MVX250 resto thread

[dangerous]

Does the fact that they were horribly ugly count as an issue?

hehe... tiz in the eye of the beholder

[Taz]

Oh Bonez... stop teasing me you bastards the CX was next to a perfect bike, list just 1 issue they had?... YEAH, ya cant aye

They would wear the cam chain/tensioners prematurely and were a pain to change as they are behind the engine instead of in front where they'd be easy to get at.

[RDjase]

They would wear the cam chain/tensioners prematurely and were a pain to change as they are behind the engine instead of in front where they'd be easy to get at.

you get that with those weird engines with those funny valve things in the cylinder heads, Far to many moving parts

[dangerous]

They would wear the cam chain/tensioners prematurely and were a pain to change as they are behind the engine instead of in front where they'd be easy to get at.

Na no way, Iv had 5 of them from the A to the TC from 2,000km to well over 100,000km never done a cam chain never heard of them being done. (honda did have issues with other modles when they introduced the auto tensioner)

anyway... this is about the MVX a real misunderstood shitter that you either love or hate, someone mentioned the bland power delivery for a wee stroker... well the NSR 400 another V3 was much the same, typical of Honda and their erganomics.

[koba]

Na no way, Iv had 5 of them from the A to the TC from 2,000km to well over 100,000km never done a cam chain never heard of them being done.

Betcha it will still need the cam chain doing before your RD LC tho!

[dangerous]

Betcha it will still need the cam chain doing before your RD LC tho!

well no actually... after yesterdays CAMs meet I have 2 LC engines to strip down farking strokers

[RDjase]

well no actually... after yesterdays CAMs meet I have 2 LC engines to strip down farking strokers

Bummer D, what happened to the LC's? are you still selling them now or have you come to your sense's?
Maybe you havn't lol You are talking about CX's

[White trash]

Well not much has happened recently, mostly due to an impending birth and having the girls up for the school holidays.

However, having spoken to a dude on the phone last night who's as enthusiastic (read mental) about them as me, I'm all motivated again. This guy's got a running riding MVX also so I'm racing to get mine roadworthy before the end of the summer so we can meet up at a pub and go for a hoon.

So forks and shock will be off to Dr Bob this week for some fine tuning.

Frame will be stripped and repainted to its former glory hopefully in Feb then reassembled and hit the road

Pics to follow.

[nudemetalz]

Wonder if an NS400R engine would go in one. That would make a surprise for the RGV boys !!

[F5 Dave]

Don't put him off track, he's easily distracted. Besides might as well leave one in the 400 if you have one. When was the last time you saw an RGV on the road to 'surprise'?

[dangerous]

Well not much has happened recently, mostly due to an impending birth and having the girls up for the school holidays.

However, having spoken to a dude on the phone last night who's as enthusiastic (read mental) about them as me, I'm all motivated again. This guy's got a running riding MVX also so I'm racing to get mine roadworthy before the end of the summer so we can meet up at a pub and go for a hoon.

So forks and shock will be off to Dr Bob this week for some fine tuning.

Frame will be stripped and repainted to its former glory hopefully in Feb then reassembled and hit the road
Pics to follow.

Ya got pleanty of time man, if it took me 2 @ 1/2 years to sort the XN, then ya got a bit of time up ya sleaves.
Did ya get the side pannel you were after?
What state is the engine in as ya dont mention a rebuild... I like to know were my stroker engines are at, not that it makes a farking differance a new one will still pop.

[Scotty595]

Fuck I love those bikes. Wonder if i'll get in trouble if I buy one

[quickbuck]

Fuck I love those bikes. Wonder if i'll get in trouble if I buy one

You sure will......
I did, and have only recently lost my 2-stroke curse... after 23 years!!!!!!
Well, actually I have't... Forgot I made the NSR go Clack too

[RDjase]

I got you a front rotor the other day Jimmy,Its says CBX550 but I'm pretty sure there the same, that cool? inboard disc thing lol.
I will put it in my bike spares and catch up with you or drew at a track at some stage
Did drew get those throttle cables, mirrors and rad to you?
I have been asking around for parts, after they stop laughing and metioning rear cylinders you get the "MVX Stories" Hope some bits turn up in forgoten at the back of the shed dusty parts

Are early VT250 plastics the same?

What state is the engine in as ya dont mention a rebuild... I like to know were my stroker engines are at, not that it makes a farking differance a new one will still pop.

The engine sounds mint , not a rattle in it, I got it running after cleaning out the carbs , hot wired it (key missing) and 1 half hearted kick and away it went, was quite suprised how easy it started as it had been left out side for years without even being kicked over.
They have definatly got a sound of there own
Got to love 80's bikes , even MVX's aye Jimmy

[dangerous]

I got it running after cleaning out the carbs , hot wired it (key missing) and 1 half hearted kick and away it went, was quite suprised how easy it started as it had been left out side for years without even being kicked over.
They have definatly got a sound of there own

And that alone says something for a Honda LOL, so I wonder what it would sound like with the guts in the mufflers replaced with a perf pipe only as they were always a quite exhaust (no baffling in the spannys like in the LC's is there?