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Questions for GTA Aprilia Owners

Chaos

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(Still) Debating on whether to get a Tuono.

There is only one authorized Aprilia dealer in the GTA (Corsa Meccanica) which makes me a little weary for service/maintenance. Have you found any other mechanics (authorized or otherwise) that do a good job?

How is Aprilia for parts? Based on what I've read, it can be a pain in the butt to get parts from Aprilia. How have your experiences been? How about aftermarket?

Thanks in advance
 
I owned a Tuono for only one year so not a ton of experience but ordering parts was reasonable only took about 4-5 days. I never used them for service but the guys at Corsa Meccanica were friendly and a cool shop to look around. I would of had no hesitation to use them but again I didn't have any experience with the service department.

I regret selling my Tuono A LOT I will own another one at some point.
 
I have a 2016 Tuono right now. Its a great bike. No issues with it so far. Ive had to take it in to do a recall on something to do with the clutch. The wait was about an hour while I was in the shop. I was constantly asked if I needed anything while I waited. (Coffee, water etc..) The people in that specific store are very friendly. I believe the guy who is on top of ordering parts is named Mike. Order parts from him and you will get them as fast as they can ship them from Italy or wherever. It was mentioned to me once that the website AF1Racing may carry certain parts and shipping is faster from US than Italy. It took about 2 weeks for me to get it from Corsa, not sure if AF1 would be faster, but it wasn't a "pain".

I like Corsa as a shop.
 
Parts are a pain to get. Often take forever and there's never a proper ETA.

Only once tried to get parts from Corsa and they told me you can't order the part I needed without ordering a whole assembly. I ended up ordering just the one part from a US dealer instead. Owner there also told me my bike will seize instantly if I ride it into a slight valley when it's cold out unless I put cardboard over the rad. That sounded bogus to me. I've seized the thing twice but it never had anything to do with weather. Guy was very friendly but I got a bad vibe about quality and knowledge of their shop but I could be completely wrong.

I usually order from Two Wheel in Guelph as they usually give a pretty good discount to forum members.

I've not yet had a mechanic work on this bike that I was totally satisfied with. Keep in mind mine is an extra unique Aprilia so your experience will likely be better.
 
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I usually order from Two Wheel in Guelph as they usually give a pretty good discount to forum members. I know a mechanic that works there and he told me to never buy an Aprilia (too late) and said they fall apart just on their showroom floor.

That sounds like absolute nonsense.
 
That sounds like absolute nonsense.
Yeah I don't buy it either but when the dealer's mechanics don't like the brand it makes me wonder. I meant to add something to my post about not having the same opinion as him but I forgot.
 
Sorry I made a mistake with the name of the parts guy.. The name of the parts guy is Adam not Mike.. I've heard all those stories too from riders in different groups, but my experience was different in that it was actually very smooth. A few people have told me that the dealer in Guelph is better, but I haven't been there yet. I plan on riding the bike a lot more this summer, hopefully I don't experience what is being said. No parts have fallen off my bike by themselves.. I wish the fender would fall off but it wont..
 
I dont own an Aprillia but have ordered parts for the wifes Vespa from Corsa and always had a great experiance

I call BS on bike falling apart in the showroom
 
No experience with any purchases there as I usually just go to look at the bikes once in a while, but have spoken to Adam on a few occasions. One of the top 2 or 3 sales guys I've ever had the pleasure to meet.

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The Tuono is my favourite bike to date. I service mine at Ace motors in Milton (just got the valves checked there, great shop). At 23,000kms I have experienced two major issues with the bike, the coolant manifold started leaking (replaced it with the Aluminum one from AF1) and the Stator, know issue with the earlier bikes, stopped working at 21,000kms. That part too was redesigned and so far seems to be working great. I get all my parts from AF1 (usually takes less than 2 weeks to arrive). PM me if you have any other questions.
 
I also order a lot of parts from AF1. Seem to arrive faster than ordering from the local dealers.
 
I'm still debating getting a '17 Factory (when they come out) because #bikeporn.

I've read some seriously off-putting stuff on apriliaforum.com regarding some pretty major reliability & QC issues though whether these apply to MY16- and later bikes, I don't know... Regardless, having just three dealers (that I know of) in Southern Ontario -- Two Wheel in Guelph, J&R up in Stayner and Corsa in Vaughn -- makes me nervous, especially since the distances involved means I only really have one dealer (Two Wheel) for what looks to be a pretty needy bike.
 
I'm still debating getting a '17 Factory (when they come out) because #bikeporn.

I've read some seriously off-putting stuff on apriliaforum.com regarding some pretty major reliability & QC issues though whether these apply to MY16- and later bikes, I don't know... Regardless, having just three dealers (that I know of) in Southern Ontario -- Two Wheel in Guelph, J&R up in Stayner and Corsa in Vaughn -- makes me nervous, especially since the distances involved means I only really have one dealer (Two Wheel) for what looks to be a pretty needy bike.

But the sound... and the soul...
 
I have a Tuono V4R. It's the best bike I've ever owned. Until you have to work on it.
Bought all the special tools to do a valve adjustment.
It's like 1k worth of tools by BTW.
Let's just say I was less than impressed to find that the official Aprilia tools don't work without modification. Nice.
I've gone through 2 stators. On my 3rd now so we'll see how that pans out. I don't think Aprilia puts much thought into maintainability.
The bike is so good while you're riding it it almost makes you look past rest, almost.
 
Agree. Tuono is the most difficult bike to work on I've ever owned. Maybe that's the reason why some mechanics don't like them? You can't do valve adjustment without special tools. And not many non Aprilia authorized dealerships​ have them. Also, service manual does not make the job easier. Poorly written, sometimes misleading, mix of English Italian... But working carefully, using common sense etc. there is nothing that can't be done!
Anyway, I used to own Tuono V4 2012. There were few mechanical issues, but George @ Corsa Meccanica took care of all warranty without any problems. I sold the bike a year ago, and now I'm buying 2017 model from Corsa! I think, that says everything. Tuono is an amazing bike!

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Small sample size, but everyone that I've spoken too that owns the Tuono raves about it as a bike. It's all the other stuff (thus my original question), and the cost of course (it's a big bullet to bite - about $20K all-in) that has preventing me from pulling the trigger.
 
did you look into some of the other bikes in its class?
 
For me it comes down to I can only afford 1 street bike.
I like to rack up the mileage. And that's a risky affair with a Aprilia, at least in my experience. Couple that with the maintenance nightmare. Whether it's you swearing at the bike or a hired gun. Who may not even be doing the maintenance properly. Example, "we only check the clearances on the rear head. If they are in the front is good". What non-sense. The reason they don't want to check the front is because it's a PIA. And these bikes seems to show a history of the valves being out from the factory. Long story short I cannot recommend this bike if it's your only street bike. Especially here where the season is short.
The bikes character is always compelling. I used to be willing to put up with the "Italianess" of this bike.
 

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