not a vtr but ...........

snipper · Post by **snipper** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 11:07 pm

looking to go back to a v twin and ive been offered a

99'T' rsv mille ......... any good ?

yellowstorm · Post by **yellowstorm** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 11:18 pm

Tested one before buying my Storm. Was tempted but cuoldn't quite afford it.

More extreme, stronger pulling but harsher motor. Wasn't too sure about build quality as I use my bike all year round.

The Storm has a far sweeter motor.

Zer0Zer0 · Post by **Zer0Zer0** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:33 am

I got a 99 mille and i love it...IMO much better than the storm. take a test ride you know...suck it and see.. never had a problem with mine got 23000 on it and it feels like its just been run in..pulls from 2000 rpm and i've seen 168 on the speedo and it was still pulling..oh yeah got my first NIP this month. 71 in a 60.. yeah right i saw the tax van i mean safety camera van. from two hundred yards away and i made sure i was at 60. and it was facing me on the other side of the road. there were no signs to say there was a van there.. and the road is a 1km straight with no junctions. just outside of blairgowrie..fkin chancing b8stard.. im going to dispute in court..
anyhoo bud give the mille a go you might like it......

give this site a look see loads of good info

http://www.apriliaforum.com/forums/

here's mine got it last year

clayderman · Post by **clayderman** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 8:03 am

FirestormMike wrote:those pipes are superb.

That's the one thing about that bike I can't stand, I think they look like a cheap after thought where they've tried to do something to stand out from the crowd and aesthetically it just hasn't paid off. In my opinion it looks like an American has designed them and bolted them onto an otherwise beautiful Italian creation.

That goes double for the horrible double sided twin pipes on the Kawasaki Z1000 that totally ruin the lines of a good looking machine.

snipper · Post by **snipper** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 8:24 am

thanks for the input chaps

i was just a bit worried about reliability i suppose you can get good and bad ones the same as anything

Zer0Zer0 · Post by **Zer0Zer0** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 1:59 pm

The pipes are Genuine Aprilia Titianium race pipes and believe me they are 1/3rd the weight of the original dustbin that was fitted to it. i get an extra 4hp
and the noise alone would be worth the near Â£700 they cost new but hey no accounting for taste eh clayderman

alan · Post by **alan** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 7:13 pm

Snipper you could always get the mille and swap me it

snipper · Post by **snipper** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 8:12 pm

hmmm very nice vtr you have there alan

Stratman · Post by **Stratman** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 10:26 pm

A couple of friends have Milles and Tuonos and they have never broken down when we have been out on some fairly long weekends so they seem a safe bet IMHO