RG150 inquiry once again

[enth]

So I'm getting powervalves made up by Oyster (good man!) and got to thinking.

(this is where all you mechanics out there step in and kick my teenage arse)

Is it "okay" if you machine a piece of metal to chucks in those powervalve holes so they don't open?
I know this will mean there will be shit all top end, but will the bike still be okay after 1000km?

Oh and does anyone know what the fattest wheel-tyre set up I can put on the rear? Any other model's wheels that will work on it that are fatter?

[CookMySock]

Is it "okay" if you machine a piece of metal to chucks in those powervalve holes so they don't open? I know this will mean there will be shit all top end, but will the bike still be okay after 1000km?

Oh and does anyone know what the fattest wheel-tyre set up I can put on the rear? Any other model's wheels that will work on it that are fatter?

Why not just buy a cruiser? Coz thats what it will be after you do those two mods.

Steve

[ajturbo]

if you are going to race it.... don't do anything until you check it out with "oyster"....

if you want it for the road, like steve says, get another bike

[FruitLooPs]

The width on those tyres is a perfect match for the bike really, you can get a great lean on them if you go check them out at the tracks. Fat tyres might look nicer but functionality wise its likely they'll just end up a compromise. If you want wider tyres and an engine thats doesn't have powervalves to worry you, then a 4-stroke 250+ would've been more your ticket.

Sure you can weld up the powervalves depending on if you just cover the ports or if you fill the holes with metal to a near fit of the originals will determine whether its gutless off the line or suffocating up the top. My old RG150 had custom valves from Oyster, they worked just fine in the time I had them - not having a transition piece makes them stronger but unfortunately put a hole in the power right about 100km/hr so not great for the road ( would go 90k or 110k but not 100k comfortably, valves kept opening and losing revs closing gaining revs opening rinse repeat).

You can certainly ride around it however, I did on the road for a good year or so.