RGV250 rebuild?

**imdying** · 30th July 2012, 16:05

Because they wear out faster and don't make the bike go faster. On a street bike they'll potentially rob some mid range. That's the word from the old hands that have tried them all, not my personal first hand experience. Give OneArmedBandit a yell, he has a mate who's looking for an RGV conrod, if you can help him out. Just check the squish carefully when you put it together.

**Drew** · 30th July 2012, 17:46

Originally Posted by imdying

Just check the squish carefully when you put it together.

And make sure you do it north, south, east, and west when you do. I've got a fucked bucket motor with a bent rod here that says don't cut corners.

**Fast Eddie** · 30th July 2012, 19:59

cheers better re plumb mine. im sure they were crossed over when i got the bike and disassembled it to. labelled and took photos etc. havent run bike yet. need to figure out how to make my own ign leads from coils to new plug caps I bought

**Drew** · 30th July 2012, 20:02

Originally Posted by Fast Eddie

cheers better re plumb mine. im sure they were crossed over when i got the bike and disassembled it to. labelled and took photos etc. havent run bike yet. need to figure out how to make my own ign leads from coils to new plug caps I bought

If the coils had sealed in leads, and they've been pulled out. Forget it and buy some after market coils. They will never work properly if you try and glue leads back into them.

**Fast Eddie** · 30th July 2012, 20:37

Originally Posted by Drew

If the coils had sealed in leads, and they've been pulled out. Forget it and buy some after market coils. They will never work properly if you try and glue leads back into them.

yip they have sealed in leads. leads are still sealed in haven't touched originals. Just bought some sweet NGK "better" caps and would like to use them. figure I just cut old plug caps off and try attach these somehow..

bet aftermarket coils will be pricey eh?

**Drew** · 30th July 2012, 22:02

Originally Posted by Fast Eddie

bet aftermarket coils will be pricey eh?

Na, got a mate who got some for his GSX, they were about $300. He said it made a huge difference though.

On a two stroke a real clean, consistant spark is important.

Having said that, the caps screw onto the leads. Unscrew the old critters, chop ten or fifteen mm off the lead to get a nice clean bit of copper to screw into.

**Asher** · 30th July 2012, 22:04

Started the swap of engine parts tonight.
Who says crescents are bad:

I got the clutches and gearboxes out:

Can anyone tell me where these are supposed to go? They are no doubt import little things:

**Drew** · 30th July 2012, 22:06

For sale, two possibly fucked clutch baskets and hubs.

Starting to think my usual. Some people should not be allowed to touch tools.

**Asher** · 30th July 2012, 23:25

Didnt seem to cause any damage to the clutch, it actually seemed to fit into the grooves and work really well.

I managed to figure out where that spring and pin went, getting it to stay where it should be while fitting back the gearbox was a whole other issues i would rather forget about, but the gearbox and clutch are back in:

Tomorrow i plan to finish the seat cowl, swap the piston and fit the cylinders and have something that looks similar to a complete engine.

**imdying** · 31st July 2012, 09:24

Clutch hub tools are cheap cheap cheap. I have one for a dry clutch, but not the wet, although I could be tempted into buying one. I do have the flywheel holder and puller before you rape that too

Coils are cheap, get them from Sean. Lead is cheap, get it anywhere (e.g. Butlers Stanmore). Changing the wire is easy, take you ten minutes.

**Fast Eddie** · 31st July 2012, 11:02

Originally Posted by imdying

Coils are cheap, get them from Sean. Lead is cheap, get it anywhere (e.g. Butlers Stanmore). Changing the wire is easy, take you ten minutes.

Cheers

See if I can manage it without buying new coils for now. don't even have enough to buy clip ons and get front forks serviced :S

damn trailer and sidecar builds have taken over

**imdying** · 31st July 2012, 11:29

Originally Posted by Fast Eddie

Cheers

See if I can manage it without buying new coils for now. don't even have enough to buy clip ons and get front forks serviced :S

Cut the lead length ways, down into the coil as far as you can. That will weaken it. Then heat it up a little with a heat gun. Then just twist it out. If it leaves anything behind, then scrape that out. You should see a small self tapping stud inside the coil (which you'll find looks much the same as inside your new plug caps). Then wind it in the coil, mount the coil, double check your length, and trim the lead to suit. Then install your cap and you should be good to go. Will take you about 10 minutes all up, assuming you've had some practice at mounting that top coil hahaahah.

I had to replace the ones in my new coils from Sean, but I'm the only one that has bitched about length, probably because my heads are 8mm further away from the crank than anybody elses

**Drew** · 31st July 2012, 11:50

Originally Posted by imdying

Cut the lead length ways, down into the coil as far as you can. That will weaken it. Then heat it up a little with a heat gun. Then just twist it out. If it leaves anything behind, then scrape that out. You should see a small self tapping stud inside the coil (which you'll find looks much the same as inside your new plug caps). Then wind it in the coil, mount the coil, double check your length, and trim the lead to suit. Then install your cap and you should be good to go. Will take you about 10 minutes all up, assuming you've had some practice at mounting that top coil hahaahah.

I had to replace the ones in my new coils from Sean, but I'm the only one that has bitched about length, probably because my heads are 8mm further away from the crank than anybody elses

Well fuck a doodle doo. I didn't realise they were threaded and glued in there, is this the same on the old school coils from other stuff too? My bucket could benefit from some new HT leads.

**imdying** · 31st July 2012, 12:10

Every one I've chopped up has been like that, but I wouldn't know about every model. Can confirm that RGV, VFR400 and earlier GSXRs are like that though.