Aprilia

Alright Chaps, My mate has just recently aquired what i belive to be a late 80's aprillia 280 (air cooled). as i am not familiar with these bike's myself could any of you knowledgable guys tell me what you use in yours. This may sound dumb but i am pretty new to the scene and a little rusty on this area myself all i know is what quantity to put into my montesa so if you could advise on ratio and how much oil that equates to per litre of fuel it would be much appreciated. Kind Regards, Ben Mallinson.

I'm looking for an air filter for a TXR312M, I saw an ad a month or two ago that someone had reproduced them an I can't locate it. Does anyone have that information

Whats the best pads for these ? Presently using sintered ones which have no feel and little stopping power, but at least they are consistent ! Any clever tricks to improve it ? Thanks Ross

Hi All, Can a spilt in the outer [foral] be repaired and can I change outers so that the repaired fork can be put on the spring side only side and use the better outer for the damping side? Thanks P.S. I have seen some reference to conventional fork conversions. Is this hassle free or do brakes, wheels [and obviously triple clamps] need changing?

Hi guys,i am doing a light restoration on a Aprilia txr 312m my question is I want to use tubeless Michelin tyres, as the rims are tubed can I fit the Michelin tyres with tubes will it work? thanks derek.

Iv got a climber purple tank and kick start dont seam too work it just spins the shaft any advice welcome as never worked with one help any workshop manuals about ????

Here's a photograph, never published before, of a classic Aprilia in action. Taken by James Moorhouse it shows Ian Weatherill competing in the Yorkshire Centre Team trial in 1986. Enjoy - for more details PM me

I wanted to know how to regulate my aprilia climber's fork, it has two different "screws" or whatever they are called to regulate, one is in the gas bomb and the other is on the lower part of the spring, what do each of this things regulate? pd: sorry for my bad english

Hello Again. Has anyone got any idea where I can get the two cylinder head o rings from or an alternative that I can use. Thanks

Hey good people of the forum. '93 Climber: stripped out the forks tonight as part of a full rebuild, the left side stanction chrome is very very badly worn. Does anyone know of a reasonably priced company that can re chrome it or will it be cheaper to buy another set of forks....if I can find any? cheers Graeme

hi all can anyone tell me what the ign timing should be on a 280 watercooled engine, in mm btdc please. i've just found that the ign coils on the inside of the rotor cover had come loose. hence it was backfiring and obviously wouldn't run . iv'e set the coils in the middle of the adjustment limits, and got it running, but would like to get it right before using it again.....many thanks

Since i, ve got the bike i always had to refill water every time i rode, but lately it started spilling more, the water is always refilled correctly,i do not know from where the water scapes, but theres always some in the cylinders head and all around, maybe thats only part of it when it is overcharged. Really i do not know, y checked the cylinder joint and they seem all right but i send to replace anyway. maybe this thing can help to fix the problem, the cooler is a special anti freeze (i know that it has nothing to do but maybe) the bike was stopped for 5 to 10 years (i really dont know) when opening the expansion tank while engine is on, it won't jump out and it i…

hello I am looking a txr swimgarm, someone know of someone

hi.. new to this forum...here in new zealand i have one of the few 280r s around and have had to be self sufficient,, owned for 14 years!!! fork seals are 47-35-7/10 nd readily available.. pilot jet, runs best on a 320 size(had mine drilled by the local gas repair man as couldnt source a ldelorto, kickstart lever part number, use 81 35 325m shorter and better i have a climber parts list that aprilia italy sent me as there was no agent here and they suggested that i contact a florence italy shop called "centro ricambi" ....parts were cheap BUT i think that this shop has closed. engine is rotax and identical to the american ATK bikes except watercooled.... found bike …

Hi all, I have goten hold of a 93 Climber that was a non runner when bought. The seller had changed the electronic ignition box last year before putting it away (he said it ran then). He couldn´t start it this year and then the kickstarter snapped. I now have a spare kickstart fitted and got the bike running (rough with it missing beats at tickover). I cleaned the rotor and pickups etc. with brake cleaner and disconnected the handelbar switch after that it ran better but when moving the wires that come through under the tank it seemed to have a problem. I now have the earth cut off after the connector and have run a wire up to a kill button. She now want´s to st…

HI. Just bought a TX311M and would like to change the gearbox and clutch oil before the first trial. What is the best oil to use and how much. Thanks

Can anyone help me? My 1988 Climber was reving very high. So I suspected an air leak. I replaced the flywheel side crank oil seal, and found a little bit of play in the main bearing that side. Now it only seams to want to run on choke, and still revs quite high. Any suggestions? I was wondering about the carb boot the that goes into the side casing??

I just noticed that the bushing at the bottom of the rear shock is a little sloppy , does any one know of the replacement part # or is there a readily available part available through a bearing shop/ industrial supply?

My contact in Spain has located a nearly new Aprilia climber with only 300kms on it, any intrest to anyone pm me. Not silly money but guess not much demand?

My Brother in law just landed a nice straight example - see link. Are there any online owners and or parts manuals? Thanks heaps. http://www.google.co...9,r:0,s:100,i:4