RGV250 rebuild?

**Asher** · 22nd July 2012, 20:45

So if any one is looking for some rgv parts i should have a lot of parts im looking to get rid of.

**ducatilover** · 22nd July 2012, 21:25

What kind of parts? I love parts

**gammaguy** · 22nd July 2012, 21:35

open air workshops rule

**Asher** · 22nd July 2012, 21:35

Originally Posted by ducatilover

What kind of parts? I love parts

Everything, although i do need to check what i would want to keep.
It does have some butchered fairings that someone might want for a bucket that someone can have for free

**F5 Dave** · 22nd July 2012, 21:46

Ahh, its a P model, I l have one of those SWs on my 500.

**Asher** · 22nd July 2012, 22:08

The old rgv has a braced sw but the new one has a banana sw that ive been wanting

**F5 Dave** · 22nd July 2012, 22:19

They ditched the Banana for the later braced one as its lighter & stronger. i prefer the look, but the Banana is a classic. A mate is grafting one to his RZ500, but my arm is lighter for sure.

**Asher** · 23rd July 2012, 20:25

So ive ended up buying another RGV for parts.
It comes with everything that i have been looking for:
Banana swing arm
34mm carbs
Braided brake lines
Unrestricted SAPC
Good condition brakes and OEM discs
Near new tyres
Near new chain and sprokets
Full 210kmh gearbox
Near new Vertex pistons
Apparently the heads have been modded to fit O rings
Modded power valves
After market chambers
SP rear shock

I will post a pic of it tomorrow

I also have decided how i will paint the bike:

I have a friend who will be able to spray it and another friend has a vinyl cutter to do the graphics.
I also plan to take the covering off my pillion seat and fiberglass over it and get it painted to match making the back of my bike look a lot tidier while still keeping the storage space under it.

Again if any wants the fairings off it they are welcome to the them.

**Drew** · 23rd July 2012, 20:28

Please PM me with what you would take for the front subframe, clocks, and headlight off the spare?

**Asher** · 23rd July 2012, 20:32

Originally Posted by Drew

Please PM me with what you would take for the front subframe, clocks, and headlight off the spare?

I have no idea, give me a few days and i will send you some pics and you can make an offer.

**Asher** · 24th July 2012, 20:08

Picked up this off trademe this afternoon:

Its an ex-race bike but im not too sure about its history.
Spent the whole day looking forward to picking it up, it started and idled fine, took off up the road but it lacking power......
Got about a km down the road and loose all power........

Noticed the head light was very dim and the bike would cut out whenever i would use anything that required power (indicators, brakes etc).
Figured the battery is stuffed as the bike has been sitting for awhile.

Eventually had to get my mate to come pick up:

I will chuck my other battery in it tomorrow the check that that is the problem but im not too bothered as i was planning on using all of the electrics out of my other bike anyway.

**ducatilover** · 25th July 2012, 09:40

That's a bloody cool parts bike, how much did you pay for it?
This thread makes me want a 2T

**awesker** · 25th July 2012, 12:47

Nice thread mate, Im in the middle of restoring my old VJ21. As for de-coking your chambers check out rgv250.co.uk, they're a wealth of knowledge. Im getting my expansion chambers gutted at the moment cause all the baffling has rotted to pieces. Heres the de-coke method Ill try when I get them back:

"Re: the caustic soda:
plug your chambers at the rear with potatoes - sounds daft, but works great and doesn't leave a mark
pour in half a container of industrial sodium hydroxide into each chamber, with the potatoe plugged end pointing vertically downwards- i.e. pour the stuff in the top and lean the chambers up against something.
Fill the chambers with water and stand well clear. Dependant on how much caustic soda you use, the chambers may get quite warm or hot.

Once they've finished bubbling away and cleaning themselves, pull the potatoes off, drain the chambers, flush them out and then QUICKLY dry them ASAP to prevent corrison. Once you've got them almost dry, fit them to the bike and warm it up to heat the chambers properly and ensure they're 100% water free."

From this thread: http://www.rgv250.co.uk/forums/index...sion-chambers/

If you're going this far on your build may I suggest you go a little bit further and recondition your calipers. Not sure about yours but my rubber brake lines were in need of replacement and there was solidified filth under the pistons in the calipers.

Heres my rebuild thread if youre interested, though its in need of an update: http://rgv250luckystrike.wordpress.com/

And heres a guys blog on reconditioning your calipers: http://rgvtrackbike.wordpress.com/20...n-and-rebuild/
and
http://rgvtrackbike.wordpress.com/20...ebuild-part-2/

Look forward to seeing your progress!