My Tuono Thread - SOLD!!

[AMCQ46]

Alistair, you fancy buying an SP1?

Tony, What would I need an SP for

[geodude]

ffs starter solenoid arrives the day after the fuel pump stops priming. grr!!

Come on, you gotta laugh!! hehe

[geodude]

HELL YEAH!!! Bike is now up and running Dodgy corroded connector located and temporary fix complete. Happy days! A bit more work needed before the maiden voyage but I feel a shakedown coming on. hehe. Now off to sort out a decent recovery plan with the AA or someone

[benny hedges]

HELL YEAH!!! Bike is now up and running Dodgy corroded connector located

yep there you go matey

you need to go right through the loom tbh and make sure theres no more.
thats everything covered - all the known faults

[geodude]

HELL YEAH!!! Bike is now up and running Dodgy corroded connector located

yep there you go matey

you need to go right through the loom tbh and make sure theres no more.
thats everything covered - all the known faults

I need to bleed clutch and rear brake. There is a whole news bulletin for dealers for bleeding the rear brake in a special way as the standard was not effective. The rear reservoir looks empty so need to check that. The clutch reservoir contains a brown/black liquid. lol

[benny hedges]

yeh. take the caliper off to bleed it bud.
easier to completely remove the bleed nipple and add fluid til it comes through clear, then put it back in and bleed as normal.
they do have a habit of boiling the fluid so maybe you'd be better using dot4 in the rear?

[geodude]

yeh. take the caliper off to bleed it bud.
easier to completely remove the bleed nipple and add fluid til it comes through clear, then put it back in and bleed as normal.
they do have a habit of boiling the fluid so maybe you'd be better using dot4 in the rear?

Yeah, in the Aprilia Service Bulletin on rear brake bleeding it says;
"For this operation, use DOT 4 oil from sealed containers; do not use DOT 5.0 or DOT 5.1 oils since the first damages system seals while the second, though compatible, is more hygroscopic and can thus cause vapour lock if not properly preserved."

[AMCQ46]

Thank god it runs, now get out and ride it.

Glad it's going now, we can all wait for the mad video

[geodude]

Thank god it runs, now get out and ride it.

Glad it's going now, we can all wait for the mad video

Mad? Probably wont be mad to start with tbh. Need to build our relationship first.

[lloydie]

Golden news . Now to learn how to ride a propper bike again

[ging500]

The first few vids are just going to be blue sky and the sound of a vtwin !!

[VTRDark]

As long as it not just a thumb on a starter button Next week should be a good one for you then Geo. Can you fit into your leathers yet

(:-})

[geodude]

The first few vids are just going to be blue sky and the sound of a vtwin !!

lol - No hey ho silver just yet. Definately the sound of a v-twin though

[geodude]

As long as it not just a thumb on a starter button Next week should be a good one for you then Geo. Can you fit into your leathers yet

(:-})

lol - I'll try and get out Sunday.

No I can't get in them comfortable yet. In fact the weight is going in the wrong direction.

[geodude]

One of you lot should do this for the storm

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