1st-Gen Aprilia RSV Mille | Relive the DREAM??

[@chuckyboy6977]

A guy after my own heart, I’ve had my a black 02 RSV-R factory since 2004,so about 18years. In 2007 a car sitting at a red light pulled across into my green lit lane, I hit him at 15-20mph carnage ensued I lost a leg, spent near 5 months in hospital and 2 years in a wheelchair waiting for the leg to heal then learning to walk again. I repaired the very minimal damage while in the chair. I ride it with a thumb rear brake conversion as I’ve not right leg from the knee. I got paid comp in late 2010 so for Christmas I got myself my dream bike, it’s a red and silver 2007 MV Agusta F4 1000 312R, it a instant smile maker and when riding your always looking for more gears as 6th feels like your revving the guts in 3rd. I haven’t ridden them in 2 years due to back pain but that gone now so they’ll be on the road again soon.

[@WD-sr8qz]

Glad you're back riding!

[@gonzo221]

So as an owner of four bikes myself I'm actually in the same position. I have a 2018 street triple RS, 2016 Tuono factory, 2016 Yamaha R3 track bike, and a 2018 KTM Duke 390. And I just started looking for a thruxton R. I say keep five for as long as you can. If you find yourself riding the Mille more then the F4 then your answer just revealed itself. The great thing about buying these bikes as you know, is that you're buying them at their lowest resale value. Or at least close to it. So you lose little to nothing from holding them for a little while. And even if you lose money I saw screw it. Passions aren't something you should try to be frugal with. When your on your deathbed and your running through the history of your life are you really gonna regret having bought a bike that inspired you?

[@ddumapias]

Buying it as 5th bike and then deciding which one to let go is what my wife suggested too 😄. As I said in another comment, it isn't about the money; it's about having the time to rotate riding through 5 bikes. That Thruxton R is a very cool piece of modern-retro mashup tho. 👍🏼

[@gonzo221]

@@ddumapias yup, I'm lucky in that my wife rides too so she's fine riding any of the bikes as well so they all get used. The only bad thing about having a wife that rides is that now I have two factor in twice the amount of money for every trackday we do, lol. But that's a great problem to have. 🤪

[@ddumapias]

Thankfully I don't have the same problem with my wife. But when both my kids get older tho...

[@shiftyshamsk]

The mille is a bus. It's a lorry. It's heavy. It's hard to hustle along a country road. You need expensive tyres to get it anywhere near keeping up with a 2007 GSXR600. But I'm on my second. I love it's engine. The way it doesn't run like a Japanese bike. It's almost like a Guzzi in it's torque. I've had 50 bikes in my 35 years. It's the only bike I've gone back to and never selling again.

[@dennisdumapias4420]

Sympathy pains rock. 👍🏼

[@RobertPaulson87]

The F4 is such a nicer looking bike in my opinion. If you can only have one, I'd keep the MV

[@tysoncott7402]

why not have them both? hell i have a small garage & have 7 bikes in it

[@kevinchudy4731]

Nothing wrong with 5, they are all different. Think about it. The vintage bike is well duh vintage, the track bike is your track bike and while the MV is also a 4cyl 1000 it is a street bike not track. I forget what your daily is. But the aprilia is an aprilia and it's a 1000 twin.

[@ddumapias]

I considered the same: I could have a vtwin, triple, inline4, and a two-stroke bike in my gallery.

[@_Bryant.R]

N (number of bikes you own)+1=number of bikes you need.

[@_Bryant.R]

But don't worry, I'm sure it'll be sold by the time you decide you want it. Haha.

[@ddumapias]

I cut out the part when I said it would make things easier if the bike sells to the next guy that was supposed to see it at after me that day. The seller texted me later that day saying the other guy flaked, so it's mine if I want it, that I can take my time deciding since he wasn't rushing to sell. So much for making things easy for me! 😄

[@anthonymillard30]

I have a tuono gen 1 2004 best bike I have ever owned. Go with your heart pal.

[@CallowayVisuals]

If you have to choose between the two pick the one you will actually ride. If you’re gonna buy it just for it to sit and look pretty let the next guy buy it and enjoy it.

[@ddumapias]

It isn't going to just sit around, but I wouldn't ride it any more than I ride the F4. I'd love to ride the F4 more to be honest, but time is a luxury for me lately, what with 4 bikes on rotation, and you know, real life. That's why sometimes I'll take the F4 once in awhile to work and also out on track on top of riding it on the street some weekends. Now imagine managing to rotate through 5 bikes...

[@DileoFilms]

Should i buy an 01 mille R for 3500? It's got 51k miles. I am nervous to track a bike that I'll have trouble finding parts for. And one that has that many miles

[@dennisdumapias4420]

If you didn't buy, connect me with the seller if it's still available! 😁

[@Eastsussexbiker]

So what did you do !!!!!!!!!? As I’m looking at one to buy ?

[@eoinkenny3188]

Know what you mean about the dream bike. The Mille was that poster up on my bedroom wall. Right now it's sitting outside begging to be ridden. In fact....

[@5AXISDLOCKHART]

My Mille was awesome sounding and great fun until it went up in flames after a highside at Hastings.

[@nothingtoseehere293]

Why did you ever ask if you knew where your heart was? Rsv1000r owner here. Forget girls, I'm in love.

[@bikepimp72]

My dream bike is the MV f4.. I owned this exact same 2003 Aprilia RSV back in 2005, I bought it brand new in the crate in 05. Even took the crate home with me.. It was a fun bike, but had a few electrical issues in the time I owned, ended up trading it in for a brand new 2005 Benelli Tornado TRE (great bike), another awesome bike.. Only reason I didn't buy a F4 instead, there were no dealerships anywhere even close by..

[@dennisdumapias4420]

FWIW, the F4 was the easiest motorcycle I've worked on. It encourages you to DIY, even if you have a dealership nearby. 👍

[@rosszeadker5375]

Your Agusta is my dream bike. I’d trade my left legume and a rsv mille for a nice one.

[@Carlos_KQ]

keep both of course!

[@_Viking]

Do NOT sell the Agusta! It's a motorcycle icon to keep 👌 Sell the Triumph in stead and use the Aprilia as your daily driver 🎠

[@dennisdumapias4420]

I actually just sold the Triumph, but because it's my commute motorcycle and I no longer have a commute working from home for the foreseeable future. I could've held onto the Triumph, but I really don't like letting a bike sit without a purpose.

[@lorenzobaldini7506]

I have 50 and 125 Aprilia RS, and the rsv mille (haga version) Is the most beauty bike

[@poucxs9246]

It's july 2022 now and i kind of wonder what you did. To answer your question i would consider 5 a unpleasant number, needs to be at least 7 if you are a proper christian or 8 if you have Asian roots ;-)

[@dennisdumapias4420]

It's November 2024 now. I kept the F4 this whole time, but I did sell it a couple of months ago to pass the joy along since I stopped street riding years ago. 🙂

[@chrishall4342]

I have a tuono gen 1 racing and they are alsome bikes you could use a tuono as a daily but the mille looks better but so does the mv just get a bigger garage 👍😁

[@dennisdumapias4420]

My retirement home will be a tiny house next to a warehouse garage. 😁

[@dogrange]

Uhh this is an easy one - you don’t appear to be worried about the $$, wife approval or space. You just have some nebulous hang up about having 5 instead of 4 bikes, which is an easy hurdle to overcome, so overcome it!

[@MonstUrrwin]

Stop whining. Keep all the bikes. Buy the RSV. Be the happiest guy on KZbin.

[@ddumapias]

I won't be the happiest until I own a D16RR.

[@KristianKG]

Uh. MV Agusta F41000 or Aprilia RSV1000 Mille R.... Hard decision. 😁😎

[@TheRedMenaceR]

I say go for the RSV!!!

[@kennethjohnson6223]

I'm looking at a 01 Mille now same color... $2200..6,400 miles owner says cranks runs good few minutes and will cut off. .. said shop assessed it needs fuel system work and injectors cleaned.. $800..lol... should I buy or run from it ? Also, it needs new tires front and back. .. what's it worth minimum in this manner? It's super clean too... What should I do? What's a good reasonable offer? thanks

[@dennisdumapias4420]

$1500 tops, assuming clean title.

[@kennethjohnson6223]

Dennis Dumapias I may go look at it in a few days and listen to it live... he originally was asking $2800 until he took it in for assessments finding $800 repair said rather drop price to $2200... it has been available 2 or 3 weeks.. it needs both new tires and I just didn't know how much to offer for it? I seen another one yellow version $1000... but couldn't ever get seller to respond. .ad said starter spins engine... but not starting? anyway he won't reply with my $1k cash in hand..lol.. but the black 01 RSV definitely is for sale but with mentioned issues about the fuel system. ... I heard a fuel pump is $700... valves probably needs adjusted too... as sorta common with Italian bikes... so you think $1500 tops is best this offer ? maybe I'll offer $1000 and go up to $1500

[@mikebabbitt193]

So, after 17 years without a scratch, sold the bike and within a couple of months received news that it's been totaled. The story goes that the buyer resold it to a friend who hit a coyote.

[@dennisdumapias4420]

Oh, man. Unfortunately I'm all too familiar with that story on a bike I've sold.

[@senorduc5944]

Both. I’ve been up to 8 bikes in the garage and it fluctuates. If I find I’m not using a bike, I sell it. Currently at 4 motorcycles. I’m sure it will go up again. (My wife is an enabler). You’ll regret not getting this Aprilia.

[@dennisdumapias4420]

I'll gonna have to get another Baxley chock for a fifth bike...

[@uktech1]

Sounds like you need a bigger garage. I'd say you need to try and ride the MV and RSV back to back and see which one stirs your soul. As with any older bike it may need some maintenance no matter how clean it looks. The main things would be brake lines, tires, all fluids, battery and maybe coolant hoses. The RSVs also have problems with melting connectors in the charging system.

[@dennisdumapias4420]

Sounds to me like maybe some of my friends need to open their garage space to me...*hint-hint* *nudge-nudge*

[@christianscott229]

With respect, the video wasnt really about the bike at all but more about your thoughts, feelings and experiences... didn't even get to hear the sound once started. Fail, imo

[@austinmatthews347]

i had a 2001 mille about12 years ago i crashed it repaired it then sold it about 6 years ago i needed a trackbike i found an 02 mille silver one not r it was 1200 quid very scruffy i yracked it at donington and anglesey decided it was too uncomfortable so did a streetfighter hatchet job it was messy 2 yearsago i ripped her apart and fully tebuilt her all powdercoated tail end on 2003 z1000 front end streetfighter headlight shes now just passed mot and been out on shakedown runs 3 times wow shes so torquey mille is a one off she shares garage space with my z1000sx and daughters cb125f get the mille man

[@dennisdumapias4420]

I stuck with the MV, BUT.... I did sell my Speed Triple commuter a year ago...so I do have room again for another bike. 🤔

[@a.g.6172]

Take that Aprilia and keep the F4 if you can afford it.

[@dennisdumapias4420]

It's not the money, it's the time. I already don't ride the F4 enough as a fourth bike.

[@spacedigger]

10:01. There you go. You allready gave your own answer. You wished you didn't have the MV Agusta, so you could buy that Aprillia. Well, make it easier. Nevertheless, you made you choise allready. Plus nobody likes MV Agusta anyway. If you really liked that bike more, you would not have wished it wasn't there. You would have spoken on a more possitive tone.

[@dennisdumapias4420]

*Almost* wished...😉

[@beamdoctor5637]

I have 9 bikes and see it that I should have an even 10.

[@xpanco]

buy it

[@trentgerein4907]

I don't see a single dual sport, dirtbike, or flat tracker in your garage. I think you need at least one of those to complete your garage.

[@dennisdumapias4420]

I had a dirtbike. Don't currently have one but I still have my dirt gear, and sometimes I go with a friend that has a spare dirtbike (and a bigger garage! 😄). I will have another dirtbike again.

[@the_derpler]

San Francisco :) I didn't know you guys lived up here!

[@dennisdumapias4420]

Half of us. The other half are still being weird and live out of the Bay Area.

[@chrisg1791]

5 bikes is reasonable.

[@MindsetGuru001]

🤣

[@richardmarshall9176]

Buy the rsv. Give it some time to make the decision. Worst case u sell the rsv

[@MrYUBLUE]

If you sell the mv I would like to see it. But you'll have to bring it to sf

[@terrygrady7409]

The f4 looks better, The RSV goes better.

[@dennisdumapias4420]

I would say the RSV is more comfortable than the F4. Not sure on the goes better part yet, especially on track.

[@sailingadventuresofawelshm4710]

I got a 2000 aprilia mille that has zero miles its a bike i take to shows, in the uk, i dnt think ill ever ride it, ive been tempeted over the years to just hit the road with it but just cant do it,

[@Megacatares]

Hey yea so just do it

[@dennisdumapias4420]

Zero miles?? You are faaaarrrr more discipline than I can ever be!

[@JohnHall-go4mz]

Sell it to me... Pleeease.

[@sabywalleh2154]

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