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16-12-07, 11:11 PM
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What do you think to getting one of these?
Aprillia RSV Millie. Dont think i will go for R as the insurance is just BAD and Wrong on those!
   What do people think? Anyone on here owned/own, rode one of these before? Ive only ever heard good things tbh. |
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16-12-07, 11:22 PM
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Re: What do you think to getting one of these?
guy at work had one, the R one. We kept threatening to pinch his front forks!!! he sold it not too long ago cause his insurance was tooooooooooooooo much. Aparently the swingarm fits rather nicely in the Raptor too. Quite a few been on ebay going cheap
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16-12-07, 11:24 PM
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Re: What do you think to getting one of these?
A mate of mine has one, he loves it
Apparently goes like stink and handles very well, says it quite often starts to lift the front out of corners its got that much grunt. Won't let me have a go on it though 
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16-12-07, 11:37 PM
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Re: What do you think to getting one of these?
I'd love one but the time is not right. I'd go for a post 2004 model though as lot of folk were crying out about reliability (mainly electrical) on the earlier ones when I was looking (later ones have twin exhausts). Parts supply and dealer back up problems are now sorted.
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16-12-07, 11:38 PM
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Re: What do you think to getting one of these?
Do they still boil their brake fluid?
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16-12-07, 11:43 PM
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Re: What do you think to getting one of these?
yes, still probs with brakes, only issue i can recall people saying about
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16-12-07, 11:45 PM
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Re: What do you think to getting one of these?
the guy at work had a very new one. That Ohlins front end were proper sexy, oh and did I mention that swingarm...in fact ang on a minit the whole lot was....tehehehe
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16-12-07, 11:49 PM
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Re: What do you think to getting one of these?
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16-12-07, 11:53 PM
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Re: What do you think to getting one of these?
Rear master cylinder is in a daft place, tends to overheat the fluid and make it very spongy.
Synthetic fluid still boils, fresh fluid still boils, aluminium foil round the m/c gives you an extra 30 minutes of use. (guess who was onto desperate measures...)
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16-12-07, 11:57 PM
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Re: What do you think to getting one of these?
Hmmmph. Makes sense
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