Description
Please note: As pointed out in the comments, this RSV Mille lacks certain compliance and emissions stickers that the state of California would require to transfer a title.
Click here for an VINData Motorcycle History Report on this 2000 Aprilia RSV Mille. 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.
Manufactured September 1999, this example is VIN: ZD4MEE003YS000062. It came to Iconic from the original owner; he purchased the bike new from an Aprilia dealer in Sanford, Florida.
The odometer shows 4,080 kilometers (2,535 miles).
Maintenance:
In preparation for the listing, the seller had us replace the battery, change the oil and oil filter, flush the coolant, replace the throttle cables and fuel pump, print a battery plate, and install new Pirelli Diablo Rosso IV tires with date codes of 0624 and 0724.
Gas Tank Internal Condition: Ok, light rust
Tire Years – Front: 0624; Rear: 0624
Tire % – Front: NEW; Rear: NEW
Tire Pressure – Front: 36 PSI; Rear: 39 PSI
Brake % – Front: 90%; Rear: 90%
Front Hydraulic Fluid: Fail, NEW
Rear Hydraulic Fluid: Fail, NEW
Clutch Hydraulic Fluid: Fail, NEW
Engine Oil – Level: OK; Quality: NEW
Coolant – Level: Ok; Quality: NEW
Low Beam: Ok
High Beam: Ok
Passing Light: Ok
Parking Light: Ok
Turn Signals: Ok
Tail Light: Ok
Brake Light: Ok
Plate Light: Ok
Killswitch: Ok
Horn: Ok
Fork: Ok
Shock/s: Ok
Final Drive: Dry
Battery Standing Voltage: 13.2
Charging Voltage @ 4k RPM: 14.1
Test Ride: YES
Tires Installed
Front: 120/70R17 ROSSO IV
Rear: 180/55R17 ROSSO IV
Modifications:
Aprilia racing exhaust.
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 Florida title. Have any RSV Mille stories or questions about this listing? Let us know in the “Comments” tab!