2004 Aprilia Rsv Mille

RE 2004 RSV MILLE FACTORY MOTORCYCLE. 5/10/04 HARD TO SHIFT GEARS AND FIND NEUTRAL BECAUSE THE CLUTCH WAS NOT DISENGAGING FULLY WHILE DRIVING. THEREFORE DIFFICULT TO STOP MOTORCYCLE. DEALER BLED CLUTCH LINE. 7/20/04 ENGINE TURNED OFF WHILE I WAS RIDING AT ABOUT 35-40 MILES PER HOUR AND THE REAR WHEEL UNEXPECTEDLY LOCKED UP. ELECTRICAL WIRE AND CONNECTORS MELTED DUE TO ENGINE HEAT. REPLACE AND REROUTED WIRES. 2/8/05 LEAKING GASOLINE FROM THE FUEL CAP. FUEL CAP WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS DEFECTIVE. DEALER FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO REAR BRAKE AND NOTED THIS SPECIFICALLY AS A SAFETY ITEM AND THAT AGAIN THERE WAS VERY LITTLE CLUTCH DISENGAGEMENT. NOTE THE PARAGRAPH ABOVE REGARDING THE CLUTCH. 10/2005 STARTER WAS MELTED AND BATTERY WAS NOT CHARGING. NO REPAIR AFTER 9 MONTHS THOUGH WAS UNDER WARRANTY. POTENTIAL WHEEL SEIZURE WHEN BATTERY FAILS. *NM

I PURCHASED A NEW 2004 APRILIA RSVR FACTORY MOTORCYCLE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2005. THE REAR BRAKE ON THE MOTORCYCLE HAS NEVER WORKED, MEANING THERE IS NO BRAKING EFFECT WHATSOEVER. I HAVE REPEATEDLY CONTACTED THE SELLING DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. I AM TOLD BY BOTH THERE ARE PARTS TO FIX THIS RATHER SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE, BUT I CAN NEVER SEEM TO GET THEM. THERE ARE MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MOTORCYCLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT.*JB