If you have trouble getting in neutral

[BB1000]

Specially for 04/05 rsv owners

Order this part.......Genuine Aprilia Jet 40 .... part number 0268751 (http://www.apriliayorkshire.co.uk/catalogue/partlist.jsp;jsessionid=aBtBaZv16Qsc?Catalogo=%3D3974&Tavola=%3D58&_NomeImmagine=46896215.gif&_bikename=RSV%201000%202004-2006&_pagename=Crankcases%20II) ........no 10 on the list

I fitted it today, all you do is remove a bolt just above the oil filter cover, uncsrew the old jet 60 and remove with a small pair of pin nose pliers

WOW....what a difference.....its worth the £6.03

Carriage is £6 to so i ordered the heat shield for the rear brake

Both items are standard on the 06 and onwards models

HTH.............:thumbup

[Posh Johnny]

What is the part number for the heatshield mate, I will order both myself too

[JaseRSV]

Cheers for the tip mate. Does it make the clutch lighter as well?:thumbup

[BARCS1]

Just fitted mod jet got it from one of my dealers although they had never heard of it so if it works I guess they owe you a few favours ,well me as well.Will let you know if I have the same success as you.

regards

baldy man:biggrin

[BARCS1]

fitted new jet friday,tried today What a differance ,cheers mate can enjoy the riding more now(no more cramp in the hands)..
cheers

barclay

[ricardo]

Cheers for this mate, very helpful - might have to do this mod myself as I'm finding neutral a bastard to find - I keep finding myself holding the clutch in facing down a steep hill at traffic lights (Plymouth has a lot of both of these things) and feeling the life drain out of my hand. I've only had the bike for a week and it does seem to get easier to find with a bit of fiddling though - like other things in life...... Ooh er missus.

[BB1000]

Hi guys.........to make the clutch even softer you can get a slave master cyclinder from MPL....on ebay.....makes a big difference as well....got mine for £65

[chicofreemo]

Hi

recently purchased a RSV Mille (W)2000. Having similar problems with selecting neutral. Will this part work for me on the earlier bike?

Kind Regards

Richard

[richmond rossi]

Hi Battle biker, I am new to this site and Apriliasand know next to nothing about bikes. You seem to know your stuff.I have noted about 5 problems with my 06 Factory,(apparently 04 model),all of which must be common problems,ie clutch, back brake, side stand, gearing, and neutral problems. I noticed your thread regarding jet 40 so have ordered one..As I had the side panel off anyway I have had a go at removing the jet and as I started to remove the nut oil started coming out, have I removed the wrong nut or do you have to drop the oil first.
Many thanks in advance.

[Drouin955]

Order this part.......[URL="http://www.apriliayorkshire.co.uk/catalogue/partlist.jsp;jsessionid=aBtBaZv16Qsc?Catalogo=%3D3974&Tavola=%3D58&_NomeImmagine=46896215.gif&_bikename=RSV%201000%202004-2006&_pagename=Crankcases%20II"]Genuine Aprilia Jet 40 .... part number 0268751

What is this jet? What does it look like, what it does? Up here a jet is a part for a carburator!:dunno

[Bear]

Just ordered the jet and cover:thumbup

[danf1234]

I have done all 3 MPL slave, 40 Jet nad heat shield.

Back Brake is still shit. The clutch is about 25% better. It was unridable when I picked the bike up.

[agreat1]

just ordered mine, if its above the oil filter i'm guessing oil coming out will be standard, but can someone who's done the mod confirm this please?

[dannypudge]

Mine's hard to get on my 02 mille too, i just flick it up into 2nd then lightly tap back down and it drops straight into neutral, took a bit of practice to get used to.

[missile]

What is the part number for the heatshield mate, I will order both myself too

See here> https://www.apriliayorkshire.co.uk/catalogue/partlist.jsp?Catalogo=%3D3985&Tavola=%3D35&_NomeImmagine=4667133.gif&_bikename=RSV%201000%20Tuono%202006&_pagename=Rear%20master%20cylinder

Item # 31 @ £3.77

[danf1234]

See here> https://www.apriliayorkshire.co.uk/catalogue/partlist.jsp?Catalogo=%3D3985&Tavola=%3D35&_NomeImmagine=4667133.gif&_bikename=RSV%201000%20Tuono%202006&_pagename=Rear%20master%20cylinder

Item # 31 @ £3.77

I did the .40 jot and MPL clutch slave and it transformed the bike. It made it 100000000000x more enjoyable.

[factoryboy]

yo richmond rossi, its an allen key bolt just above oil filter and to the left you'll find that your overflow tubes run down in front of it just where the wire is that the overflow tubes go through remove bolt that holds wire to make access easier. you will get a bit of oil come out but not much. old jet bit of a sod to get out unless you have a very slim pair of long nose pliers, i ain't but after 20 mins fidling i got it out, run bike for a few mins before trying to put into gear.....

[TarkMalbot]

I have the 2006 and its still difficult to find neutral. Is this to do with bleeding the Clutch? Or is there some aftermarket stuff that helps? Have seen a few things for sale regarding the clutch but not sure what I need.

[factoryboy]

i know you can make clutch lighter by changinig master cylinder as some one has already mentioned, as far as i know jet is the only thing that helps with neutral,your suppose to change 60 jet for 40 jet, i've owned 2 o5 rsv's and both have been naff at getting neutral. theres a link at beginning of this post use that to order jet the part is number10 on diagram...

[factoryboy]

just been out for first ride after fitting 40 jet, wow what a difference works a treat.......

[heroblob]

bled my clutch for the first time this weekend. very small buble at master cyclinder end. had been a git to find neutral had to go to second and tap down. road it yesterday and what a difference, finds neutral easy from first. still a bit jumpy going into first from neutral but much better.:thumbup

[hiley]

This mod makes a MASSIVE difference!!!

But, despite reading the posts, it's not completely clear. So here are a couple of notes from my experience.

I removed the side panel (gearshift side) and undid a couple of (wrong) bolts before finding the right one! It's the big one directly above the round oilpump.

I removed it and oil came out (probably because I did this on the side stand). It eventually stopped and I presume this is not a problem.

Deep inside the hole is the tiny jet. On the back of the jet is a single groove for a flat screwdriver. It's important to get the right size screwdriver (just under the width of the hole) otherwise it could round off the jet (which is thin brass) and this could be a frikin nightmare!

Unscrew the jet. Once undone, it stays in the hole! So I used made a hook shape of a tiny strand of wire, put it past the jet, turned an pulled out gently to get it out.

Then carefully (don't cross the threat!) screwed the new jet in.

There's a washer on the bolt, which might be washed away by the oil. Find it and make sure it's back in there when you screw the bolt back in.

Whack the side cover on, and bob's your uncle. Your gearchanging will now feel like you're on a completely different bike!!!

Thanks again all, for this great mod.

Mark
RSV-R 2004 (first of new shape)

[agreat1]

i can't get mine out - tried without killing it....
what is wrong with people and tightening things....
do they no realise that oil pressure increases torque and thus means that you donr need to use stupid ammount of force.....
had this problem now with a few things.......
so has anyone got any suggestions of how to get the old jet out????
if i snap the screw head will it affect the current jet

[amb67]

Have you tried to remove it after warming up the engine?

Go out for a 10 mile ride, come back and let it stand for 10 mins so the heat can soak back into the casings.

You'll be amazed at the difference it can make.

Failing that you can take your bike to your local engineering shop who can use an extractor bit to remove the old jet.

[angelo1000r]

Pic's of this mod would be great! please post 'em if you got some!

[Guido]

Thanks very much for this tip BB1000.

It's the one thing (well apart from the chronic rear brake) on the RSV that I've hated from day 1. Really looking forward to receiving the parts.

"parts" meaning I also ordered the rear brake master cylinder cover which I'm hoping is the fundamental cause for the brake being useless.

Like the others, I will report back once fitted.

Cheers, Guy

[colinpp]

Guys

For those of you asking for clarification about this mod I have attached a photo of the bolt that needs to be removed to change the jet and also a photo of the jet itself which is quite small. The bolt can be seen just above the oil filter cover. I have just done the mod myself and found that a 4mm flat bladed screwdriver was just right for unscrewing the jet. It took me about 20 mins from start to finish. As has been said before a small amount of oil will drip out of the hole for a while (make sure that the bike is upright on paddock stand or similar). I removed the jet having unscrewed it by inserting a thin piece of fuse wire through the hole in the centre of the jet and hooking it out. I haven't had a chance to test ride the bike since but selecting neutral with the bike ticking over seemed much easier.

http://www.imagecraze.com/image.php?id=19608&type=1 (http://www.imagecraze.com/viewimage.php?type=2&user=colinpp&start=80570fe561df.jpg)


http://www.imagecraze.com/image.php?id=19609&type=1 (http://www.imagecraze.com/viewimage.php?type=2&user=colinpp&start=d3fe115dd71e.jpg)

[frecheness]

does any one know if the jet 40 will fit an '00 mille??? the one my mille said its a 75, would like to follow along and try this as well.

[Guido]

Just what I was looking for Colin,

Thanks for that. Hope to have my Jet in the post when I get home tonight and your pics will make the job a lot less erroneous.

Guy

[Guido]

Just what I was looking for Colin,

Thanks for that. Hope to have my Jet in the post when I get home tonight and your pics will make the job a lot less erroneous.

Guy

Well I ordered my bits from Aprilia Yorkshire on the 1st October and still no sign. Called them on 17/10 and they said they'd been ordered and would be sent out when they arrived.

Didn't realise they used illegal immigrants to bring the goods over from Italy. Does anyone know if I have to go to Sangate to collect my Jet as I could have hitch-hiked to the Aprilia factory by now and got the parts myself.

Unhappy from Yorkshire..........:roll

[colinpp]

Guy

I ordered two parts from Yorkshire Aprilia a couple of months ago. I rang after a couple of weeks to be told one of the parts was in stock the other was on order but expected soon. After 8 weeks I told them to send me the part that was in stock and not to bother with the other part which was still out of stock. They had already taken payment on receipt of order so I ended up paying about £17 for the clutch jet, about £6 of which was for postage (actual cost was less than £1). I think I would still be waiting now if I hadn't contacted them. At the very least I think that they could send an email to advise when parts are not in stock.

In future I think I'll order parts from my local dealer - at least I'll know then if there will be a wait involved.

[Guido]

Guy

I ordered two parts from Yorkshire Aprilia a couple of months ago. I rang after a couple of weeks to be told one of the parts was in stock the other was on order but expected soon. After 8 weeks I told them to send me the part that was in stock and not to bother with the other part which was still out of stock. They had already taken payment on receipt of order so I ended up paying about £17 for the clutch jet, about £6 of which was for postage (actual cost was less than £1). I think I would still be waiting now if I hadn't contacted them. At the very least I think that they could send an email to advise when parts are not in stock.

In future I think I'll order parts from my local dealer - at least I'll know then if there will be a wait involved.

Many thanks Colin,

At least I know I'm not the only one and it's not my choice of aftershave that's singled me out for crap service

Will leave it for 4 weeks from my last call before I give them a prod (fair's fair and giving them the benefit of the doubt and all that).

Gc

[Jussi]

Lads
Winter is a tinkering time.
Will this mod bring any change to a 2001 mille?
Looked the engine yesterday, but was not able to locate the bolt covering the jet

Cheers

[colinpp]

Hey Guido

Any news on the parts to ordered yet or are you still waiting? :rant

[DrRossi]

Hi guys, over here in Holland every schooter dealer has these jets in stock.
They are used in carbs aswell.
So just get it out and do the walk!

[rschris]

hi guys, anyone know what to do for 1998 model :)

[OZMILLE]

Hi Everyone!!

Cruising through this thread, noticed my question has come up a few times. Maybe I missed the answer, will this 40 jet mod work on a 98-00 or 98-03 prilli??

Cheers lads

PS: Pictures posted for those who are mechanically retarded much appreciated :)

[Kiwi_rsvr]

I have a #40 jet in my 00 :thumbup



Hi Everyone!!

Cruising through this thread, noticed my question has come up a few times. Maybe I missed the answer, will this 40 jet mod work on a 98-00 or 98-03 prilli??

Cheers lads

PS: Pictures posted for those who are mechanically retarded much appreciated :)

[A303]

Hi Everyone!!

Cruising through this thread, noticed my question has come up a few times. Maybe I missed the answer, will this 40 jet mod work on a 98-00 or 98-03 prilli??



Check out Spoonz' post here which makes it all clear.
http://www.rsvzone.com/forums/showthread.php?p=67785#post67785

[OZMILLE]

Thanks KIWI

Shall order in the jet and get it done, clutch has only had problems selecting neutral since I had a heavy duty Barnett kit put in, now it must be done before coming to a stop!!

Cheers Pete

[fatmatress]

I've also recently replaced the jet in my 1999 mille, big difference, especially from cold, however also replaced the fluid with the brembo racing stuff (liquid gold is cheaper I believe!!) and bled it really well, new clutch kit (stock) and oil. But, I replaced the jet after I road tested the new clutch just to see the what the fuss is all about....Its a different bike !!! hope you have the same !

[Dolenc]

I changed it also, my bike stayed the same :D

But finding neutral when cold is normal now and the bike doesnt pull foward anymore when cold, so its good. Also changed the oil from full synth to semi, so dont know whats responsible for the change.

Shifting feels the same, not realy a fan of aprilia gearbox, its good, but its not great, like ducatis. And i managed to get it out of gear once, probably got a bit rusty offseason (me, not the bike :D), I just dont know why they put neutral betwen 4th and 5th gear :)

[skinso]

£5 for part and £26 delivery not a chance!!! cheaper to fly over and collect myself

[captain nemo]

been looking at doing this as my bikes a nightmare to get into netral from cold,

but, i read that the jet was reduced from a 60 to a 40 as time went on, with my bike being a 2004 tuono, is it likely to have the smaller 40 jet fitted already?

[shifter501]

Ive just changed mine now. Not had chance to try it as i am STILL waiting for my new Immobiliser ECU (only been a month so far) so cant start to check... Been a fault on my bike for months now so im hoping its worth waiting for....

However, i found it a good ide to use a strand off a wire brush to fish the valve out of the engine casing. Held with a thin pair of long nose pliers it was nice n easy.......

[OZMILLE]

Hey Guys

Let me throw a spanner in the theory.

I run a heavy duty barnett clutch in my 2000 RSV, instantly after installing I could no longer shift into neutral at stop. I MUST now shift into neutral whilst rolling to s stop.

I installed the JET40, and can positively state that this had NO effect on helping it get into neutral whilst still. Maybe its a good mod only if using the OEM clutch kit??

Cheers

[butch1276]

richmond dont worry about the oil seepage its normal ,you will also get a bit more when you remove the .60 jet its tiny so use a small flat screwdriver,with a bit of fiddling you'll get the other one in do it up hand tight replace the bolt and enjoy finding neutral ...if its still hard then bleed your clutch ,another good mod would be a 15tooth sprocket on the front [oh my god its a friggin missile lol] this will make it smoother in town and OH MY GOD THIS PULLS LIKE A TRAIN acceleration enjoy

[djparkin1974]

Modification....Jet 40 and Oberon clutch slave cylinder....wow...amazed...
After reading this thread i had to do the mod...I have a 2002 rsvr and the heavy clutch and neutral problem was a pain but now its fantastic, the clutch feels 50% lighter and neutral is absolutely easy to find.
Got the parts here: Jet 40 http://www.speedaway.co.uk/online/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=104&products_id=41337

Clutch slave cylinder from oberon: http://www.oberon-performance.co.uk/acatalog/Aprilia_Clutch_Slave_Cylinder.html

[zieta2002]

Specially for 04/05 rsv owners

Order this part.......Genuine Aprilia Jet 40 .... part number 0268751 (http://www.apriliayorkshire.co.uk/catalogue/partlist.jsp;jsessionid=aBtBaZv16Qsc?Catalogo=%3D3974&Tavola=%3D58&_NomeImmagine=46896215.gif&_bikename=RSV%201000%202004-2006&_pagename=Crankcases%20II) ........no 10 on the list

I fitted it today, all you do is remove a bolt just above the oil filter cover, uncsrew the old jet 60 and remove with a small pair of pin nose pliers

WOW....what a difference.....its worth the £6.03

Carriage is £6 to so i ordered the heat shield for the rear brake

Both items are standard on the 06 and onwards models

HTH.............:thumbup
This is another company that will ship worldwide
http://www.af1racing.com/store/Scripts/prodList.asp?idCategory=953
Postion No:10 part No:AP0268751

Regards Michael

[chris-freckl]

Iv'e got a 2000 model and also fitted a barnet clutch, then couldent find neutral, just fitted a 40 oil jet and its cured! I can get neutral from 1st or 2nd easily. New slave cylinder next.

[DrRossi]

I used a http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/ww36/abdoelr/Prikker.jpg

[RDENHOMER]

Is it easy to fit or would i be better of letting a dealer fit it as i am not hands on with motorbikes

[mike1971]

can this cluthch jet part fit a 2002 RSV R?

[DrRossi]

Yes it works for your bike to :thumbup

[banditk5]

i'm interested in a chip.don't know much about em.can u help me out.its a 2000 rsv mille with a blueflame can.thanx.

[zieta2002]

Many thanks Colin,

At least I know I'm not the only one and it's not my choice of aftershave that's singled me out for crap service

Will leave it for 4 weeks from my last call before I give them a prod (fair's fair and giving them the benefit of the doubt and all that).

Gc
I use these people for all my spares, they are reliable, quick and well priced.
http://www.af1racing.com/store/Scripts/prodList.asp?idCategory=28

[BIKERFRENZY]

i was told that after 06 the jet was made smaller 0.4 insted of 0.6 mm and it reduced the amount of oil bieng sprayed onto something. i got one but never fitted it and now i can't find it ffs. when i do i will fit it and let you know.

[pdxmille]

Hey Guys

Let me throw a spanner in the theory.

I run a heavy duty barnett clutch in my 2000 RSV, instantly after installing I could no longer shift into neutral at stop. I MUST now shift into neutral whilst rolling to s stop.

I installed the JET40, and can positively state that this had NO effect on helping it get into neutral whilst still. Maybe its a good mod only if using the OEM clutch kit??

Cheers

Same result for me...when i bought the bike the first thing I did was buy one of the 40 jets and installed it....AND!!!

....it made no bloody difference, and this is with the OEM clutch in my bike...seems this is a hit and miss modification...

[8855blade]

I used a http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/ww36/abdoelr/Prikker.jpg





Dr Rossi are these official Aprilia tools .... can't seem to find them in the manual ..............lol

[BIKERFRENZY]

http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/af315/BIKERFRENZY/mpl.jpg
note the MPL mod too

[samgoon]

http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/af315/BIKERFRENZY/mpl.jpg
note the MPL mod too

You only just had the bike delivered didnt you?! That was quick work - or had they already been done? Can you find neutral ok?

[BIKERFRENZY]

No mate I've had my Ape for 3 years but only got my MPL yesterday and the jet i have had for about 2 years and never got round to fitting it..the clutch feels better but i havn't had chance to ride it yet..will let everybody know if it is any easier to find neutral

[samgoon]

No mate I've had my Ape for 3 years but only got my MPL yesterday and the jet i have had for about 2 years and never got round to fitting it..the clutch feels better but i havn't had chance to ride it yet..will let everybody know if it is any easier to find neutral

sorry mate - my mistake! Was a little tired this morning! Hope the MPL works out anyway - I found it a lighter.

[BIKERFRENZY]

the clutch feels a little little easier but i have pazzo short levers and it's never going to be good....It sounds like this jet mod has had mixed results, I checked the jet that came out and it had the 60 in it and i had to go into 2nd and dab it into neutral before so i'm expecting it to be better

[stersvmillie]

will deffo be doing this mod thanks

[Percy]

Changed mine today in a 2002 Mille. Seems to go into neutral easier but it still tends to go from 1st to 2nd without hitting neutral unless you're very careful, then you have to tap it back down from second and it goes to neutral. At least it does that now when it's standing still - you had to be moving before I changed the jet.
I found the job quite fiddly because I couldn't see the jet for oil! Although it only leaks a small amount of oil, it fills the hole all the time so you can't see anything inside. Had to do it by touch and it was difficult to hook the thing out.

[Cirrus]

I have a 2006 R and it's a nightmare to select neutral. I guess mine already has the .40 jet in place though??

[Percy]

Not sure about the jet size in a 2006 R. I think they were meant to be .40 from 2006 onward. Worth changing I guess if there's any doubt. It's been a few months since I changed mine and i'm glad I did the job. I've stopped thinking about the old problem of having to get into neutral before stopping.

[spag20]

Guys!!

Is the 60 jet inscribed as such and is it just an item replacable with a 40 off the shelf of any dealer?? The reason I ask is the astonishingly large amount of lolly for the Aprilia part!


Thanks in advance:thumbup

[ajsfwu]

Does anyone have the part no. for the heat shield for the rear brake?

[CRAZY LEG5]

not sure on the part number but they are on here http://apriliaperformance.co.uk/spares-accessories/oem-pattern/

[ajsfwu]

Nice one, cheers crazy leg5

[CRAZY LEG5]

Nice one, cheers crazy leg5

no problem mate i have griffs (aprilia performance) rear sets too that relocate the master cylinder behind your peg vertical aswell and there a top peice of kit