Removing The Rider Saddle; Lifting The Fuel Tank - APRILIA RSV MILLE - 2002 Manual

REMOVING THE RIDER SADDLE

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Position the vehicle on the stand, see p.
58 (POSITIONING THE VEHICLE ON
THE STAND).
[Partially raise the rear side edge of the
saddle.
[Unscrew and remove the screw (1)
and take the bushing (2).
Screw (1) driving torque: 12 Nm (1.2
kgm).
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Raise and remove the saddle (3).
NOTE
Upon reassembly, insert the front
tang of the saddle in the appropriate seat.
Before leaving, make sure that the sad-
dle (3) is properly positioned and loc-
ked.

LIFTING THE FUEL TANK

Carefully read p. 33 (FUEL) and p. 59
(MAINTENANCE).
Risk of fire.
Wait until the engine and the exhaust si-
lencer have completely cooled down.
Fuel vapours are noxious for your heal-
th.
Before proceeding, make sure that the
room in which you are working is pro-
perly ventilated.
Do not inhale fuel vapours.
Do not smoke and do not use naked fla-
mes.
DO NOT DISPOSE OF FUEL IN THE EN-
VIRONMENT.
\ Remove the passenger seat (or the
glove/tool kit compartment cover %),
see p. 29 (UNLOCKING/LOCKING THE
PASSENGER SEAT).
] Remove the glove/tool kit compart-
m e n t c o v e r , s e e
(UNLOCKING/LOCKING THE GLO-
VE/TOOL KIT COMPARTMENT CO-
VER).
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Remove the rider saddle, see p. 77 (RE-
MOVING THE RIDER SADDLE).
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Unscrew and remove the two screws (4)
that fasten the front part of the fuel tank
(5).
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Remove the fuel tank support rod (8)
from the relevant anchorage seats (6-7).
NOTE
The rubber-covered end of the
rod (8) must be introduced in the central
hole of the steering pin.
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Lift the front part of the fuel tank (5) and
introduce the rod (8) as indicated in the
figure.
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