Say hello to Salome, my 2000.5 Aprilia RSV Mille

	Front quarter view, in the garage
	Frontal view with the three headlights; one low beam and two (projector) high beams. Take that Paul!
	Side view, in better light. Mmmm +black+
	Cockpit view, showing the LCD dash. Use the flash-to-pass button to trigger the lap timer. This is the first biek that I've seen that devotes 7 pages of the owner's manual to the buttons on the dash ...
	Front wheel, highlighting the spiffy Brembo brakes
	The swingarm. Notice the funky tunnel the chain passes through.
	View down into the fairing ahead of the forks. Notice the pretty red steering damper.
	I never thought I'd say it, but the taillights are growing on me ...
	The muffler is HUGE
	Another view from the side.

I've removed the plastic so I can clean and wax the fairings in the warmth and comfort of my living room. Yes, this is sad, but ...
Here are some photographs of the bike after removing the skins.

In the summer of 2000 I replaced the stock Mille exhaust can with an Akrapovik exhaust.
At the same time, Marc Salvisberg, of Factory, made me a custom fuel map PROM.
Here are some photos and commentary:

These are two other photographs snarfed from sources unknown, but probably online bike tests:
Static
Cranked over in a turn

This photo was taken during the first race of the 2001 WSC season:
Troy Corser (bike #3) passes teammate Regis Laconi (bike #55) for the lead.

I'm not sure where this photo was taken, but it's a nice shot of Corser on the 2001 racebike apexing a corner.

Here are directions for doing an oil change

Here are the standard settings for the RSV suspension

Instructions on setting the dash LCD for the RSV Mille

These are the standard torque specifications for the RSV Mille

There are various articles and reviews of the RSV Mille on various sites on the 'Net.

These pages require a password as I'm trying not to violate the copyright holders too egregiously ... Sorry.

Motorcycle Online: Year 2000 Twins Comparo
MotoTech's report on "The New RSV 1000 Superbike"
Ride Magazine's "RSV1000 First Rides" (Large image files)
Motorcycle World: 1998 Mille Launch
Road Racing World (Yeah, yeah ... "Ulrich World" ... +sigh+)

Engine and Chassis Specs
Sounds of a Mille starting up

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Copyright 2001-2003 by R A Lichtensteiger
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