2007 APRILIA TUONO Complaints

PLASTIC FUEL TANK DEFORMATION RESULTING IN MOUNTING BOLTS NO LONGER LINING UP WITH HOLES. FUEL TANK IS UNABLE TO BE SECURED PROPERLY ANY MORE. THIS IS NOT A RESULT OF IMPROPER USE OR DAMAGE, BUT BY BAD DESIGN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 APRILIA TUONO MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ATTEMPT TO START WITHOUT THE START BUTTON BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO START WHEN THE KILL SWITCH WAS ACTIVATED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. UPDATED 10/7/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WOULD START IN ANY GEAR WITHOUT THE STARTER BEING DEPRESSED. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE COMPENSATION FOR THE REPAIRS AND A WARRANTY EXTENSION. UPDATED 05/18/2015 *JS

WHILE RIDING MY NEW MOTORCYCLE I COULD NOT STOP AT A STOP SIGN USING MY REAR BRAKE- I HAD A "SOFT" BRAKE. EVEN DEPRESSING THE REAR BRAKE PEDAL TO IT'S FULLEST THERE WAS NO BRAKING AT ALL. MY DEALER REPAIRED THE CONDITION BY CHANGING THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE FLUID AND ALSO FOLLOWING THE FACTORY BULLETIN ON BLEEDING THE REAR BRAKES CORRECTLY. AFTER THREE MORE RIDES AGAIN THE REAR BRAKE FAILED TO WORK - THIS TIME AT FREEWAY SPEEDS ! IN READING THE ON-LINE FORUMS AND TALKING TO OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME MODEL IT SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE. *TR

OVERHEATING/MELTING CONNECTOR FROM ALTERNATOR TO VOLTAGE REGULATOR. COULD CAUSE MOTORCYCLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO FAIL, POSSIBLY CAUSING LOSS OF POWER TO THE VEHICLE, OR A FIRE AND COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THIS ISSUE IS NOT LIMITED TO JUST THE APRILIA TUONO MODEL, BUT NEARLY EVERY APRILIA V-TWIN MODEL MOTORCYCLE MADE IN THE LAST EIGHT OR NINE YEARS. THERE IS EXTENSIVE OWNER DISCUSSION ON INTERNET FORUMS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. SEE HTTP://WWW.APRILIAFORUM.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=144612 AND HTTP://WWW.JOE250.COM/MOTORCYCLES/TUONO/BROWNCONNECTORS/BROWNCONNECTORS.HTML AS AN EXAMPLE. *TR

I HAVE PURCHASED A 2007 APILIA TUONO R AND THE REAR BRESK HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. A DEALER HAS BLED THE BRAKE AND IT STILL DOES NOT WORK. I WAS TOLD THIS IS AN APRILIA QUIIRK AND TO PURCHASE REARSETS AND THE PROBLEM MAY GO AWAY. *JB

THE REAR BRAKES ARE USELESS.. THE LEVER GOES TO THE BOTTOM AND THE REAR BRAKE BARELY ENGAGES. I'VE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER TO FIX TWICE AND THEY SAY THAT'S JUST THE WAY ITALIAN BIKES ARE. I QUESTIONED THIS ON THE APRIL IA FORUMS AND EVERYONE SEEMS TO AGREE THAT THE REAR BRAKE IS HORRIBLE.. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THE REAR BRAKE IS 25% OF YOUR TOTAL BRAKING ON THIS TYPE OF BIKE AND THE APRILIA BOOK STATES THAT ANY BRAKE ISSUE CAN CAUSE DEATH. *TR