APRILIA RSV MILLE - PART 1 1999 User manual

use and maintenance
SL mille
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© 1999 aprilia s.p.a. - Noale (VE)
First edition: september 1999
Reprint: december 1999
Produced and printed by:
editing division
Soave (VERONA) - Italy
Tel. +39 - 045 76 11 911
Fax +39 - 045 76 12 241
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On behalf of:
aprilia s.p.a.
via G. Galilei, 1 - 30033 Noale (VE) - Italy
Tel. +39 - 041 58 29 111
Fax +39 - 041 44 10 54
www.aprilia.com
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The following precautionary warnings are
used throughout this manual in order to
convey the following messages:
Safety warning. When you find this
symbol on the vehicle or in the
manual, be careful to the potential risk
of personal injury. Non-compliance with
the indications given in the messages
preceded by this symbol may result in
grave risks for your and other people's
safety and for the vehicle!
WARNING
Indicates a potential hazard which may
result in serious injury or even death.
CAUTION
Indicates a potential hazard which may
result in minor personal injury or dam-
age to the vehicle.
NOTE The word “NOTE” in this manual
precedes important information or instruc-
tions.
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The operations preceded by this
symbol must be repeated also on
the opposite side of the vehicle.
If not expressly indicated otherwise, for the
reassembly of the units repeat the disas-
sembly operations in reverse order.
The terms “right” and “left” are referred to
the rider seated on the vehicle in the nor-
mal riding position.
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Before starting the engine, carefully read
this manual and in particular the section
“SAFE DRIVE”.
Your and other people’s safety depends
not only on your quickness of reflexes and
on your agility, but also on what you know
about the vehicle, on its efficiency and on
your knowledge of the basic information for
“SAFE DRIVE”. Therefore, get a thorough
knowledge of the vehicle, in such a way as
to be able to drive in the traffic safely.
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NOTE This manual must be considered
as an integral part of the vehicle and must
always accompany it, even in case of re-
sale.
aprilia has carried out this manual with the
maximum attention, in order to supply the
user with correct and updated information.
However, since aprilia constantly im-
proves the design of its products, there
may be slight discrepancies between the
characteristics of your vehicle and those
described in this manual. For any clarifica-
tion concerning the information contained
in this manual, do not hesitate to contact
your aprilia Official Dealer.
For control and repair operations not ex-
pressly described in this publication, for the
purchase of aprilia genuine spare parts,
accessories and other products, as well as
for specific advice, contact exclusively
aprilia Official Dealers and Service Cent-
ers, which guarantee prompt and accurate
assistance.
Thank you for choosing aprilia. We wish
you a nice ride.
All rights as to electronic storage, repro-
duction and total or partial adaptation, with
any means, are reserved for all Countries.
NOTE In some countries the antipollu-
tion and noise regulations in force require
periodical inspections.
The user of the vehicle in these countries
must:
–contact an aprilia Authorized Dealer to
have the non-homologated components
replaced with others homologated for
use in the country in question;
–carry out the required periodical inspec-
tions.
NOTE When asking your Dealer for spa-
re parts, specify the spare parts code indi-
cated on the SPARE PARTS IDENTIFICA-
TION LABEL.
Write down the identification code in the
space here below, in order to remember it
also in case of loss or deterioration of the
label.
The label is positioned under the rider sad-
dle, see p. 66 (REMOVING THE RIDER
SADDLE).
In this manual the various versions are in-
dicated by the following symbols:
eautomatic light switching version
(Automatic Switch-on Device)
-optional
VERSION:
Italy 2Poland
United Kingdom ,Israel
Austria 1South Korea
Portugal 0Malaysia
Finland .Chile
dBelgium /Bermuda
Germany cUnited States
of America
France gAustralia
Spain uBrazil
Greece wSouth Africa
Holland hNew Zealand
Switzerland jCanada
$Denmark kCroatia
Japan iSlovenia
4Singapore
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SAFE DRIVE.........................................................5
BASIC SAFETY RULES ................................6
CLOTHING ....................................................9
ACCESSORIES ...........................................10
LOAD ...........................................................10
ARRANGEMENT OF THE
MAIN ELEMENTS ..............................................12
ARRANGEMENT OF THE
INSTRUMENTS/CONTROLS ............................14
INSTRUMENTS AND INDICATORS .................15
INSTRUMENTS AND INDICATORS TABLE 16
MULTIFUNCTION COMPUTER ..................18
MAIN INDEPENDENT CONTROLS ..................24
CONTROLS ON THE LEFT PART
OF THE HANDLEBAR .................................24
CONTROLS ON THE RIGHT PART
OF THE HANDLEBAR .................................25
IGNITION SWITCH ......................................26
STEERING LOCK ........................................26
AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT ..................................27
UNLOCKING / LOCKING
THE PASSENGER SEAT ............................27
GLOVE/TOOL KIT COMPARTMENT ..........28
LUGGAGE RACK FASTENINGS ................28
SPECIAL TOOLS
-
..................................29
REAR MUDGUARD EXTENSION
-
.........29
MAIN COMPONENTS ........................................30
FUEL ............................................................30
BRAKE FLUID - recommendations .............31
DISC BRAKES .............................................31
FRONT BRAKE ...........................................32
REAR BRAKE ..............................................33
CLUTCH FLUID - recommendations ...........34
CLUTCH ......................................................35
COOLANT ...................................................36
TYRES .........................................................38
ENGINE OIL ................................................39
ADJUSTING THE FRONT BRAKE
CONTROL LEVER AND THE CLUTCH
CONTROL LEVER ......................................40
ADJUSTING THE REAR BRAKE
CONTROL LEVER CLEARANCE ................40
AUTOMATIC
LIGHT SWITCHING VERSION
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..............41
EXHAUST SILENCERS / EXHAUST PIPES 41
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE ................................42
PRELIMINARY
CHECKING OPERATIONS ..........................42
STARTING ...................................................43
DEPARTURE AND DRIVE ...........................46
RUNNING-IN ................................................49
STOPPING ...................................................49
PARKING .....................................................50
SUGGESTIONS TO PREVENT THEFT ......50
MAINTENANCE ..................................................51
REGULAR SERVICE INTERVALS CHART .52
IDENTIFICATION DATA ..............................54
CHECKING THE ENGINE OIL LEVEL
AND TOPPING UP .......................................55
CHANGING THE ENGINE OIL
AND THE OIL FILTER .................................56
ASSEMBLING THE PINS FOR THE REAR
SUPPORT STAND
-
.................................58
POSITIONING THE VEHICLE
ON THE REAR SUPPORT STAND
-
.......58
POSITIONING THE VEHICLE
ON THE FRONT SUPPORT STAND
-
.....58
AIR CLEANER .............................................59
FRONT WHEEL ...........................................60
REAR WHEEL ..............................................62
DRIVE CHAIN ..............................................64
REMOVING THE RIDER SADDLE ..............66
LIFTING THE FUEL TANK ...........................66
CHECKING THE BRAKE PAD WEAR .........67
INSPECTING THE FRONT
AND REAR SUSPENSIONS ........................68
FRONT SUSPENSION ................................68
REAR SUSPENSION ...................................70
IDLING ADJUSTMENT ................................72
ADJUSTING
THE ACCELERATOR CONTROL ................72
ADJUSTING
THE COLD START CONTROL (
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) ............72
CHECKING THE SIDE STAND
AND THE SAFETY SWITCH........................73
SPARK PLUGS ...........................................74
BATTERY ....................................................75
CHECKING AND CLEANING
THE TERMINALS ........................................75
REMOVING THE BATTERY ........................76
RECHARGING THE BATTERY ...................77
INSTALLING THE BATTERY ......................77
LONG INACTIVITY
OF THE BATTERY ......................................78
CHECKING THE SWITCHES ......................78
CHANGING THE FUSES ............................79
HORIZONTAL ADJUSTMENT OF THE
HEADLIGHT BEAM......................................80
ADJUSTING THE VERTICAL
HEADLIGHT BEAM .....................................81
BULBS .........................................................81
CHANGING
THE HEADLIGHT BULBS ...........................82
CHANGING THE FRONT AND REAR
DIRECTION INDICATOR BULBS ................83
CHANGING
THE REAR LIGHT BULB .............................84
CHANGING
THE NUMBER PLATE BULB .......................84
CLEANING .........................................................85
LONG PERIODS OF INACTIVITY ...............86
TRANSPORT .....................................................86
TECHNICAL DATA ............................................87
LUBRICANT CHART................................... 90
Importers .................................................92-93
WIRING DIAGRAM SL mille ........................94
WIRING DIAGRAM KEY SL mille ................95
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