Identification Data; Joints With Click Clamps And With Screw Clamps; Checking The Engine Oil Level And Topping Up - APRILIA RSV MILLE - 2002 Manual

IDENTIFICATION DATA

It is a good rule to write down the frame
and engine numbers in the space provided
in this manual.
The frame number can be used for the pur-
chase of spare parts.
NOTE
Do not alter the identification
numbers if you do not want to incur severe
penal and administrative sanctions. In par-
ticular, the alteration of the frame number
results in the immediate invalidity of the
guarantee.
FRAME NUMBER
The frame number (1) is stamped on the
right side of the steering column.
Frame no.
ENGINE NUMBER
The engine number (2) is stamped on the
rear part of the engine, near the pinion.
Engine no.
62
use and maintenance RSV mille
JOINTS WITH CLICK CLAMPS AND
WITH SCREW CLAMPS
Remove ONLY the clamps indicated in
the maintenance procedures.
This text is not to be intended as an au-
thorization to arbitrarily remove the
clamps present on the vehicle.
Before removing a clamp, make sure
that the removal does not involve any
fluid leakage; if so, provide for prevent-
ing such leakages and protect the com-
ponents positioned near the joint.
CLICK CLAMPS
For the removal it is sufficient to use simple
pliers, while for the installation it is neces-
sary to use a special tool (see below).
Before removing a clamp, prepare the ma-
terial necessary for the correct reassembly.
NOTE
% to hand:
– clamp installation pliers, see p. 32 (SPE-
CIAL TOOLS %).
Upon installation, replace the click
clamp that has been removed with a
new one having the same dimensions,
to be requested to an aprilia Official
Dealer.
Do not attempt to reinstall the removed
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Have the appropriate special tool
click clamp, since it is unusable.
Do not replace the removed click clamp
with a screw clamp or with other types
of clamp.
Proceed with care, in order not to dam-
age the joint components.
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Work with the pliers on the head of the
click clamp, forcing until you release it.
SCREW CLAMPS
For the removal and installation it is suffi-
cient to use a simple screwdriver.
Check the conditions of the clamp and
if necessary replace it with a new one of
the same type and dimensions, to be re-
quested to an aprilia Official Dealer.
When fastening the clamp, make sure
that the joint is sufficiently stable.
CHECKING THE ENGINE OIL
LEVEL AND TOPPING UP
Carefully read p. 43 (ENGINE OIL) and p.
59 (MAINTENANCE).
NOTE
Perform the maintenance opera-
tions with doubled frequency if the vehicle
is used in rainy or dusty areas, on uneven
surfaces or on racetracks.
Periodically check the engine oil level,
change the oil after the first 1000 km and