Has Anyone Ridden A

Ive ridden one and loved it. I think they are the best looking moto out there..........................and I wouldnt have one as a gift

Ask any owner, go on any of the forums they have problems, mostly electrical that you wouldnt believe possible in this day and age.

They do look nice though.

I know it probably will not matter cos of geography but I had a deposit down on one of the Aprilia sxv 550 motards and the dealer could never

give me a straight answer on the ETA for 3+ weeks. I got my deposit back and 6 months later started hearing about all of the horror stories of rear

cylinder failure and throttle response problems that the US dealers seems to have no clue of a remedy, now I am scared to look into anything

unknown cos of poor dealer knowledge but as stated above, "geography" has something to do with it too. I am sure you have a strong dealer

network with full knowledge of the bike, they are the dope and I love the looks but the dealer here is now a personal friend of mine

(franchise was recently sold to a different guy) and he says they still have some troubles with them.

There's quite a lot of folk racing them in the UK and Europe and there have been som teething issues however I dont think there renowned for being unreliable. Saying that these bike probably get a fair bit of maintainance carried out.

Heres how to ride one properly - http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=kw_PrqTlMbA