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steveyb
4th May 2011, 12:51
I have for sale a complete RS250 rolling chassis.
237949
It is advertised on eBay.com.au, just search Honda RS250.

Anyone wanting to build that killer F3/Sportbike race bike would do worse than to start with a Grand Prix chassis.

Has '89 model forks and an '87 model fibreglass fuel tank on it.

Comes complete with freshly painted fairings.
Crasherfromwayback
4th May 2011, 13:07
Sold my 92 RS250 for $6500.00 back around 94 here. It's all they were worth then, as no one wanted them. Wish I still had it!! Worth a whole lot more than that now...
HenryDorsetCase
4th May 2011, 14:55
If I had two and a half grand I would buy this just to have. :(

do you think a VFR750 motor could be shoehorned in there?
roadracingoldfart
4th May 2011, 20:45
If I had two and a half grand I would buy this just to have. :(

do you think a VFR750 motor could be shoehorned in there?

You could get a VFR 1000 in if you really try
roadracingoldfart
4th May 2011, 20:46
Sold my 92 RS250 for $6500.00 back around 94 here. It's all they were worth then, as no one wanted them. Wish I still had it!! Worth a whole lot more than that now...

Who brought yours ??
Crasherfromwayback
4th May 2011, 20:48
Who brought yours ??

Chappy that used to hang wiff a guy that worked at Motomart...can't remember his name sorry mate. Neil...Nigel? Fuck I loved that bike!
Yow Ling
4th May 2011, 21:45
Anyone wanting to build that killer F3/Sportbike race bike would do worse than to start with a Grand Prix chassis.

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True but you would need to put a diesel in it to comply with superlite F3 rules

"Specifications for up to 400cc two stroke production based machines:
The machine must be based on a production motorcycle. No homologation is
necessary however the Road Race Commission or Technical Steward shall
have the power to rule whether or not a machine is eligible
steveyb
5th May 2011, 17:58
Well, all depends on your interpretation of 'production'.
These really are production machines, production race machines. They most certainly are not prototypes.
What part must the machine be 'based' on? The chassis or the engine?
How much of the engine?
I know that The Two Stroke Shop is building 2 and maybe 3 400cc 2-T bikes based on their 2 cyl engine that has Yamaha Banshee bottom end in the Aprilia RS250 chassis.
How production is that? They have been passed as OK by MNZ apparently.
No, I don't think the frame is wide enough for the 4 cyl V engines, but it might be.
There is a couple of early RS250s on eBay at the moment looking at GBP5000 and more. There is a niche market for these machines now because they are so rare.
quickbuck
6th May 2011, 10:21
Chappy that used to hang wiff a guy that worked at Motomart...can't remember his name sorry mate. Neil...Nigel? Fuck I loved that bike!

Neil Chappell?
He would have been about 10 years old in 1994....
Crasherfromwayback
6th May 2011, 10:25
Neil Chappell?
He would have been about 10 years old in 1994....

Well it weren't him den!
quickbuck
6th May 2011, 10:36
Well it weren't him den!
No... He is the one and only Chappy I know of that hangs with the (a) guy from Motomart.... May have been somebody previous though.
RDjase
6th May 2011, 20:05
Well, all depends on your interpretation of 'production'.
These really are production machines, production race machines. They most certainly are not prototypes.
What part must the machine be 'based' on? The chassis or the engine?
How much of the engine?
I know that The Two Stroke Shop is building 2 and maybe 3 400cc 2-T bikes based on their 2 cyl engine that has Yamaha Banshee bottom end in the Aprilia RS250 chassis.
How production is that? They have been passed as OK by MNZ apparently.
No, I don't think the frame is wide enough for the 4 cyl V engines, but it might be.
There is a couple of early RS250s on eBay at the moment looking at GBP5000 and more. There is a niche market for these machines now because they are so rare.

As long as there production Yamaha cases its fine. No billet after market ones allowed. Can be in any frame
Billy
6th May 2011, 23:04
As long as there production Yamaha cases its fine. No billet after market ones allowed. Can be in any frame

Yip,But dont be fooled into thinking you could buy an RS chassis and bolt an NSR motor into it,Ive researched and actually tried a pair of NSR cases in a spare NF5 rolling chassis I had and while it could be done,It wouldnt simply bolt straight in,All the engine mounts are in the wrong place and theres no cutaway in the frame for the kickstart mount in the cases.