Description
Please note: This Aprilia was titled as a 2004 model when it is actually likely a 2002 model. Japanese titles are based on when the unit was sold rather than the exact year of production.
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.
This example is VIN: ZD4RP00002S102688. It came to Iconic as an import from Japan; prior history is not known.
The odometer shows 3,273 kilometers (2,033 miles).
Maintenance:
In preparation for the listing, the seller had us change the battery, the oil, the coolant, and the brake fluid. Angel did the work, he notes the following in his condition report:
Tire Year Front/ Rear:3216/3216
Tire % Front/ Rear:70/70
Tire Press Front/ Rear:36/38
Brake % Front/ Rear :85/85
Hydraulic: NEW
Oil: NEW
Coolant: NEW
Low Beam:ok
High Beam:ok
Turn:ok
Tail Light:ok
Brake Light:ok
Plate Light:ok
Kill:ok
Horn:ok
Battery:12.8V
TEST RIDE OK, UNIT OPERATES AS DESIGNED.
Modifications:
Headlight/taillight kill switch.
Tank pad.
Inside of the tank:
It is riding on Pirelli Diablo Rosso Corsa tires with date codes of 3216 and 5116.
The sale includes two keys.
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. 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: This Aprilia was titled as a 2004 model when it is actually likely a 2002 model. Japanese titles are based on when the unit was sold rather than the exact year of production.
