Gen1 RSVR For Sale

2012 RSV4 territory,

I sold my 2002 in 2020 for 3700 minter with lower mike's but you are right they are rare but quite a few for sale, but notibily not in such a good contion.as much a sinlove the gen 1 your bang in 04 999s and other like minded bikes with that price you are looking for the biggest aprilia fan apart from me I'm actually in the market for a clean gen 2 but not parting with anything over 4.5k..

of course don't give it away its a lovely bike, going by the sold listings on ebay sionce the start of the year not one gen 1 has sold for over 4k

Hi Redrat, it's cool I think people are welcome to express their thoughts. Whenever you sell anything there will always be those who have an opinion on the price - I don't have an issue with it cos ultimately if you don't want it or think it's too expensive then don't buy it. 

I think I've heard about this before but to be honest I've not checked. 

To enter the fray, the OP's price is very fair imho.  I've owned these bikes since 2002 having had three of them.  The 2001 RSV with facelift and big valve engine, the RSVR I now have and the Eddy rep.  IMHO, the best to ride real world on road and not on track is the one here for sale, the Gen1 RSVR.  It kicks out more low down torque than the Eddy Rep and just feels more balanced as a road bike in terms of power delivery., The edwrads rep is not as rewarding to ride on orad and is more suited to track as it revs higher, and pulls more at the top end.  The problem with buying an Eddy rep is 1) you're not going to find a good original one now in mint condition (unlike this RSVR or my own) and you'll be so afraid of scratching or using it, you'll end up hiding it away in the garage to appreciate in value which is what happens to those that weren't tracked or badly modded,

Nice rear ends I must say 

Absolutely.  Aprilias are not just the best bikes...they attract the best bunch

I ended up Part -exchanging mine and only getting 3K for it with a genuine 7K from new and absolutely no corrosion anywhere. It was like new under the clothing.  No private interest in it at all, not even a nibble due to paint being non standard.  I think around what you paid seems to be what they're going for if mint like the OP's but advertised at over £6K is not unusual.  As you say, fewer around and one of the most perfect road bikes I think ever made. They were designed to make people smile.

True.  I may have done the deal in principle but can still remove it from the part ex if made a better offer as I haven't taken delivery of the replacement yet.  The dealer I think would prefer straight cash than to have to take the part ex.  I had it advertised elsewhere with plenty of interest but no offers.  I would avoid Ebay for selling bikes...too many tyre kickers and dodgy types.  Sorry for thread drift to the OP.  This should really be moved to my own sales thread but I wish the OP every success in his sale...that's a cracking example 

Yours sounds like a great bike.  Mine was identical in colour to yours from new, but the owner stripped the bodywork and had it re-sprayed by Race Paint UK, as he didn't like the factory colour scheme.  I had the newer gearbox and black frame on my '04 Edwards rep along with larger throttle bodies and the Gen 2 heads (as effectively that's what they were) and radial calipers etc.  They're all lovely bikes and a dealer 18 months back was selling an 03 rsvr and asking £7,995 with 1K miles on the clock so I've no reason to doubt you'll either get your price or better still, keep it another few years and watch prices rise further 

I did have a try of an RSV4 and the thing was tiny!  Had two Ducatis, a 1979 Darmah 900SS (that thing used to set car alarms off all the time with open Conti's on it!)  and a new 600SS in the late 90's.  Rode the later 900SS and didn't rate it at all.  Fragile engine, being simply an over bored 750SS.  The 888 and 851 Superlight I loved, and the later 748, but the latest V2 probably wipes the floor with all of them except I'd take the booming mad character of the 851 over the new bike.  I love the room of the RSVs and the fact they're man sized and not little pocket rockets,  I like the way sitting in rather than on a bike, especially with the wheel base of the RSV, helps you feel part of the bike.  

MumboJumbo wrote: Yeah mate, proper mansize bikes - RSV4 is tiny which makes sense when you find out that Max Biaggi had more than a hand in its development.  You've just reminded me about the first Ducati I ever rode, it was my mate's 93 (I think) 900 superlight with titanium flywheel and massive carbs. We used to go out and none of us could get near him, he should have been a racer, but I didn't see him for a few years and next time I saw him he'd put a 996 engine in out of an ST4, first person to do it apparently, and that thing was untouchable by me or anyone else I used to ride with. But on the back of that quick go on his s/light I bought my 748SP, but then went to Aprilias 20 years ago and never looked back.

I saw yours, you posted a link to it on the forum, you 100% chose the right one at the time. I think I said this before but if your happy with the bike then even if it was a bit pricey it's all good.

Net zero will not happen despite government bluster.  They're on a hiding to literally nothing.  What do you suppose they'll do to compensate millions of car and bike owners?  They'll relax standards for existing vehicles and petrol stations will stay open for the foreseeable next 10 to 15 years at least if not longer. That's the politically expedient thing to do and no-matter what government gets in, they wont risk the outcry that this brain numbingly stupid and unaffordable net zero nonsense will cause.  Lorries won't be running on batteries any time soon.  The cost and environmental impact to change fleets is HUGE.