New (old) RG150 tips and tricks

[Mokoro]

Thanks Phil!

One question, on the specs page, it says it has "4 speeds"... but lists 6 gear ratios... How many gears DOES it have?

6 gears. they are bloody close ratio too, with my bike i was at 8500prm doing 100ks from memory!

[Racey Rider]

One question, on the specs page, it says it has "4 speeds"... but lists 6 gear ratios... How many gears DOES it have?

The owners manual I had with my RG150 was Hopeless. Obvisously some guy who didn't speak good English wrote it. In places the info totally contradicted it's self!

[phil_elvey]

yep, bit of an error there - she's definately a six speeder

[richiewendt]

Haven't read through some of the longer replys, so dunno if anyone has covered this... Cheap 2 stroke oil does not pay... Use Castrol tts, comes in a gold bottle nowadays, or old stock in a greenish one. Buy it from repco (the cheapest I've found) for 24$ a litre. I ran the cheaper stuff from a petrol station when I ran out between Auckland and hamilton late at night and had to settle for shell XS. Boy did I actually notice a difference when I filled up with tts again! Seemed to be more responsive and sharp so to speak!

Besides that, just the usual stuff, Oh, and if you do some work on it yourself, don't drop a impact driver bit in the engine and forget about it like I just did... It got cought in the inlet port of the barrel and rubbed away at the piston which resulted in a small issue!!! And a few hundred later, later this week, she'll be going!!n ---- A mixture of and

[Hitcher]

Holy thread dredge, Batman!

[White trash]

That is the BEST thread dredge I've ever seen!!!! Well done.

I was actually helpfull back in those days

[snakeyyes]

hi there new to this site and just need a little info on the fork seals, I see you,bve done yours before do you remember the part number for them or the correct size as mine have gone? si from the uk!

[Sable]

Doesn't matter what 2 stroke oil you use really, so long as it's not gas station crap. That shit is barely suitable for lawnmowers. Semi synthetic is good.

[enth]

Full synthetic is best. Castrol TTS is what I use and it's done me well.

[keiza]

Hiya beanz, Im in a similar situation... I have little experience (ie zero) and a bit of a do it yourselfer with an RG150... Do you have a copy of a manual floating around? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Cheers Matey

[gatch]

Hiya beanz, Im in a similar situation... I have little experience (ie zero) and a bit of a do it yourselfer with an RG150... Do you have a copy of a manual floating around? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Cheers Matey

Mate when you post on here you should check the dates on other people messages..

Else you might be waiting another 6 months or so before you get a reply..