Is there anything about your bike that does your head in?
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R1100RT.
1. There's three switches on the dash for heated grips, abs and hazard lights (yes, hazard lights on a bike!). Anyway, these switches, for some reason known only to the bloke who designed it, aren't illuminated like the rest of the dash. This means I'm fumbling round in the dark like a virgin trying to adjust the grips on my morning commute. t
t!
2. The warning lights. fk me, how bright are they. Indicators, neutral, low fuel light. All massively bright compared to the other lights, puts you right off your stroke in the dark. When the fuel light comes on I half expect Batman to appear with a jerry can.
3. Indicators. Let's not even go there.
4. Top box design (yeah, I know). It's fking ridiculous, just a bizarre shape and whoever designed it needs shooting.
Falco.
1. The sidestand. It's too short, too weedy and doesn't kick out enough. Result - it WILL fall over at some point. I'm now on my 3rd stand (from a GSXR) and it does the job.
2. The dash computer. You need the programming skills of a software engineer to set the fking clock, which will reset due to:
3. The fking Datatool alarm sucking life out of the battery. The key word there is fking tool.
Hornet.
You know what, nothing really. Which just goes to prove the less there is on a bike, the less the opportunity there is for someone to fk it up.
1. There's three switches on the dash for heated grips, abs and hazard lights (yes, hazard lights on a bike!). Anyway, these switches, for some reason known only to the bloke who designed it, aren't illuminated like the rest of the dash. This means I'm fumbling round in the dark like a virgin trying to adjust the grips on my morning commute. t
t!2. The warning lights. f
k me, how bright are they. Indicators, neutral, low fuel light. All massively bright compared to the other lights, puts you right off your stroke in the dark. When the fuel light comes on I half expect Batman to appear with a jerry can.3. Indicators. Let's not even go there.
4. Top box design (yeah, I know). It's f
king ridiculous, just a bizarre shape and whoever designed it needs shooting.Falco.
1. The sidestand. It's too short, too weedy and doesn't kick out enough. Result - it WILL fall over at some point. I'm now on my 3rd stand (from a GSXR) and it does the job.
2. The dash computer. You need the programming skills of a software engineer to set the f
king clock, which will reset due to:3. The f
king Datatool alarm sucking life out of the battery. The key word there is fking tool.Hornet.
You know what, nothing really. Which just goes to prove the less there is on a bike, the less the opportunity there is for someone to f
k it up.sjtscott said:
I don't miss my Falco owning days.. that problem was solved after 3.5 years of ownership when I traded it for a GSXR600 - that then got subsequently stolen 18months later DOH! You are still putting up with stuff like I did 10 years after me!!!!
You didn't need to replace any clipons after it fell over? The right hand throttle side has a subtle bend in mine post strong wind blowing the whole bike over which gave me a free cruise control (throttle wouldn't return) I had to source a new part not from aprilia directly to fix that one.
To mine add brake light switches front and rear, rear master cylinder, 3x clutch slave cylinders.
I didn't have the pleasure of a datatool alarm but a fob based datatool immobiliser failing to disarm (due to failed main circuit board) that coupled with a piss poor charging system, air intake sensor error when it was ridden in the rain etc etc.
Hence despite what anyone else says I won't ever be touching an Aprilia again.
Ha!You didn't need to replace any clipons after it fell over? The right hand throttle side has a subtle bend in mine post strong wind blowing the whole bike over which gave me a free cruise control (throttle wouldn't return) I had to source a new part not from aprilia directly to fix that one.
To mine add brake light switches front and rear, rear master cylinder, 3x clutch slave cylinders.
I didn't have the pleasure of a datatool alarm but a fob based datatool immobiliser failing to disarm (due to failed main circuit board) that coupled with a piss poor charging system, air intake sensor error when it was ridden in the rain etc etc.
Hence despite what anyone else says I won't ever be touching an Aprilia again.
I forgot about the rear brake light switch. Mine is disconnected. Also - yes I bent a clip on, I replaced them with helibars for a more comfortable ride. The only downer with that is that on full lock the horn button touches the fairing - hence the horn is disconnected.
We won't mention the clutch slave seal (replaced in the middle of France after leaving me without a clutch), or the rear shock (gash and replaced for an Ohlins).
I'm making the bike sound s
t but it's fking ace, I love it!Gassing Station | Biker Banter | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff