SPORT-touring on an RSV1000?

[travlr]

I hear an RSV1000 can be tweaked for multi-day tours.  It might make a fun, fast very sporty tourer.  Can anyone suggest what items are available?  Seats, bars, bags etc.

Has anyone tried it?

T

[fxrbill]

Your best answers will probably be here http://www.apriliaforum.com/forums/index.php

[Orson]

I rode from Corpus Christi to the Texas hill country on my stock Mille. I didn't have any luggage.

It can be done, although it's not the most comfortable bike.

It helps if you're a young pup  

[Motodisiac]

Anything could be done, however you better pick up the Futura, way more comfortable and almost as much fun...

[greench440]

Mister Smoothe does it. Of course, he doesn't pack any clothes and wears his leathers everywhere.

[MisterSmooth]

Here's my '01 Mille R set up for multi-day touring.  





I did 480 miles one day with Greench440 and it was fine.  I've installed Acculign rearsets; they aren't adjusted further back than stock, but they're set to the lowest possible setting.  This helps with legroom.

[MilleRrrr]

Pittsburgh to Ga. & back

Twisty road keep you focused away from on how much your ass will hurt.

[MisterSmooth]

Pittsburgh to Ga. & back
Twisty roads keep you focused away from on how much your ass will hurt.

Exactly.    Actually, my Mille is OK on the ass cheeks.  As long as I consciously move around and stretch my legs every 15 miles or so it's fine.  I'm too lazy to ride more than about 500 miles in a day, anyhow.  


Pittsburgh to Georgia?  That could be a wonderful trip if you had the time avoid the slab and route through the twisties.  

[apriliadreamer]

I hear an RSV1000 can be tweaked for multi-day tours.  It might make a fun, fast very sporty tourer.  Can anyone suggest what items are available?  Seats, bars, bags etc.

Has anyone tried it?

T

I did it last year. I rode from Detroit area to Deals Gap. Down part way Friday and Saturday, rode the Smokies on Sunday, back home on Monday. Then I turned around and rode down to Indy for the MotoGP race the following Thursday for the weekend. I purchased a Ventura rack a few years ago and used a stem mount for a velcro GPS just in case I got too lost.

I will try to figure out how to post pictures later after work, but if this part works you can see my pictures on my Flicker:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30535369@N07/sets/72157607538257559/

There are pictures of what I did to my bike towards the bottem of the list of pictures. My rack has the bag on it, and my buddy has one on his RC.