Identification Data; Joints With Click Clamps And With Screw Clamps; Checking The Engine Oil Level And Topping Up - APRILIA RSV MILLE R TUONO - 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
purchase of spare parts.
NOTE
Do not alter the identification
numbers if you do not want to incur severe
penal and administrative sanctions. In
particular, 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 front
sprocket.
Engine no.
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
authorization 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 preventing
s u c h l e a k a g e s a n d p r o t e c t t h e
components positioned near the joint.
CLICK CLAMPS
For the removal it is sufficient to use simple
pliers, while for the installation it is necessary
to use a special tool (see below).
Before removing a clamp, prepare the
m a t e r i a l n e c e s s a r y f o r t h e c o r r e c t
reassembly.
NOTE
Have the appropriate special tool
 to hand:
– clamp installation pliers,
(SPECIAL TOOLS ).
Upon installation, replace the click clamp
that has been removed with a new one
having the same dimensions, to be
requested to your local aprilia Dealer.
Do not attempt to reinstall the removed
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
damage 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
sufficient 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
requested to your local aprilia Dealer.
When fastening the clamp, make sure
that the joint is sufficiently stable.
C H E C K I N G T H E E N G I N E O I L
LEVEL AND TOPPING UP
Carefully read p. 66 (ENGINE OIL) and p.
83 (MAINTENANCE).
see p. 52
N O T E
P e r f o r m t h e m a i n t e n a n c e
o p e r a t i o n s w i t h h a l f t h e f r e q u e n c y
indicated 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 (625
mi) and successively every 7500 km (4687
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