Aprilia RS250 - What to look for

[unrealone]

By the way, the RS doesnt have the powervalve problem the rgv's do.
The engines are bulletproof if you warm them up.. I dont know anyone whose siezed one

My old next door neighbor did. But that was because it hadn't been rejetted after being setup for the racetrack :P Was running way to lean in the mid range and ceased on him at 180kph.

[breakaway]

Obtain a haynes manual and go from there.

[jade]

I have a 96 rs250. What's do you do for a top end re-build? I might have to do one on mine but I'm not sure where to start.

Martin I live on the North Shore and did my first top end rebuild successfully, no problems so far..
8 hours from the time I took the fairings off to the time I rode her home..
your first step is to get parts..
about 650bucks all up
go to Holeshot suzuki and get rgv parts, way cheaper than aprilia ones..
thats what I did
you need...
2X pistons
2X sets of piston rings (4 in total)
2X head gaskets
2X base gaskets
2X small end bearings
2X Gudgeon Pins
4X washers
4X Circlips..

http://www.rgv250.co.uk/forums/index...howtopic=13781

pm me if you want help
the part numbers are here...

[Dave-]

what does it usually cost to get a shop todo it?

I've just bought a 16,000km 2001 rs250 it may need a rebuild (i had expected this and budgeted accordingly) if it does what's the cost of getting a shop todo it?

although im pretty keen to do it myself (im reasonibly mechanically minded) jade does your wee kit there apply to all models?

[martin987]

Martin I live on the North Shore and did my first top end rebuild successfully, no problems so far..
8 hours from the time I took the fairings off to the time I rode her home..
your first step is to get parts..
about 650bucks all up
go to Holeshot suzuki and get rgv parts, way cheaper than aprilia ones..
thats what I did
you need...
2X pistons
2X sets of piston rings (4 in total)
2X head gaskets
2X base gaskets
2X small end bearings
2X Gudgeon Pins
4X washers
4X Circlips..

http://www.rgv250.co.uk/forums/index...howtopic=13781

pm me if you want help
the part numbers are here...

Thanks for that. I'll ride the bike for a bit more and see how it goes before I do it. Can someone please explain to me the difference between a top-end and a bottom-end rebuild. And when you do a re-build - is it a good idea to check the powervalves? What are they - how do you check them and replace them if necessary?