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Je ne sais pas, je fais le plein et je roule quelques heures sans problème 👍

It's an ABBA Sky lift 👍

Hałas mi nie przeszkadza i zazwyczaj jeżdżę z prędkością poniżej 130 km/h, więc to dla mnie nie problem 😉

Nice one! I recently finished the restoration work on mine - maybe I'll even get some videos online at some point - and yes it cost a lot to get it back to the condition it deserves, but it just took me to the Sahara and back without a single problem, and I'll keep it forever too! The work I did will outlive me, these bikes are amazing, especially once sorted, I hope you enjoy yours as much as I do mine 😉

@@moto_biker that’s exactly where I want to take my one! Very jealous 😁 Thank you, I’m sure I’ll love it once built. Please do put up some videos of it, I’d love to see it all freshened up

If the sprag has stopped working it will sound like the engine is tearing itself apart when you try to start the bike, it really does sound bad and the bike won't start unless it catches for a moment and spins the motor. If it is on the way out you may get some odd mechanical knocking noises coming from the crankcase when starting or stopping the engine... Never try to start these bikes with a weak battery!

@@moto_biker OKey thank you! is it worth the money to change the battery and cables to prevent problem with it?

@@mrconta in my opinion yes, many people upgrade the battery to a more powerful one before doing anything else, but if the sprag is already worn it may not be a complete cure. Worth doing anyway though...

Hello there, the owners manual recommends a mixture of 1.5% when using synthetic 2-stroke oil or 4% when using mineral 2-stroke oil, I hope this helps 🙂

@moto_biker oh OK, that's great thank you!

She's old and gets well used, that's for sure! I bought it in rough condition a few years ago and did some basic work to make it a good reliable bike, since then Ive been slowly getting parts for the big rebuild. One of my favourite bikes in my collection, should have it back in perfect mechanical condition later this year 😉

YES! A bit delayed after I found a tiny leak in the oil reservoir that needed fixing, but I had a couple of fantastic rides late summer, really great to get out on it again 🙂

Hmmm, could be the actual starter motor or starter motor cables, I upgraded both on mine, hope it's just the solenoid... 🤞

I agree! I couldn't afford to sort it out back then, and I have another almost identical one so I had my RSV fun whenever I needed a blast. At least the Haga was 'preserved' whilst it was in the barn 😆

The previous owner thought it was the barrel too and had a new one fitted by Triumph, which half solved the problem (thanks to the new connector on the barrel side?) but then it came back the day I purchased the bike! My connector also looked OK but it was causing the problem, I bypassed the connector for the wires in question and I haven't had the problem since... But you may want to look into it further, it might be your barrel causing the problem 🤨

@@moto_biker I just had a look at the connector and I jiggled the brown wire with the ignition turned on and the dash was showing a very slight flicker so I am just about to start the bypass procedure.Hopefully it will save me £170 for a new barrel!

@@eskertoo On mine (which is a French version) it was the brown wire on the 'rear' of the connector that I connected to the white wire on the 'front' of the connector which goes up to the barrel, hope you get it sorted 👍

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😆 No Instagram though 😉

Thanks for your comments, it's a pain but well worth doing it yourself if you can. I got the TDC locking tool from AF1 Racing in the US, you can make your own tool too, there is a fair amount of info on the aprilia forums out there... I can't believe the price of these now but if you want the actual tool: www.af1racing.com/af1-ap0240880-100-top-dead-center-lockscrew-for-all-v990-af1-ap0240880-100

It certainly is magical, and yes, I'm really pleased I kept it! Hope to have a ride video soon 😉

@@moto_biker I assume your in France somewhere nice roads but last time I went they started putting there cameras rear facing and we all got speeding fines on our aprilias

@@captbarb6642 Yes mate, I moved to France in 2002 mainly for the roads, they are not what they were back then but there are still some incredible places to ride exactly as I did back then, but you do need to be far more careful. Sorry you got fined, I got pulled by an unmarked bike for taking a "racing" apex (on the RSV)???, that cost me a €25 fine! 😡😂

Thank you! I have a little problem with the oil reservoir leaking a tiny bit of oil, that's being fixed, new tyres are on the way and then I'll hit the road which is what the bike was built for 😉

Super, vous avez la soeur à la mienne 😊👍

Sorry @captbarb6642, didn't see your message before! I didn't do the clutch release bearing as I've had no probs with the clutch, thanks 😉

Yes, it was a great time for bikes back then, when I meet up with old friends we often talk about the things we got up to in our youth, things that would not be possible now! Thank you for your comments 🙂

Yeah, they look SO much better when really clean though 😉

@@moto_biker Get a clay bar from an auto supply store.

@@kiztime1234 Thanks for that, I'd never heard of it but just looked it up, seems like a good solution for the future 👍

It is easy to fix, I bypassed the block connector and joined the wires directly, I will have a look to see which of the wires were causing the problem and will get back to you 👍

Do you have a video off it?​@@moto_biker

@@dwaynthomassen4207 Yes, I have a video somewhere, I'll try to find it when I get a chance 👍

Sorry, no update yet, I have some other bikes I want to get finished first, the AT is long term 🙂

Thanks! The smoke will mainly be from WD40 burning off as the engine and exhaust warm up, I sprayed plenty of it all over the metal parts whilst the bike sat in the barn to help avoid corrosion and bolts seizing in place 🙂

@@moto_biker quite a relief to know that it is just wd40 !

Such a good feeling when you hear that RSV noise, I hope you get it running again soon!

Thank you very much, the crankshaft sensor is inside the alternator cover, check the cable/ connection coming from the top of the alternator cover to the white barrel connector between the cylinders. The camshaft sensor is under the front valve cover, check the cable/ connection coming from the back of the front valve cover under the throttle body. I read on a forum the starter solenoid can cause the issue you are having too, good luck and I hope you sort it out without having to take the alternator cover off again!

​@@moto_biker thanks for the reply mate, will look into it tomorrow... 🤙

Any update?

In France you can pick a well used one up for around €3000, nice ones go for much more though...

Ja, es furzt und knallt vor Freude in den Kurven 😂

@@moto_biker 👍

It is great fun, get one! I haven't had as much time on it as I'd have liked, I'll be putting a video up about that in the new year...

Thanks! No idea how much fuel it uses, I just fill it up and go ;)

At least for the time being... I'm really enjoying the Beta as an introduction to trials fun, it's so much more capable than me 👍

@zak3663, same story here.

Thank you! Yes, I really do enjoy riding the old Honda, it's great fun and still goes really well too!

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@@moto_biker What was it sir?

@@unclequack5445 Good question, I still haven't got around to sorting the poor KLR out, I have a couple of other bikes that are undergoing restoration and then I will get onto the KLR... sometime SOON!!!