Aprilia RXV 450 Upgrade Book

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UPGRADE BOOK

APRILIA RXV 450

Replica MERRIMAN

MY 08

ENGLISH VERSI

CONTENTS

SPECIFICATION OVERVIEW TABLE 3
VEHICLE START-UP 4
CHANGING ECU MAPPING 5
HEADLIGHT 5
FOOTPEG GUARDS 6
ENGINE GUARD 6
REAR MONO SHOCK ABSORBER 7
SLIPPER CLUTCH 9

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SPECIFICATION OVERVIEW TABLE

FRONT FORK

Type Marzocchi Shiver 50
Travel 300 mm
Standard setting of compression damping 15 clicks out from fully in
Standard setting of rebound damping 15 clicks out from fully in
Steering angle 27°
Fork offset 20 mm

REAR SHOCK ABSORBER

Type Sachs racing mono-shock
Travel 139 mm
Spring rate (K) of standard spring 5.2 kgf/mm
Standard setting of high-speed compression damping 9 clicks out from fully in
Standard setting of low-speed compression damping 14 clicks out from fully in
Standard setting of rebound damping 15 clicks out from fully in

APTC CLUTCH

Assembled w/spring preload adjusting washers as standard /
3 spring preload washers supplied as standard thickness 1 mm
3 spring preload washers supplied as standard thickness 1,5 mm
3 washers to reduce spring preload supplied as standard thickness 1 mm
Clutch plate pack wear limit 34.20 mm

FRONT / REAR CHAIN SPROCKETS

Standard front chain sprocket RXV Merriman 450 z=14
Standard rear chain sprocket RXV Merriman 450 z=50

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VEHICLE START-UP

Switch on the electric system using the ON/OFF
button on the left side of the vehicle, before the
radiator.

Start the engine using the starter button on the
right side of the handlebar.

To stop the engine, press the stop button on the
left side of the handlebar.

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