I dont even have this bike and i wasnt looking for this video. It came up yet i coukdnt stop myself wztchingthe entire video. Thank you for quality video with good explanation.
There is a tool to keep the camshaft sprocket in place so you dont have to act on the tensioner. I think irs not good to compress the tensioner after he has expanded once.
I swapped my brakes master on same tuono model as this for a Brembo corsa corta 19 rcs and the difference is massive also motul RBF600 brake fluid too it just needs a radial brake line adapter from HEL to be able to use the original lines but as i say the brakes actually now work as they should and are consistent which standard are pretty poor
Your happy running motul 300v for a year in the bike ? I always thought (wrongly it would appear) that 300v was the racy stuff the very best if your raging the absolute crap out of a tuned engine at high temperature but the quid pro quo was you had to change more often? I use motul 7100 and do circa 10-15 trackdays + road riding a year (BWMS1000r) always thought 7100 was a better option for me. Currently change every six ish track days but let it sit all winter. Would be very interesting to hear your thouyghts on oil maybe another vlog 🙂 Interested to see if you've ever tested the used oil. PS ..love the channel 🙂
It would be interesting to get some oils analysed after a chunk of miles, so I might take up your suggestion! 300v is a more race developed oil, but still very good quality and will tolerate my road bikes as well as my track use
@@obsession_engineering Oil analysis stuff would be really interesting. it could help save lots of cash for track day/club race folk slavishly changing very frequently and reduce environmental impact. A tech "nerd" (I mean this in a good way as a fellow nerd 🙂) such as yourself would be the perfect person for this.
I wonder if it was running standard factory air filter instead of dirt sucker sports filter, would it have needed that valve reshimming. The million dollar question. Fabulous video, thanks for sharing, job well done.
Air filters rarely contribute to valve clearances changing, they might accelerate valve and seat wear, but it'd have to be spectacular for it to change the clearance. If we change filters we stick to quality items, mwr are our favourite. Power increase without the dirt
Great video! Thanks! Good channel. Just a doubt, is the first time you check the valve clearance? 21000 miles? Do you recommend check it at 12000 miles o we can wait? Mine is 10000miles and runs and sounds perfect... Thanks!!
Good stuff as I have just acquired one of these today and their a bit of an unknown to me, like the oil drain plug & my bike has no oil level window 😢 but has a dipstick that took me a little while to notice😅 i want to check air filter and looks a bit of a pain, I'm surprised you didn't use k&n air filter oil just to keep it looking pink 😅 obsessive?
Great Video!! I'll make this my next project. I have a 2016 Tuono V4 and the engine tapping noise is loud. After the valve is being adjusted will the tapping noise completely go away? Help me to learn !! Thanks!
They fidget when they've had enough of going fast, and the rear can be made to spin quite easily, but for a road tyre the track grip is surprisingly good
Hi Dave what do you think is a good interval for changing paper air filters? My modern Yamaha owners manual have them lasting 24000 miles which I think is too much. They also only change oil filter every other service (so 12000 miles) which again, I think is too much. It does beg the question, why is main dealer servicing so expensive when it is (usually) just an oil change and a few checks? I change both every year when I service bikes myself. I only use cheapo Hiflo ones but I would rather have a fresh cheapy in the bike for 6000 miles max than a genuine OEM left in for too long. Who is right and who is wrong?
The manufacturers will have done a lot if research and development to decide on their figures, more than I could ever do. Saying that, it's better to change more often than not enough! I'd expect most air filters on road bikes to do 12k miles, and nothing wrong with hiflo filters at all. Oil filters I'd change every year, or every oil change. Not like they'll break the bank
Nice how to video. At this rate even I may feel confident enough to tackle; ooo, I dunnow, maybe adjust my chain!!! 😆 Notice you running Michelin Road 6 tyres. I was told by my friendly tyre fitter guy that that is what I am getting when I tried to buy another brand. He said, "yur no gettin' them as they are crap. Here have these Michelin's. That's the tyre fur yoo!!" Must say I think he is probably right. Any thoughts? I do like an expert that tells you when you are wrong.🤔
The Tuono is less stressed than the RS so generally has less issues, and the later 1100 bikes had most of the niggles sorted. They really aren't as bad as people say!
@@obsession_engineering Thanks for the reply. How have you found the reliability of the Aprilia? I have a Yamaha XSR900 currently but am looking to buy a used RSV4 if I can find a good one.
Considering you run the bike on track, im surprised you run a coolant instead of straight water, but then saying that, if it does live on the road too and used in all weathers, coolant wouldnt hurt
It puzzles me that people are so afraid of putting mileage and riding their bikes in the rain. So many sellers in the marketplace make it a point to brag about their low mileage and bike never seeing the rain. What's the point of buying a bike then?
Thanks for the detailed explanations. The more maintenance tutorials for these awesome bikes, the better.
I dont even have this bike and i wasnt looking for this video. It came up yet i coukdnt stop myself wztchingthe entire video. Thank you for quality video with good explanation.
Glad you liked it 😊
Good stuff! Good tip about the chain tensioner. Hate messing with them.
Great stuff, Wavey. Just a superb channel. Really enjoying the variety of workshop & racing stuff. Go Franko!! Much appreciated. 👍
Cracking weekend from Franco, let’s hope the momentum keeps going 👊
honestly many many thx for this video
Class Davey good feeing once it’s all done and done correctly everything checked ✅ and thorough nice job
Surprised you haven't got some guards on those coolers Dave.
Top entertainment Dave your TH-cam videos are a special good to have a quick chat with you at tt best of luck for the rest of the season 👍👍
Not too bad as V4s go, good tutorial Dave 👍🏻
There is a tool to keep the camshaft sprocket in place so you dont have to act on the tensioner.
I think irs not good to compress the tensioner after he has expanded once.
Dave don't know if you noticed but at 18mins 39 secs in the video you can see air box screw is not fully tight.
nice catch
Well explained & executed Dave! A champion of motorcycle maintenance & Zen.
I think I will call you Motul Man!
Cheers
My motul rep will be most pleased 😁
This is gold.
i do like a good tinker
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Evening Dave…..a little less hectic video for once…..that’ll all change in a week or so….lol 👍😳😉👌🇮🇲
Great video Davide, ta for the Tshirt, and good luck to you lads at Snett!
PS. "MOTULMAN!!" PMSL!
Maybe next year you can get those radiators vapor blasted.
Great vid but I doubt I'll be doing my valve clearances with my selection of hammers .
Do you not have the Italian glass hammer, it can be used carefully for the clearances
😂😂Sadly not, I'll have to get one .
Cheers for the tip.
Veeery nice video, thank you sir
I swapped my brakes master on same tuono model as this for a Brembo corsa corta 19 rcs and the difference is massive also motul RBF600 brake fluid too it just needs a radial brake line adapter from HEL to be able to use the original lines but as i say the brakes actually now work as they should and are consistent which standard are pretty poor
excellent, thank you. :)
Your happy running motul 300v for a year in the bike ? I always thought (wrongly it would appear) that 300v was the racy stuff the very best if your raging the absolute crap out of a tuned engine at high temperature but the quid pro quo was you had to change more often? I use motul 7100 and do circa 10-15 trackdays + road riding a year (BWMS1000r) always thought 7100 was a better option for me. Currently change every six ish track days but let it sit all winter. Would be very interesting to hear your thouyghts on oil maybe another vlog 🙂 Interested to see if you've ever tested the used oil. PS ..love the channel 🙂
It would be interesting to get some oils analysed after a chunk of miles, so I might take up your suggestion!
300v is a more race developed oil, but still very good quality and will tolerate my road bikes as well as my track use
@@obsession_engineering Oil analysis stuff would be really interesting. it could help save lots of cash for track day/club race folk slavishly changing very frequently and reduce environmental impact. A tech "nerd" (I mean this in a good way as a fellow nerd 🙂) such as yourself would be the perfect person for this.
I wonder if it was running standard factory air filter instead of dirt sucker sports filter, would it have needed that valve reshimming. The million dollar question. Fabulous video, thanks for sharing, job well done.
Air filters rarely contribute to valve clearances changing, they might accelerate valve and seat wear, but it'd have to be spectacular for it to change the clearance. If we change filters we stick to quality items, mwr are our favourite. Power increase without the dirt
Brilliant vids from a guy who obviously know his stuff 😊
I wish i was mechanically gifted .
Thanks for the Video, just curious what is your opion on Radiator Guards.
Well engineered rad guards (evotech or similar) are a good idea, cheap ones often restrict air flow
Great video! Thanks! Good channel.
Just a doubt, is the first time you check the valve clearance? 21000 miles?
Do you recommend check it at 12000 miles o we can wait? Mine is 10000miles and runs and sounds perfect...
Thanks!!
I'd check them at 12k, they're not unknown to wear cam lobes or be a bit out of spec
Good stuff as I have just acquired one of these today and their a bit of an unknown to me, like the oil drain plug & my bike has no oil level window 😢 but has a dipstick that took me a little while to notice😅 i want to check air filter and looks a bit of a pain, I'm surprised you didn't use k&n air filter oil just to keep it looking pink 😅 obsessive?
Great Video!! I'll make this my next project. I have a 2016 Tuono V4 and the engine tapping noise is loud. After the valve is being adjusted will the tapping noise completely go away? Help me to learn !! Thanks!
Some of the v4 engines are always noisy, especially at tick over as there's lots of gear drives without silencing gears
The tyres look like Michelin road 6's how do you find those on your track days? Presumably wet grip is pretty good, but dry?
They fidget when they've had enough of going fast, and the rear can be made to spin quite easily, but for a road tyre the track grip is surprisingly good
Loving the variety of vids recently. Also, will you have any merch available at Snetterton?
I'll try to remember to pack some merch!!
I have been quoted £1000 for a 10k service at dealerships.. WOW
Yep, it's a big service!
Drop us a message at bikes@obsessionengineering.co.uk and see if we're cheaper
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Hi Dave what do you think is a good interval for changing paper air filters? My modern Yamaha owners manual have them lasting 24000 miles which I think is too much. They also only change oil filter every other service (so 12000 miles) which again, I think is too much. It does beg the question, why is main dealer servicing so expensive when it is (usually) just an oil change and a few checks? I change both every year when I service bikes myself. I only use cheapo Hiflo ones but I would rather have a fresh cheapy in the bike for 6000 miles max than a genuine OEM left in for too long. Who is right and who is wrong?
The manufacturers will have done a lot if research and development to decide on their figures, more than I could ever do. Saying that, it's better to change more often than not enough!
I'd expect most air filters on road bikes to do 12k miles, and nothing wrong with hiflo filters at all.
Oil filters I'd change every year, or every oil change. Not like they'll break the bank
Nice how to video. At this rate even I may feel confident enough to tackle; ooo, I dunnow, maybe adjust my chain!!! 😆
Notice you running Michelin Road 6 tyres. I was told by my friendly tyre fitter guy that that is what I am getting when I tried to buy another brand. He said, "yur no gettin' them as they are crap. Here have these Michelin's. That's the tyre fur yoo!!" Must say I think he is probably right. Any thoughts? I do like an expert that tells you when you are wrong.🤔
They're a great tyre, loads of wet grip, loads of mileage and surprisingly good on track, as long as you don't take the mickey
I’d love a Tuono but everyone tells me I’m in for world of pain reliability wise. What are your thoughts Dave?
The Tuono is less stressed than the RS so generally has less issues, and the later 1100 bikes had most of the niggles sorted. They really aren't as bad as people say!
Had my 2019 factory 2 years now no issues at all ! You just need to treat her with love and lots of super unleaded 😂
Would this process also apply to the older 1000cc V4 Aprilias like a 2013 RSV4?
Yes, the engines have only had detail updates since the original rsv4
@@obsession_engineering Thanks for the reply. How have you found the reliability of the Aprilia? I have a Yamaha XSR900 currently but am looking to buy a used RSV4 if I can find a good one.
Looks easier than doing a Desmo shims
It is!! 😁
Considering you run the bike on track, im surprised you run a coolant instead of straight water, but then saying that, if it does live on the road too and used in all weathers, coolant wouldnt hurt
You only need water when racing as the antifreeze is slippery
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It puzzles me that people are so afraid of putting mileage and riding their bikes in the rain.
So many sellers in the marketplace make it a point to brag about their low mileage and bike never seeing the rain.
What's the point of buying a bike then?