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Motorcycle recalls...
I never hear about motorcycle recalls. I assume they happen, right?
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All the time. Google it.
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I had a recall on my 03 Harley-Davidson road king something about a taillight bulb socket.
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Why bother? The problems fix themselves eventually.
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Aprilia just recalled EVERY RSV4 for ENGINE replacement.
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It's probably just a matter of scale.
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A lot of newer bikes have "throttle by wire"......Hope they don't have the Toyota problems.....
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(Two wheels, drive-by-wire, what's the problem? Phfff.)
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michelin pilot power and pilot power 2ct's manufactured in france were ALL recalled. mine were made in spain, so no free replacement for me.
all RSV4 engines were recalled? ouch. aren't the engines made by rotax?
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I'm a bit surprised the the nanny-state hasn't permanently recalled all M/C's for that 'tip over' problem.
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give em time, island, give em time. but they'll have to catch me!
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I was under the impression that Aprilla had Japanese motors.
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Aprilia RSV Mille - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"With 998 cc 60 degree V-twin engines built by the Austrian company Rotax, the RSV Mille was the first large displacement motorcycle made by Aprilia that up to then had made up to 250cc engines.[2] This same engine was used unmodified in the Tuono and in slightly modified form in the SL1000 Falco."
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It's a huge egg on the face of my favorite MC company.
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huh. i wonder why they felt the need to change it up.
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Different motor. It's the RSV4, a new four cylinder motor built in-house, that has had all of the problems. The RSV Mille, with the Rotax twin, is a wonderful machine. Funny, too, in that all of the major bike rags were fawning over the RSV4 as "sportbike of the year" and such. Makes one wonder if they had even tested one and, if so, for how long.
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I rode an Aprilia Falco once. Nice bike. Very nice. Would have bought it, too, if the previous owner hadn't abraded half of the fairing off in a low-side (he forgot to mention that little tidbit in his ad).
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