Aprilia Toureg 600

[Taz]

Yup....... each scratch on the sidecover or tank, every bashed up basplate, every cabletie holding something on, every ugly homemade farkle tells a way more interesting story than a shiny piece of chrome or a blindingly shiny wax job.
Each to their own, but I would much rather spend a Sunday arvo scratching my bike up than polishing it,

You just described Padmei's KLR

[Waihou Thumper]

I knew Aprilia made these but I've never seen one in the flesh. One has popped up on Trade Me.$4k ono four valve overhead cam 562cc Rotax engine five speed box disk brake front and rear upside down front forks

I bought it....

[dino3310]

I bought it....

you should have LMVD after your user name

[Waihou Thumper]

you should have LMVD after your user name

Yeah, I know, but admittedly she is a cool machine.....

[dino3310]

Yeah, I know, but admittedly she is a cool machine.....

yeah mate looks cool like the old Dakar bikes, look forward to seeing it in person.
im trying to get a second bike aswell, but getting it past the missus is gonna take some work

[MXNUT]

Yeah, I know, but admittedly she is a cool machine.....

A cool machine for this month you mean

You will have sold it by the end of next month

[Waipukbiker]

Looking at the pics you can can see a bit of the BMW F650 Funduro in the design which just happened to be built by Aprilia anyway.
If the engine has been well maintained then age or kms wont be an issiue, my F650 has done 93,000 kms and runs like new and many Rotax single owners in the States are claiming well over 100,000 MILES on their bikes with the motors untouched.

[Waihou Thumper]

Looking at the pics you can can see a bit of the BMW F650 Funduro in the design which just happened to be built by Aprilia anyway.If the engine has been well maintained then age or kms wont be an issiue, my F650 has done 93,000 kms and runs like new and many Rotax single owners in the States are claiming well over 100,000 MILES on their bikes with the motors untouched.

From the last owner - When I got the bike it was de-registered and sitting in the back of a chaps shed in Onehunga, I believe he had purchased the bike new in the UK in 1989 and had ridden partway through Europe before freighting the bike to NZ when he came out here for his new job, he firstly used it for touring the country and then for commuting to and from his job.I found it all complete but looking a bit sad, the ignition switch was broken and there was a bit of surface rust on the frame and a lot of dust and grime.I am an Automotive Engineer and bikes are a bit of a passion so I set about tidying it up for daily use, the bike has been stripped back to bare frame, the entire frame has been sand blasted and repainted in two pack, any bearings or bushings that needed replacing have been replaced, the engine was given a good check over with a bore scope, (little Camera) and is all good, it has heaps of compression and starts easily without blowing smoke, it has been re vin’d and re-registered properly.I have owned the bike for a little over two years and it has been very reliable on the whole with the exception of a couple of things, I have replaced the battery with a new one, I have had the starter rebuilt and I have had the side covers off the engine to check the clutch and replace the sprag bearing for the starter idler.Oil changes can be done by the owner, the filter is a standard type available from any bike shop, I run the engine on a Castrol 10w30 semi synthetic oil, brake pads are of a generic type and are readily available, the brake rotors are in good condition and should serve the bike for many years yet.Front wheel is 21inch, the rear is 17inchI fitted a new chain when I first restored the bike to road worthy, it does have a cush hub which is in really good order, Cruise speed on the open road is 100 to 120kph, the speedo is not all that accurate and starts to bounce around a bit at about 80-90kph, I tend to use my GPS to track speed and 100k is a comfortable cruise with the gearing it has, I have not measured but I imagine 300k on a tank would be about right.There is a kick starter which is very effective, it also has a decompression system for kick starting, the kick lever is n the left side of the bike (it’s a European thing I think)The electric’s all appear to be in good working order and have not given me any trouble, the charging system works, the lights all work, although the fuel gauge plays up most of the time, I think the sender is faulting but I tend to unscrew the cap and look at the level rather than rely on the gauge anyway so it has never concerned me.Over all the bike is tidy, I wanted to be able to use it regularly and so I keep it well maintained.

[dino3310]

how do we know your not telling fibs

we want Photo proof and lots of them

[Waihou Thumper]

how do we know your not telling fibswe want Photo proof and lots of them

Photos of it on a trailer? It died on me today, near Orini.....AA came to the rescue as did Eddie....I am fu...d if I know what happened, but it seems like the compression is nil! I wonder if the cable is stuck holding something open, but I do not know how it happened. One minute doing a nice 100kph, nek minit, dies......Electrical maybe? I have absolutely no idea.I got it home, then went out on a DR650, reliable beast that it is......

[dino3310]

whats the diagnosis doc

[Waihou Thumper]

whats the diagnosis doc

I got the bike in bits. I have pulled off the timing belt cover and there is the issue. It has snapped. I will now source a new timing belt, hopefully they are a common belt for a Rotax motor. After looking on the www, there are belts available, but hopefully there may be one or two here in New Zealand. Thankfully it isn't anything inside that has gone bang. Glad it was cold this morning, made me stay indoors and have a look at the bike

[Eddieb]

Here's hoping thats all it is and a valve hasn't contacted the piston when it happened.

[Waihou Thumper]

Here's hoping thats all it is and a valve hasn't contacted the piston when it happened.

Well, as the motor just idled down and then stopped, that may be a good sign. Surely, the aprilia engineers with Rotax would allow for that? I guess I won't know until I get a belt and maybe I should also check valve clearances etc before riding it again. I have markings for TDC, I will get the bike shop to source a belt if they can. I have a source but it is expensive (euro) approx $225 for two with shipping but these are Pegaso belts (same Rotax engine) I will ask NV Motorcycles in the morning, take the belt and go from there.

[MXNUT]

Well, as the motor just idled down and then stopped, that may be a good sign. Surely, the aprilia engineers with Rotax would allow for that

I would be very surprised if the valves were not bent. Due to the combustion chamber design there are not many modern engines that have clearance when a valve is fully open and the piston comes up to TDC.

Might pay to check the Valve clearances 1st otherwise you will just have to pull it apart again.