First Impressions - Aprilia SXV 550 - Page 4

SomeStrangeGuy · 05-13-2009, 12:46 PM

Thanks, I realize now thats probably what the prior pages said...but me was lazy

bwhip · 05-13-2009, 06:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ScottieDucati

bwhip, what did you end up doing with your suspension???

I had an incident with my 848 that left me with some spare cash that I pretty much have to spend at the dealer.... they happen to have an '06 SXV550 on it w/ low miles that's calling my name. And yes, it's Seacoast, so I am not worried about them standing behind the bike at all..... sooo pre-tel pleaseeeee

Race Tech revalve and respring of forks and shock. Night and day difference in performance for the track. Probably wouldn't be much fun for the street, as it's pretty darn stiff, but for the track it's outstanding.

bwhip · 07-08-2009, 12:59 AM

Another article in the August issue of Two Wheels Only is about choosing a fun used bike for summer, with three similarly priced, but very different options - a 2002 Honda Blackbird, a 2004 Ducati Multistrada S, and a 2006 Aprilia SXV550.

The write-up on the SXV 550 cracked me up. Mostly because it was so spot-on!

Some excerpts:

Quote:

Sorting the fueling on a bike like this [with a Power Commander] will make the power easier to kill yourself with.
If your window for big kicks is tiny, like an-hour-a-week tiny, the SXV will no doubt deliver the most extreme dose of two-wheeled action available.
If you're the kind of person that likes eating bowls of live cobras, chased down with pints of plutonium, this could be the perfect bike for you.
You'll never quite get comfortable on this bike - it isn't that type of supermoto. If you're thinking you might like one of these, read the rest of this magazine straddling your garden fence.
If this all sounds a bit doom and gloom, like you'd have to be mental to buy one, I'm sorry but the Aprilia really is that extreme. Massive, retractable carbon fiber testicles would be top of my list of accessories.

SomeStrangeGuy · 07-08-2009, 01:08 AM

nice writeup...sounds like my cup of tea

Heavy-Dee · 07-08-2009, 08:50 AM

I'm game. Hell, my commute is short and through park. Sounds

.

ONEvcs · 07-08-2009, 09:36 AM

Spot on and brilliant.

SomeStrangeGuy · 07-08-2009, 11:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Heavy-Dee

I'm game. Hell, my commute is short and through park. Sounds

.

I know someone with an 07 for 5800$, low miles and street legal...

Blorton · 07-08-2009, 08:38 PM

Okay - so this exhaust system sounds awesome:

YouTube - Aprilia SXV 550 Full Titanium Akrapovic Racing Exhaust

bwhip · 07-09-2009, 12:01 AM

Yep, it sure does

YouTube - bwhip on the SXV550, racing Twins GTU at Miller 5.09

bleonard1401 · 07-10-2009, 03:52 AM

I definitely agree with this article about good used summer bikes except for the part on comfort. Reading the article while stradling a fence would at least not burn my ass at the same time.
Does anybody else on the SXV have the problem of looking down and seeing your pants on fire? Pretty much all of my pants have burn holes in the right leg from the exhaust guard.
The hot torture rack, burnt pants, and tiny gas tank aside, this is the most insane bike I've ever ridden. It turns like no street bike I've ever ridden and accelerates like a liter bike. I can't believe some guys actually modify this bike with power upgrades.

bwhip · 07-10-2009, 09:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bleonard1401

I definitely agree with this article about good used summer bikes except for the part on comfort. Reading the article while stradling a fence would at least not burn my ass at the same time.
Does anybody else on the SXV have the problem of looking down and seeing your pants on fire? Pretty much all of my pants have burn holes in the right leg from the exhaust guard.
The hot torture rack, burnt pants, and tiny gas tank aside, this is the most insane bike I've ever ridden. It turns like no street bike I've ever ridden and accelerates like a liter bike. I can't believe some guys actually modify this bike with power upgrades.

Never burnt the pants, although mine's no longer a street bike, so I'm wearing leather while riding it now.

The bike is indeed mental.

ND4SPD · 07-10-2009, 09:27 AM

Did you get a diagnosis on yours yet?

ONEvcs · 07-10-2009, 09:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ND4SPD

Did you get a diagnosis on yours yet?

bwhip · 07-10-2009, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ND4SPD

Did you get a diagnosis on yours yet?

Quote:

Originally Posted by ONEvcs

Waiting to hear. I give SLMS a score of 9/10 on their actual service work, and 1/10 on communication.

bleonard1401 · 07-11-2009, 04:42 PM

Hey everyone who drives an SXV, check your clutch cable for any signs of fraying. Mine broke a couple of weeks ago just behind the handle while taking off uphill. This caused the same effect as popping the clutch on takeoff which damn near wrecked me. It shot me out into the intersection and almost threw me off. After pushing it the block and a half back to work and changing my underwear, I realized that this had never happened to me on any of my other motorcycles or dirt bikes before. Strange. Luckily, the part was covered by waranty b/c mine is still less than a year old.

Blorton · 07-11-2009, 09:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bleonard1401

Hey everyone who drives an SXV, check your clutch cable for any signs of fraying. Mine broke a couple of weeks ago just behind the handle while taking off uphill. This caused the same effect as popping the clutch on takeoff which damn near wrecked me. It shot me out into the intersection and almost threw me off. After pushing it the block and a half back to work and changing my underwear, I realized that this had never happened to me on any of my other motorcycles or dirt bikes before. Strange. Luckily, the part was covered by waranty b/c mine is still less than a year old.

Holy cow! Glad you managed to save it!

bleonard1401 · 11-12-2009, 02:07 AM

Is anyone having problems with their SXV? Mine is only 14 mos old with 3800 miles on it and has already spent better than two months time sitting in the shop. First a broken clutch cable, now a failed oil pressure sensor and a leaking rear valve cover. This is such a sick bike when it's running, but the break down time is getting old. WTF! This is the third street bike I've owned over the last ten years and it's already spent as much time sitting in the shop as the other two combined (Ninja ZX-9R and Yamaha V-Max). Go figure that this new incident happened only two months out of warranty. If this thing has to go back to the shop within the next 12 mos for anything more than an oil change, consider it for sale!

DoctorFell · 11-12-2009, 05:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bleonard1401

Is anyone having problems with their SXV? ... If this thing has to go back to the shop within the next 12 mos for anything more than an oil change, consider it for sale!

Welcome to Italian motorcycle ownership, heh. I expect Bwhip will have an entire tome of experiences to throw at you.

bwhip · 11-12-2009, 09:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DoctorFell

Welcome to Italian motorcycle ownership, heh. I expect Bwhip will have an entire tome of experiences to throw at you.

Yep. As he said, the most fun bike ever when it's running (but more often than not, it isn't).

ONEvcs · 11-12-2009, 10:03 AM

Other than overfilling the first time I changed the oil, mine is still running strong (knocking on my own head for luck). I think I need to change the spark plugs though.

bleonard1401 · 11-15-2009, 03:33 AM

I wouldn't bitch so much if I didn't already spend a lot of time working on this thing myself. I already spend and hour every weekend checking for any loose nuts n bolts. If Honda and the other big Japanese makers would make a serious SM, we could have all the fun with only a fraction of the maintenance.

evl_twn · 11-15-2009, 01:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bleonard1401

If Honda and the other big Japanese makers would make a serious SM, we could have all the fun with only a fraction of the maintenance.

Get an XR650R and roll your own.

slickwill · 11-15-2009, 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by evl_twn

Get an XR650R and roll your own.

+1 x 10

Mine had already lived a former life as a kitted out desert race bike and yet it is still going strong. I haven't done a thing but change the oil on it. It may not have quite the output of the Aprilia but with 55hp and 45ft/lb of torque at the rear wheel it isn't giving up much.

bleonard1401 · 11-16-2009, 01:13 AM

"Get an XR650R and roll your own." - evl twn
Sounds like a plan. It'll probably take less time to convert it to a serious SM than my Aprilia has already spent sitting in the shop. Not very easy to come across a descent used one in HI though (no enduro trails for a big thumper).

05-13-2009, 12:46 PM	#91
SomeStrangeGuy maybe this was a bad idea. Join Date: 12-13-2006 Location: Debt, where else? Age: 2 Bike(s): GS RR Posts: 7,665 Images: 5	Thanks, I realize now thats probably what the prior pages said...but me was lazy __________________ Come find yourself - GPS Discussion Forums Time is the ultimate currency. The Seamii are awesome.

07-08-2009, 01:08 AM	#94
SomeStrangeGuy maybe this was a bad idea. Join Date: 12-13-2006 Location: Debt, where else? Age: 2 Bike(s): GS RR Posts: 7,665 Images: 5	nice writeup...sounds like my cup of tea __________________ Come find yourself - GPS Discussion Forums Time is the ultimate currency. The Seamii are awesome.

07-08-2009, 09:36 AM	#96
ONEvcs "Si vis pacem para bellum" Join Date: 12-18-2006 Location: Ft. Worth Age: 41 Bike(s): '05CBR1000RR. '07SXV5.5 Posts: 4,459 Images: 99	Spot on and brilliant. __________________ "Nothing is more fairly distributed than common sense: no one thinks he needs more of it than he already has." René Descartes

07-10-2009, 09:27 AM	#102
ND4SPD Join Date: 12-12-2006 Location: MCADX World Headquarters Bike(s): '99 F4, '00 VFR Posts: 11,253 Images: 28	Did you get a diagnosis on yours yet? __________________ "This is your life - are you who you want to be?" Learn all you need to know about Mac OS X The Motorcycle Addict's Magazine - MCADXmag

07-11-2009, 04:42 PM	#105
bleonard1401 HImotard Join Date: 10-29-2008 Location: Kahaluu, Hawaii Bike(s): Aprilia SXV 550 Posts: 14	Hey everyone who drives an SXV, check your clutch cable for any signs of fraying. Mine broke a couple of weeks ago just behind the handle while taking off uphill. This caused the same effect as popping the clutch on takeoff which damn near wrecked me. It shot me out into the intersection and almost threw me off. After pushing it the block and a half back to work and changing my underwear, I realized that this had never happened to me on any of my other motorcycles or dirt bikes before. Strange. Luckily, the part was covered by waranty b/c mine is still less than a year old. Last edited by bleonard1401; 07-11-2009 at 04:43 PM.. Reason: spelling

07-08-2009, 08:50 AM	#95
Heavy-Dee A T-Rex going RAWR! Join Date: 12-17-2006 Age: 32 Bike(s): Specialized Allez Sport Posts: 3,384	I'm game. Hell, my commute is short and through park. Sounds .

07-10-2009, 03:52 AM	#100
bleonard1401 HImotard Join Date: 10-29-2008 Location: Kahaluu, Hawaii Bike(s): Aprilia SXV 550 Posts: 14	I definitely agree with this article about good used summer bikes except for the part on comfort. Reading the article while stradling a fence would at least not burn my ass at the same time. Does anybody else on the SXV have the problem of looking down and seeing your pants on fire? Pretty much all of my pants have burn holes in the right leg from the exhaust guard. The hot torture rack, burnt pants, and tiny gas tank aside, this is the most insane bike I've ever ridden. It turns like no street bike I've ever ridden and accelerates like a liter bike. I can't believe some guys actually modify this bike with power upgrades.

11-12-2009, 02:07 AM	#107
bleonard1401 HImotard Join Date: 10-29-2008 Location: Kahaluu, Hawaii Bike(s): Aprilia SXV 550 Posts: 14	Is anyone having problems with their SXV? Mine is only 14 mos old with 3800 miles on it and has already spent better than two months time sitting in the shop. First a broken clutch cable, now a failed oil pressure sensor and a leaking rear valve cover. This is such a sick bike when it's running, but the break down time is getting old. WTF! This is the third street bike I've owned over the last ten years and it's already spent as much time sitting in the shop as the other two combined (Ninja ZX-9R and Yamaha V-Max). Go figure that this new incident happened only two months out of warranty. If this thing has to go back to the shop within the next 12 mos for anything more than an oil change, consider it for sale!

11-12-2009, 10:03 AM	#110
ONEvcs "Si vis pacem para bellum" Join Date: 12-18-2006 Location: Ft. Worth Age: 41 Bike(s): '05CBR1000RR. '07SXV5.5 Posts: 4,459 Images: 99	Other than overfilling the first time I changed the oil, mine is still running strong (knocking on my own head for luck). I think I need to change the spark plugs though. __________________ "Nothing is more fairly distributed than common sense: no one thinks he needs more of it than he already has." René Descartes

11-15-2009, 03:33 AM	#111
bleonard1401 HImotard Join Date: 10-29-2008 Location: Kahaluu, Hawaii Bike(s): Aprilia SXV 550 Posts: 14	I wouldn't bitch so much if I didn't already spend a lot of time working on this thing myself. I already spend and hour every weekend checking for any loose nuts n bolts. If Honda and the other big Japanese makers would make a serious SM, we could have all the fun with only a fraction of the maintenance.

11-16-2009, 01:13 AM	#114
bleonard1401 HImotard Join Date: 10-29-2008 Location: Kahaluu, Hawaii Bike(s): Aprilia SXV 550 Posts: 14	"Get an XR650R and roll your own." - evl twn Sounds like a plan. It'll probably take less time to convert it to a serious SM than my Aprilia has already spent sitting in the shop. Not very easy to come across a descent used one in HI though (no enduro trails for a big thumper).

LinkBacks (?) LinkBack to this Thread: http://www.motorcycleaddicts.org/aprilia/1574-first-impressions-aprilia-sxv-550-a.html
Posted By	For	Type	Date
Aprilia Sxv 550 on Kosmix : Reference, Videos, Images, News, Shopping and more...	This thread	Refback	10-10-2009 03:24 AM
Moteur de recherche : Web, Photos, Videos, Voyages, Encyclopdie	This thread	Refback	05-12-2009 06:43 PM
Revlimiter.it • Leggi argomento - sxv 550 aprilia	This thread	Refback	04-22-2009 03:34 PM
Digg - Aprilia SXV-550 Supermotard review	This thread	Refback	04-11-2009 07:10 PM
Aprilia SXV-550 Supermotard review	This thread	Refback	04-02-2009 08:11 PM
2007 Aprilia SXV 550	This thread	Refback	01-24-2009 12:10 AM
Aprilia Sxv 550 - Kosmix	This thread	Refback	12-06-2008 11:30 PM
Moteur de recherche lo.st : Infos, Photos, Videos	This thread	Refback	10-12-2008 04:29 AM
aprilia 550 sxv \| VIRGILIO Ricerca \| Web	This thread	Refback	10-05-2008 10:18 AM
Federal Home Loan Bank - loan loans, arizona bank loan	This thread	Refback	11-15-2007 09:12 AM
Illinois Mortgage Refinance - illinois refinance stafford, refinance illinois	This thread	Refback	09-06-2007 07:17 PM
Web Link	This thread	Refback	09-05-2007 10:21 PM
digg / hansol2 / news / dugg	This thread	Refback	08-13-2007 10:58 PM
Digg - Who dugg or blogged: Aprilia SXV-550 Supermotard review	This thread	Refback	07-04-2007 05:09 AM
digg / hansol2 / news / submitted	This thread	Refback	07-03-2007 04:55 PM
StumbleUpon » nd4spdgeek's web site reviews and blog	This thread	Refback	04-23-2007 07:02 AM
digg / hansol2 / news / dugg	This thread	Refback	04-10-2007 05:20 AM
Digg / Motorsport / Upcoming	This thread	Refback	04-08-2007 03:16 AM
Digg - Aprilia SXV-550 Supermotard review	This thread	Refback	04-07-2007 06:23 PM
Digg / News / Upcoming	This thread	Refback	04-07-2007 12:50 PM

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Aprilia V4 Out in Public	navydevildoc	Aprilia	14	10-10-2007 05:14 PM
2007 Aprilia RSV-R Factory	navydevildoc	Aprilia	16	01-13-2007 04:05 PM
Aprilia RS250 Biaggi	Cal-Sportbike	Aprilia	5	01-03-2007 09:35 PM
Season's Greetings from Aprilia - Funny	navydevildoc	Aprilia	2	12-27-2006 10:58 PM
2007 Aprilia RSV-R	navydevildoc	Aprilia	0	12-15-2006 11:27 AM