Nice one dude, glad you got it going, the only way you will bleed that rear brake is to take the caliper off and raise it as high as you can up near the seat to get the nipple to its highest point then bleed, the rear brakes are a known ball ache, change the clutch slave for an Oberon, the OEM one will be worn and you will for ever be changing the cylinder seal 👍

@stoneautomotive

9 ай бұрын

Rear brake all working, didn’t make it into the last video but as you mention it needed to be removed 👍 Ran the Oberon slave on my RC8R - fantastic piece of kit 😎

@marksmallman4572

8 ай бұрын

vacuum bleader.

@31144

8 ай бұрын

Doesn't work

@nothingtoseehere293

7 ай бұрын

Rebuild kit available for the rear Brembo master. Think racing and common replacement of seals vs weak Nissan brakes. Brembo came stock on what in 05? Did rap even catch on?

AF1 Racing in the US is a backup to AP workshop. They both are clutch. When the previous owner of my 05 RSVR used the wrong lock-tight on the stator bolts, my stator basically came loose and scarred my fly-wheel. Both shops wanted $1600 USD for the OEM replacement parts. I searched the internet for days. Don't be surprised what you can find in Italian junkyards. OEM fly-wheel for $300 plus shipping.

Last time I saw one on the road was when I heard a dinosaur roaring long before and long after the actual bike went through. Great bike

Hahahaha That smile when the bike finally started🙂😁😁. Been there myself more then once over the years and the good thing when fixing problems with your bike, you learn patience. Offcourse am i looking forward to the next episode and thanks for this great video 👏👏👏

@stoneautomotive

8 ай бұрын

It is a wonderful feeling when they finally fire up 😅👍 Plenty more videos to come on this RSV 😎

Aprilias are lovely looking machines

Love this little series and the long videos

thanks this is very helpful. Soon I am planing to start my father's RSV mille, year 2000. It is siting in the garage since 2008 and has only 6000 km on it.

@stoneautomotive

Ай бұрын

Your welcome and glad to hear it will hopefully be a helpful series for you on your fathers bike 👍

Put a little bit of grease on the gaskets. It will help out, and if you have to take it back apart, it will keep the gaskets and ripping most of the time

At 16:00 I remembered why this bike gave me goose bumps while driving it, love the sound of the twin.

@stoneautomotive

8 ай бұрын

The sound of thunder 😎

Great job. Had three of these now including a standard 2001 rsv, a 2002 rsvr and a 2004 eddy rep. Best fun you can have on two wheels. These remain my favourite bikes in 35 years of biking. Characterful, grunty and very rapid bikes. Handling on the rsvr models is sublime. Gone to the dark side now with an r1200rs because a bad back meant an end to my rsv days but they remain an undervalued classic. Watch for swelling tanks with ethanol in petrol. They all swell unless internally epoxy coated. Left as standard, the expansion through swelling eventually will crack the front mounting lugs. Griff and the gang at AP workshops are absolute stars👍 Watch for the clutch slave cylinder leaking. Better to fit an oberon one. Also AP supply uprated starter solenoids. If not already done, this is a must do to avoid damaging the starter sprag clutch if the battery runs down. Other than that, they’re a bomb proof reliable motor.

@stoneautomotive

9 ай бұрын

Oh wow a proper RSV fan owning that many 😎 completely understand your reason for moving away from sports bikes, my arms & back were shot after 300 miles on the R1 Sunday 😅

@127069

8 ай бұрын

I had a rsv1000 factory and the tank had swollen so much it would fit properly

Definitely loving the content on this beauty ❤

@stoneautomotive

8 ай бұрын

Cheers mate 👍😎

APworkshops are awesome and Griff there is a very helpful expert. I had the same problem with the rear brake bleeding on my Tuono. I did what you're planning, took off the caliper and suspended it so the nipple was at the highest point I could get it and then bled it, worked a treat.

Be aware that your clutch retaining bolt is loose, it shouldn't rotate when you pull the clutch in. Also, change the clutch slave for an Oberon one, as other recommended. The OEM one tends to wear out and leak constantly. Check the oil level only as stated in the manual, dry sump systems are really great, but the oil level is a bit tricky, it should only be checked with a warm engine, or you'll get a false reading, as when cold it's usual to have the oil under the Min level. Also the reg/rec wires tend to melt at the plug, especially the 3 ones coming from the stator, so check their state before riding it. Also the grounding on the electrical side can cause issues with the charging/starting/electrical so maybe it would be a good idea to check the grounding wires. I have mostly the same engine on my '04 Caponord and it's just wonderful

Hi Nice work...I don,t understand how someone can not be carefully with a motorcicle...She need so much cares and love...rear need take a look caliper

New viewer, really enjoying this and loads of other content to work through. Keep up the good work

@stoneautomotive

8 ай бұрын

Welcome to channel 😎👍

I always make my own gaskets much simpler and way cheaper never had any issues love the video

@stoneautomotive

8 ай бұрын

Yep certainly seems like the best option 👍 Thanks & glad you enjoyed the video 😎

Great job on reviving that classic. I wouldve bombed it with bug killer before washing. I was hoping you would keep original paint and clear coat the tank as reminder of its survivor status.

@stoneautomotive

8 ай бұрын

That would have been a cool idea to be fair, but the paint work was so bad it couldn’t stay 😅

Nice work….griff @ AP is a legend.

@stoneautomotive

9 ай бұрын

Keep hearing Griff is the go to man for these

Been waiting for this video good.job mate keep it up

@stoneautomotive

9 ай бұрын

Hope it’s worth the wait 😬

@truckerdim

9 ай бұрын

Yea been out on the bike today been lovely weather and me dinner then chill to watch this legend of a bike come back to life 🙌

Fantastic channel 👍🙂

@stoneautomotive

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 👍

Really enjoying the series. The music reminds of an old Colin McRae game 😂

@stoneautomotive

9 ай бұрын

Glad to hear 😎 Yea KZread copy right with music and me sourcing freebie tracks gives it that 90’s feel 🤣

Lovely bike, one of my all time favourites, was caught on an R1 going the wrong side of 150 many yrs ago, awesome machines

@stoneautomotive

8 ай бұрын

Easily done with sports bikes especially the new stuff with 200+ BHP 🤯

To be fair for 8yrs in a garden it's survived pretty well.

Just about to do the same with my 2001 SL1000 Falco that’s been off the road for considerably longer, but much better stored. These videos have been a great source of information and encouragement that it might not be too bad a job to get it running and roadworthy. Liked & subscribed!

@stoneautomotive

8 ай бұрын

Thanks & glad they have inspired you to have a go at getting yours back on the road 😎 Next episode live on Sunday 👍

@nothingtoseehere293

7 ай бұрын

Are you interested in selling? I'd love to get her up and running again. My knowledge on the platform will help and she can join April. My 05 RSVR 1000R. I'm one of the few mint owners on the East Coast. I've been looking a futura that fits the bill just to be comfy. But, I'd love a naked Italian. April would be so mad.

New to your channel, love what you do and a fellow biker myself, mechanic , and Aprilia owner, top content my friend, keep it up 👏🏻💪🏻

@stoneautomotive

9 ай бұрын

Thanks and welcome to the channel 😎👍

Nice one. Good going 👍👍

@stoneautomotive

9 ай бұрын

Thanks 😎👍

I love that Ducati you have there. That yellow is beautiful.

@stoneautomotive

8 ай бұрын

Thank you, had her some years now - proper classic poster hero bike for me the 748 😎

Yaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyy!! Great to see that you got it running already and the sound without the baffle is incredible. I am to old for sport bikes but the RSV Mille was my dream bike for a long time. At least I can enjoy the RSV on my PC with Ride 5. All the best to you!

@stoneautomotive

8 ай бұрын

Thrilled to hear it fire 😬 Completely get that, I struggle at the old age of 36 for big miles on a sports bike 😅

Well done its alive! I was trying to think of bike dealers in my town Stockton-on-Tees in North East England 21 years ago as the NU is our area identifier 🤔

This video is fantastic! _ "Believe in your potential to guide your unique journey."

Man what a great bike. I friend of mine had one (the R version). He crashed it on the Nurburgring unfortunately. If I’d won the lottery I’d be restoring bikes like this… great stuff 🙌🏻

@stoneautomotive

9 ай бұрын

Ouch, painful place to crash 🥴 Thanks, let’s hope I can bring it back to former glory 😬

Nice vid

@stoneautomotive

8 ай бұрын

Thanks 😎

Nice find well done I've just completed a old RSVR barn find I would recommend maybe checking the valve clearances and the clutch diagram and maybe replace the release bearing only a tenner from skf. I see you're a refrigeration engineer and love BMW like myself. Enjoy

@stoneautomotive

8 ай бұрын

Certainly something to consider for a later episode - plenty more to sort before the valve covers will be coming off 😅

Just found the channel, love it. My GSXR had a similar issue with blocked injectors, little injector pulse tool from a popular online retailer £33- and proper injector cleaner sorted them out perfectly. Try that before you send the injectors away. Peace out

@stoneautomotive

9 ай бұрын

Thanks Stephen, plenty of bike features on the channel 😬 She’s all working now, needs some new gaskets but pleased to report the injectors are all in good order 👍

Bleed the rear brake by removing the caliper and bleeding with the nipple at the highest point 👍🏻 ap workshops is the place to go for any parts or advice. Griff is the man for all things RSV.

@stoneautomotive

9 ай бұрын

Yep done this just didn’t make it into this episode 😅 Worked great removing it 👍

Surely he would like to know how fast his Baby goes even if he can't do it him self,to prove that he has built a brilliant bike from a srcap start to what he's got a brilliant machine 😊😊

Hello from Greece👍👍👍

@stoneautomotive

8 ай бұрын

Welcome to the channel 😬

good job. learning things about my rsv that I didn't know. To bleed the rear caliper you have to remove it and hang it higher than the pump. otherwise it is impossible. problem with these motorcycles. waiting for more chapters. thank you

@stoneautomotive

9 ай бұрын

Glad your enjoying the series 😎👍

Nice!!! Thank god you didn't have a Gen 1 tank....right PITA that setup.

Good grief, those head covers are nasty ! Job well done getting it toward progress .

I hate Italian motorcycles but I'm looking forward for the rescue 👍 I had a TL1000R for 10 years and I missed her 😭 excited to hear a similar sound (not as awesome). keep it up!

@stoneautomotive

9 ай бұрын

Haha! Thanks & hope you enjoy the future episodes 👍

Nice ❤

Another great vid. Defo worth getting some airtight goggles with a strap that goes round the back of your head

@stoneautomotive

8 ай бұрын

Thanks Billy 👍 100% - I have a set with the seal around them but they were in the work van… that I didn’t take home that weekend 🤦‍♂️

Also alumibrite and a grey scotchbrite is your friend for the alloy. Engine cover's etc.. Except frame and swing arm.

First time watching your channel and I'm looking forward to watching you bleed that rear brake as I have a gen 2 and I'm going through exactly the same thing as you and need some tips as its being a right pain in the ass, subscribed today 👍

@stoneautomotive

9 ай бұрын

Glad your enjoying the channel 😎 Rear brake all bled (simply needed the caliper removed and rotated to make the bleed nipple the highest point) more in the next video 👍

@BadEgg1

9 ай бұрын

I think I'm going to have to reverse bleed mine as there's too much air in the brake line@@stoneautomotive

Italian tune up. Hahah. Made me laugh 🤣 I've just purchased a 2001 SL1000. Had two RSVR1000 before this one. Just sold my 1100 Tuono V4. On the road i prefer the V2. That uncorked SL1000 feels more grunty that the RSVR's that I've had. That surprises me. I guess thats what twin pipes does and a eprom.

@stoneautomotive

Ай бұрын

Nothing works more wonders than a good thrashing 😅👍 Nice! Had a go on a friends V4 Tuono and liked it more than I thought I would!

I agree remove the baffle love that sound!

@stoneautomotive

8 ай бұрын

😎

@steveo7767

8 ай бұрын

They always sound better loud, especially Vtwins. @@stoneautomotive

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Before you ride it's worth checking dog bone and swingarm bearings if moisture has got in from standing they will need changing to avoid mishaps AP do a upgrade just done mine and its change the whole feel of it GREAT VIDS bud keep them coming 👍

@stoneautomotive

8 ай бұрын

Griff from AP said the same thing, certainly worth giving it a look over whilst on the ramp - could be an awful ride if that failed 🤦‍♂️ Thanks mate, next episode live Sunday 😎

Get a wire wheel on those bar ends and spray them up,cheap and they would look like new

@stoneautomotive

8 ай бұрын

That’s the plan, there is some pitting so not sure how they will come up but will hopefully be in the next episode 👍

Whilst the air box is off change the spark plugs as the front ones are a faff otherwise,you can reverse bleed the rear caliper(syringe) on those,it's easier to clear the air out.👍

@stoneautomotive

9 ай бұрын

Good suggestion 👍 Thankfully all bled now (just didn’t make it in time for the episode)

You should've unbolteded the fuel-pump/filter from the very start!!! At that point,that would've saved You a lot of time draining down your battery and putting excessive wear on your starter motor. As it was clearly shown,when You removed the fuel-pump,the hose to the filter,wasn't even CONNECTED!!! Lol. So when it'd fire for a second or two,all it was doing,was burning up the fuel that got caught in that open fuel-filter hose and was sending fuel to the injectors via "vacuum"!!! Quite a learning experience,eh? : >)

@stoneautomotive

8 ай бұрын

hindsight is a wonderful thing 😅

Best thing for spiders will always be a vacuum cleaner

@stoneautomotive

2 ай бұрын

Until they make a small spider village inside your vacuum cleaner bag 👀😅

another great video yet again im really getting into this now its like on a sunday afternoon i see a youtube notification pop up on my phone and im like i bet thats james posting 😅ps along with a few beers 🍻🍺😂

@stoneautomotive

9 ай бұрын

Won’t be long till you have a bike along side the e46 👀😅 Glad your enjoying the series 😎

@mikesphoenix_e46m3

9 ай бұрын

@@stoneautomotive mate i would kill my self iff i had one 🙈😅😅 Yes mate im really enjoying it 😎👌

know these well Clutch-slave is leaking. Known fault. Back then every one was replacing the slave with after market ones with more seals. In N america it was evo and across the pond Oberon....also the fluid will go black right quick. Not an issue. Charging curcuit...you want a robust battery. Failed starts have been known to break the sprag clutch in the starter. Look up battery mod. Also always start with the fast idle.....it's a grumpy motor. Ckeck the one way valve on the line from the clutch pack. It makes the vacuum slipper work. They all fail. If you can blow in both directions the slipper will not work. The engines are stout in these. Little chance anything is wrong in there.

@stoneautomotive

8 ай бұрын

Clutch fluid is still holding, very odd it hasn’t leaked 🤷‍♂️ Oberon was fantastic on the RC8 so certainly worth fitting one on the RSV! Thanks, certainly worth checking everything over 👍

Looks good. I would think about changing the clutch slave cylinder for an oberon one.

@stoneautomotive

9 ай бұрын

I fitted one to my RC8R and it was fantastic so great suggestion 👍

I assume that you know that there is a choke on the left hand handle . Besides that, the Aprilia is sensitive on "drowning" evey time you put the fuel pump at work without running the engine

@stoneautomotive

8 ай бұрын

Yep, it’s actually a throttle riser more than a choke 👍

Yea if that was my bike I’d have to replace all the rubber hoses because I would have just used the brake cleaning and a light to KILL ALL of those spiders with 🔥 lol

@stoneautomotive

9 ай бұрын

🤣

🏍👍👍

Good job bro keep it up 👍,how much is that 600 I come for it?

@stoneautomotive

8 ай бұрын

Thanks 😎 The GSXR is not for sale, owned it too long to part with it 😅

Use a shop vac to suck those spiders out.

Brake and clutch fluid is hygroscopic so possibly it’s absorbed enough water and then been evaporated when there’s been hot day?

@stoneautomotive

8 ай бұрын

Think that’s the only real outcome 🤷‍♂️ I thought maybe it absorbed so much water it become enough for it to simple leak past the seals.. who knows, it’s working now 😅

@ciars11

8 ай бұрын

That's another good point too, didn't think of that. Just keep an eye on it now aha, I'm sure it will be alright.@@stoneautomotive

It still could have leaked out if it was seating for a long time that mean it probably only leaks out when it seats for years it should leak as long as you don't let it seat for years

@stoneautomotive

8 ай бұрын

Thankfully still seems to be okay 👍

In Norway we do not need a MOT on motorcycles. Only on cars every 2nd year...

@stoneautomotive

8 ай бұрын

Awesome 😎👍

the rear brake caliper needs removed and the bleeder valve needs pointed at the ceiling too bleed if memory serves right

@stoneautomotive

8 ай бұрын

Correct 👍 all sorted now (just didn’t make it into this episode

U missed oil change before starting?? This must to be the first one!

That’s a rotex motor same as my CanAm

its wroth dropping that engine and soda blasting the entire engine then repair/clean/replace everything on the way, all bearings, cables, lines clean up your wiring there will be corrosion, pack with dielectric grease, go thru the entire bike

@stoneautomotive

9 ай бұрын

If it was worth the cost outlay I would completely agree, even more so if it was an R model but as a basic model it’s never going to be a pristine original example.. but I will do my best to improve it 😎

perhaps it would have been better if you had cleaned it first ,and a top tip never fill up brake or clutch fluid without covering up the clocks ,if you get one drop of that fulid on the clock face it will put loads of little cracks in the face ,,

@stoneautomotive

8 ай бұрын

I have a steady pouring hand 😬

Is that vito van for sale ?

@stoneautomotive

9 ай бұрын

Everything has its price.. the real question is why would you even be interested 😅

What are the chances that the loose fuel pipe was why the original owner put it away all those years ago.

@stoneautomotive

8 ай бұрын

I’m starting to feel like that is very likely the case 😅

You should back flush the injectors just incase some trash got inside them.

Make your own gaskets just do imprint of it get yourself a better jet washer garden hose is more powerful LOL 😆

@stoneautomotive

9 ай бұрын

That Nilfisk pressure washer is plenty powerful 😅 I have different adapters that change the force/ spray pattern - wouldn’t want to go mad with the pressure as seen radiators get split open etc with to much force

I use wd 40 for cleaning stuff like this. Just a bit stinky 4 a while after starting...

@stoneautomotive

8 ай бұрын

I’m gonna soak everything in ACF-50 in the next video, gonna be stinky when it fires up 😅

How come you didn't rig up air compressor with bar setting on low then turn it up make sure all the crap is out take carbs off while you got it strip down clean all the jet running that crap through it could of blocked the jets slightly

@stoneautomotive

9 ай бұрын

It’s fuel injected so no carb/ jets to worry about 😬

Spiderman's mum?.............HAHAHAHAHA!!

@stoneautomotive

8 ай бұрын

😅

The clutch fluid is leaking at the clutch slave cylinder.

@stoneautomotive

9 ай бұрын

Appears to be holding fine now 🤷‍♂️

@robertgerritbekink8893

8 ай бұрын

If the reservoir turns out to be empty again, the system does leak. By biggest guess would be the slave cilinder. Just a tiny bit of rust/dirt can make it leak, when operating the clutch. Difficult to see. Overhauling the slave cilinder, like the RC8, would be a nice option.

@stoneautomotive

8 ай бұрын

@@robertgerritbekink8893 it’s still holding fluid/ working perfectly - very odd as you say it escaped somewhere!

@robertgerritbekink8893

8 ай бұрын

@@stoneautomotive try pomping the clutch for an hour 😄💪🏻. Maybe this will confirm some thoughts about it.

look at the can its blocked

@stoneautomotive

9 ай бұрын

Can’t see any where it’s blocked 🤷‍♂️

Sorry to keep waffling but shaking my head as to why wouldn't you have just taken all the fairings off at the start to give it a decent clean.

@stoneautomotive

9 ай бұрын

Fear not, more cleaning is yet to come (just needed to hear it start first 😅)

@lo666zz

9 ай бұрын

@@stoneautomotive understand mate. Sorry just my OCD was kicking in🤣. Can't wait for the rest of the tickle up. Thumbs up all the way from New Zealand 👍

@stoneautomotive

9 ай бұрын

@@lo666zz no worries 😅 Hopefully you can see from the other toys I’m more precious haha, I’ll go through more about the reason behind the purchase later in the series 👍

Planned obsolescence

Why didn't you just unbolt the while fuel cap instead of drilling it

@stoneautomotive

8 ай бұрын

You can’t do that as it’s not the bolts holding it in place, the latch underneath.. If it was that easy it would be pointless putting a lock in 😅

@marksmallman4572

8 ай бұрын

​@@stoneautomotivelooks the same as a Ducati, remove the screws and the whole cap lifts out , latch included.

@stoneautomotive

8 ай бұрын

@@marksmallman4572 sadly not, have put a clip together in the next video to show why not as had this plenty of times commented on this video 😅

a good bath in wd-40 would work miracles for the innards of that ol girl

@stoneautomotive

8 ай бұрын

More deep cleaning to come 👍

learn as you go I guess...

Needless spider cruelty.

@stoneautomotive

9 ай бұрын

I’ll hold a moments silence for the lives lost 👍

I've had 3 a Tuono and 2 Mille's. The 🤬🤬🤬 rear brake. Agree with old mate above. Get an Oberon and don't look back. I even had the rear caliper catch fire on a track day as it developed a stuck piston and warped the disc and f@#ked the seals 🤬 very average design in my humble opinion

@stoneautomotive

8 ай бұрын

I guess we have to put it down to the “character” of Italian design 😅

@lo666zz

8 ай бұрын

@@stoneautomotive 🤣🤣🤣 well yep I spose so. You'll love the one about my 2001 996 had the Ohlins rear shock,5 spoke pewter grey Marchisini's. 50mm Termignoni's Bike I'd lusted after since I turned 13. Imported it from Japan in 2002. Went straight to the so called Duke specialist for new belts,oil,fluids etcetera. Guy for some reason undid the little tank prong at the front of the tank🤷 needless to say didn't tighten the 8mm bolt, made it's way into the front cylinder as you know Duke's tank is the airbox cover. Bill for over 4k within 1 month ownership. Cracked piston, bent valves chrome chipped from the front cam lobes. Dealer fully skipped out on taking blame. Got it back from another Mechanic rode it twice but the dream was shattered. Traded it in within a fortnight on a 97 TLS 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Think you just found the real reason it was parked

@stoneautomotive

8 ай бұрын

I think so 😅

HT leads on theses are crap, well worth replacing

rip electric start....

@stoneautomotive

8 ай бұрын

She’s still going 😬

thats not hoovering thats henerying.

@stoneautomotive

7 ай бұрын

😅

You can use jumbeely clips as long there stainless steel not chinese crap

@stoneautomotive

9 ай бұрын

That’s fair enough 👍

@christophersherratt7299

9 ай бұрын

THAT LAMBRETTA BUILD IS AMAZING HE SAID,THAT HE'S ONLY GONE 90 MPH YOU OR ONE OF YOUR YOUNG PALS NEED TO GET ON IT TELL HIM WHAT IT TRULY CAN DO. AS WE GET OLDER THE FEAR GETS YOU SILLY THING BUT THINK IT'S DOWN TO WE DON'T SEEM TO BOUNCE OF THE FLOOR THE SAME OR HEAL, THE SAME LOL BUT TRUE GOOD VIDEOS

@stoneautomotive

9 ай бұрын

@@christophersherratt7299 it’s an incredible build 😎 I don’t think Kelvin would pass the keys over, it’s his baby 😅

Next fake video

@stoneautomotive

8 ай бұрын

What 😅🤦‍♂️

@gdfggggg

7 ай бұрын

🤔

Here within the first hour 🎉

@stoneautomotive

9 ай бұрын

Stone automotive top fan 😎👍 Hope you enjoyed the video

@swansmeister

9 ай бұрын

Yessir and yessir, always.@@stoneautomotive