Removing The Rider Seat; Lifting The Fuel Tank - APRILIA RSV 1000 TUONO R Manual

REMOVING THE RIDER SEAT

u Position the vehicle on the stand, see
page 56 (PLACING THE VEHICLE ON
THE STAND).
Partially raise the rear side edge of the
seat.
Unscrew and remove the screw (1)
and collect the bushing (2).
Screw (1) driving torque: 12 Nm (1.2
kgm).
The operations marked with
be performed on both sides of the
vehicle.
u Raise and remove the seat (3).
NOTE
On refitting, insert the front tab of
the seat into the corresponding seat.
CAUTION
Before riding, make sure that the seat
(3) is properly positioned and secured
firmly.
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LIFTING THE FUEL TANK

Carefully read page 58 (MAINTENANCE)
and page 29 (FUEL).
WARNING
Risk of fire.
Wait until the engine and the exhaust
silencer have completely cooled down.
Fuel vapours are noxious for your
health.
must
Before proceeding, make sure that the
room in which you are working is
properly ventilated.
Do not inhale fuel vapours.
Do not smoke or use open flames.
DO NOT DISPOSE OF FUEL IN THE
ENVIRONMENT.
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Remove the rider seat, see page 77
u
(REMOVING THE RIDER SEAT).
u Remove the side panels, see page 82
(REMOVING THE SIDE PANELS).
Unscrew and remove the two retaining
u
screws (4) at the front end of the fuel
tank (5).
u Release the fuel tank support rod (8)
from its anchor points (6-7).
NOTE
The rubber-coated end of the rod
(8) must be introduced in the central hole
of the steering shaft.
u Lift the front end of the fuel tank (5) and
insert the rod (8) as shown.
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