Aprilia RS660

[C00kiemonster]

£9700

That's nice and a good price.

[Kwacky]

There's a grey one and a shitty custard yellow as well.

[Cav]

Are you getting one, Kwacky?

[Kwacky]

I dunno. I'm tempted to take both the RS660 and the Tuono for a test ride.

[Kwacky]

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Looks good in race trim.

[D41]

It's a little gaudy, but in a good way.

[Kwacky]

The OEM chain doesn't look good for 600 miles.

[StMarks]

Looks like it's never seen Lube, but has been pressure washered plenty.?

[Kwacky]

He reckons it's had acf50 on it.

[D41]

Why the yellow paint on the bolt-ends, anyone have any idea??

[Kwacky]

It's to show what work has been done.

[duke63]

To sell the bike at the price they do, there has to be cost savings somewhere.

[D6Nutz]

They probably used the same factory as BMW, their OEM chains are made of cheese..

[kiwikrasher]

Why the yellow paint on the bolt-ends, anyone have any idea??

Quality control markings.. on bolts it’s a check that they have the right hardware and the torque has been checked

[Stonesie]

He reckons it's had acf50 on it.

I'm calling bullshit on that, it looks like it was pressure washed then not even lubed for winter riding.

[Cav]

Why the yellow paint on the bolt-ends, anyone have any idea??

Quality control markings.. on bolts it’s a check that they have the right hardware and the torque has been checked

I always feel reassured when I see the yellow on the bolt lines up with the yellow on the adjacent piece.

[D6Nutz]

Why the yellow paint on the bolt-ends, anyone have any idea??

Quality control markings.. on bolts it’s a check that they have the right hardware and the torque has been checked

I always feel reassured when I see the yellow on the bolt lines up with the yellow on the adjacent piece.

Makes no difference to me. All it shows is the person can use a tipex pen...

The mechanic could have forgotten to torque a nut or two up and got the apprentice to mark it up who wouldn't have checked.

I picked a bike up from a dealership after a service, all marked up. Didn't show that they had split a gasket putting it back together. Covered the side of the bike and the rear tyre in oil, the saving grace was the ride was mainly motorway and 30's as I didn't notice till I got home.

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[kiwikrasher]

It’s my understanding it’s more of a factory assembly situation Nutz, not a local mechanic protocol. And in a factory setting it’s a QC tech that check torques and marks the bolts.

[Kwacky]

105 bhp
153kg

Built by Aprilia race team.

[Cav]

I LOVE that.

If I was in the market for a new track tool... this would be it.