RGV250 1990 - your thoughts?

[Chancebmx25]

Heya all i being reading heaps on this forum and thought that id better sign up to it and get involved.

Anyways my main point in this thread is that on sunday im picking up my new RGV250 1990 its got a VJ21 in it, being rebuilt and currently sits at 17000k's on the odo after being rebuilt and starting at 15000.

So give us your thoughts on it. I cant wait to get it i havnt ridden in a while it comes complete with wof and reg, everythings ready on it.

Ive just heard alot of shit about them but i think its because people constantly under estimate 2 strokes. there a great runner and im quite the mechanic myself and i found this be a steal of a deal. Ive always gone with two strokes so either its just me or society doesnt bide by em.

Cheers
236095

[imdying]

Not much to know, great bikes and significantly more fun than any of the 4 stroke 250s. Just feed it good oil (2 stroke and gearbox) and service it per the manual. At those kms I'd put a top end kit on it straight away, they're very cheap at the moment. Costs nothing to take the expansion chambers off and inspect the face of the piston/bore.

[Chancebmx25]

Not much to know, great bikes and significantly more fun than any of the 4 stroke 250s. Just feed it good oil (2 stroke and gearbox) and service it per the manual. At those kms I'd put a top end kit on it straight away, they're very cheap at the moment. Costs nothing to take the expansion chambers off and inspect the face of the piston/bore.

Yer still gotta check it out thoroughly should be sweet as. Nothing major.

[tigertim20]

Heya all i being reading heaps on this forum and thought that id better sign up to it and get involved.

Anyways my main point in this thread is that on sunday im picking up my new RGV250 1990 its got a VJ21 in it, being rebuilt and currently sits at 17000k's on the odo after being rebuilt and starting at 15000.

So give us your thoughts on it. I cant wait to get it i havnt ridden in a while it comes complete with wof and reg, everythings ready on it.

Ive just heard alot of shit about them but i think its because people constantly under estimate 2 strokes. there a great runner and im quite the mechanic myself and i found this be a steal of a deal. Ive always gone with two strokes so either its just me or society doesnt bide by em.

Cheers
236095

most of the 'shit' youve heard is probably from poor souls who have owned 2 strokes after unknowingly buying them off some hairy-faced ham-fisted cunt with the backyard mechanic skills of a fucking labrador, who has mde a huge mishmash of things, and left the new owner with one hell of a fucking headache to sort out.

Provided it hasnt been assfucked by a backyard monkey, it will be a great fun bike. Lots of small, regular maintenance is the key to them. Lots of people think they can do the required maintenance, and end up slowly fucking them because theyve no idea what the hell theyre doing.

Run good quality 2 stroke oil in it, do the regular shit you gotta do, and if in doubt ask for help or pay a mechanic. Enjoy what is a very fun toy, and extremely fast, when in the hands of a skilled rider with equal gifts of talent and testicle diameter!:woohoo:

[tigertim20]

oh, and very few people underestimate 2 strokes. those that do have probably never seen one being ridden, or had the pleasure themselves.

[imdying]

Yer still gotta check it out thoroughly should be sweet as. Nothing major.Nah no biggy, a top end is an afternoon job.

thetuningworks.co.uk has the kits, $607NZD + freight for an 88K VJ21 model, $445 for an 89L VJ21 (and all the VJ22s too).

Young guys often just can't get their head around the concept of a piston being a regular service item, and thus they don't, and eventually it slags itself. Follow the menuals service intervals and it should run like a clock.

[imdying]

Oh, and your addiction will eventually need feeding (http://tyga-performance.com/site/index.php?cPath=72_909&osC).

[Chancebmx25]

Oh, and your addiction will eventually need feeding (http://tyga-performance.com/site/index.php?cPath=72_909&osC).

hahah cant wait.

[Chancebmx25]

Nah no biggy, a top end is an afternoon job.

thetuningworks.co.uk has the kits, $607NZD + freight for an 88K VJ21 model, $445 for an 89L VJ21 (and all the VJ22s too).

Young guys often just can't get their head around the concept of a piston being a regular service item, and thus they don't, and eventually it slags itself. Follow the menuals service intervals and it should run like a clock.

oh sweet as, i was looking at getting the bike wrapped in protective film to protect it just from our useless weather. whats the deal with that shit anyway? worth it or nah? if not what you reccommend? i just dont want the smallest of bolts to rust and corrode away and the paint job slowly fade.

[racefactory]

Nice bike mate congrats.

[Chancebmx25]

Nice bike mate congrats.

cheers buddy. got any things i should look out for when i take this thing for a test ride before i purchase her on sunday i would be interested to know seeing ive never owned one before. cheeers

[racefactory]

If it runs good and has been rebuilt then I guess just check out the suspension for pitting, leaking, poor action and that the brake discs aren't warped. Have the powervalves had work?

I had a TZR250 3xv... weapon. Good times.

[imdying]

oh sweet as, i was looking at getting the bike wrapped in protective film to protect it just from our useless weather. whats the deal with that shit anyway? worth it or nah?I brought a new blade and had it done in the 3M film. Money well spent, I'll do it to all my new bikes.

http://autoskin.co.nz/

[racefactory]

I brought a new blade and had it done in the 3M film. Money well spent, I'll do it to all my new bikes.

http://autoskin.co.nz/

How much is it for that?

[imdying]

How much is it for that?What cause a link to the shop itself wasn't enough? Don't be a lazy cunt.

[racefactory]

Don't have the phone. I'd just like a rough idea for future reference if that isn't too much to ask. Thanks.

[imdying]

Well, I did think that my post was clear enough even for a thick cunt like you, but if you want it spelled out.... You're a bit of a cock, I'm not doing fuck all for somebody like you, so if you want to know you'll have to ring them. We on the same page now?

[racefactory]

Well, I did think that my post was clear enough even for a thick cunt like you, but if you want it spelled out.... You're a bit of a cock, I'm not doing fuck all for somebody like you, so if you want to know you'll have to ring them. We on the same page now?

:niceone::niceone:

[imdying]

Yeah I'm just fucking with you. The blade was less than $600 fitted IIRC, but I had extra portions custom made for the tail so my sporty little pannier bags don't rape the Repsol stickers on that tiny excuse for a tail fairing. The blade kit is about 18 pieces in stock form IIRC, so it's a reasonably complex kit that just about covers everything. A VJ21 RGV isn't likely to be on their list due to the age, but I expect it would run around the $400 mark due to the relative simplicity of the fairing shape. Either way, if it's something you want to keep in basically mint condition, you can't go wrong.

[Chancebmx25]

Yeah I'm just fucking with you. The blade was less than $600 fitted IIRC, but I had extra portions custom made for the tail so my sporty little pannier bags don't rape the Repsol stickers on that tiny excuse for a tail fairing. The blade kit is about 18 pieces in stock form IIRC, so it's a reasonably complex kit that just about covers everything. A VJ21 RGV isn't likely to be on their list due to the age, but I expect it would run around the $400 mark due to the relative simplicity of the fairing shape. Either way, if it's something you want to keep in basically mint condition, you can't go wrong.

mint, thats gangsta, ill defintely be getting that sussed out, ASAP

[imdying]

Take the spannies off and have a look at the pistons and bores before all else. You might have more pertinent places to spend money. It's dead easy and quite cheap to do a top end before it lunches itself, afterwards, not so much :no:

[racefactory]

Did ya get it then mate?

[Chancebmx25]

Did ya get it then mate?

me? the bike? yer i got her. gave her a real good plow home from hamilton she runs beuty. have had her checked out by a serviceman. its sweet as chips and still got plenty go in her. only thing wrong was she needed a new battery so i topped her up and plugged a new battz into it. everythings up and on it. just gonna wait until i use all this semi senthetic then bleed it all the excess then pump the full synthetic into her.

cheers