Aprilia

Hello we have revived our old 1982 Aprillia 50 trials and my son has started riding. After a carb and clutch rebuild it is running well and waiting for Milton Buzzards club to reopen. however, have a few questions we hop someone can help with: We could do with some tyres. The front is 2.5x21 which we can not find- will a 2.75 be suitable? On the rear we have a 3.0x18 as that was all we could find at the time. Think the original was 3.5 - does that sound correct? next is silencer: We are sure the rear silencer on our bike is not original and pretty noisy. Any advice on where we could find an quieter one? Anyone got pictures of an original? tha…

Hello again. Has anyone got the full spec for a 280 climber carb. I have a good carb but the bike was originally a 240. I would like to know if it's just jets or needle and slide that need changing. Thanks

Hello, i have a pair of aprilia TRX311 forks ans would likt to service them. anyone knows where to get parts for them? what oil do they need and how much? Kind regards Bob

I bought a Climber clutch casing a while back at a jumble sale. I've only just opened the package and found that there is one vital part missing. It is the short rod which sits in the middle of the cover and pushes on the pressure plate when the clutch is actuated. What I need are the dimensions and then get one or two made. Many thanks in advance, Phil

I’m working on a 1993 Climber that has a tubeless rear wheel. The tire I received with the bike is tube type. Can I use this tire with tube? Would probably have to use a rim lock. Or should I buy a tubeless tire and valve stem or tube? Thanks

Hi all. New here and looking for some help finding ignition parts for a older bike. Its a 1993 Aprilia 280 climber and the young one purchased it with no spark. I told him to make sure parts were still available before pulling the trigger. Unfortunately, , most all of the links showing spare parts were zombie ads and looking like I may need to help adapt a workaround for him if we are not able to find a drop in replacement for the CDI. The original stator coil that powers the CDI was rotten-open so we rewound it and it is generating good voltage now, the pickup is checking out also but still no spark so a CDI is also looks to be in need of replacement. Not finding…

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 bushi…

My 93 Climber 280 kicks back bad. I thought I was going to break the Kickstarter or my foot. I ended up bruising the bottom of my foot in our last vintage trials. I was hoping it was just a sheared flywheel key. I took it apart felt like the main bearing was loose. Took some effort but I managed to get the flywheel off. Main bearing was tight. Someone put locktite on the crank/flywheel. I cleaned that off. I should have lapped it but was in a hurry. Put it back together. It's tight now. I checked the stator and all screws were tight. Didn't look like it had moved. I put it back together and it's still doing the kick back. I tried both feet, tried when cold, when warm and …