Aprilia RS50 (Aprilia RS50)

Member Name: whateva123

Product:	Aprilia RS50
Date:	22/02/05 (3938 review reads)
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Advantages: Looks, Fast, Fun

Disadvantages: No fuel gauge, Chain needs tightening reguarly for best performance, Carb freezing

I brought my 2002 RS50 about a year ago privately for £1500. It was in excellent condition and looks superb - without a doubt the best 50cc bike money can buy. It already had a performance exhaust and air filter fitted and can reach about 65mph. Before I got the bike people told me Aprilia's are unreliable but I use mine daily and I've never had any problems with it apart from wear and tear items like a couple of spark plugs and a new rear tyre (which cost £70!). I make sure I warm the bike up before thrashing it and treat it mainly as a 45mph not a 65mph bike as you only wear the engine quicker than normal and blow it up or and need an engine rebuild. I notice using petrol from supermarkets is crap and effects performance - I use normal Shell unleaded and Putoline 2-stroke Oil which costs about £11 per litre but is defiantly worth it as you really notice better performance. The only complaints I've had is there is no fuel gauge so you really have to know how much fuel you get from a tank (I reckon about 250km and 50km from the reserve) and the chain needs tightening often to avoid sloppy gearchanges. In windy weather and cold weather it’s not very nice - it feels slow but when the weather is nice its great fun and feels fast its looks superb and gets attention wherever I go. The only other problem I have is carb freezing which happens when it’s really cold because of the performance air filter fitted. If your buying second-hand make sure you get one thats been looked after and has less than 15000 miles on the clock as by then the engine is usually knackered and needs rebuilding or buy one which had recently had a rebuild like mine had. Best to have a performance exhaust fitted as the standard can restricts the engine and causes problems as it is inefficient and obviously with the performance one you get an increase in power which means more fun!

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