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m9rko
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She's here! And already with a new exhaust!
Stopped at AP on the way up the road for a check over which included: Valve clearance checks Gearbox inspection Oil & filter Checking the nut behind the stator wasn't loose This bike has been main dealer serviced all it's life.... and it shows! Never let these monkeys anywhere near your Aprilia!!! Copious amounts of gasket sealant EVERYWHERE, they even glued the airbox to the TB's with the stuff, numerous clips and sensors left unattached, dangling around. I would say Lewis and Al spend at least an hour scraping off sealant from everywhere. Oil was pretty filthy and a bit sludgy. But, valves were all good, and she now has a clean bill of health. Cam chain tensioners are a little noisy but apparently perfectly safe! Now let the modding commence!!
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rsvwalt
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All set for the decent weather,Aaah
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Spoonz
Admins Group Joined: 11 Feb 2008 Location: North Devon Status: Offline Points: 10726 |
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Nice. Arrow make good stuff.
Ape have never got their dealer stuff sorted. Always have and likely always will have a large number of monkeys in the chain. Because they are relatively low volume and often an arse to deal with, the real pro dealers generally don't want to know.
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NickyBoy1984
Moderator Group Exhaust freak! Joined: 24 Dec 2011 Location: Essex Status: Offline Points: 10532 |
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Sweeeeeet, Nice Arrow can mate
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badapple
Premium Member Joined: 03 Nov 2014 Location: Norwich United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 5608 |
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Nice one mark you must be so chuffed I remember a while back that you were going to flog Mildred and get a loan for a v4 but now you have managed it without top work. Ps that's a worthy stop off
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I started out with nothing and I've still got most of it left
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Sparky46
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Great looking bike Mark. Won't be long till the good weather's back so you can enjoy that v4.
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cwp
Moto GP Alien Joined: 03 Feb 2014 Location: mid wales Status: Offline Points: 1688 |
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Great looking bike, loving the can. Yea in my experience aprilia "dealers" are pretty s**t. AP all the way baby....
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born ugly what's your excuse!!
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m9rko
Premium Member Joined: 10 Sep 2012 Location: edinburgh Status: Offline Points: 2080 |
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Well... I've been busy!
First job (as is always the case, sadly) - she needed a proper good clean. Not just covered in silicon spray like the last owner did To do the whole bike top to bottom took about 3 evenings Next up... linkage bearings. Aprilia have stuck with the exact same design and bearings as the older models, so they will still need yearly servicing. Not a problem on the V4's, access is easy, you only need to remove the wheel! All 3 bearings had rusty coloured water in them, but were not past the point of no return - removed all the needles and cleaned everything up, packed with fresh grease, jobs a good un Here's one for NB Techspec tank pads (only £25 on ebay??) Brembo RCS brake master & res, Robby Moto QAT (with the biggest cam of course) and Lightech magnesium clutch lever assembly I manage to bump into the mirror the other day and snapped it off.... Was thinking of removing them anyway so no big deal, mirror blanks are in the post, and I'm getting cables made up to turn the side lights into indicators. Looks way better without them anyway! These beautiful things are in the post Still to do... Buy & fit HM quickshifter Replace all coolant hoses clips with proper jubilee ones Fork seals need replaced Fit new chain & sprockets Ride the f**king thing (can't be long now for Spring to arrive?) |
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m9rko
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Well... I did end up borrowing some! But it's a small amount compared to the value of the bike, and will be paid off in a year... So no big deal
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Af1
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I thought mirrors are a legal requirement on post 90's bikes ? Love the suff you have done |
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m9rko
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I don't think so mate... I've had track bikes MOT'd with no mirrors several times!
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426hemi
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Looks stunning and you don't need mirrors,I'm daytime mot'ing my gsxr and all you is a speedo,horn and reg plate.
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Af1
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I know it's not required for the mot, somethings that are not part of the mot can be not legal on the road (I've checked and mirrors are not a legal requirement on a motorcycle ! It's a modification does the insurance need to know ? I like mirrors, it helps me to know my surroundings (looking round takes a couple of seconds from not looking forwards !) |
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m9rko
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It is something that takes getting used to. When I first rode a bike with no mirrors it felt really wrong. After a while you get used to it. I'm lucky enough to live out in the sticks, the only thing I really need to check my mirrors for is plod or other bikes catching up, either way a quick glance over the shoulder every now and then does the trick
Insurance - yep they need to know about everything, I'm always sqeaky clean with that stuff, everything is declared. Give them an inch....
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boyinabeerglass
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can you actually see anything from your mirrors? mine might as well not be there, I am a bit of a unit though lol
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Four wheels to move the body, two wheels to move the soul.
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boyinabeerglass
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lovely bike M9rko, sold a kidney yet to pay for your toys?
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Four wheels to move the body, two wheels to move the soul.
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m9rko
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Yeah the mirrors are pretty questionable anyway, they're the same as on a gen 2! Not sold a kidney yet but it would definitely come in handy
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Paddedcell100
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The bikes looking sweet Mark👌.... has she got a name yet ?
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Better to have something you don't need than need something you don't have....
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NickyBoy1984
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Looking awesome there matey, love that Arrow porn shot Hehee..!!
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m9rko
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I'm still not 100% about the pipe... I like it better than the GPR1 that was on it before. But what I REALLY want is the SC Project CRT... such a shame it won't pass the noise test at pretty much any race track, UK or Europe?? Could use it at Knockhill but that's about it!
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m9rko
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No name yet mate... Nothings really stuck?? With the old one it was easy, as the name was the title...
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dog78
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Like this one Mark but like you say it fooking loud, this is my mate's Rf 356 of 500. Unbelievable to ride but I don't like doing it too much as it always make me want one. He only does foreign trackdays so it's ok. Sounds like no other exhaust. |
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m9rko
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Now see... If it gets on forign trackdays I'd probably go for it... Knockhill is my local one and they don't noise test so no problems there. I'd happily do one forign weekend a year and the rest at Knockhill (and none south of the border) if it meant I could have this exhaust!
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dog78
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The exhaust flapper valve is disconnected and wired open with a race ecu.
It only takes a 20mins to do the valve gives it a deeper note also cleaner pickup low down he says. |
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m9rko
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Mines already got the race ECU. Exhaust valve motor / cables all removed. The default position of the valve is open (ie if you remove the cables and let it spring back into place), so no need to wire it in any way?
I really do want that CRT exhaust. The sound is pure motogp
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dog78
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I asked my mate for you about foreign trackdays and the CRT exhaust and he said it fine.
Plus you are almost guaranteed the weather he only does foreign trackdays, three days in a row sometimes. |
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m9rko
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That's good to know! I did look up the NL website and it does say there's a 105DB limit but perhaps it's not strictly enforced.
I've managed to pull a few strings and the CRT exhaust may well be happening now. Watch this space!
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m9rko
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She lasted less than 500 miles. Inlet valves all went tight on the rear cylinder... Decided to cut my losses and break before losing a large amount of cash. Loads of lovely bits for sale over on the FB page... Will post a list on here too in due course.
So that's the end of Aprilia for me for the forseeable future...
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Sparky46
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gutted for you mate. That's devastating! |
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Gazza
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Bugger.
And bugger again. And arse thrown in for good measure.
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