sure.. even when they are dirty as hell!

cowpoos

17th January 2007, 22:41

wanna clean my bikes??? I ll even buy ya a box of ranfurly for your efforts ;)

slowpoke

17th January 2007, 23:11

Now there's a challenge.......I wonder if some of that "Secret Stuff" would buff out the slight imperfections in the Gixxer tank........

xwhatsit

17th January 2007, 23:28

Dude, sorry to break it to you, but that is NOT a project! Nor a challenge! All it needs is a wash :D.

If you want a project, you can help me rebuild my seized engine =^_^=

Mole_C

18th January 2007, 20:04

Wish i had a friend to do all that to my bike. Will you be my friend? Ill give you a nice dirty bike to clean if you will be!

Clivoris

18th January 2007, 20:10

Shit Sensei. Make sure he goes to Ape owner reform school before you give it back to him. Unless he's a lanky extra hard bastard, then you can just tell him that whatever he wants is ok by me.

Sensei

18th January 2007, 20:18

Well tonight was time to get into the beast & start to pull it to bits . Once the back wheel came out the first drama was found . 42 tooth sprocket with 20 teeth missing just after a 5000k South Island trip last week ' Scary' to say the least pics below , oil tank mount broken / water pump leaking / altenator loose / brake mount peddle had one bolt missing other one held in by spring in front of it / Rear brake resesvor had sucked the rubber seal boot down into it blocking the hole so no back brake which i found out last night when taking it home . While there drained & replaced the fluid & all sorted . Belly pan of & then tank up K/N filter out & clean out oil from in side & servise K/N with cleaner kit . Went over all Rad hoses etc as well as allen keys which all needed abit of a turn . Tomorrow new sprocket grease wheel cush drives & wheel then reinstate then move to the front to do wheel / brakes & fluid plus clutch fluid . .

nudemetalz

18th January 2007, 21:16

Wow !! That sprocket is SCARY !! :gob:

Sensei

18th January 2007, 21:30

Wow !! That sprocket is SCARY !! :gob:

This is a Ally race sprocket which would be changed after each meeting , & shouldn't be be expected to do the mileage that is done on the road with it . Hence the teeth have failed. As with tyres spend the $$$ on your chain & sprockets .

BarBender

18th January 2007, 21:39

boomer

18th January 2007, 21:44

Nice work Sensei, i don't think i've seen a sprocket liek taht before!

i love the Aprillia's :love:

Sensei

18th January 2007, 21:46

Looks like your baby is getting some much needed love and attention...
Was your bike the one at Mt Eden Motorcycles? It looks familiar...:)

Bike pictured been worked on is mates , but yes My 03 RSVR in my profile was brought form Mt Eden 3 months back now .

BarBender

18th January 2007, 21:57

Bike pictured been worked on is mates , but yes My 03 RSVR in my profile was brought form Mt Eden 3 months back now .

Sorry - yes the one in the profile.
Lovely bike. Had my eye on it. Hope you are enjoying it!

Sensei

18th January 2007, 22:03

awesker

18th January 2007, 22:08

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SHIT DUDE! thats nuts, seriously.. you mate doesnt deserve a bike that nice if hes gonna give it so much neglect, Im sure theres laws against that!?

Cheers for the pics too btw! keep em coming!

BarBender

18th January 2007, 22:12

Owned over 50 bikes now & this is by far the easyest bike to ride slow /fast/ or Black line cornering . Sold my Very tricked out K3 GSXR1000 pic below for it & haven't looked back at all . Great bikes the Japs are building now adays but still have things to learn still .

An Aprillia might be my next one. Some great reports.
Noticed the bling on the K3. Ohlins front end as well? (Forks, springs and shims?) or stock

Sensei

18th January 2007, 22:20

An Aprillia might be my next one. Some great reports.
Noticed the bling on the K3. Ohlins front end as well? (Forks, springs and shims?) or stock

Ohlins steering damper as well but found that if you set up the front correctly on the stock forks with 5W oil they gave a good ride for what I like a fork to feel like . Not a track racer so more than enough with the other well set up stuff . Top gear like White power / Ohlins is only really good over 140ks to be noticed for its real advantage .

The_Dover

18th January 2007, 22:25

Owned over 50 bikes now & this is by far the easyest bike to ride slow /fast/ or Black line cornering . Sold my Very tricked out K3 GSXR1000 pic below for it & haven't looked back at all . Great bikes the Japs are building now adays but still have things to learn still .

i bet you tell your missus she's the best root in the world too when you know you had to think of helen clark to keep the wolf from the door with that little thai lady boy cock sucker that gave you a ten dollar love you long time.

Guitana

19th January 2007, 10:08

Well I have to tell my missus shes the best root in the world otherwise she beats me!! And that sprockets got more teeth than she has.
Why do you think I'm always riding my bike! Fuck knows what will happen to me if it breaks down!!

Enjoy the freefall while it lasts the next bits gonna hurt!!!

Guitana

19th January 2007, 10:11

i bet you tell your missus she's the best root in the world too when you know you had to think of helen clark to keep the wolf from the door with that little thai lady boy cock sucker that gave you a ten dollar love you long time.

Ten Bucks is a bit steep must be one of those high class lady boys

MMMM yeah Hellen that's the spot yeah!!!

Enjoy the freefall while it lasts the next bits gonna hurt!!!

BrianNZ

19th January 2007, 11:01

SHIT DUDE! thats nuts, seriously.. you mate doesnt deserve a bike that nice if hes gonna give it so much neglect, Im sure theres laws against that!?

Cheers for the pics too btw! keep em coming!

Hehe....it's the law of the cheque book. If you can afford it, buy it. If I had to 'deserve' a bike I'd be riding a Ural!
Not to worry, I took the KTM LC4 down to the Testing Station to get it re-VINned (I'm getting paranoid riding around with no plate!) so I'll have some wheels while Sensei is working his magic on the Aprilia.

Hmmmm...I wonder if there are any teeth on the KTM sprocket? I find "She'll be right, mate" usually works.......

awesker

19th January 2007, 14:40

Hehe....it's the law of the cheque book. If you can afford it, buy it. If I had to 'deserve' a bike I'd be riding a Ural!

hah yeah, fair enough.. but I mean its your baby! wouldnt you take care of it after spending that kinda moo-la on it!?

Im sure its an act of tresion to treat italian bikes like that! ;p

Dazza

19th January 2007, 14:45

hah yeah, fair enough.. but I mean its your baby! wouldnt you take care of it after spending that kinda moo-la on it!?

Im sure its an act of tresion to treat italian bikes like that! ;p

Ahhh, but you are only guessing he paid big coin for it, you'd be wrong :yes: and all that shit wrong with it & it was still going strong :sunny:

BrianNZ

19th January 2007, 15:05

hah yeah, fair enough.. but I mean its your baby! wouldnt you take care of it after spending that kinda moo-la on it!?

Im sure its an act of tresion to treat italian bikes like that! ;p

I didn't buy it to look pretty, it's my sunny day hoon bike. I got it at a reasonable price, so I'm not really surprised it's got a few things wrong with it. It's an ex. Japan import, and with the trick bits, I'd hazard a guess at it being someones track day bike.

If it was a baby, it'd be one of the Kahui twins.

It seemed like a good deal at the time....bye-bye wife, hello Aprilia.

After seeing the mess it's in, I'm glad Sensei comandeered it from me. If I'd kept riding it, I can just imagine a chain wrapped around the front sprocket with broken engine parts!

I think I'm going to have to promise to change my ways before he gives it back.(If he gives it back!)

Iv'e been let down in the past by Italian bikes and their 'pasta' internals (Ducati Darmah & Guzzi Daytona), so I decided to treat this one like a Jappa....oil & tires only. I guess I was wrong again.

Once it's all back together, looking sweet and handling nicely (I hadn't played with the suspension either....) it will be Dazza's turn for a ride. It was him that corrupted me by letting me go for a ride on his Aprilia a few years back.
Bastard........

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19th January 2007, 16:24

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Sensei

19th January 2007, 22:51

Well all is near finished just have afew tweeks here & there Suspenion is near perfect for anything you can throw at it . Brakes work now oils filters Fluids all changed & Throttle bodys tuned cables reset as are the head set bearing & Ohlins steering damper . New sprocket / new Oil tank bush hand made . Muffler hanger fixed , carbon fibre back to dark colour again , the list goes on but all done in 48hrs . Pics of finished bike . Must say I'm very happy with the new look & the ride after my Set up work . Now must clean my RSVR so she doesn't get Bummed out LOL .

iwilde

20th January 2007, 00:09

Fuck, nice job. You should do that for a living!

awesker

20th January 2007, 09:07

fap fap fap fap!

The Pastor

20th January 2007, 09:17

Never mind me :edit

Sensei

20th January 2007, 13:22

Fuck, nice job. You should do that for a living!

Yea abit more than just a Clean thats why I called it a Project, Was riding round till 10.30m last night from 6.00pm setting up the suspenion & other little bits . Tryed a couple of different tyre pressures till found the right one to work with the suspension settings . Then today took round to owner to have a look at it & try the set up to make sure he was happy with it , the look on his face & the Dribble that came out from his mouth said it all . We both sat down & just looked at it over a couple of Woodstocks & explained what would happen to has body if it got back to the state it was in , as well as ran him though some basic set up points . Took bike back home to tweak the rear throttle mixture & bleed the front brake ready for him to pick up tomorrow . Now what to do Oh yea mine needs another clean !

Clivoris

20th January 2007, 21:16

Top work man. Your place in Aprilia heaven is assured.

BrianNZ

22nd January 2007, 11:04

Top work man. Your place in Aprilia heaven is assured.

While I'll be heading for hell?.... :)

I'm well impressed with the work Sensei has put in. It's a different bike! Iv'e been riding around with stuffed steering head bearings for 6 months and only recently had them done.....and I thought that made a huge difference, but it's not even close to how it handles now the suspension is set up. The rear brake was something I'd never missed (since it hasn't had one since I got it), but now I will never go without again.
Iv'e even covered it with a sheet to keep the dust off. (Must have been those threats of physical violence?)

But there is one complaint.....against standing orders, Sensei washed the numberplate! The bloody cheek of it........

Clivoris

22nd January 2007, 11:14

While I'll be heading for hell?.... :)

There is always room in Aprilia heaven for reformed souls. How else would the ex-suzuki owners get in?

BrianNZ

22nd January 2007, 12:02

There is always room in Aprilia heaven for reformed souls. How else would the ex-suzuki owners get in?

I'm afraid Aprilia heaven will have to wait.....I may yet decide Ducati or Moto-Guzzi heaven could be a better place?

After moving up through a Ducati Darmah to a Guzzi Daytona, then onto the Aprilia, I don't really have that much 'brand loyalty' (more of a V-twin loyalty?)......but it's going to have to be something special to beat the Aprilia.

The next 'project' will be trying to get some more legroom for my not too flash left leg (old MC injury). I thought a Tuono might be the way to go, but their pegs are in the same place. A steel plate with some holes in cunning places will do for a start, then , once I'm happy with the position, it will be time to shell out some cash and get mounts made up.

Dazza

22nd January 2007, 12:10

After moving up through a Ducati Darmah to a Guzzi Daytona, then onto the Aprilia, I don't really have that much 'brand loyalty' (more of a V-twin loyalty?)......but it's going to have to be something special to beat the Aprilia.
You know there's only one V-twin you really need, you just won't post it here in this thread :devil2: :Pokey:

BrianNZ

22nd January 2007, 13:05

You know there's only one V-twin you really need, you just won't post it here in this thread :devil2: :Pokey:

'Need' is such a strong word......and it's not Harley time......yet.

Dazza

22nd January 2007, 13:10

'Need' is such a strong word......and it's not Harley time......yet.
Need is the only word,& I wasn't talking about American Iron.

Clivoris

22nd January 2007, 13:52

After moving up through a Ducati Darmah to a Guzzi Daytona, then onto the Aprilia, I don't really have that much 'brand loyalty' (more of a V-twin loyalty?)......but it's going to have to be something special to beat the Aprilia.

Haha. You slut. I too sell my loyalty to the bike of the moment. Each bike seems to have its strengths and compromises but it's been a long time since I've seen a truly crap one.
Good luck with the footpeg mods. Do those Thuuper Duke things have any better leg accommodations?

Dazza

22nd January 2007, 14:30

[QUOTE=Clivoris;906397Good luck with the footpeg mods. Do those Thuuper Duke things have any better leg accommodations?[/QUOTE] Way better, a totally different concept than the old lets slap some wide bars on it, take the fairing off & call it naked :yes:

Clivoris

22nd January 2007, 15:34

a totally different concept than the old lets slap some wide bars on it, take the fairing off & call it naked :yes:

:gob: Surely you aren't implying that this is a bad thing? Can't be too long till KTM slap some clip-ons and fairings on a Thuper Duke and call it a sports bike.:D
IMHO the Thuper Duke is a great bike especially now they've put a bit more gas capacity on it.

Sensei

22nd January 2007, 17:15

Once I get to ride Dazza's bike & see what it is like then I'll make a coment but he is abit Scared to let me on it LOL . I believe we will see more High Preformnce V-Twins been made & developed in the next couple of years , They have come along way over just the last 5 ys alone . They may not beable to beat a Inline 4 in out right power just yet but then again they said years back they would get a 4 stroke MX bike to beat 2 Stroke bikes & everyone laughed !! :Punk:

Dazza

23rd January 2007, 07:26

:gob: Surely you aren't implying that this is a bad thing? Can't be too long till KTM slap some clip-ons and fairings on a Thuper Duke and call it a sports bike.:D
IMHO the Thuper Duke is a great bike especially now they've put a bit more gas capacity on it. No not at all,KTM will release a sports bike that has been designed from the ground up, a totally new motocycle, not a variation of an existing machine ie. RC8 & Venoum (sp) it remains to be seen if it's a 1200cc V-Twin or a V-4.
And Sensei a few words come to mind ie. hell & freezing over !!! :yes: