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robboadd
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PostPosted: 18:15 - 29 Sep 2004    Post subject: Has Aprilia? Reply with quote
Has Aprilia stopped making the rs125? Are the new poggiali reps the last? I know that all two stroke engines are being phased out in the next couple of years and that is why the nsr has been replaced. One final question will all 50's have to be 4 strokes in the next couple of years? Because thats going to be even more funny than it is now they'll probably only do 35mph tops! derestricted Razz
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Kickstart
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PostPosted: 18:24 - 29 Sep 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hi

I have not heard that they have stopped making them. However they will probably soon be owned by Piaggio who also own Derbi, and Derbi have just launched a 2 stroke 125 sports bike.

2 strokes as such have not been banned, they will just have to meet the new emisions regulations. If Aprilia get the DiTech system working on the 125 engine then this would be easy.

All the best

Keith
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Stu_666
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PostPosted: 18:28 - 29 Sep 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ummm and I've just bought a new one... Rolling Eyes

I heard the same as Kickstart a wee while back that Piaggio were thinking about buying them out. I know they've had money problems. Even if they do stop making the RS, you could probably still pick them up at places. Where I'm buying mine they had new NSR's there and they've been gone a while now.
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Wave2k
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PostPosted: 22:41 - 29 Sep 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote
hopfully piaggio will fix some of aprilias reliablity issues and stop using dam rotax engines
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The Dude
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PostPosted: 02:58 - 30 Sep 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote
It's not the RS125 thats coming to an end. It's the RS250. This years batch is the last batch. It's on their site somewhere. Thats where i read it.
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Shaun
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PostPosted: 06:09 - 30 Sep 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote
Confused

The RS250 hasxn't been made for the past 1 or 2 years!
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Kickstart
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PostPosted: 08:59 - 30 Sep 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote
wave2k wrote:
hopfully piaggio will fix some of aprilias reliablity issues and stop using dam rotax engines


They will probably make the problems worse.

All the best

Keith
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McJamweasel
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PostPosted: 09:30 - 30 Sep 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote
Shaun wrote:
Confused

The RS250 hasxn't been made for the past 1 or 2 years!


Not strictly true. They did stop the road version but they have produced a track version with light-weight bodywork and zausts, and AFAIK they have now stopped producing that too.
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Kickstart
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PostPosted: 10:47 - 30 Sep 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hi

They proposed building the race version but Suzuki had already stopped production of the engine and could not supply any more.

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Keith
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