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Old 23-06-09, 08:07 AM   #10
dyzio
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Default Re: Honda VTR1000 SP-2 or Aprilia RSV 1000 Mille

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Originally Posted by fizzwheel View Post
Out of those two I'd be inclined to by the Millie, but they do tend to eat batteries and my brother replaced the battery in his mille with one with a higher cold cranking value which improved the starting, watch for warped front brake disks as his warped one and he got tired of buying so called "straight" disks on ebay which tuned out to be warped, lead him to believe its a common problem. He also had an issue with low oil pressure when the bike was hot and idling, that he never solved despite rebuilding the oil pump etc etc.
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Search for "the wire mod" on Aprilia forums (improves connection between the reg/rec and the battery), keep the bike on an optimate if not used for longer.
Discs are a bast***, but most of the time, it's the rotor buttons that get dirty, get an m6 bolt through it, tighten with a nut, spray brake cleaner and rotate the buttons (don't use mole grips). Job done in 30 minutes.

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