How much does a Aprilia RS weighs? The Aprilia RS weighs How tall seat height is a Aprilia RS ? The Aprilia RS seat height is mm How many gears does a Aprilia RS have?
Getting back on a two-stroke after a few months away is an interesting reminder of how much engine braking a modern four-stroke motor has. Compared to the other s the RS is comfortable. But you knew that already. The last generation of water-cooled two strokes can be very reliable.
And the later RGV motors have powervalves that no longer dropped randomly into the engine. The biggest issues as with most classics is lack of use. Carbs gum-up with stale petrol, the ethanol in modern fuels rots the fuel lines and the water that comes out of the same modern fuel rots petrol tanks from the inside.
On two-strokes the crankcase oil seals that separate the combustion chamber from the gearbox rot, water pump seals perish and so-on. Not quite as many Aprilias were raced as their Suzuki and Kawasaki equivalents. Post bikes are even less likely to have been raced, but just as likely to have been track day bikes. The differences are marginal, but the first generation have better paint schemes and are slightly more desirable. The Aprilia makes more horsepower as standard, a lot more midrange too and handles every bit as well as any of the others despite weighing considerably more.
The tricky bit is tracking down a good one. Fewer were sold and those people who have a good one are holding onto it. Buy the best and most complete one you can find because spares can be tricky to get hold of.
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Need some advice. Does it need the dreaded engine rebuild like the rs? Is the oil expensive and is there alot of maintenence involved?
Is it worth getting this stunning 2 stroke, or would i be better off with something like a cc also very nice? Depends what you want it for. It does need minor engine rebuilds every 10k miles or so just new rings, with more major ones less often. These could cost less than doing the valves on a 4 cylinder 4 stroke bike. It is a very focused bike, I have got one as a second or third bike for 'fun' road use. Some don't mind an extreme position and tight power bands for commuting; personally I don't.
Ok, thanks for that. Enhancing the basic framework of the bike is the stunning bodywork that along with the frame looks straight off a race-developed bike. Compared to other two-strokes of the time the Aprilia felt very stable at speed and there would be little tank slap to scare you; largely down to the fact it was heavier than its competition such as the Yamaha TZR or KR Aprilia also had the edge in the styling department.
While Japanese rivals opted for practicality, Aprilia shot for design and to get as close to a sexy racing machine as possible. Anything not necessary was stripped off the RS and it was strictly about being a minimalist sports bike in the shadow of the great race bikes.
Brembo four piston disc brakes are more than capable at providing the stopping power necessary to calm down the RS They are powerful and the suspension set up combined makes for a nice rider experience. It is not a comfortable ride, but it was never meant to be. Any ideas of riding 2-up or any significant distance should be discarded immediately, as the Aprilia RS was never designed to be your typical road bike. Get out and ride the hell out of it, ride it to the tracks and then let loose like a bat out of hell when you get there.
A neat little feature on the RS was the built-in lap timer into the display, for those who would want to test their skills and the closed tracks, with the hope to get faster with each lap.
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