Fast Eddie's Aprilia RS250 rebuild & restore

[tigertim20]

haha yeah, Hayd3n has a touch of plastic welding to do today or tomorrow for me, then in all honesty I could have it legal on monday if I wanted to, but I have a few things to attend to this week, just depends how they go, as to whether or not I get it it legal this week or not

[Fast Eddie]

Cheapest place to get fork seals done.. in dunners? im guessing a bike shop will charge me a couple hundred. when its like a 30 buck job if ya can do it! haha..

I really just need someone to pull the forks apart and put them back together, I can do the rest - but meh, changing the oil isn't the time consuming bit.

Can be in Dunedin or ChCh.

on a budget as usual, offering minimal cash.. and half eaten sandwhich.

Aprilia rs250 forks, pre98.. very odd, the forks do different jobs - and looks like specialist tool may be needed to at least get one of them apart (according to lovely italian manual..in italian). I'v only done conventional forks before. these are upside down and the left fork is completely different to the right fork.

cheers fellas! prob gonna take them to chch next weekend.. incase imdying wants a crack haha or Kickaha..

otherwise me and the swinger will have at them with hammers hacksaws and ductape.

its the last hurdle before im back on the thing and terrorizing neighbours!! oh and I need new tyres since I sold the ones it came with to help fund the build (smart) they had to come off anyway to polish the wheels. just polished the whole fuckn things.. couldn't be assed trying to paint the centers black again yet.

[hayd3n]

) they had to come off anyway to polish the wheels. just polished the whole fuckn things.. couldn't be assed trying to paint the centers black again yet.

pics

[Kickaha]

couldn't be assed trying to paint the centers black again yet.

Lazy cunt, you've got plenty of time it's not as though you study or anything

[Fast Eddie]

pics

not THAT polished.. more like paint stripped and bare alloy.. I bought a dremel and some polishing bits but yet to do the work.. will keep buying power tools until its easy.

Lazy cunt, you've got plenty of time it's not as though you study or anything

haha! studying right now!

[hayd3n]

not THAT polished.. more like paint stripped and bare alloy.. I bought a dremel and some polishing bits but yet to do the work.. will keep buying power tools until its easy.


haha! studying right now!

nice i polished the lips on the hornet took a while
just paint stripped then buffed with a buffing wheel in a old high speed drill
came out not to bad

[Fast Eddie]

nice i polished the lips on the hornet took a while
just paint stripped then buffed with a buffing wheel in a old high speed drill
came out not to bad

yea think the dremel might be too small.. i first started with paint stripper then hand polish with wet sandpaper... took way too long.

bought the dremel but yet to try it out..

I also saw polishing attachments for the drills on trademe for cheap as - might give that a go next i want them pretty shiny...

there are some pics way at the start of the thread of just the lips polished with black centers.. but then i didnt stop and stripped the whole wheel. and now cant be bothered repainting centers

[tigertim20]

yea think the dremel might be too small.. i first started with paint stripper then hand polish with wet sandpaper... took way too long.

bought the dremel but yet to try it out..

I also saw polishing attachments for the drills on trademe for cheap as - might give that a go next i want them pretty shiny...

there are some pics way at the start of the thread of just the lips polished with black centers.. but then i didnt stop and stripped the whole wheel. and now cant be bothered repainting centers

Id be hesitant to sand with the dremmel, youll likely gouge the rim. the polishing with a dremmel should be fine though

[hayd3n]

no sanding just straight polish

so it has a machined finish but looks neat

[Fast Eddie]

Id be hesitant to sand with the dremmel, youll likely gouge the rim. the polishing with a dremmel should be fine though

nah i won't sand with power shit... gets too uneven too quick. good point.

no sanding just straight polish

so it has a machined finish but looks neat

yea looks neat, I see you don't quite have a neat line between black and polished haha thats why i carried on.. thought i would strip it all off then make a nice neat job of the center.. but no can't be assed.

what I have is like casting marks on my rims tho? they are all stripped of paint and there are lots of like fine lines over the rims and lips.. as if its been machined before or something. the spokes are ok, fairly smooth but casting marks as well here and there.

so gotta wet sand it or something to grind and rub it all down smooth then polish... little bit of a prick/time consuming.

[Fast Eddie]

old pic when i started, not close enough to see anything, most of the rim is covered in fine machined grooves... oh well.. ill keep rubbin till its smooth

[ducatilover]

Polish them bitches boy!

Dremels suck for any proper polishing, I got one just to prove it. I can't stand it.
They're only good for going over it after polishing it the old fashioned way.
Get something decent size (like Hayd3n used) and go hard, otherwise just use the dremel for those faggoty jobs like cleaning yer teeth

[hayd3n]

nah i won't sand with power shit... gets too uneven too quick. good point.



yea looks neat, I see you don't quite have a neat line between black and polished haha thats why i carried on.. thought i would strip it all off then make a nice neat job of the center.. but no can't be assed.

what I have is like casting marks on my rims tho? they are all stripped of paint and there are lots of like fine lines over the rims and lips.. as if its been machined before or something. the spokes are ok, fairly smooth but casting marks as well here and there.

so gotta wet sand it or something to grind and rub it all down smooth then polish... little bit of a prick/time consuming.

i plan on repainting the centres and disks at a later date i dont have stands or a garage so removing the rims isint a straight forward task it involves borrowing a decent strop and lifting my bike from the upper sundeck

[Fast Eddie]

Polish them bitches boy!
Get something decent size (like Hayd3n used) and go hard, otherwise just use the dremel for those faggoty jobs like cleaning yer teeth

yea, i recon ill just grab a 30 buck bit off trademe, the ad claims its the bit that ppl use to polish rims and engines haha gotta work

i plan on repainting the centres and disks at a later date i dont have stands or a garage so removing the rims isint a straight forward task it involves borrowing a decent strop and lifting my bike from the upper sundeck

you're more than welcome to come use my sheds bro, under cover, i got stands/lifts and all the tools you'd need its welcome to sit there for a while as the job gets completed too..

shit i almost have a loaner bike too..

I should open up a garage

[ducatilover]

I should open up a garage

Di it, I'm in as long as there are smokes and tits.