Cycle Parts - APRILIA RSV Mille 1000 1999 Technical Training Course

Aprilia Consumer Service Spa
Technical Service and Training
Release 4 july 99

CYCLE PARTS

Jewel within the jewel, the cycle parts of the RSV
Mille must be considered to all effects a true
masterpiece of engineering. As beautiful as a work
of art, impeccably but above all efficiently finished,
instinctive and easy to drive, to quarantee optimum
exploitation of all the engine power.
The best engineers in the Aprilia racing department
designed the frame, giving it the most in terms of
planning and knowledge of structures, choice of
materials, weight distribution and dynamic
behaviour.
Particular care was taken with the torsional stiffness (with a record value of 650 Kgm) and bending
resistance of tbc frame, fondamental elements as regards riding precision and safety.
The splendid rear fork with differentiated arms
controls, by means of linka-ges, a multi-
adjustable shock-absorber with built-in "piggy-
back" tank. The rear wheel bump position is
135 mm.
At the front the 43 mm Showa "upside-down"
fork allows a bump position of 120 mm.
The cycle parts of the RSV Mille are
supported by a dry weight of only 189 kg,
optimally distributed with 49.2% on the front
axle and 50.8% on the rear axle.
This material is didactic and
may be changed following the technical
development of the product