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I've acquired an Aprilia Climber. It's a 280, a 1993 model. Tommy Ahvala won the world title in 1992. So this is the replica, celebrating the Italian manufacturer's world championship victory. I fitted a Paioli RSD fork while waiting for the original Foral to be restored. It looks really nice. I spent a lot of time on the Foral fork. Bertrand Quartier had warned me about the rather poor quality of this component. Indeed, it's not great. Furthermore, a previous disassembly by someone less experienced had damaged the hydraulic system. I repaired it to get it working again. The fork was binding badly. The friction bushings were completely worn out, and the oil... well, it was like crude oil. I found a complete new internal assembly for the hydraulic arm. If my repairs restored functionality, the whole assembly would have been deformed. The poor guidance would have quickly damaged the untreated shaft.

The barrel need a new plating.

Little work to machine a M9x100 bolt.

New piston 👍

Rear wheel finished. New spokes & bearings. New chainwheel.

Brand new tank (NOS)

Radiator stripped and painted, then refilled with coolant. Airbox cleaned, new filter and intake manifold installed. Created a replica of the CDI bracket.

Carburetor cleaned and new float bowl gasket installed.Rear brake hose routing corrected. New gearbox output sprocket.

News bearings (wheels, links, steering), new bolts, new fittings, shiny machining the wheels axles. I'm waiting for new spokes nuts to finish the original rear wheel. as you can see, the fitting of the rear brake hose is not right and must be reversed

New seals and bushing, disassembling the lower fork legs, sand blasting casted parts, new stickers ... New bearings, polishing the hub, new spokes & nuts. Ultrasonic cleaning disc and screws. Coming soon : new steering bearings.

Now, the bike is very nice. Crisp engine sound and light feeling. What a bike !

New Ollé shock save 571grs (showa with stock spring 1820gr. heavy spring 1903grs) New Ti exhaust save 260grs New dry weight: 70.7 kg

32x spokes wheels save 1.450kg !