I bought this bike crashed at the rear as car runt in to it. So the rear sub frame was bended and the management box was smashed. This parts have been changed at this moment: Front fork Gixer Swingarm Aprilia RSV Rear shocker R1 Home made rear chassis Home made rear cone
You like those 'Stop' Stop lights don't you, stopped been cool in the 80's , but the rest of your work is cool, so no matter
I’m old and I like even the music from the 80’s! My father in law collect old timers and have two old Ford one 1928 A & one 1932 B and both have this “Stop” rear lamps, I always like them
A lot of things happened since last post I did about this bike.. The bike was finished and I used it during some years hunting modern sport bikes at local mountain roads
After a lot of fun the crank bearing gave up, So as it has to be rebuilt I used a forged hi comp pistons and rods and a reprog of the dme
Last June I crashed the bike! The bike did just suffer some some minor paint scratches and needed new mufflers, I broke my shoulder in three and the clavicle in two pieces, Now I’m recovered and back in business again.
Interesting that you say that, as mine did try to kill me and was partly the reason that i sold it. I never got to the bottom of the problem but spent many many hours trying and checking and swapping parts including consulting several owners on the dedicated Forum site. I had a clue when I bought it, as the throttle cable was set up with massive slack in the take-up from idle, almost certainly in an attempt to help. Basically:- randomly, you could open the throttle the smallest increment and it would react as though you had twisted it to wide open, but luckily this was for a fraction of a second. Towards the end of ownership I would use front brake with two fingers, not out of choice, but so I could continue gripping handlebar at all times. I never met another owner who experienced the same symptom.
Well Chris You’re right about the temperamental engine, it’s never sweet and the only way to drive it is attacking hard corners and the trigger and that’s in original shape, my bike is pumping out +20hp more and it’s like being in a continuous war! I have to say its trilling but the price to pay if you relax a moment can be very painful . I will sell this bike as I’m not strong enough any longer to keep this nervous bike under control! I will concentrate my self at 2valve air cooled Ducatis as they are much more friendly to use... I have bought a Ducati 900 from 1976 as a future project. One Triumph 750 T140 1980 who I want to have ready during this year. I have also a ST4S (future 888 réplica project)who I bought in Novara Italy, I was supposed to drive this over to Spain last summer but due to the accident and the COVID it’s still kept in a garage in Italy... And for daily use I have my sweet MTS DS1000.
Looks cool. 1st shot of yellow frame I saw and I was thinking..”what is he doing?” But the finished colour scheme is/was great!
Sorry to learn of your accident. It just occurred to me that the Aprilia swingarm fit is pretty incredible, did you hear of someone else doing it or did you find it was close and offer it up yourself? Maybe it wasn't as simple to fit as it looks but otherwise it must have been quite an Eureka moment.
I didn’t invented nothing, It’s a frequent upgrade at the Raptor as it’s more or less a bolt on option. Many parts from Aprilia, Ducati and Cagiva is always shared. So yes you can put it into a Monster also....
Well worth remembering, I was aware of many Cagiva/Ducati swaps as am a Cagiva nutter first. I used to fit the Mito front disc and caliper to upgrade many a Ducati to twin discs.
That’s correct! The Cagiva share same fork legs, calliper, discs with Ducati, As Miguel Angel Galluzzi was in head as designer at Ducati, Cagiva, Gilera, Motor Guzzi, Aprilia etc.. I suppose he just used the parts and measurements he know was working well..
