Looking to give this a go. New guy advice thread.

[avgas]

Proper bucket

[Henk]

Or if the difference in axle sizes is enough, make the wheel spacers captive in the bearings and make the slots in the swingarm smaller to take the axle, don't try to do it all with spacers, Pumba tried that and watching him change wheels is enough to make a grown man cry.

[Pumba]

Henk is right. Dont try it.

Just a thought. What size are are those Nexa rims? They should have stamped on them somewhere "3.0x17" or "1.25x17" or some other similar set of numbers. No point going to the effort of trying to get them on the RGV if the are not wide enough to run slicks

[F5 Dave]

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Team ESE started by using RG250 pipes. Then later we modified them. .

Should have kept the rest of the RG250 chassis Rob, they handle well & are light & strong enough for the power. Just ally is harder to work with.

Koba has some good points, I will add sprocket position is best with chain juust rubbing on top of sw slider with smallest sprocket you will use (probably a 12 for kart tracks, or 2 less than std). When you sit on the bike the sw will compress so the chain just misses.

I find a 6' length of 25mm square tube from Mitre 10 for about $30 makes all the straight edge stuff much easier.

[bacon]

Cheers for the help guys, i sure do appreciate it. For my first knocking together of parts I'm going to try use the rgv150 chamber on the rx125. I have a feeling its not going to work great but surely anything is better then the stock pipe. Im not sure if i can decrease the size of the hub on the rear 17 also the tire rubs the swingarm. I think for now ill use the front end off the nexa and its 17ich wheel and tire(crappy Chinese but brand new) and the stock rgv thin 18inch wheel and tire on the back. Im not sure how a fat 17 on the front and thin 18 on the back is going to effect handling though . Also I'm just about to head on a camping trip so sorry if my next reply is a little delayed.

Cheers for the information and advice,
Chris

[TZ350]

For my first knocking together of parts ... I have a feeling its not going to work great ...

Chris it just does not matter whether it works great or not because you will learn so much from it and the first step will lead to the next until greatness is acheved or at the very least you will have a hell of a lot of fun in the company of great people and in my book that is the greatest thing of all.

[koba]

Just to throw another idea into the mix you could use another swingarm altogether.
The RGV's one looks somewhat inadequate.

I'd personally just get an RX going with crash protection to start with.

You are right about the pipe, it won't be great but will likely be better than standard.