Aprillia RS125

Anyone own one of these? I may be able to buy a 2007 model cheap and would
consider it as a Sunday morning toy.

Boxer

 

Hi Boxer.


I have not owned one, but did get an offer to ride one at Eastern Creek
for as long as I wanted.

I could only last 4 or possibly 5 laps before the agony of the cramps
overtook the ecstasy of riding the thing.

If, and that's a big IF!, you fit on it, it's a gem of a motorcycle, but
I tend to suspect, given your liking for big emu-chasing BM's, you
probably won't.

regards,
CrazyCam

 

Looks down at oversized gut.

You are probably right, I swapped my GSA1200 for my mates Suzuki SV1000S for
a few miles and could not wait to get my bike back, the Suzuki was too
smalll and uncomfortable, great power etc but a killer on the back.

Boxer

 

Agreed they (Suzuki SV1000S) are built for a short 60 kg non Ozzi but
with some fittings moved are ridable for a modest distance

 

He has fitted an aftermarket top clamp with high wide bars and a SV1000
footpeg set up (lower), he is 6 feet tall and looks like a Preying Mantas
rooting a billiard ball whilst riding it.



Boxer

 

Well if you don't want it.... how cheap ?

JL
Doesn't fit on a 1200GS

 

It is coming up at a Finance Repossession Auction.

Boxer

 

OK John, you might fit on an RS125, but I'd still be surprised if you
found it comfy.

regards,
CrazyCam

 

;-) What's comfy got to do with anything !!

JL

 

Cool, if you have decided you're not up for it would you mind emailing
me the details ?

jlittler at strategic revolutions dott comm

Or alternatively given your entrepreneurial spirit would you like to
be my agent and buy it for me (if it goes for the right money) for an
appropriate fee ?

JL
(remove bleeding obvious spam traps of course)

 

;-) What's comfy got to do with anything !!

JL

True, this bike would be used for making a lot of noise eary on Sunday
mornings, reving the crap out of it in the mountains.

Boxer

 

Lucky my mate who's done 100,000ks on his including the Nullabour 4
times hasn't been told that.

Fraser

 

The SV1000S can certainly do it but I would not like to be riding it at the
time (small 17 litre tank too). For those long distance trips I will take my
R1200GSA with a 35 litre tank.

Boxer

 

Tried you email but no luck please send link to valueratbigponddotnetdotau


Boxer

Cool, if you have decided you're not up for it would you mind emailing
me the details ?

jlittler at strategic revolutions dott comm

Or alternatively given your entrepreneurial spirit would you like to
be my agent and buy it for me (if it goes for the right money) for an
appropriate fee ?

JL
(remove bleeding obvious spam traps of course)

 

Here's me being comfy.

http://www.dailybike.com/content/1130/KAW08_ZX10R_G2db.jpg

That's sheer bloody luxury, that is.

My first bike had rearsets and clipons. Being hunched over like that
feels as natural as plonking down onto the bog to take a dump, and I
wonder if the older blokes who complain about sporty ergonomics do so
simply because they started out on upright bikes back in the 70's or
such...

....the stuff about bikes like the SV1000S being small, on the other
hand, would have to have senility as the only explanation. Park a
current or recent sportyish bike next to just about anything from 25
to 40 years ago, and which is, actually, bigger? Which has a seat
that's higher off the ground, and which has a greater distance between
the pegs and the seat?

 

Compared to an Aprilia RS125, it probably is.

OK, IK, speaking for myself, I got to be unable to put up with the bent
over possie of sports bikes (cafe racers, they were called, back then)
when the folk with sharp knives chopped out a couple of my discs for me.

So I found out, at a _very_ early age, what it is like to be old and stiff.

You, too, may learn of this some day.

regards,
CrazyCam

 

Hmm - message sent to the below- post here if not received

JL

 

Old and limp I can understand.

Boxer

 

In aus.motorcycles on Thu, 8 Jan 2009 19:05:59 -0800 (PST)

mate of mine who is about your size found the Hailwood Rep a comfy
bike, so maybe you are just a loony like he is?

Zebee

 

In aus.motorcycles on Thu, 8 Jan 2009 20:32:31 -0800 (PST)

And if you fellas still can't make it you can send to me by replying
to this because my address is not spamtrapped and I'll pass it along.

Zebee