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I bought a 93 model for

I guess it depends on whats gone. i.e. if your doing the complete crank and rod rebuild up or just going to throw a new piston and rings in it!! I'd say it's worth doing as I cant see a single being that

AARGH..Now I'm confused!! Cheers for the info anyhow...I'mk guessing its got a oil level check screw or something simmilar.I aint looked yet. Mate of mine took it for a spin up the local mountain yesterday and it went well after a fun start as the throttle cable had been dis logged and was reving a bit high...He's more used to crossers and gsxr600's and the like...Was rather funny watching him try to stall it in first gear whilst standing on the left side of the bike!!!! It dragged him 100 feet up the hill before he managed to jump in the saddle and hit the back brake!!Not bad coz he's about 18 stone!!! One thing that did arise from the trip is the fact the swingarm bearings are totaly shot...you can move the wheel left to right by about half an inch..HMMM Time to start ordering parts but the local bike shops just shrug their shoulders and say "Cant get spares for them"....

Thanks for the info!! I'll be taking it out for a first run tomorrow after i fit the new inner tube and mix some fuel..I'll do it at 80:1 with the same fully synth premix castrol I use in the RGV for now! and I'll give Peter knight a call to see what rotax spare are like...I guess i dont have to change the crank every 1000 miles and pistons every 500 miles like the littlle suzuki...oh the joy. But I do want to pull the motor apart and give it a refresh if for no other reason than piece of mind and to get to know the beastie a little better Cheers Rob

Another aprillia climber 280 owner here to be counted .....That must be what 3 of us now

Tell ya what..Let me have your bike and I'll enter your local meet...After watching me ride round you'll be itching to ride it again if only to prove the bike aint as bad as I'd make it look But on a serious note..it's always got to be fun that should be the reason your doing it. I've seen many a road racer start off and have a great time only to start getting too compedative and spending every penny they have staying at the front and being very upset if they didnt get in the top 3 every meet....And the stupid thing is they dont enjoy it anymore either. If you get to that point..Take a break from it for a while but dont be in a rush to sell the bike..you might want to be out and about on it sooner than you thought!! And maybe..just maybe if this summer got better that would help as well

Well thanks for the warm welcome and info!! I also received the technical manual in pdf format from another forum member ( thanks rich!) Within hours of joining the forum!! Nice to see the forum is so active and I'm well looking forward to doing my first meeting once I'm back in action which i hope to be sooner rather than later!! I'll find that out on the 31st of this month hopefully THE ADDICT..Wow 8 siezures in a season..ever get the feeling something was wrong? At

Hi peeps! Just bought a climber 280 today and been trawling the net for info which landed me here. I've read the posts before and yes mine does have leaking fork seals..oh joy as it seems to be a common issue with these bikes..I was rather interested in the 3 seal mod mentioned elsewere in the forum as a possible fix!! If anybody on here has any tech info on these bikes I'd be very grateful, any manuals or parts suppliers contact details..that kinda thing..to be honest i dont even know the oil pre mix ratio so was going to play safe with 30:1 as thats what i run the track RGV on I've seen 50:1 or 70:1 but what do you guys use? Thanks in advance for any help Rob

Hi guys, A quick hello to you all. I came across the site after buying an aprillia 280 climber (1993) and cant find much about them on the web when i saw you have an aprillia forum I'm getting into trials after doing road racing for the last 4 years... little rgv250...won a club championship in 2005 and had a nasty blow up in 2006 leaving me with 23 fractures in the right tib and fib...still got a frame on the leg but hoping to have it removed in the next few months...So seeing as the aprillia has the kickstart on the left..BONUS And from what i can remember when i used to do a bit of off road when a yoof......even at 5mph it can be pretty scary at times Anyhow if you guys can point me towards gathering technical info or a good parts supplier..or if any of you know of trials clubs in north wales before i get my trials acu licence it would be much appreciated Cheers Rob