| Author | Message | ||
     Pmjolly |
All these problems with the 1125R seem minor to me in comparison to a riding buddy and neighbor of mine who has been having issues with his new ride. I have had a good experience with my 1125R over the last year of ownership. He bought a brand new Aprilia a few weeks ago, and is on his third new engine. He had 20 miles on the odometer when his second engine hand grenaded and left him on the side of the road. I affectionately call mine Bitch. He calls his 'the grenade'. I love my ride! I hope I'm not posting this in the wrong part of the forum. (Message edited by pmjolly on August 01, 2010) | ||
| Maul |
Nope. Perfect place for it right here. | ||
| Jaimec |
THIRD engine??? How many does he need to go through before he sells the thing? When the SECOND engine blew would've been enough for me. | ||
| Dannybuell |
What model and year is this Aprilia? | ||
| Smoke4ndmears |
one of my riding group was first in line on the island for the s1000rr and he just had to have the intake cam and all of the valve followers replaced as they were eating themselves up. also, the bike randomly shuts off when coasting to idle. | ||
| Jdugger |
If it's the SXV500, I'm not surprised. I've a buddy with one and it's been nothing but trouble for him. | ||
| Thefleshrocket |
I think just about every boutique bike firm has models with problems. Pretty much the safest bet for reliability is something from the Japanese big four. Of course what those bikes have in reliability, they often lack in soul and character. | ||
| Froggy |
All vehicles have problems, regardless of it is a car, bike, boat, plane, etc. You just need to do your best to make good in a bad situation. It does suck that the engine blew twice in the first few miles, hopefully the replacement lasts much longer. | ||
| Jng1226 |
It's never good to have the first year of any new model, just refer to the 08 1125R problems that plagued this site 2 years ago. As much as I like the Aprilia RSV4 and the S1000RR, I really don't think I would get one until at least year 2. Regarding posting on forums about problems with any toy, remember the nature of the internet: it is primarily a place to complain about something. Thusly, you will hear the worst of the worst on forums like this one, which is a great help to those that indeed have problems. I have yet to encounter any problems with my stator on my 09 1125R (knock on wood), but I had the harness recall done early and always keep my bike on the Battery Tender when it's garaged. At about $26 street price for a Battery Tender Jr., why not? I did and still have a P1047 Code (F-R AFV SYS Error) so I'm not without my share of problems. Hopefully, we'll get to the bottom of it soon. Jeff | ||
| Jng1226 |
I would disagree that most "boutique" bikes have problems. I had an Aprilia Mille R and it did 26,000 miles, with about 10,000 of it track days and it ran perfectly when I sold it. My MV Agusta F4 1000R has 14,000 miles on it and it has been 100% perfect (knock on wood). Also, my XB9S has been spectacularly reliable and fun for 10,000 miles. So, in my personal experience, my "boutique" bikes have been as reliable as anything I've ever owned. Jeff | ||
| Pmjolly |
Well, I guess I need to clarify my statements. He's on his third engine, but he only blew one. The bike is a 2010 Aprilia RSV4. From what he and I can gather from surfing the net and talking with his dealer, he was the first to blow one in the U.S. His first engine was swapped out before he took the bike from the dealer. It was recalled for defective connecting rods that would most likely break and possibly cause the rear wheel to lock up. He was out for his very first ride when he blew engine number two. The dealer had trailered the new bike to his house and dropped it off earlier in the week. He left his house with nearly zero miles on the clock. He was traveling about 70MPH when, according to him, it sounded like a spoon dropped in a blender. It shot oil out the exhaust, and on the front of the lower fairing and front wheel. It smoked for a good ten minutes out the pipe. I came and picked him up with my truck and trailer. He trailered it to the dealer the next business day. To their credit, the dealer and Aprilia did take good care of the situation. The factory shipped a new motor, and he was back on the road this morning. It took about two weeks from it blowing to him riding with a new motor. He now has 150 miles on the odometer. We may never know what happened to the motor to cause the failure, as the factory told the dealer to ONLY drop the oil pan and send pictures. They did not tear it down any further. There were dime sized chunks of aluminum in the oil pan and exhaust. (Message edited by pmjolly on August 01, 2010) | ||
| Jng1226 |
This Aprilia-blowing-up issue was reported on by various online news sites earlier this year. The official line was that a vendor for the connecting rods missed a spec which caused a terminal imbalance in the motor and several blow motors. Aprilia issues a recall on all the first delivery of RSV4s in all markets. A potential PR nightmare but they handled it about as well as they could considering the circumstances. Jeff | ||
| Chameleon |
Sounds like they handled it better than Apple did the iPhone 4 "antennagate" debacle. Anything man-made is prone to failure and problems. I've been thoroughly enjoying my 2008 1125R for the last 54,000 miles in spite of the minor issues it's had. |
