Thanks for taking the time to read my op's also thanks for the feedback i am getting at the moment i...
Thanks for taking the time to read my op's also thanks for the feedback i am getting at the moment i am always keen to improve my writing i do apoligise, my spelling isnt the best.
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Well where do I start on this fine piece of machinery, well I suppose I could give you a bit of background of how a began to ride this bike, well I acquired my provisional licence at the age of 16 and pottered around on a little motorbike until my 17th birthday when I became restricted to a 125cc engine. I immediately went for the sporty model and had to choose between a Honda NSR or an Aprilla RS 125 and the Aprilla won hands down.
So I came to some sort of deal with my local motorbike trader and purchased the machine for £3895 on a W plate (brand new at the time) which I considered to be a reasonable price for my money, and the good thing that I found was the insurance was through Aprilla itself so I think I paid around £700 for 12 months fully comp, which at the age of 17 on a learner plate I thought was a good deal.
Now I suppose I can’t really compare the bike to another other as I have never rode another (besides a Honda melody L) but I will try anyway. As soon as I sat on the bike I was surprised if was really comfortable and I always s imagine people who rides race reps to suffer from back problems but this was really comfy, the handlebars seem to be positioned in the right place and the gears where also streamlined with the rest of the bike, there was room for a pillion but it was very limited and although I did carry a passenger once I really wouldn’t recommend it to anyone. The features of the bike that I liked was a digital thermometer, clock and timer but I seem to think that they invested all that money into making that feature they could of tried to involve the speedometer and mileage into the digital display as well, but one of the most liked features had to be the speed, I think the top speed that it was capable of doing was around 110 mph, it wouldn’t really maintain that speed but it came in handy on overtaking the bike use to like running at around 75mph which it was quite capable of doing.
The overall design of the bike and its looks was spot on, just what a boy racer like myself wanted, it was a real eye catcher, but I have heard a few complaints about the bike and one of the main ones where the side stand, many of the people I had spoke to said they have had problems of the side stand bending and resulting in the bike falling over on its side and with the panels only being made from plastic they scratched very easily, out of the people that I spoke to this problem seemed to be on the S – W reg bikes, but personally I had no problems with the side stand. The bike, I found, wasn’t to good on fuel, I couldn’t really give you any figures, but I think I use to get around 120 mile to about £8 of petrol (a full tank) which yeah might seem good but taking into account it was only a 125cc engine, it isn’t really all that good.
When I said I had no problems, I did have a problem with the exhaust, it split around 6 months after I purchased the bike, so it was still under guarantee with the manufacture, so I had that replaced but if I was to of paid for the part and labour, it could of cost me a arm and a leg, so I suppose that is a downfall of the bike, the parts wasn’t really cheap and to the best of my knowledge they where hard to get hold of, you could wait a few days for something as simple as a light bulb, anyway putting any problems aside, I found the bike to be amazing and well worth the trouble, unfortunately, I failed my test twice and then my licence expired so I had to sell the bike but wait till I am 21 and I will be back on the road again, only I think a R1 after passing my test, so watch this space (about 11 months and counting) and will let you know my opinion once again
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Great review. Hubby has one of these (a very old one), as he has recently got into biking, and he loves it. His seems to do much better on petrol though. Suzy x
Advantages: Nimble, light, ideal for short riders, reliable, excellent miles per gallon Disadvantages: Tall riders look ridiculous and find the riding positions uncomfortable.
maddycatty2k 16.04.2007 (19.04.2007)
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