DREAM BIKE | Aprilia RSV Mille R Edwards Replica

As promised, the first of my own bike features is upon us. "Lovely Stuff".
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[@Blockbuster2033]

My professor at uni was the project leader for that motor at Rotax. If you know the man behind it, there is no question why that motor is as good as it is. He's currently lecturing a course specifically about engines and I feel like the most fortunate person to be able to learn from him. Also, such a chill dude haha. It's quite funny because I always wanted an RSV 1000, and when I found out that I'm standing infront of the guy who developed that motor, I nearly lost my mind. Unfortunately I still can't afford one, because student haha.

[@TheBarnz91]

That’s soo cool!

[@mrgee007]

You do know you WILL own one one day!

[@Bauchito1]

If you look at the Rotax homepage this engine was built from 1997 until 2011 87.369 times. Couldn`t be too bad. One of them is in my Falco SL from 2001. Greetings from Hamburg, Germany.

[@oNoxciouso]

Just watched a 17 minute ad and I enjoyed every second of it 😂

[@BaronVonGrumble]

They are the best Ads though 😅

[@alanoswin8827]

I can confirm it's a lovely bike, I was a previous owner of it, but not the one that toured Europe 2 up, wish I'd have kept it hope it goes to a good home ❤.

[@TheJmebe]

The only Aprilla cooler is the RS250 ..although you might struggle to ride it!

[@mattimlach]

Love this era, I’ve still got my 2004 zx10r. The early to mid 2000s was such a special time. WSBK was so entertaining with so many different machines and characters riding them

[@savvidisaudio]

Got an 04 ZX10R too. Love that bike to hell and back :)

[@sund5]

2005 zx10r here. Mine is a streetfighter. Actually never tried a stock one. Think its very nice! :-)

[@julianmorris9951]

Just prepped my k5 Gsxr 1000 to sell but changed my mind when I rode her, it set off a load of car alarms with the full yoshimura system 😃 it’s like a monster that has been in a coma and has woken up in a modern libtard world and said I’m gonna fuck these bastards up😡😍😍😍 im keeping it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@barrydurkin9035]

These bikes are full of character an will only go up in value ,own an 06 factory an 1098s .much more exciting than new bikes

[@IN_ZANE_]

Chris you would make a great motorcycle salesman.

[@sambolton1970]

Chris that era of bike is the last of the analog age of motorbikes, no traction, ABS, rider aids!! Pure motorcycle riding at its best and I just wish Guilford wasn't so far away.

[@JamesChurchill3]

Chris has got enough aids himself, no need for the bike to have any. What a lovely machine.

[@sund5]

Have a zx10r 2005. No electronics. 175 hp with out ram air. 170 kg. Dry. That's nice! :-)

[@zakelwe]

But he is flogging it to get more parts on his 21st Century R1 with new brakes so can just go 1 second around a track? Or have i got the wrong end of the camel? Chris has a problem buying bikes and then getting bored of them it seems, no long term relationships ? I see this all the time with people who just like buying stuff for the novelty factor. My wife being the prime example before I ran over her. Twice. Once backwards. That's a joke by the way. It got stuck in neutral half way through. I get the feeling constant bike buying and fettling them is just an outward side of Chris' s long term mental issues. And on that bombshell ....

[@UpsideDownFork]

​@@zakelwethere are much worse things is this world...

[@Kristofferheihei]

I agree on the fun thing. Fast is far from everything. Just sold a 2022 S1000RR and replaced it with a KTM890 SMT. The RR is perfect, can't fault it, BUT the SMT is so much more fun. Smiles per mile ratio is through the roof! In the real world on tight twisty Norwegian mountain and coastal roads with pot holes and bumps everywhere and terrible asphalt the SMT is faster, more comfy and uses damn near half the amount of fuel.

[@MikeSmith-qs2nr]

I love the older bikes.. i have an 05 999 fila .. its not the fastest but i love it.. i liked your 996sps video..

[@flamintasty]

The Mille is still a quick track bike. Those fucking leathers though. It’s like a camp zebra who’s learnt to walk on his hind legs 😂

[@jediknight1294]

The 'Zebra' from the Robot Chicken Sprint ads.

[@davemieze9021]

I worked at a dealership that had a Mille. I think it was a 2004. Had the ability to ride it for the weekend. It felt so substantial. It had mass. And the grunt was spectacular. It felt twice the size of a CBR 1000. Totally different animal

[@DukeOfTwist]

You & Griff are increasing the awareness & value of Aprilia's.

[@1AOR1]

Ive had several gen 1 tuonos. Unbelievable road bikes still. Thinking about buying a mille for track use

[@alexerioeduardo2844]

Love bikes of this era. I still ride a 2000 Yamaha r1. Fantastic machine built at the height of the analogue superbike arms race. Probably no faster on the road today than a KTM adventure but still makes me smile every time I ride it. Looked at trading for a modern machine several times but nothing today compares to the raw experience of the old superbikes. Great video.

[@bryansuperduke1290r]

What the hell are you wearing!😳 I had a 2007 Tuono R Factory with the Akra cans, loved the sound of that bike.

[@BRMCaptChaos]

I had similar with the blue Marchessinis, still a cracking wheel which was super easy to clean with WD40 (odd to remember that). No radials, but Ohlins. Cracking bike, engine, although lumpy around town, is indeed bombproof with Futuras and Falcos going to 6 figure mileages, but needs a strong battery. Thanks Chris. These are the bikes that emote.

[@paulharding5339]

Colin Edwards rode Honda in wsbk not Aprillia. He rode Aprillia cube in motogp. Troy Corner rode the mille in wsbk..

[@mikesonic29]

Of course the video up next is 44teeth R1 ….. hang on Chris I gotta go watch you over there first. I promise I’ll be back to watch you…. Promise…. bye!

[@doopiej]

Agree with every word you said❤. Matter of fact, I'll whip out my rsv mille r right now and ride it like the loud canon it is:).

[@JayEss414]

ewww blue anodizing .... needs shorty levers and a black screen. only kidding sport bikes are supreme, its lovely innit

[@ruysk]

I have a 2007 Tuono Gen2. The Rotax V60° 139hp engine is just addictive and i think the bike is high quality, just look at the details all over the bike.

[@MarcusW87]

Love these noughties superbike vids, great stuff Chris! Thoroughly enjoyed the 996SPS vid as well. 👌🏼

[@philscholes6225]

I had a 2003 RSV-R and put 45k miles on it including many trips around Europe. It was a bit tatty when I finally sold it but mechanically great. Sounded epic too

[@bingoberra18]

I had the RSV Mille as a big poster on my wall back in 2003 or so.

[@steverobinson7650]

Great vid, thanks Chris! I have an ‘06 Tuono that I absolutely love. I swapped my R1 for it last year and have done a bunch of touring on it as well as thrashing it round my local roads and commuting on it. The noise and the drama, it gets under your skin. Puts a grin on my face every time. I’ve been lucky enough to buy my R1 back and despite having some nice bits (Ohlins, etc), I prefer the Aprilia. So up for sale it will go. Maybe replaced with an RSV?

[@murraytrimmer228]

Sound cameras? I didn't realise England is a police state.

[@BaronVonGrumble]

I think we all learnt it was over the last few years... 🤪

[@JohnHonda101]

My RD 125lc and FS1-E make feel as happy as my bigger bikes.

[@TheG60528XiJinPing]

BRING BACK THESE LIVERIES

[@johntreloar8203]

Chris, love the Aprilia but could never afford one, settled for the Japanese equivalent in a Suzuki TL1000R...

[@wheresmylplate1965]

Friends got a Mille never have i been so annoyed by a lazy vtwin overtaking me when i was beating the snot out of my 600 lol

[@hartley383]

Bit of a dream bike for me. Colin Edward’s fan and then built the engines for the Aprilia RS3 Motogp bike ridden by Mr Edward’s. Sadly not the most successful project but one of the highlights of my working life.

[@liamegan4303]

Hi Baron. Beautiful bike 🏍 👌. If I was in the U.K., then I would buy it in a second, lol. But I'm in Ireland. She is lovely and clean. 😅🏍👌🇨🇮

[@beastman637]

high mileage at 29k 😂 my gen1 is close to 70k miles

[@Mason_van_Bike]

I think the engines on these are fine, but that era of Aprilia tend to have electrical niggles. Had an RST1000 Futura that died on me mid ride on the highway three times. Scary stuff!

[@starfox_wr-45e93]

The rear 3/4 end of this bike is a work of art.

[@paulhockey5]

Those twin cans are so naughty

[@OllyGibbonsVideos]

I picked up a Mille R in 2021 after you showed yours off. I also got it from Ben at Cult. It’s just fantastic. My dad has had one since I was little so I got my own! The intake noise is a reason to buy it alone!

[@nickhartley2262]

I had the more basic model toured the alps on it , loved it, wish I still had it , had soul

[@pauln6803]

I went from a Suzuki TL1000S to an 03 RSV Mille, and to be perfectly honest, I missed the TL motor as it had far more character than the Rotax V60. I didn't miss anything else about that unreliable, unpredictable and unforgiving b*tch lump of pig iron (Suzuki definitely lied about the weight!) with sh*t brakes, but that engine certainly had soul.

[@vitornunes7041]

I've owned one, a standard Mille but what a bike, my favourite so far! We always think "I hope she'll start"😂😂 who cares...🚀👌

[@CPUspeed]

Does this bike have an onlyfans account? 😎

[@karackennedy3865]

Just did a first trackday on my gen 1 Mille track bike it’s a gnarly beast. Absolutely agree 100% it’s an amazing machine for pure experience and excitement 😮

[@paultaylor4154]

I used to be an Aprilia dealer and had 2 warranty claims in 9 years, a kill switch on a 03 mille and coil pack on 04 RSVR factory. Super reliable rotax engines, my friend had a 55000 mile old mille that had been crashed 3 times, raced for 2 seasons and had only ever had consumables and a sprag bearing. Wonderful bikes!

[@ktmkevin]

You stopped being an Aprilia dealer late 04 then, right before they all broke down? Don't get me wrong I loved my 1st gen Tuono but the list of known issues was just too long.. Sprag clutch, rear brake cylinder, starter relais, draining the battery when not in use, plug to the reg/rec frying itself.. I actually experienced every. Single. One of them.

[@paultaylor4154]

@@ktmkevin Maybe I was lucky! 02-11 I was selling new Aprilia's. O4 was a bit of a pain though as Aprilia stopped paying their parts suppliers as they were in financial trouble so parts were a pain for a while- my personal 04 gen 2 RSVR Factory which was new then lost all its miles when the battery was disconnected (!) (common fault with 04 Aprilia's and Ducati 999s with ECU memory and no doubt one of the reasons there`s so many `low mileage' ones about) and liked a clutch and rear brake bleed but otherwise was very reliable. I would imagine earlier gen 1 Milles and Tuono's are more reliable as simpler?

[@kalidismail2663]

Yes. Gen1 is much more easier to work than gen2.

[@adejenkins]

I had a gen 1 Tuono (that i'd still have it hadn't been nicked... bastards) and it was a f'ckin fabulous bike. The only problems i had with mine were the reg rec, and a ball bearing popped out of the clutch basket. This was a year-round commuter, so not just sunny weather riding. I upgraded the starter cables so I wouldn't do the sprag, and i Gabro'd the exhaust headers. Perfect machine. miss it daily

[@pauln6803]

​@@ktmkevin Sprag is almost always due to low battery/starter unable to overcome the compression of the motor. There's a good reason why larger capacity batteries were the most common modification to all the Rotax V60 apes. The early models had reg/rec wiring that wasn't really up to the current, and coupled with the heat from the reg/rec was prone to melting. The rear brake was always a pain due to its horizontal mounting on a big, hot engine. A home made heat shield and a banjo with integrated bleed nipple pretty much fixes that. Why Aprilia didn't mount the rear brake m/c on the rearsets like the Japanese I will never know... But yeah, no matter what bike you buy, there's always a risk of buying a cursed one. I had 3 Millie's and the biggest problem was four wheeled road users seemingly targeting them!

[@GazBromley]

I love older bikes, so much character and a bit of danger is nice. I have the widowmaker...a 97 Suzuki TL1000S in gold and green...the rare colour. Me and my 13 year old son set off at 5am from staffordshire to devon to pick it up. Its in incredible condition, scorpion carbon pipes that set car alarms off

[@pauln6803]

I had a '97 TLS. I still miss the engine and the induction roar, but in no way do I miss the handling, brakes are unpredictable behaviour. After one bruising too many I sold it and took a ride on a used 2003 RSV: the difference in handling and the power of the Brembo brakes had me sold.

[@GazBromley]

@@pauln6803 i,ve done 100 miles today on mine, i find the handling decent enough, but the brakes are lacking. I have a 98 ZX-9R and ive done a caliper rebuild and theyre really good now, think i'll do that to my TL too. That engine is shockingly good even to this day.

[@pauln6803]

@@GazBromley Just like anything else, it's fine in isolation. I had a Nitron race shock to replace the much maligned rotary damper on mine, which helped it hold a line better, but the base RSV Mille (not even the sexy Ohlins and OZ equipped RSV-R) was just leagues ahead in the handling, and those Brembo (Goldline?) brakes are still good enough to beat some of the supposedly more up to date equipment. I'm not sure anything will beat the OG TL engine for character, (the Rotax V60 is smoother and less "alive") and I still think Suzuki cutting its balls off to make the SV1000 behave was bordering on criminal.

[@GazBromley]

@@pauln6803 lol it was criminal. I cant believe Suzuki did that. I still have the rotary damper...for me, i never push the TL to hard, its 27 years old, and i'm happy plodding, mainly because if i bin it i cant get plastics...i'm gold and green. Plus i have an MT-10 for daily and that thing is a total riot. Also i love the RSV Mille, such a cool bike.

[@GazzaMogs]

I had a gen2 Tuono, wish I never got rid of it!

[@TheCraigrenard]

Fab bike, fab fab bike. Bit like my 05 zx10r, proper no frills, no lecky asist at all. Just the bike and you.

[@bdcash]

Nice. I had a yellow Mille R, with Ohlins-everything

[@S.and.K-Works]

Great sounding bike, I’m a zxr 750/ Zx9r man myself, but I do love the Millie, and my local roads as well, and Petrol station 😂. Hate those cameras too, you can’t even drive a tractor around there without getting a summons!!

[@SJW82]

DO NOT FUCKING SELL IT....what a bike, & what a sound! That will legit be worth a small gold mine in a few years that!!!

[@TheGoatfister]

Having owned an RSV Mille, a Mille Factory and an RSVR back in the day, I bought one of these in 2014 wirh 10,000 miles on for just £4k. It had the sometimes present/sometimes not carbon Edwards air box fitted and correct matching Eprom but I felt no big difference really over my previous bikes. I just tidied it up and sold it for £1k profit having 'ticked the box'. The swelling plastic tank is the biggest problem on all but the very first steel tank Millies. And the sprag clutch failing and the Ohlins fork seals that need changing with alarming regularity. Otherwise pretty solid.

[@BrianJohnson-bs9cw]

In 2003 the local dealer had 2 of these prior to them going to Donington for world superbike meeting l luckily got to ride 1 for about 20 miles locally it was on Italian plates (Factory bike )absolutely F..king amazing . I had a standard RSV in red with oz wheels cracking bike 😊😊 unfortunately before phones with cameras were not common😢

[@Th3Gr33k]

Love the 60* V sound. Mmm

[@PXCBIKES]

Lovely bike that... i do regret not sticking my garage up with Milles a few years ago but we are keeping ours from nie on.. my wifes Factory gen 2 unfortunately has crash bungs drilled through the carbon by the previous muppet owner sadly.. but they are replaceable 😶 I dont see why people drill through fairings and carbon either..

[@pauln6803]

I drilled through carbon side panels to fit bungs to my RC8R because not only were the aftermarket carbon panels cheaper than KTM ABS plastic bodywork, but there's such a thing as too much orange!

[@PXCBIKES]

@pauln6803 😆 yes there is too much orange ...Nice looking nikes though..and I never see them anywhere

[@bear_moto6749]

Can you do a "Collection" Walk around?

[@GregMethven]

Had one, sold it and bought a K3 Gixxer 1000 😢 now riding a Ducati 1200 Multistrada but at least I still have my license lol 😂 😂😂😊

[@neiltitmus9744]

A friend had one at a track day and we had to pick it up ,what a heavy bike to lift into a van.

[@juicy9592]

These suits are getting outta control bro hahahaha. Im gonna buy an old rsv now. I bought a 929rr last year and i absolutely love it. But i want the rumble

[@gixerman09]

This is my second one I have had my MilleR for 12 years I have had an 888 , K4&K6 gixer 1000 , Zx10 it’s certainly been a love hate relationship, been down south of France on it , I still every minute I ride it , sound, handling how it makes you feel , don’t lust for anything else

[@fireblade1k952]

This would look great parked in my garage next to my RC51 SP2, shame it’s across the pond. Bike looks amazing, nice job with it

[@andrewlucas6214]

Lovely bike. I’ve had two gen 2 Tuono’s and loved them both.

[@DukeOfTwist]

I've got 2 as well and there is 3 more in the family and we cover all generations of Tuono's - vids on my channel.

[@romanoguttadauro6116]

Great video and tip of the hat to the condition of your bike. But before Colin Edwards there was Troy Corser? Quick question. Why does no one mention the 2002 Troy Corser Replica in Yellow if you want to collect an Italian hidden classic then look for the yellow RSV Mille R from 2002. Cheers Romano kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4auZox_m9Geo8U

[@smokingcurves8314]

Hi Baron! I'm in desperate need for a new front fairing for my RSV Mille 2003.. I've hit a duck and his balls went right through my fairing. I guess he flies way easier without those steelies.. Anyway, I'm without complete front fairings now. Do you you know a guy which sells these? I really can't seem to find anything on any platform.. Or does anyone here know a guy? Thanks already!

[@nathanedwards8094]

I went through the same emotions when my 2001 cbr600f sport was sold. Now I haven't got a sports bike. However my dream bike is a featherweight road legal 750 Ducati TT1.

[@Timmayytoo]

Beautiful bike, Chris! My first bike was a lightly used SL1000 Falco that a friend gave me a great deal on because he found a clean low-mile Mille. It had an early version of the superbike engine and I had no business riding it as a novice (a great thing about American licensing laws at the time), but if nothing else, it taught me throttle control. I still remember how I could feel the power pulses of the engine in the ground below the bike when I was stopped - forgot to mention this was thanks to the Termi slip-ons that sounded absolutely killer. I also remember going to an Aprilia dealer at the time and checking out one of these Edwards replicas - super sweet... I was a Ducati guy at the time, still am really, but those bikes really opened my eyes on Aprilia, and I've actually owned more Aprilias than Ducatis at this point.

[@marksmit8112]

Had one 3rd best bike Ive ever owned (the SP model but all of them are great). They can behave well as a road bike, comfortable, have stable handling, strong breaks and sublime fueling

[@wolfurine]

Totally agree about the drilling fairings to fit crash bungs! Also the R&G 'aero' crash bungs are f*ck ugly so I'm immediately disgusted by those on any bike 🤮

[@MrAaperi]

@baronvongrumble do you still have your track day mille? Of you do, would be nice to have track day video of it and walkaround

[@RevZolution]

Love this bike and the leathers ❤absolutely dapper 👌 BTW, they're not noise cameras in the West Meon, they're average speed cameras. The black device is an infra red spot light. Absolutely nothing to do with noise👍

[@S1000xrhp]

I believe these are also to be seen near Devil's Bridge. I'm also thinking his leathers might be a cunning design to confuse the technology. They're certainly awful enough! 😂

[@jediknight1294]

​@@S1000xrhpbattleship dazzle leathers. For a man with great taste in bikes his leathers are hideous.

[@martinscopes3914]

Nice bike sir. I have a 2001 model in red with red wheels £1500 quid of carbon fibre on it plus shop fitted satnav all the dash in red bulbs full race pipe it’s been in my shed for 11 years the clutch has dried up but not a big problem.if I was not disabled I would buy that off you today.

[@BartvandenBoomgaard]

Had a Tuono 2006 myself for nearly 10 years. I really loved the throaty sound of it.

[@stiffmeister0hYeah]

#76 Nori Haga Mille R replica is history....burned up in a California wildfire.

[@noworkdave]

You might end up in the reverse of the situation like when you bought the Ducati 916, as in you take less than you want for it and the buyer pays more than they wanted to. Swings and roundabouts….

[@poucxs9246]

I have a normal rsv now but with the same exhaust system, also a scavenging channels in the collector. Sounds amazing and also drives amazing !

[@gregdi8730]

The bike sounds amazing. I love these “Last Rides”, but very bittersweet. Went through this with two prior bikes… parting ways is never easy.

[@buzzybee8463]

Its funny as i saw it for sale last night If only 😊

[@Alic_R1]

Hell yeah chilling with the Grumbler on a tuesday night

[@dumbwaiter3644]

Yea but...my Ducati 748S has 64000km ! and >I still love it.

[@XclusiveAaron]

15:37 wait what on earth are noise cameras? A camera being an optical device won't be capable of picking up sound so this is either a BVG joke or are you actually telling me there's exhaust noise monitoring on roads now? I really hope not and if so how do you know if your area has any 🤣

[@marioturkalj1239]

Just want to say that I've bought 01 Mille.What a joy to ride that beast.😎

[@kleef465]

Still a beautiful bike for its age

[@TheLeeattwood]

What was always tempted by that bike so many times I thought got to have it but stuck with the gsxr K5 , one regret

[@davidpalin1790]

Very cool bike 🏍 😎

[@sbnch06]

I had an 02 R in 08, then last year I returned to the R with one of the very last off the line, yellow black and gold 7k mile minters. Have been blessed to have some lovely superbikes but I returned to the poster bike that I always loved and its a queen.

[@mittmattmott1982]

easily my favourite bike of all time! fantastic to see

[@jediknight1294]

God I still lust after one of those things or the Tuono. Gorgeous bike and great condition.

[@KyleMicena]

We need more content on here and Bike Sausage!

[@chamber40]

Great bike, had RSV 1000 R for some years.

[@DevRSVR]

“Vomitus Zebra” is what I dub your leathers!

[@scozza7150]

Baronvongrumble what’s all that about AKA 44th!

[@adamc209]

Love a BVG surprise upload, awesome !

[@TrackSol]

Still think your carbon Fireblade was the best.

[@MisterAki43]

Great video Chris, loved it! 👍

[@anthonywiseman174]

Great motorcycle love it . I have ducati 748 and I love it .

[@luketerry1745]

The thing I like most about this bike, is it doesn’t have AIDS

[@HalfdeadRider]

Talking about the power at the end, BHP numbers mean nothing, example is my Y2k bike, does has only 144bhp at the crank (about the same as this maybe), does 0-60 in 3 secs stock, does the quarter mile in under 10 secs, some of those 200bhp bikes can't quite do that, they just have a higher top speed that we would barely if ever use. These old bikes are the best bikes, and much cheaper too.

[@christopherchampion8360]

Wow Fantastic bike chris ,and a great video aswell

[@briand1060]

In the states we’d call those leathers the- New Orleans Pimp Pattern

[@darrenwatkins1509]

Wheee the comp thing for photos …I wanna get my rat big bore gen2 on it

[@martinverboom6434]

Please do make a video of the 999R, but don’t sell it!

[@RevandRoam]

Bet that’s gone within a couple of days.

[@ronrookledge4311]

When you sell it, does it come with a free 44 teeth shell suit?😂