Care package arrived... And a load of panels that ive not unpacked yet (no room in the garage) - chuffed would be the understatement....got the arrow for 100 quid theres a small panel missing round the back (4" Square bit of alloy) so i can make that up...and now i got clocks as well...
Just ordered a set of titanium headers....coming in from Italy so im gonna get bent over for tax and what not - the back box only cost me 100 quid so im still quids in...got the last set of ti headers....credit card took it on the chin...should be here next week...
Kind of - ive never had a facebook account before but the lad i bought it off said thats where all the spares are...so far ive been lucky...lots of stuff from aprilia is discontinued but ive managed to find it on FB....were you on the KTM forum years ago? Hardest thing to find was the exhaust...as i say...had to get new headers...
Yes .. Still on there actually. I do remember the green sxv posted in your earlier picture, but can't think who the owner was.
That's was Scott's the lad I bought it off of..... You might remember me from the creation of such threads as "the 660 comedy starting thread"!
Good day in the garage today....my new bearing press is fucking awesome...so yokes back together, fitted the new clocks and rebuilt the wheels which look the tits. Just to add i'm not tru'ing them up as thats an art form and an old boy that i indirectly know will do it for 50 quid.
Rear brake has got years of compressed mud and shite in it so made a start on sorting that out....once its back on the road ill revisit that and get it cerakoted black...
They’re fairly rare over here, must be Hens teeth in your neck of the woods? Although tbh I have seen 3 for sale in the last 3 weeks one in a dealer at around £5500 the rest sub4K.
Got one of these... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/404210254012 Mainly because i can get an untyred 17" wheel in there. Also i can take it apart in about 10 mins so i can store it away as my garage is packed..! That being said ive not actually put a full wheel in there yet so i hope it fits (might test tonight) yesterday i was pressing bearings into the hubs on their own...
Crossed lines i think...the lad i bought mine off of has got the other one for sale for 6k.....looks tidy-as - and the main point is hes rebuilt the engine like mine so as he said to me "just change the oil every 500 miles and it'll run for ages." This one. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/26703521...pXnfeaT0XgzMXBKKtCInRJtQ==|tkp:Bk9SR_Cb3unVZA So if youre looking for one - Scott knows his shit when it comes to these...
Ah sorry - i must have read it wrong....not sure if i said...ive only ever seen 2 in my life...one parked up at the TT about 10 years ago round the back of the Sulby and one lad on one outside an airport in Greece brapping one up and down the road...thats it!
I haven’t seen more than 2 in flesh both were owned by one trackday attendee, one was his wet bike and one his dry bike. I’d still like one but right now isn’t the right time unfortunately. https://gear4motorcycles.co.uk/used-motorcycles/asset/2007-aprilia-sxv-550/
Wheels collected tonight for true'ing up....hopefully ill have them back before the weekend...can get it back on its wheels then...
