Aprilia RSV MILLE User Manual Part 1 2000

© 2000 aprilia s.p.a. - Noale (VE)

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First edition: november 2000
Reprint:

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The following pr ecautionary w arnings are
used throughout this manual in order to
convey the following me ss age s:

Safety warning. When you find this

a

symbol on the vehicle or in the
manual, be careful to the potential risk
of personal injury. Non- compliance
with the indications given in the mes­sages preceded by this symbol may re­sult in grave risks for your and other
people’s safety and for the vehicle!

aWARNING

Indicates a potential hazard which may
result in serious injury or even death.

The terms “right” and “left” are refer red to
the rider seated on the vehicle in the nor­mal riding position.

The vehicle w has been designed and
produced as a single seater (for the trans­port of the rider only).

The vehicle w cannot be used to trans­port any passenger, luggage and objects.

In this manual, any reference to the trans­port of passenger,luggag e or objects re­gards only the W version of the vehicle.

If the glove/tool kit compartment cover has
been installed (as an alterna tive to the pas­senger seat), the transport of passenger,
luggage or objects is for bidden even with
W.

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aCAUTION

Indicates a potential hazard which may
result in minor personal injury or dam­age to the vehicle.

NOTE The word “NOTE” in this manual

precedes important information or instruc­tions.

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The operations preceded by this
symbol must be repeated also on

the opposite side of the vehicle.
If not expressly indicated otherwise, for the

reassembly of the units repeat the disas­sembly operations in reverse order.

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Before starting the engine, carefully read
this manual and in particula r the section
“SAFE DRIVE”.

Your and other pe ople’s safety de pends
not only on your quickness of reflexes and
on your agility, but also on what you know
about the vehicle, on its efficiency and on
your knowledge of the basic information for
“SAFE DRIVE”.

Therefore, get a th orough kn owledge of the
vehicle, in such a way as t o be able to drive
in the traffic safely.

NOTE This manual must be considered

as an integral part of the vehicle and must
always accompany it, even in case of re­sale.

aprilia has carried out this manual with the
maximum attention, in order to supply the
user with correct and updated information.
However, since aprilia constantly im­proves the design of its products, there
may be slight discrepancies between the
characteristics of your vehicle and those
described in this manual.

For any clarification concerning the infor­mation contained in this manual, do not
hesitate to contact your aprilia Official
Dealer.

For control and repair operations not ex­pressly described in t his public ation , for the
purchase of aprilia genuine spare par ts,
accessories and other products, as well as
for specific advice, contact exclusively
aprilia Official Dealers and Service Cent­ers, which guarantee prompt and accurate
assistance.

Thank you for choosing aprilia. We wish
you a nice ride.

All rights as to ele ctronic storage, repro­duction and total or partial adaptation, with
any means, are reserved for all Countries.

NOTE In some countries the antipollu-

tion and noise regulations in force require
periodical inspections.

The user of the vehicle in these countries
must:

– contact an aprilia O ff ic ial Deal er to have

the non-homologated components re­placed with others homologated for use
in the country in question;

– carry out the r equired per iodical insp ec-

tions.

NOTE Soon after purchasing the vehi-

cle, write d own the id entificat ion data indi­cated on the SPARE PARTS IDENTIFICA­TION LABEL in the table here below. This
label is positioned on the left side of the
frame; to read it, it is necessary to remove
the rider saddle, see p. 76 (REMOVING
THE RIDER SADDLE).

These data indicate:

– YEAR = year of manufacture (Y, 1, 2, ...);
– I.M. = modification code (A, B, C, ...);
– COUN TRY CODES = homologation

country (I, UK, A, ...).

and are to be supplied to the aprilia Offi­cial Dealer as reference data for the pur­chase of spare parts or specific accesso­ries of the model you have acquired.

In this manual the various versions are in­dicated by the following symb ols:

RSV mille

W

RSV mille R

w

automatic light switching version

e

(Automatic Switch-on Device)
optional

m

catalytic version

o

VERSION:

Italy

I

United Kingdom

U

Austria

a

Portugal

p

Finland

F

Belgium

B

Germany

d

France

f

Spain

E

Greece

G

Holland

O

Switzerland

Y

Denmark

D

Japan

J

S
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M
c
H
A
u

Ä
R
n
C

Singapore
Slovenia
Israel
South Korea
Malaysia
Chile
Croatia
Australia
United States

of America
Brazil
South Africa

New Zealand
Canada

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SAFE DRIVE ...............................................................5

BASIC SAFETY RULES....................................... 6

CLOTHING ........................................................... 9

ACCESSORIES.................................................. 10

LOAD.................................................................. 10

ARRANGEMENT OF THE MAIN ELEMENTS
ARRANGEMENT OF THE MAIN ELEMENTS
ARRANGEMENT

OF THE INSTRUMENTS/CONTROLS .................... 16

INSTRUMENTS AND INDICATORS........................ 17

INSTRUMENTS AND INDICATORS TABLE...... 18

MULTIFUNCTION COMPUTER ......................... 20

MAIN INDEPENDENT CONTROLS......................... 26

CONTROLS ON THE LEFT PART

OF THE HANDLEBAR........................................ 26

CONTROLS ON THE RIGHT PART

OF THE HANDLEBAR........................................ 27

IGNITION SWITCH............................................. 28

STEERING LOCK............................................... 28

AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT........................................ 29

UNLOCKING/LOCKING
THE PASSENGER SEAT
UNLOCKING/LOCKING
THE GLOVE/TOOL KIT
COMPARTMENT COVER

GLOVE/TOOL KIT COMPARTMENT................. 31

LUGGAGE RACK FASTENINGS
SPECIAL TOOLS

ACCESSORIES.................................................. 32

NUMBER PLATE-HOLDER EXTENSION

MAIN COMPONENTS.............................................. 33

FUEL................................................................... 33

BRAKE FLUID - recommendations..................... 34

DISC BRAKES.......... ..... ..... ..... ...... ..... ..... ..... ...... 35

FRONT BRAKE .................................................. 36

REAR BRAKE..................................................... 37

CLUTCH FLUID - recommendations ............ ...... 38

CLUTCH ............................................................. 39

COOLANT........................................................... 40

TYRES................................................................ 42

ENGINE OIL ....................................................... 43

ADJUSTING
THE FRONT BRAKE CONTROL LEVER

AND THE CLUTCH CONTROL LEVER ............. 44

W

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m

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W

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ADJUSTING
THE REAR BRAKE CONTROL LEVER

CLEARANCE ..................................................... 44

ADJUSTING
THE REAR BRAKE CONTROL LEVER

AND THE GEAR LEVER ................................... 45

AUTOMATIC LIGHT SWITCHING
VERSION
EXHAUST SILENCER/EXHAUST TERMINAL.. 45

INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE..................................... 46

GETTING ON AND OFF THE VEHICLE ........... 46

PRELIMINARY CHECKING OPERATIONS ...... 48

PRELIMINARY CHECKING OPERATIONS ...... 49

STARTING......................................................... 50

DEPARTURE AND DRIVE ................................ 53

RUNNING-IN...................................................... 56

STOPPING......................................................... 57

PARKING........................................................... 57

POSITIONING THE VEHICLE ON THE STAND 58

SUGGESTIONS TO PREVENT THEFT ............ 58

MAINTENANCE ...................................................... 59

REGULAR SERVICE INTERVALS CHART....... 60

IDENTIFICATION DATA.... ...... ..... ..... ..... ...... ..... 62

CHECKING
THE ENGINE OIL LEVEL AND TOPPING UP .. 62
CHANGING

THE ENGINE OIL AND THE OIL FILTER ......... 64

AIR CLEANER ................................................... 66

ASSEMBLING THE PINS
FOR THE REAR SUPPORT STAND
POSITIONING THE VEHICLE
ON THE REAR SUPPORT STAND
POSITIONING THE VEHICLE
ON THE FRONT SUPPORT STAND

FRONT WHEEL................................................. 68

FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS............................... 70

REAR WHEEL ................................................... 71

DRIVE CHAIN.................................................... 74

REMOVING THE RIDER SADDLE.................... 76

LIFTING THE FUEL TANK ................................ 76

REMOVING THE SIDE FAIRINGS .................... 77

REMOVING THE LOWER FAIRING.................. 77

REMOVING THE SIDE COVERS...................... 78

REMOVING THE REAR-VIEW MIRRORS........ 78

REMOVING THE FRONT PART

OF THE FAIRING .............................................. 79

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..................................................... 45

m

.......... 67

m

............. 67

m

.......... 67

REMOVING THE SIDE STAND......................... 80

INSPECTING THE FRONT

AND REAR SUSPENSIONS.............................. 82

FRONT SUSPENSION ...................................... 82

STEERING DAMPER......................................... 85

REAR SUSPENSION......................................... 86

CHECKING THE BRAKE PAD WEAR............... 88

ADJUSTING
THE COLD START CONTROL (

IDLING ADJUSTMENT ........................... ..... ..... . 89

ADJUSTING THE ACCELERATOR CONTROL 89

SPARK PLUGS.................................................. 90

CHECKING THE SIDE STAND.......................... 92

BATTERY........................................................... 93

CHECKING AND CLEANING THE TERMINALS 93

REMOVING THE BATTERY.............................. 94

CHECKING THE ELECTROLYTE LEVEL......... 95

RECHARGING THE BATTERY ......................... 95

INSTALLING THE BATTERY............................. 96

LONG INACTIVITY OF THE BATTERY............. 97

CHECKING THE SWITCHES ............................ 97

CHANGING THE FUSES................................... 98

ADJUSTING

THE VERTICAL HEADLIGHT BEAM............... 100

BULBS..................... ...... ..... ..... ..... ...... ..... ......... 101

CHANGING THE DASHBOARD BULBS ......... 101

CHANGING THE HEADLIGHT BULBS ........... 102

CHANGING THE FRONT
AND REAR DIRECTION INDICATOR BULBS 104

CHANGING THE REAR LIGHT BULB............. 105

TRANSPORT. ..... ..... ..... ...... ............................... .... 106

CLEANING ......................... ..... .............................. 106

LONG PERIODS OF INACTIVITY................... 108

TECHNICAL DATA ............ ..... ..... ..... ...... ..... ..... .... 109

LUBRICANT CHART........................................ 113

Importers ................................................... 116-117

WIRING DIAGRAM -

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WIRING DIAGRAM ­RSV mille

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- RSV mille R e...................... 120

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To drive the vehicle it is necessary to be in
possession of all the r equirements pre­scribed by law (driving licence, minimum
age, psychophysical ability, insurance,
state taxes, vehic le registration, n umber
plate, etc.).

Gradually get to know the vehicle by driv­ing it first in areas with low tra ffic and/or pri ­vate areas.

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The use of medicins, alcohol and drugs or
psychotropic su bstanc es no tably incre ase s
the risk of accidents.

Be sure that yo u are in go od psyc hophy si­cal conditions and f it for driving and pay
particular attention to physical weariness
and drowsiness.

Most road accidents ar e caused by the
driver’s lack of experience.
NEVER lend the vehicle to beginners and,
in any case, make sure that the driver has
all the requirements for driving.

Rigorously observe all road signs and na­tional and local road regulations.

Avoid abrupt movements that can be dan­gerous for yourself and other people (for
example: rearing up on the back wheel,
speeding, etc. ), and give d ue co nside ratio n
to the road surface, visibil ity and ot her driv­ing conditions.

Avoid obstacles that could damage the ve­hicle or make you lose control.

Avoid riding in the slipstream created by
preceding vehicles in order to increase
your speed.

Always drive with both hands on the han­dlebars and both feet on the footrests (or
on the ride r’s footboar ds), in the cor rect
driving posture.

Avoid standing up or stretching your limbs
while driving.

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The driver should pay attention and avoid
distractions caused by people, things and
movements (never smok e, eat, drink , read,
etc.) while driving.

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Use only the veh ic le’s specific fuels and lu­bricants indicated in the "LUBRICANT
CHART"; check a ll oil , f uel an d c oolant lev­els regularly.

If the vehicle has been involved in an acci­dent, make sure that no damage has oc­curred to the control levers, pipes, wires,
braking system and vital parts.

If necessary, have the ve hicle ins pecte d by
an aprilia Official Dealer who should care­fully check the frame, handlebars, suspen­sions, safety parts an d all the de vices that
you cannot check by yourself.

Always remember to report any malfunc­tion to the technicians to help them in their
work.

Never use the vehicle when the amount of
damage it has suffered endangers your
safety.

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Never change the position, inclination or
colour of: number plate, direction indica­tors, lights and horns.

Any modification of the vehi cle will result in
the invalidity of the guarantee

Any modification of the vehicle and/or the
removal of original components can com­promise vehicle performance levels and
safety or even make it illegal.

We recommend respecting all regulations
and national an d l oc al pro vi si ons regarding
the equipment of the vehicle.

In particular, avoid all modifications that in­crease the vehi cle’s per formance levels or
alter its original characteristics.

Never race with other vehicles.
Avoid off-road driving.

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Before starting, always wear a correctly
fastened crash helmet. Make sure that it is
homologated, in good shape, of the right
size and that the visor is clean.

Wear protective clothing, preferably in light
and/or reflecting colours. In this way you
will make yourself more visible to the other
drivers, thus notably reducin g the risk of
being knocked down, and you will be more
protected in case of fall.

This clothing should be very tight-fitting
and fastened at the wrists and ankles;
strings, belts and ties should not be hang­ing loose; prevent these and other objects
from interfering with driving by getting en­tangled with moving parts or driving mech­anisms.

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Do not keep objects tha t can be dan gerous
in case of fall, for example pointed objects
like keys, pens, glass vials etc. in your
pockets (the same recommendations also
apply to passengers).

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The owner of the vehicle is responsible for
the choice, installation and use of any ac­cessory.
Avoid installing accessories that cover
horns or lights or that could impair their
functions, limit the suspension stroke and
the steering ang le, h amper the o peratio n of
the controls and reduce the distance from
the ground and the angle of inclination in
turns.
Avoid using accessories that hamper ac­cess to the co n tro l s, sinc e t h is can pr ol on g
reaction times during an emergency.
Big fairings and windshiel ds installed on
the vehicle may p roduce aerodyna mic forc­es that affect the sta bility of the v ehic le, es­pecially when riding at high speed.

Make sure that the equipment is well fas­tened to the vehicle and not dangerous
during driving.
Do not install electrical devices and do not
modify those alread y existing to av oid elec­trical over load s, b ecau se t he v ehic le c ould
suddenly stop or there could be a danger­ous current sh ort a ge in th e hor n an d in t he
lights.
aprilia recommends the use of genuine
accessories (aprilia genuine accessories).

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Be careful and moderate when loading
your luggage. Kee p any luggage loaded as
close as possible to t he center of gravity of
the vehicle and distribute the load uniform­ly on both sides, in order to reduce umbal­ance to the minimum. Furthermore, make
sure that the load is firmly secured to the
vehicle, especially during long trips.

Avoid hanging b ulky , h eav y an d/or danger-

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ous objects on the handlebars, mudguards
and forks, because the vehicle might re­spond more slowly in turns and its ma­noeuvrability could be una voidably im­paired.

Do not place bags th at a re too bulky on the
vehicle sides and do not ride with the crash
helmet, because they could hit people or
obstacles, making you lose control of the
vehicle.

Do not carry any bag if it is not tightly se­cured to the vehicle.

Do not carry bags which protrude too m uch
from the luggage- rack or which cover the
lights, horn or indicators.

Do not carry animals or children on the
glove compartment or on the luggage rack .

Do not exceed the maximum load allowed
for each side-bag.

When the vehicle is overlo ade d, its s tabili ty
and its manoeuvrability can be compro­mised.

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1) Left fairing

2) Non-adjustable steering
damper (adjustable steering
damper W m)

3) Headlight

4) Front part of the fairing

5) Clutch fluid reservo ir

6) Left rear-view mirror

7) Engine oil filter

8) Left side cover

9) Rider saddle

10) Battery

11) Main fuse carrier (30 A)

12) Passenger seat lock

13) Passenger left foot rest
(snapping, closed/open)

14) Drive chain

15) Rear fork

16) Rider left footrest

17) Side stand

18) Shifting lever

19) Engine oil tank

20) Engine oil level

21) Engine oil tank cap

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1) Rear shoc k absorber

2) Passenger right footrest
(snapping, closed/open)

3) Rear light

4) Glove/tool kit compartment

5) Passenger seat (glo ve /too l k it
compartment cover W m)

6) Passenger grab strap

7) Electronic unit

8) Right side cover

9) Fuel tank

10) Coolant expansion tank cap

11) Fuel tank filler cap

12) Air cleaner

13) Right rear-view mirror

14) Front br ake fluid tank

15) Secondary fuse carrier
(15 A)

16) Horn

17) Expansion tank

18) Rear brake fluid tank

19) Lower fairing

20) Rear brake pump

21) Rear brake control lever

22) Rider right footrest

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1) Left fairing

2) Engine oil tank cap

3) Adjustable steering damper

4) Headlight

5) Front part of the fairing

6) Clutch fluid reservoir

8) Left side cover

9) Rider saddle

10) Battery

11) Main fuse carrier (30A)

12) Glove/tool kit compa rtment
lock

7) Left rear-view mirror

13) Drive chain

14) Rear fork

15) Rider left footrest

16) Side stand

17) Shifting lever

18) Engine oil filter

19) Engine oil tank

20) Engine oil level

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1) Rear shock absorber

2) Rear light

3) Glove/tool kit compartment

4) Glove/tool kit compartment
cover

5) Electronic unit

6) Right side cover

7) Fuel tank

8) Coolant expansion tank
cap

9) Fuel tank filler cap

10) Air cleaner

11) Right rear-view mirror

12) Front brake fluid tank

13) Secondary fuse carrier
(15A)

14) Horn

15) Expansion tank

16) Rear brake fluid tank

17) Lower fairing

18) Rear brake pump

19) Rear brake control lever

20) Rider right footrest

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1) Ignition switch/steering lock (2 - 1 - &)

2) Cold start lever (0)

3) Dimmer switch (8 - 7)

4) Direction indicator switch (6)

5) Horn push button (*)

6) Light switch (( - ' -

7) High beam signaller push button (7)/LAP push button (multi­function)

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8) Clutch lever

9) Instruments and indicators

10) Front brake lever

11) Throttle grip

12) Start push button (+)

13) Engine stop switch (#2 - !1)

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1) Green direction indicator warning light (6)

2) Blue high beam warning light (7)

3) Revolution counter

4) Programmable red line warning light LED (max)

5) Amber low fuel warning light (-)

6) Amber “side stand down” warning light (Æ)

7) Right multifunction digital display (coolant temperature - clock

- battery voltage - chronometer - diagnostic)

8) Red engine oil pressure warning light LED (.)

9) Green neutral indicator warning light (/)

10) Multifunction co mp uter prog ram mi ng pus h butt ons

11) Left multifunction digital display (speedometer - odometer)

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Description Function
Direction indicator warning light
High beam warning light

Revolution counter rpm

Red line warning light LED max

Low fuel warning light
Side stand down warning light

Engine oil pressure warning light
LED

Neutral indicator warning light

Multifunction
digital display
(left side)

Speedometer (km/h - MPH)

Odometer (km - mi) Indicates the partial or total number of kilometres or miles covered.

6 Blinks when the direction indicators are on.

7 Comes on when the high beam bulbs are on or when the headlight signaller is operated.

Indicates the number of revolutions of the engine per minute.

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Blinks when the max. rpm set by the user is reached, see p. 22 [SETTING TH E RED LINE
THRESHOLD (WITH ENGINE OFF ONLY)].

It comes on when the engine max. rpm threshold setting is confirmed, see p. 22 [SETTING THE
RED LINE THRESHOLD (WITH ENGINE OFF ONLY)] and whenever the ignition key is rotated
to position “

Comes on when the qu ant it y of fu el left in the tan k is about 4.5 ± 1 L.

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In this case, top up as soon as possible, see p. 33 (FUEL).

Comes on when the side stand is down.

Æ

Comes on whenever the ignition switch is in position “2” and the engine is not running, thus
checking the functionality of the LED.

If the light LED does not co m e on in this phase, contact an aprilia Official Dealer.

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this means that the engine oil pressure in the circuit is insufficient.
In this case, stop the engin e imm ediately and contact an

Comes on when the ge ar is in neut ra l .

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Indicates the instantaneous, average or maximum driving speed (in kilome­tres or miles) according to the pr e setting, see p. 20 (MULTIFUNCTION COM­PUTER).

Never exceed the engine max. speed rate, see p. 56 (RUNNING­IN).

2”, for about three seconds, see p. 20 (MULTIFUNCTION COMPUTER).

If the engine oil pressure warning light LED “
the start or comes on during the normal op eration of the eng ine,

APRILIA

.” remains on after

Official Dealer.

To alternate the
data displayed,
see p. 20 (MUL­TIFUNCTION
COMPUTER).

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