Aprilia Tuono in excellent condition

[Corse1]

I'm sure he would for the right price.


Yeah. They aren't worth a lot at the moment and there are some sharp deals out there. I know that extras shouldn't be considered in resale value either so I'm asking for top dollar for mine. However, this is what I'm prepared to part with it for at the moment simply because I'm not riding on the road. I know what it would cost to up-spec a standard one to this level and I will get back on the road again at some time. It wouldn't be a bad thing to have this sitting in my shed still in 12 months or so.
I saw that auction for the factory as well. I would definitely be bidding if I was still keen on developiong mine. Getting the whanau bucket team together has taken priority.

Yeah thats my trashed bike unfortunately and believe me if I could get another factory gen 1 rather than the gen II i would have. It was a perfect bike. But now that i have had all the goodies I wouldnt be happy with the base model.

They are fantastic bikes and 8k is a steal but yes thats the market now. Bucket racing now thats a thought.

[Clivoris]

Yeah thats my trashed bike unfortunately and believe me if I could get another factory gen 1 rather than the gen II i would have. It was a perfect bike. But now that i have had all the goodies I wouldnt be happy with the base model.

They are fantastic bikes and 8k is a steal but yes thats the market now. Bucket racing now thats a thought.

Crashing the Factory must have broken your heart. So what will you do with your Gen-II? I would have gone the factory route as well but couldn't afford it when I got mine. To be frank I was underwhelmed with the power in the standard engine, hence the power commander etc... I would have liked to have tried one of the Gabro chips too. Maybe if it doesn't sell. I was also on the verge of suspension upgrades but was getting by with the settings I had on the R stuff.

[Corse1]

Crashing the Factory must have broken your heart. So what will you do with your Gen-II? I would have gone the factory route as well but couldn't afford it when I got mine. To be frank I was underwhelmed with the power in the standard engine, hence the power commander etc... I would have liked to have tried one of the Gabro chips too. Maybe if it doesn't sell. I was also on the verge of suspension upgrades but was getting by with the settings I had on the R stuff.

Yes it did but didn't admit that to the wife. I had it running sweet. When bought it it needed tweaking. Wasn't even derestricted. Derestricted it. Added K n N filter and Akrapovic racing pipe. Then cut the pin 16 wire and ran on the TI chip. Then added the Gabro V2, V5 chip with a switch on the handlebars. Had the shop tune it but it still ran rough at lower revs. Adjusted the trim pots back to 12 and woah!! It was running sweet as a bike could run. The shop had adjusted the CO to 4.5 % when it should have been closer to 3%. Fark me the bike was heaven to me but I only ended up doing a total of 1000kms from when I bought it before I crashed it.

I had sold a 1050 speed triple to get it. I had done 10000kms on the triple but it just started to be boring. The racing was the perfect bike and now the ST4s was sitting in the shadows.

By now in this novel you will understand how much that racing meant to me.

Well today I rode the Gen II for the first time since purchase
Its a great bike but has std pipes and being a base model needs a lot of work. Its been in an accident as one steering stop has been broken but I know all the bits that have been replaced after looking long and hard at it.

Compared to the Gen I
Pluses:
The clocks are easier to read as the gen I clocks were designed for race crouch only.
ECU takes care of fast idle.
The base model brakes are the same as the racing I had. (earlier Gen II)
Umm thats it:
Minuses:
The service alarm came on today and I had to learn how to get rid of it. Not sure why it came on.
The clocks fog up
The riding position was better on the Gen I.
The stock pipes sound like shit
the GEn I racing went better than this bike as it stands now.

What am I going to do to the Gen II??
BUGGER ALL apart from the set of Akrapovc pipes coming from the states and some tune time by TSS the Mount to get it sussed and maybe a ohlins rear shock.

I AM NOT GOING TO GET ATTACHED TO A BIKE LIKE THE RACING EVER AGAIN.

I bought the 07 for nicks and will get ridden and tracked and I dont give a toss about resale.

[Corse1]

Dont use the road as a race track

[Clivoris]

Sold. I cried like a baby.