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Plating an Aprilia RS125?

corndog said:
Take the bike apart.

Give the main parts to a few friends in different towns.

Have them list the parts on eBay.

Have a few schill bidding friends bump the price to a reasonable amount.

Win the auctions.

Pay with monopoly money.

Put the bike together.

Take bike (with all dot equipment) and all receipts to dmv.

Shoot for special construction.

Bring money.

Cross fingers.
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and why would you need to take the bike apart for this plan?
 
Can you register a 2stroke in other states? Just curious, since my insurance will allow me to register my vehicles in WA since I have a "second residence" there. If you can reg two strokes out of state, then all you need to do is claim you live part time at a family member's home if you have any out of state. Just an idea.
 
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Buy a Ninja 250. You'll be much happier in traffic and have about $1,000 left over to buy safety gear. It will get better mileage, has power in a useful RPM range, and has tons of inexpensive mods you can do. You must let the RS125 warm up before riding away. You have to keep it under 6k rpm for the first 1000km. Plus, you won't need Castrol 747 at $30/liter either. Aprilias are expensive to insure vs. Kawi. Biggest selling point? The Ninja has a warranty.

It has 15 horsepower. They will laugh at you. The Ninja 250 has 11 more horsepower.

Oh, yeah - the US version of the bike won't pass EU emissions either.

You could spend (after you pay $5499+fees+tax for the bike) about $1k in parts starting with $440 for the wiring harness plus shipping to make the headlights lights light, the brake lights work, put a street legal plate holder etc. on it. Oh, yeah, plus labor or if you do it yourself, money having the bike repainted where you scratched it. The mirrors are only $60 each.

If you do get it registered by modifying the check digit with a punch or 'special construction,' (with some at DMV this may work, but the CHP is much smarter) Then you have to watch out for LEO officers who are really into motorcycles, and they may recognize that the bike may have some issues with being legally on the road. Even if you have title, registration, and a California license plate - they have the option to collect your papers and the bike.

The reason to buy one: Is they're hella fun on private property or closed courses. Only about 200 came to the US. The color scheme is not available anywhere else in the world. The UK version (with catalyst + some other stuff) is the best selling Aprilia in the UK.

From the way back machine and the earlier gen RS125: http://www.bayarearidersforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=187018


** I think they are actually street legal in Romania. Plus that's where a good portion of the Dainese gear is made, so maybe move there?
 
Is there any state in the US where they are street legal? From what I've heard it's a federal thing - no 2-strokes over 49ccs on the street. So no out-of-state plates.
 
Mr. Horse said:
Is there any state in the US where they are street legal? From what I've heard it's a federal thing - no 2-strokes over 49ccs on the street. So no out-of-state plates.
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RS125? Not according to the label. In states that don't have Berkeley, yeah, you can probably register it once it has all the lights and stuff installed and working. $9k for a street125?

You can buy a Genuine Rattler Buck-Ten TODAY 2-stroke in CA. It's CA legal and fun and really cheap. A CA dealer can't install the 70MPH performance package though.

You can buy a new two-stroke 49 to 150cc scooter in most other states. Not sure if anyone else is importing a new two-stroke, as they've even been outlawed in China. At 7500 real miles, it's gunna need some lovin'

Vietnam is exporting all of their 2t bikes on eBay three or four at a time (it takes that many to make one that will hold together until you go 30mph)

Helpful?
 
It has 15 horsepower. They will laugh at you. The Ninja 250 has 11 more horsepower.
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WROOOOONG

The Aprilia RS125 has 32.5 horsepower. itll destroy a ninja 250.and its about 45 pounds lighter than a ninja 250.

I rode one a couple weeks ago at sears point. for a little bitty bike i passed half the large bikes in B group..... it aint for the faint of heart. you have to pin it through all the corners.... PIN IT


fun beast but on the streets? public roads? it would suck. you have to keep it over 10,000 rpm just to pull out of a driveway .....


and you have to keep it under 8 grand while warming up for about 5 miles or the engine will blow up. so if you do a lot of long stops on group rides or plan on hopping on the highway you need to ride around for five miles first....at a slow rate of speed
 
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MotardJunkie said:
The Aprilia RS125 has 32.5 horsepower. itll destroy a ninja 250.and its about 45 pounds lighter than a ninja 250.

I rode one a couple weeks ago at sears point. for a little bitty bike i passed half the large bikes in B group..... it aint for the faint of heart. you have to pin it through all the corners.... PIN IT
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You can do the same thing on a Ninja 250. I've done it. :p

32.5 at the crank, maybe. Got a unbiased dyno chart?

-jim
 
My insurance will be too high on anything else plus its my first bike. Im just introducing my parents (my mom) into the idea of letting me have a motorcycle.
 
MotardJunkie said:
WROOOOONG

The Aprilia RS125 has 32.5 horsepower. itll destroy a ninja 250.and its about 45 pounds lighter than a ninja 250.

I rode one a couple weeks ago at sears point. for a little bitty bike i passed half the large bikes in B group..... it aint for the faint of heart. you have to pin it through all the corners.... PIN IT


fun beast but on the streets? public roads? it would suck. you have to keep it over 10,000 rpm just to pull out of a driveway .....


and you have to keep it under 8 grand while warming up for about 5 miles or the engine will blow up. so if you do a lot of long stops on group rides or plan on hopping on the highway you need to ride around for five miles first....at a slow rate of speed
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Yeah i heard this same info from the dealer i went and talked too. I wonder if i put a catalytic converter it would make a difference.
 
/dev/null said:
http://www.af1racing.com/store/Scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=6458

$6999 OTD for a RS125 with lights, horn, mirrors and license plate bracket.
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Does that include free shipping? For a bike you still can't register in California without huge potential penalties :thumbup

KrinkINK said:
Yeah i heard this same info from the dealer i went and talked too. I wonder if i put a catalytic converter it would make a difference.
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Its cool you're jumping on the Italian bandwagon, but if it was as easy as slapping a cat on it, why wouldn't Piaggio (who makes around 700,000 two wheeled vehicles a year) have coughed up the cash because they'd sell a ton more bikes in the US.

If Piaggio won't pay then maybe you should pony up the $12+k for Federal Emisions testing and certification! Start your research and paperwork here, there is a CARB and EPA testing and certification facility in Ontario, CA, that's not that far. I'll even kick in $25 (all cash) towards your costs when you get the engines approved for on road use in California.

There are some 50cc to 200cc two-stroke scooters on craigslist with better/cheaper/faster parts availability in the US if you're worried about insurance costs and what mom thinks, if you're worried about what everyone else thinks, you need a Turbo 'Busa, or better yet, a B-King. Everyone knows scooters are ________ (BARF, don't fail me now)

Shop the insurance on other bikes. There are active participants, sponsors, and sources on this very website that can help.

The bottom line is that the state of California/Piaggio Group America, and Aprilia USA does not want you to have a 2009 Aprilia RS125 for use on public roads (dental liability from getting the bugs out of your huge goofy grin from ear to ear while riding one?) Anyone who has one has done so fraudulently- there are no work arounds. There are no quick fixes. We do have an expert in Aprilia sprockets though.

Put the $1k savings over the price of something like a brand new Ninja 250, towards the insurance?

More reading
 
maxandgrinch said:
Does that include free shipping? For a bike you still can't register in California without huge potential penalties :thumbup



Its cool you're jumping on the Italian bandwagon, but if it was as easy as slapping a cat on it, why wouldn't Piaggio (who makes around 700,000 two wheeled vehicles a year) have coughed up the cash because they'd sell a ton more bikes in the US.

If Piaggio won't pay then maybe you should pony up the $12+k for Federal Emisions testing and certification! Start your research and paperwork here, there is a CARB and EPA testing and certification facility in Ontario, CA, that's not that far. I'll even kick in $25 (all cash) towards your costs when you get the engines approved for on road use in California.

There are some 50cc to 200cc two-stroke scooters on craigslist with better/cheaper/faster parts availability in the US if you're worried about insurance costs and what mom thinks, if you're worried about what everyone else thinks, you need a Turbo 'Busa, or better yet, a B-King. Everyone knows scooters are ________ (BARF, don't fail me now)

Shop the insurance on other bikes. There are active participants, sponsors, and sources on this very website that can help.

The bottom line is that the state of California/Piaggio Group America, and Aprilia USA does not want you to have a 2009 Aprilia RS125 for use on public roads (dental liability from getting the bugs out of your huge goofy grin from ear to ear while riding one?) Anyone who has one has done so fraudulently- there are no work arounds. There are no quick fixes. We do have an expert in Aprilia sprockets though.

Put the $1k savings over the price of something like a brand new Ninja 250, towards the insurance?

More reading
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Its not what mom thinks. I like living at home until Im off to Cal Maritime Academy next year. And since she doesnt like motorcycles period she said i can get one and move out or get something else. Even when i go to Maritime Academy, she said she wont pay for it if i get a motorcycle. And i like the look of the Aprilia and the Ducati. SO this is the closest thing I could get that my parents would ever consider acceptable. I could care less what people think about me.
Its the Sleekness and how it lt looks (to me atleast) like its moving when its just sitting still. And if i wanted a scooter i would get one. But i dont. I want a motorcycle. No offence to people who ride scooters, but my prefrence is with bikes. I grew up riding them. Broke both wrists riding bmx sponsored so biking is what i do. Thats why i want this bike so badly. Besides i was just commuting from foothill to SRVC. And one of the conditions was no freeways. Maybe i can get them around the Idea of something else. But for now this is my best bet. Thank you for the offer of 25$ though. Not alot of people would offer that. (I'm not being sarcastic. It really is nice of you to offer to help in the way the economy is if i were to go through that testing)
 
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