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So on point.
Love that exhaust on that bike too.
Were these the ones they supposedly made a loss on each sold?
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Cheers @Jung
I've heard that a few times but not sure how true it is. My bike is from 2003 and was one of the first gen 2 RSVs which apparently was the best in quality, ironically though they're the ones that can suffer with electronic gremlins. Aprilia was bought by Piaggio in 2004 which is when the accountants got involved with quality of finish taking a slight decline. I haven't seen too many gen 2 RSVs up close but that's what some people say on the Aprilia forums. Either way they were turning out some great bikes in the early-mid 2000's.
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Blast out today deep into the Bedfordshire countryside, windy and grey but the bike seems to like it a little cooler. A few months ago I did a dyno run and the power is great, more than when new, but very lumpy low in the revs. Stalled a couple of times when idling at junctions today, which isn't abnormal so think the bike deserves a power commander and remap as it's so grin inducing.