8/4 Update: We have located a second key, the original owner’s and service manuals, as well as an extensive array of service records.
Please note: While this bike runs, we are listing it as a project as there are some broken wires in the main harness and multiple wires damaged/cut in the tail. The battery is dead, we used a booster to get the bike to start.
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.
This example is VIN: ZD4RP00002S102903. It came to Iconic as an import from Japan; prior history is not known.
The odometer shows 86,956 kilometers (54,031 miles).
Maintenance:
In preparation for the listing, the seller had us perform a safety inspection. Angel notes the following in his condition report:
Tire Year Front/ Rear: 2920/3220
Tire % Front/ Rear: 100/100
Tire Press Front/ Rear: 30/32
Brake % Front/ Rear : 80/70
Hydraulic: OK
Oil: LOW/NEEDS TO BE REPLACED
Coolant: LOW, UNKNOWN AGE
Low Beam: OK
High Beam: OK
Turn: FRONT OK. NO REAR
Tail Light: OK
Brake Light: OK
Plate Light: OK
Kill: OK
Horn: OK
Battery: 6.2V, NOT CHARGING
Notes:
• RUNS
• BROKEN WIRES IN MAIN HARNESS
• LOTS OF MILDEW
• MULTIPLE WIRES DAMAGED/CUT
Modifications:
Quill Evo 2 muffler.
Fabbri Accessori windscreen.
Motorax frame sliders.
Inside of the tank:
It is riding on Michelin Pilot tires with date codes of 2920 and 3420.
The sale includes two keys (please see below).
The sale also includes the stock passenger seat, a spare key, as well as the original owner’s manual, service manual, and an extensive array of maintenance records.
Cosmetic Blemishes: please see the album up top for all known cosmetic blemishes. Here is a selection:
Currently located at our facility in Santa Monica, California (please make an appointment for an inspection), this Aprilia is offered on a clean Oregon title with registration. Please note that as an import, this bike lacks certain compliance and emissions stickers that the state of California would require to transfer a title. Have any RSV Mille R stories or questions about this listing? Let us know in the “Comments” tab!
Please note: While this bike runs, we are listing it as a project as there are some broken wires in the main harness and multiple wires damaged/cut in the tail. The battery is dead, we used a booster to get the bike to start.