Continuing our trend of also sharing very low mile examples of important superbikes, we have a first year RSV in the U.S. with very low miles. Located in Parker, Colorado is a 2000.5 Aprilia RSV1000 Mille R with 680 original miles. The seller only states that this bike is completely original and in perfect condition. The RSV of 1998 was Aprilia’s first foray into the large displacement, four-stroke, market after making a big impression with their 250 two-strokes. The RSV wasn’t released into the U.S. until 2000 as a 2000.5 model. The Mille R was an uprated model that featured fully adjustable Ohlins front and rear suspension, forged aluminum OZ wheels, a monoposto setup with a biposto as an option, slight chassis modifications resulting in a 4kg weight loss over the standard model. There are no differences between the standard and R model engines. The Mille R wasn’t the epitome of the Mille range for the time however as Mille SP was also released for World SuperBike homologation in 1999 and possibly continued to sell into 2000. This is a fantastic, collectible, example of the first RSV available in the U.S. The asking price is $6,500; a bit higher than other Mille R models but not outrageous for the mileage this one has. See this Mille R on Craigslist here.
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