Description
Click here for an VINData Motorcycle History Report on this 2002 Aprilia RSV Mille R. Additional photos are available here for your perusal.
First released in 1999, the RSV Mille marked Aprilia’s first foray into the big-bore superbike market. The model was well-received, touted for being exotic yet still more affordable than Ducati’s 996, while offering reliability more on par with V-Twins like Honda’s RC51 or Suzuki’s TL1000R.
Drawing from experience born out of the Italian firm’s race program — specifically its 250 GP machines — Aprilia bestowed the V-Twin literbike with an array of trick competition-derived features like its box-section aluminum-alloy twin-spar frame and double banana swingarm.
Powering the Mille was a liquid-cooled, 997cc, four-stroke, 60-degree, longitudinal, V-Twin with double overhead cams, four valves per cylinder, and electronic fuel injection. Produced by Austrian engine outfit, Rotax, the Mille’s mill made a claimed 130 hp at 9,500 rpm and 74 ft-lbs of torque at 5,500 rpm. The motor was also markedly more reliable than that of Aprilia’s Italian competitors. To lessen the 60-degree twin’s proclivity for immense vibration — especially when nearing its 170+ mph top speed — the RSV’s engine utilized an Anti-Vibration Double Countershaft system.
Produced from 1999 through 2003, the RSV Mille was offered in three variants; the base model, the homologation special SP version (or Sport Production); and the R-spec. The R-spec got upgraded forged aluminum rims, a shorter subframe, carbon fiber fenders, and the standard 43mm Showa fork and Sachs mono-shock were replaced by top-shelf Ohlins units. Braking duties went to dual 320mm discs pinched by four-pot calipers.
Manufactured October 2001, this example is VIN: ZD4RPU0192S000156. The seller purchased the bike January 2010 from Xtreme Powersports in McHenry, Maryland.
During his ownership the seller has covered approximately 6,000 miles. The odometer shows 22,504 miles.
Maintenance:
The seller states, “Oil changes, coolant, brake fluid, fork seals / fluid.”
Modifications:
Brembo radial brake master cylinder.
TCM Adjustable Rear Sets.
MHP titanium shotgun exhaust.
Sargent seat.
Frame Sliders.
Zero Gravity tinted wind screen.
Bosch Lithium-ion battery.
Evoluzione clutch slave cylinder.
Not shown: Bi-posto subframe. SBK chip. Caswell “Dragons Blood Red” motorcycle gas tank sealer.
Inside of the tank:
It is riding on Michelin Pilot Power tires with date codes of 3407 and 3807.
The sale includes two keys, manuals, a battery maintainer, the factory tool kit, original seat and passenger seat.
Cosmetic Blemishes: please see the album up top for all known cosmetic blemishes. Here is a selection:
“Scratch on left side fairing, covered by Constructors Racing Group sticker, ~5″”
“Scratch on right side fairing, ~3/4″”
“Paint nick on tank, by triple clamp.”
“Dent on exhaust cans.”
Not shown: “Paint wear on left & right faring from shifter and brake use. Carbon fiber rear fender, heel guards, chain guard and air outlets are fading.”
Currently located in Atlanta, Georgia, this Aprilia is offered on a clean Georgia title. Have any RSV Mille R stories or questions about this listing? Let us know in the “Comments” tab!
