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Topic: 2003 RSV 1000 R Factory
Posted By: Jambon
Subject: 2003 RSV 1000 R Factory
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2018 at 15:02
After some very helpful advice here I've been in the club for a few weeks. managed to get a good deal by heading north as the weather started to cool down. Still getting used to the torque after a squirrelly rear end (once removing the Shepard's pie from my pants) and the bike's probably going to hibernate until the Spring.

Front screen replaced with a clear version and just need to remove the lower frame sliders as keep whacking my shins on them and think that will be it for mods. Sounds so good






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Posted By: BIG UN
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2018 at 19:48
ooh very nice,arrows too.
cant beat black,fastest colour by far lol.

looks very well cared for buddy,a good find.


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Posted By: legend88
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2018 at 20:21
One of the very first Gen2's, looks lovely. How many miles?


Posted By: damo46
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2018 at 20:23
Nice bike, well wear.




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Posted By: Jambon
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2018 at 22:30
Thanks a lot guys, 16k on the clocks but it was the condition/quality upgrades/1 previous owner that made me go for it. Also wanted to get one already with Arrows/Akras as know they'd cost a lot more if I bought them separately. Really pleased to be in the club. Excuse the slippers, I was quite excited when it was delivered




Posted By: davidrsurfer
Date Posted: 20 Nov 2018 at 07:17
We can forgive the slippers, but that fence needs some creosote urgently.

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Posted By: badapple
Date Posted: 20 Nov 2018 at 07:46
Great bike mate lovely and arrows too she looks fantastic very clean and tidy obviously been well cared for. The slippers are a bit ropey though. 

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Posted By: Jambon
Date Posted: 20 Nov 2018 at 08:04
Having paid for the bike I dont have any money left to touch up the fence. Priorities right?


Posted By: badapple
Date Posted: 20 Nov 2018 at 09:40
stuff the fence you'll never keep mr surfer happy with the garden he's obsessed hahaha those slippers are your priority get em on the xmas list before santa forgets you.

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Posted By: BIG UN
Date Posted: 20 Nov 2018 at 17:18
another thumbs down on the moccasin slippers bro lol.
but a lurvly ape.


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Posted By: Jambon
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2019 at 17:54
Famous last words... wasn't the end of the mods.It looks like Spring is just around the corner so thought I'd update here what I've done over the winter:

- Removed lower frame sliders
- Fitted original bars that came with the bike
- Clear double bubble screen
- Smaller gearbox jet screw
- US spec side stand
- Leaking oil tank repaired
- Oil change
- Oil filter change (and o-ring)
- New plugs
- New Oberon clutch slave cylinder
- New Clutch fluid
- Rocker cover gaskets replaced






















Posted By: wigginsjp
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2019 at 21:11
That is a right beauty. Even under its clothing. 

Top work 


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Aprilia RSVR Factory 2004 Race Bike
Kawasaki ZX10R 2007 Race Bike
Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 Factory 2020
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Posted By: Jambon
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2019 at 21:36
Thanks a lot. Forgot to add one of the wing  mirrors snapped so replaced that, presume it was from continual folding over the years. 

Going to enjoy the bike this year and think next winter I'll reposition the rear brake master/slave cylinder and look into a Sigma clutch. Shame I can't use these Acculign rearsets to mount a master cylinder/slave cylinder as they look like a decent bit of kit. Will get this dyno'd soon and update also!


Posted By: Jambon
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2019 at 21:52
Can't see a way to mount a rear brake master cylinder





Posted By: wigginsjp
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2019 at 22:45
you certainly can't with the acculign ones. 

Need AP ones or Giles or TRW ones to mount it the preferred way. 

Of note the heel guards are on the wrong sides. I had a set once in black. See if I can find a pic for you to compare




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Aprilia RSVR Factory 2007 V2 1060cc Big Bore
Aprilia RSVR Factory 2004 Race Bike
Kawasaki ZX10R 2007 Race Bike
Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 Factory 2020
www.apriliaperformance.co.uk
www.apworkshops.co.uk


Posted By: wigginsjp
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2019 at 22:51


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Aprilia RSVR Factory 2007 V2 1060cc Big Bore
Aprilia RSVR Factory 2004 Race Bike
Kawasaki ZX10R 2007 Race Bike
Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 Factory 2020
www.apriliaperformance.co.uk
www.apworkshops.co.uk


Posted By: Jambon
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2019 at 22:51
That's a shame as they look really well made. Thanks for the heads up on the heel guards, that would make sense with the taller part facing rearwards. Nice easy job for tomorrow.


Posted By: JimmyV4
Date Posted: 07 Apr 2019 at 03:07
thats a blindin bike there mate.
thanks for sharing.


Posted By: Jambon
Date Posted: 07 Apr 2019 at 09:19
Thanks, glad it gets the forum approval. The more I ride the bike the more I like the character of it.


Posted By: IanG
Date Posted: 07 Apr 2019 at 14:06
That's what these bikes are about .. Character Thumbs Up


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Looking forward to the next track day


Posted By: Jambon
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2019 at 18:28
Coolant change and replaced the leaking front brake reservoir. I thought the brake was good before but it's even better, although did leave a cable tie on the lever overnight. Has made blipping on downshifts easier with 2 fingers on the lever.




Posted By: wigginsjp
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2019 at 10:46
very nice indeed. 

The replacement with the plastic cap looks so much fresher 


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Aprilia RSVR Factory 2007 V2 1060cc Big Bore
Aprilia RSVR Factory 2004 Race Bike
Kawasaki ZX10R 2007 Race Bike
Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 Factory 2020
www.apriliaperformance.co.uk
www.apworkshops.co.uk


Posted By: IanG
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2019 at 12:25
It does, might have to get a couple of those, much better than having the alloy ones corroding constantly


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www.apriliaforum.co.uk
www.apriliaownersclub.co.uk

Looking forward to the next track day


Posted By: Jambon
Date Posted: 06 May 2019 at 18:13
New Aprilia Performance rearsets and Pirelli Diablo Rosso Cora 2's fitted. Have only done 70 miles on the new tyres so taking it easy but liking the pointer profile (190/55). Having a working back brake is a revelation and shifting feels more direct I'm sure.










Posted By: Jambon
Date Posted: 16 Jun 2019 at 13:31
Finally admitted management isn't going on the back so fitted exhaust hangers that do away with the pillion foot pegs.




Posted By: IanG
Date Posted: 16 Jun 2019 at 14:03
Very nice Clap

And yes,'Management' definitely best left at home LOL



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www.apriliaforum.co.uk
www.apriliaownersclub.co.uk

Looking forward to the next track day


Posted By: JimmyV4
Date Posted: 16 Jun 2019 at 19:55
so 03 was a crossover year with both gen 1 and gen 2 available?

nice bike i really love the black frame.


Posted By: Jambon
Date Posted: 16 Jun 2019 at 20:07
Originally posted by JimGreezy JimGreezy wrote:

so 03 was a crossover year with both gen 1 and gen 2 available?

nice bike i really love the black frame.

Yes technically, this did confuse me originally. When I asked about it here it was mentioned 'Gen 2 were for model year 2004, but production started in August 2003'.


Posted By: Jambon
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2019 at 11:48
The recent wet weather was the motivation I needed upgrade my rear brake slave cylinder. The feeder pipe attached to the standard reservoir was slightly absorbing fluid and arguably could have been replaced, but liking the tidier look.






Posted By: Hangry
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2019 at 11:59
Very nice mate.how are the rearsets thinking about getting some myself?


Posted By: legend88
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2019 at 12:06
Good move, the brake works better and as you say, much neater.

Snap!





Posted By: Jambon
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2019 at 12:57
Originally posted by Hangry Hangry wrote:

Very nice mate.how are the rearsets thinking about getting some myself?

Well worth the money, if I could only mod 3 things I'd definitely upgrade to AP rearsets.


Posted By: Jambon
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2019 at 13:00
Originally posted by legend88 legend88 wrote:

Good move, the brake works better and as you say, much neater. Snap!

Looking good. Interesting position of the brake pedal 'return stop'. Makes me think it could move mine lower down too. 


Posted By: legend88
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2019 at 13:24
It depends on how you ride / leg and foot position really. Also note I have my plates upside down to allow me to lower the pegs more as I'm tall.

Whatever you do make sure the return stop does not take up the free play in the actuating rod. Some careful adjusting of the rod length was required to achieve this setup.


Posted By: Jambon
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2019 at 14:02
Hadn't noticed the plates are upside down, thanks for mentioning. Presumably the free-play is for fluid expansion?


Posted By: wigginsjp
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2019 at 16:56
Looking great! 

Nice to see updates and lovely clear pictures.

I've an RSV4 rear master I've never got around to fitting but should really. 

Suffering with a fractured left pelvis acetabulum and and horrible sprain to my right foot-which is actually causing more complications than the pelvis injury. So have time on my hands not mobility 😆


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Aprilia RSVR Factory 2007 V2 1060cc Big Bore
Aprilia RSVR Factory 2004 Race Bike
Kawasaki ZX10R 2007 Race Bike
Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 Factory 2020
www.apriliaperformance.co.uk
www.apworkshops.co.uk


Posted By: Jambon
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2019 at 18:11
Thanks a lot, project threads are useless without photos :) All the best with the road to recovery, if it was bike related hope it hasn't put you off.


Posted By: wigginsjp
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2019 at 18:17
Originally posted by Jambon Jambon wrote:

Thanks a lot, project threads are useless without photos :) All the best with the road to recovery, if it was bike related hope it hasn't put you off.

Much appreciated 👍🏻

Bike related but no it hasn't put me off. Itching to get back out and at it 


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Aprilia RSVR Factory 2007 V2 1060cc Big Bore
Aprilia RSVR Factory 2004 Race Bike
Kawasaki ZX10R 2007 Race Bike
Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 Factory 2020
www.apriliaperformance.co.uk
www.apworkshops.co.uk


Posted By: legend88
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2019 at 21:14
Originally posted by Jambon Jambon wrote:

Presumably the free-play is for fluid expansion?

Yep, the manual specifies a figure on the standard rear master of between 0.5 and 1mm. People have got rid of the free play to try to make a rear brake work better and then found the rear brake locking solid when expansion comes into play. That is not the route to fixing an ineffective rear brake!


Posted By: Jambon
Date Posted: 22 Nov 2019 at 12:14
Maybe not the most exciting update but... fork service, with SKF oil and dust seals now done ready for the Spring.





Posted By: Ice-mille
Date Posted: 18 Jan 2020 at 13:26
Nice bike.
Bet it sounds good with those cans.


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Shake'n bake


Posted By: Jambon
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2020 at 20:25
Thanks, the v-twin rumble never gets old :)


Posted By: Ice-mille
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2020 at 15:14
Shure doesn't
ClapClap


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Shake'n bake


Posted By: Jambon
Date Posted: 22 Mar 2020 at 19:19
First ride of the year Big smile




Posted By: Ice-mille
Date Posted: 23 Mar 2020 at 08:58
Lucky lucky man...... still waiting to drive mine

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Shake'n bake


Posted By: Ice-mille
Date Posted: 23 Mar 2020 at 08:58
Ps how was it Wink

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Shake'n bake


Posted By: Jambon
Date Posted: 23 Mar 2020 at 10:58
Originally posted by Ice-mille Ice-mille wrote:

Ps how was it Wink

Very welcome as here in the UK we've been told to self-isolate, the bike was just like the big grizzly bear I remember. When do you think your first ride will be? April?


Posted By: Jambon
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2020 at 11:27
With COVID-19 think not riding is getting to me, decided to take the rear wheel out and give the swingarm, chain and chainwheel a proper clean. Also reset the suspension to what's in the manual, I forgot how stiff it is. In the process realised 4 rings, instead of 3, should be showing through the top yoke so sorted that too. The hardest part was putting up with the kids next door screaming for 12hrs straight.










Posted By: wigginsjp
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2020 at 12:23
Interesting point on the rings. 

Gen2 manual upto 2005 has 4 rings road and 5 track and later 06 onwards have 3 road and 4 track. 

I set my race bike to 4 initially and it’s now 5 though I’ve not ridden it the person who did reckons it’s great. 
My 07 road bike is now at 4 because on the carbon rims it felt flighty and not so planted so I’ve dropped to 4 to get the weight over the front. 

Did Aprilia change the angle or something between earlier and later models ? 


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Aprilia RSVR Factory 2007 V2 1060cc Big Bore
Aprilia RSVR Factory 2004 Race Bike
Kawasaki ZX10R 2007 Race Bike
Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 Factory 2020
www.apriliaperformance.co.uk
www.apworkshops.co.uk


Posted By: wigginsjp
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2020 at 13:59
Always proper admired your early bike Jambon 

Super clean and well looked after. Having an early Gen2 and a later one I really can see the 03-05 factory in particular is impeccably finished compared to the later models. 


Stunning bike mate 


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Aprilia RSVR Factory 2007 V2 1060cc Big Bore
Aprilia RSVR Factory 2004 Race Bike
Kawasaki ZX10R 2007 Race Bike
Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 Factory 2020
www.apriliaperformance.co.uk
www.apworkshops.co.uk


Posted By: Jambon
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2020 at 14:21
That's why I love this place... interesting about the rings, I wonder what the reason was to change it? The only thing I can think of is the swingarm recall/update but presume this didn't change any geometry. Coincidentally after this weekend's cleaning I can confirm my swingarm was made in 06, so it's definitely been changed like Aprilia told me on the phone before buying the bike.

Very kind words! I don't know too much about Aprilia like many on here, but you can tell they were on a roll when they started manufacturing the Gen 2. Didn't realise there was a noticeable difference over the years but still do look at the bike and the level of finish impresses me. Thanks for the compliments!


Posted By: IanG
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2020 at 14:38
Probably about the best years quality wise,I think the accountants started having more say towards the end of the twin era.

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www.apriliaforum.co.uk
www.apriliaownersclub.co.uk

Looking forward to the next track day


Posted By: Jambon
Date Posted: 17 May 2020 at 18:30
I was going to do this next year but with lockdown thought I'd attempt the starter upgrades on my to-do list: 

- Shido LTX14-BS lithium battery
- Starter solenoid upgrade (150 amp)
- Upgraded starter cables
- Noco Genius G3500 smart battery charger

I followed Spoonz's very helpful instructions and managed to fit everything in an hour without the odometer resetting, winning I thought. Then disconnected the battery to add the eyelet cables that let me charge the battery quickly and it wiped the mileage. Never mind eh it's not the first time but at least the bike it much eager to start. If any future buyer is reading this, the odometer was 3,198 (on 17th May 2020) before the reset






Posted By: Jambon
Date Posted: 17 Jul 2020 at 08:06
From Monday at Bedford Autodrome



Posted By: wigginsjp
Date Posted: 17 Jul 2020 at 08:44
Looks like you had a great day out dude 

Never been to Bedford. 

Any good? 


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Aprilia RSVR Factory 2007 V2 1060cc Big Bore
Aprilia RSVR Factory 2004 Race Bike
Kawasaki ZX10R 2007 Race Bike
Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 Factory 2020
www.apriliaperformance.co.uk
www.apworkshops.co.uk


Posted By: Jambon
Date Posted: 17 Jul 2020 at 09:05
It's my local and a great track, probably one of the safest in the UK. Long but technical and being an airfield circuit means there's ample run-off with minimal things to crash into. Also a few sweeping corners that suit the low down grunt of an RSV.


Posted By: Jambon
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2020 at 14:21
After a few weeks of moving furniture in the car to our new house, today the last item arrived. I'm very excited to finally have a brick garage instead of a (albeit posh) shed. 



My RSV's idle has always been a little lumpy but presumed was just a big-twin thing, which the dyno confirmed, but the last few days it's got worse so decided to investigate... Removing the nose fairing I spotted the anti-return valve and the solenoid valve tube weren't connected to the nose air intake, so put it all back to stock. Fired the bike up and idle seems smoother and the small low down flat spot has gone. Seems promising. Just a shame I'll have to wait months for the weather to improve to properly test it.



How I found it



What I've reverted it back to




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Kawasaki ZXR 400
Kawasaki ZX-6RR
Aprilia RSV 1000 R Factory


Posted By: wigginsjp
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2020 at 15:36
Yeah that’s all wrong isn’t it 

Someone may of been trying to bypass the flapper so it stays open. Waste of time in general and yeah it will run and idle much nicer now. 

Good spot 


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Aprilia RSVR Factory 2007 V2 1060cc Big Bore
Aprilia RSVR Factory 2004 Race Bike
Kawasaki ZX10R 2007 Race Bike
Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 Factory 2020
www.apriliaperformance.co.uk
www.apworkshops.co.uk


Posted By: Jambon
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2020 at 15:52
Originally posted by wigginsjp wigginsjp wrote:

yeah it will run and idle much nicer now.

You're telling me. Really satisfying to diagnose, investigate, identify then fix it. That never happens without going around the houses!


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Honda XR125
Kawasaki ZXR 400
Kawasaki ZX-6RR
Aprilia RSV 1000 R Factory


Posted By: Chesterfield250
Date Posted: 29 Sep 2021 at 20:17
Originally posted by davidrsurfer davidrsurfer wrote:

We can forgive the slippers, but that fence needs some creosote urgently.

LOL


Posted By: TeddyG
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2023 at 16:43
I like the black frame

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