ESE's works engine tuner

**Frits Overmars** · 8th December 2011, 10:30

Originally Posted by F5 Dave

drooling,but get this
Forbidden
You don't have permission to access /manual/Aprilia-2.zip on this server.

Oops. I didn't test the above links; I only tested the first link Mental sent me, and it worked.
It was this one: http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/manual/RSA_125.xls

This should give you the unzipped version of the Aprilia RSA125 manual & parts list. The zipped manual is 7 MB, but this unzipped version is 41 MB....

EDIT: and this doesn't work any more either. Mental, Help!

**F5 Dave** · 8th December 2011, 11:50

Originally Posted by Frits Overmars

. . .Mental, Help!

I wake screaming this as well, but when they arrive to take me away there is a short conversation about insurance cover & tangible assets. Then they leave again; care in the community I believe it is called

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**wobbly** · 8th December 2011, 13:27

Mental - Help ,Shit I love that - sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, but hell its effective.

**Mental Trousers** · 8th December 2011, 14:22

ffs. It was working an hour ago

Hang on .....

Sorry about that. The permissions on the directory changed for some reason.

**Frits Overmars** · 8th December 2011, 14:45

Thanks, Mental; everything seems to be fine now. So here they are again:

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/manual/Aprilia-1.zip (6.8 MB)
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/manual/Aprilia-2.zip (8.3 MB)
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/manual/Aprilia-3.zip (9.2 MB)
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/manual/Aprilia-4.zip (7.2 MB)
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/manual/Aprilia-5.zip (5.6 MB)

**kel** · 8th December 2011, 14:46

Works for me!
Big thanks to Frits and Mental

**F5 Dave** · 8th December 2011, 15:11

An me. A thousand thanks Frits & also Mental. Wow some interesting stuff with just a light skim. Enjoy your offline time Frits, hopefully a break, or at least some interesting project time.

**TZ350** · 8th December 2011, 15:46

Works 4 me now 2 many thanks .....

**F5 Dave** · 8th December 2011, 15:57

Wow there is some cool stuff in there. Subtle but very real differences in the 1980 256 barrel, but pretty advanced for its time. Seeing stuff I didn't see having spent a bit of time looking into one ages ago.

erm with Frits away, the first of the dumb questions; Why is the RSA(?) piston pin so incredibly complex?

**wobbly** · 8th December 2011, 19:17

Where is the data on the piston pin - plenty on caps??

**husaberg** · 8th December 2011, 19:25

Originally Posted by wobbly

Where is the data on the piston pin - plenty on caps??

Zip 3 aprilia piston pin

Question on Gudgeon pins. With the std 2 stroke type. How practical is it to attempt to machine the inside of a finished pin. Say a small groove in it?
I am not talking fiddly as i realize it will be. but as i have access to a model makers lathe? I am only taking hardness of the material inside.

It is just i was looking at a decorative stopper plug of some type and i had an idea.
What draws me to it is the way it positively locates at the base. It is a bit hard to pick in the pics though.
Sorry about the quality of the pics as they were done with my phone as my camera was "borrowed" today

Words can not express my gratitude for the open door policy you have shown here Fits

It may be a little odd considering the treasure trove here, That i am so drawn to how beautiful the inner gearbox casing is. Don't understand it myself.

**dinamik2t** · 8th December 2011, 19:39

Many thanks to Frits from my part also!

Except all other impressive stuff in the files, there is some that tingled my curiosity.
It's in the last two photos of the 5th folder, named "workbench". What are those circular stuff on the wooden rectangle, between the pipes and the cylinders?? Remind me of those mirrors the dentists use.

ps. Towards mr. Trousers

: is it possible to add a quick reply window at the bottom of the page? Perhaps with some of the basic html tags. I think it will be a lot more convenient that the whole 'post reply' procedure.

**Grumph** · 8th December 2011, 20:06

Originally Posted by husaberg

Zip 3 aprilia piston pin

Question on Gudgeon pins. With the std 2 stroke type. How practical is it to attempt to machine the inside of a finished pin. Say a small groove in it?
I am not talking fiddly as i realize it will be. but as i have access to a model makers lathe? I am only taking hardness of the material inside.

It is just i was looking at a decorative stopper plug of some type and i had an idea.
Sorry about the quality of the pics as they were done with my phone as my camera was "borrowed" today

Don't do it - any groove on the inside surface of a gudgeon pin is a perfect stress raiser.....

**Mental Trousers** · 8th December 2011, 20:16

Originally Posted by dinamik2t

ps. Towards mr. Trousers

: is it possible to add a quick reply window at the bottom of the page? Perhaps with some of the basic html tags. I think it will be a lot more convenient that the whole 'post reply' procedure.

You'd have to talk to Spank about that. But in the past it's caused some problems with double posts etc so it's much less irritating not having it.