Pip L + Aprilia

Looks like my summer is sorted with an Aprilia Pegaso.
Now I need to learn all about these things.

Any and all info + advice most gratefully recieved.

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Jeweller
R100RT
Formerly: James Captain, A10, C15, B25, Dnepr M16 solo,
R80/7, R100RT (green!)
www.davidhowardjeweller.co.uk

 

is it an old one with the Rotax engine or a more recent Yamaha powered one?

BTW, PipL has a V twin Aprilia, YTC

 

Rotax last for ever, but are shitter than swimming in wellies.

 

ORLY

You do know who makes the F800 engine?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F800gs

 

Yes but he only liked that bike last week?

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TD
1991 VFR400R NC30 (black and red)
1993 Eunos Roadster (supercharged)
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Missing: SOB, Unreliable Italian exotica, Lardy tourer

 

As wessie pointed out, it's a V-1000, so very different I'm afraid.

 

Hey ho. Nevertheless...
I'll need info. Suppose I'll get it by riding it.

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Jeweller
R100RT
Formerly: James Captain, A10, C15, B25, Dnepr M16 solo,
R80/7, R100RT (green!)
www.davidhowardjeweller.co.uk

 

2004 with less than 5000 on it.
I don't know anything else about it, tell me.
It's a shitty green colour, looks like the posh version with
extra panels below the seat.
Should be arriving tomorrow.

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Jeweller
R100RT
Formerly: James Captain, A10, C15, B25, Dnepr M16 solo,
R80/7, R100RT (green!)
www.davidhowardjeweller.co.uk

 

<applause>

You finally worked it out. Just ride the fucking thing. It's a modern bike
not some ancient crock of shite.

It's due a service at 6k. Service manual can be found here:
www.freepdfmanual.com/2008/08/16/2005-aprilia-pegaso-650-service-manual/
(note the password for the pdf file you download from mediafire)

 

Well, I've only had the one Rotax-derived bike engine, but it's been
absolutely fine so far.

<fx: crosses fingers>

 

I've only ever had one, but it seized several times and the big end
went. Still, that was a two stroke, and raced, so par for the course
really.

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I make myself clear, the BMW 650 single is shit, thats what i meant, honest.

 

No sign of a password here.

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Jeweller
R100RT
Formerly: James Captain, A10, C15, B25, Dnepr M16 solo,
R80/7, R100RT (green!)
www.davidhowardjeweller.co.uk

 

Rotax then

 

PASS: freepdfmanual.com

That manual is for the 2005 onwards bike with the 660cc Yam engine.

As Bruce has pointed out, 04 bikes were the last of the Rotax ones.
My bad.

The same site has a manual for the 1997 bike but looking at the
spec changes over the years, the 97 bike has carbs and yours should
have electronic injection. They don't seem to carry a manual for
your version ... nor do any of the other sites I have URLs for

 

Much obliged.
Electronic injection! This is a first for me.
As are a lot of other things on this bike.

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R100RT
Aprilia Pegaso 650 IE "The Flying Mythos"
Formerly: James Captain, A10, C15, B25, Dnepr M16 solo,
R80/7, R100RT (green!)
www.davidhowardjeweller.co.uk

 

I collected the documents and among them was a nice thick
owner's manual, in Italian, French and German.
Have now downloaded 2 versions of the workshop manual in
English, 320 pages and 160 pages, FFS.
I'm not printing that lot out.

Next, insurance, first quote was a prohibitive £223 (Lynbrook).
Time for more calls to be made.

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R100RT
Aprilia Pegaso 650 IE "The Flying Mythos"
Formerly: James Captain, A10, C15, B25, Dnepr M16 solo,
R80/7, R100RT (green!)
www.davidhowardjeweller.co.uk

 

so, a strada then.

 

IE

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R100RT
Aprilia Pegaso 650 IE "The Flying Mythos"
Formerly: James Captain, A10, C15, B25, Dnepr M16 solo,
R80/7, R100RT (green!)
www.davidhowardjeweller.co.uk

 

So I discovered on my way home.
Now to get an MOT, insurance and tax.

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R100RT
Aprilia Pegaso 650 IE "The Flying Mythos"
Formerly: James Captain, A10, C15, B25, Dnepr M16 solo,
R80/7, R100RT (green!)
www.davidhowardjeweller.co.uk