If you get tempted by an 04/05 blade ask if the rotor/stator job was done, I didn't and it cost me £500 !
looked at a 2000 blade tonight .cracking little 992 so looks like im joining the litre club later this week
My mate had an RSV and it was really unreliable. Made a fantastic noise tho which was almost as loud as his wailing every time it let him down.
Luckily there's an amazing Aprilia community in the UK that I'm proud to be part of so there's a wealth of knowledge out there for all the known issues...they're not as reliable as the Jap bikes but so worth it. They get under your skin!
I can appreciate the passion that they generate and admire the looks and sounds but it's not making the short list. Thanks for offering up tho