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Posted: **Fri May 08, 2009 6:44 pm**

Anyone got one for sale ?

Its number 7 on the diagram.

Posted: **Fri May 08, 2009 6:47 pm**

Bugger. you could have had mine, but i wrecked it when i removed my fairing

Posted: **Fri May 08, 2009 7:21 pm**

Although I've not got one that I want to part with, which version are you after?
The early one with the bigger hole or the later one with the smaller hole?

Posted: **Sat May 09, 2009 7:47 am**

My bikes a 02 plate.
Not sure if it big or small hole ... i would guess its big hole ???

Posted: **Sat May 09, 2009 8:42 am**

why did they change that ? or is this a joke

Posted: **Sat May 09, 2009 8:53 am**

sthomson1 wrote:My bikes a 02 plate.
Not sure if it big or small hole ... i would guess its big hole ???

mmmm ..... it's not the plate that matters, it's the year of manufacture. There's a label under the rider's seat that will tell you that.

I'm not 100% sure of when the change over started but as far as I know, it was the ones that started life as Red or Black that have the larger ducts through to the air box .... up to and including the year 2000 I think.

.... and Joe, no it's not a joke ..... it's probably one of the mods to meet noise or emissions regs or something.

Posted: **Sat May 09, 2009 9:28 am**

so my red 2000 is that wee bit faster then

Posted: **Sat May 09, 2009 10:28 am**

Theres only one part number listed for that duct, surely if there was 2 fifferent kinds, there would be 2 part numbers ?

Anyways, has anyone got an extra one ?

Posted: **Sat May 09, 2009 10:30 am**

i was running about with all the air ram removed, the induction roar was a wee bitty loud

Posted: **Sat May 09, 2009 10:56 am**

heres one here , a bit pricy though
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Aprilia-SL1000-Fa ... 7C294%3A50
and here
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Aprilia-SL1000-Fa ... 7C294%3A50

Posted: **Sat May 09, 2009 11:48 am**

i think that now you can only buy the second version of the ducts - hence why only one part number

(All the black ones had the larger snorkels afaik - and most of the red ones?? )

Posted: **Sat May 09, 2009 12:16 pm**

cheers joecrx, its the thick rubber moulded gasket between the air intake and frame im needing.

Posted: **Sat May 09, 2009 8:10 pm**

sthomson1 wrote:i was running about with all the air ram removed, the induction roar was a wee bitty loud

There is nothing wrong with loud

You're not considering putting the fairing back on are you? lol

Posted: **Sat May 09, 2009 8:50 pm**

Yes. went for a trip up to Applecross (north scotland), last week, was a frikin nightmare without the fairing. my neck was killing me

Ive installed the upper fairing only, no sides or lower ... looks pretty good.

ill post a pic tomorrow.

You still got the Falco Tommy .. any new mods ?

tommy wrote:
sthomson1 wrote:i was running about with all the air ram removed, the induction roar was a wee bitty loud
There is nothing wrong with loud

You're not considering putting the fairing back on are you? lol

Posted: **Sat May 09, 2009 9:55 pm**

joecrx wrote:why did they change that ? or is this a joke

I've found the pictures that show the differences:

First the "snorkel" that fits beneath the air box to which the ducts connect .... early style on left, later style on right:

Then each "snorkel" together with the associated part that sthompson1 is after that connects to the main air tubes and carries the air through the frame to the snorkel and on into the airbox.
This time the early style is on the right, the later style on the left:

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LEFT air duct needed

LEFT air duct needed