corsa_fella
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Registered: 22nd Apr 04
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has anyone ever owned one?
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Pablo
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Registered: 3rd Feb 03
Location: Milton Keynes
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Mates have long as u look after them, great little bikes
Think Ojc used to have one! 
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Brett
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
Location: Manchester
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quote:
Originally posted by Pablo
long as u look after them, great little bikes
This should be emphasised very much. You need to look after them!
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corsa_fella
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Registered: 22nd Apr 04
Location: Kent
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its just since im going in the r.a.f in 3 months dont really wanna buy a car, so though id get one of these!
had ago on one last night! was pretty quik!
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Martyn
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Registered: 17th Oct 03
Location: Luton
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if your looking to race around or even jsut cruise about your gonna have to get a engine rebuilt done quite often.
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Pablo
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Registered: 3rd Feb 03
Location: Milton Keynes
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get a 400 much better 
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corsa_fella
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Registered: 22nd Apr 04
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if your looking to race around or even jsut cruise about your gonna have to get a engine rebuilt done quite often.
my mate had the rs 50, and has given it death for 2 years and apart from general maintenance has had no real probs with it!
i know when you start tuning them you have to up the regular upkeep and keep on top of it all!
'thought id look ard'!
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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Where on gods green earth does this myth come from that they need more than normal maintance?
6 of my close mates (one of them owned 2 RS125's at different times) and including me have owned RS50/125's and none of them have ever, never needed a re-build.
They were all run in properly, de-restricted, always toped up with oil, infact if I include all the people I have known with Aprilias and the two I have owned the number of 10 Aprilias we have owned between us have NEVER needed a re-build or rings replacing.
I done 20,000 Km's on my SR50 in 1 year 
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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My RS50 would often go past the redline and 12,000 RPM at 65mph I ragged it to death and it started first time everytime.
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corsa_fella
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Registered: 22nd Apr 04
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thankyou OJC! it was starting to get annoying ppl saying about rebuilds ect!
ive seen first hand the abuse these lil betsys can take! i just wonder where everyone gets it from....
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corsa_fella
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Registered: 22nd Apr 04
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i want this one, ive found one @ a very reasonable price!
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Tom
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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Pablo 400's tend to be tiny tiny and you need a full license.
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corsa_fella
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Registered: 22nd Apr 04
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tiny tiny- are you mad
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Pablo
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Registered: 3rd Feb 03
Location: Milton Keynes
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quote:
Originally posted by Tom
Pablo 400's tend to be tiny tiny and you need a full license.
i have a full license 
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Jamie Walby
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Registered: 15th Nov 04
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
Where on gods green earth does this myth come from that they need more than normal maintance?
6 of my close mates (one of them owned 2 RS125's at different times) and including me have owned RS50/125's and none of them have ever, never needed a re-build.
They were all run in properly, de-restricted, always toped up with oil, infact if I include all the people I have known with Aprilias and the two I have owned the number of 10 Aprilias we have owned between us have NEVER needed a re-build or rings replacing.
I done 20,000 Km's on my SR50 in 1 year
I too never had any problems with my RS50! I could achieve a top speed of 69MPH (to be precise) everywhere I went (so long as the road was long enough and it never went wrong!
Get a 125 though....never owned one but I have ridden many. Good fun!
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Graeme
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Registered: 26th Jul 04
Location: Northampton
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i would recommend a 400 for a better speed and they are more reliable not matter what anybody says!!
also they sound so much better than a bee stuck in a jar!!
also it is a proper size bike so better in all conditions!
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Ditch
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Registered: 29th Nov 02
Location: St Albans Drives: JDM Celica GT4 WRC
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I would imagine there is a set mileage before the piston rings need changing like any other 2 stroke engine. But whats a top end rebuild on one of these engines?
3/4 hours work Maximum!?
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