Australian Motorcyclist

DID IT START?

IN LAST MONTH’S SAGA of the Aprilia RSV1000R rescue, I thought I’d bought a lemon. This may still be the case, but I thought I would simply replace the missing battery, and all would be right in the world of Aprilia ownership. This was not to be and would send me on a quest to find fuel filters, fuel hose, good hose clamps and other things not easily found at Supercheap.

After changing the oil and filter, a pretty simple job for most ham fisted back-yarders, it was on to firing this beast up. Now this wasn’t to be as simple as

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