. . . Will have to be deferred as I’ve gone & done something else. See picture (haven't taken one myself yet, this is from past owner).
My rational is that one probably won’t be able to new register a 2 stroke in this increasingly worrisome cotton wool environment. One can’t buy a new 2 stroke, but I’d like one. Best act now.
So how much would you pay for a decent new 2 stroke I ask meself? As much as an R6. Well so be it.
This is really dumb, I’ll never get the money back if I decided to sell it. Maybe I should have bought that R6/GSXR/ABC600, but I didn’t want just another mass production bike.
Project road going 2 stroke begins.
I was inspired by someone putting an RZ into a RS250, but that was a lot of work. - I am realistic. Specials take time to build, a lot longer than many would believe & increase in price like there’s no day after tomorrow.
So I came across this one in an RG250 with RGV 250 front & rear end in it. Just a random email I shot off asking how it had got on & started talking & the bike had sat in a mate of his shed for over 2 years as he had been posted. Did I want to buy it? He made me an offer I couldn’t refuse so I did a bit of investigating & went ahead.
Problem was it was in Kalgoorlie (Perth). Brave or stupid I was about to find out. So after a month or so it arrived on Friday after much dickn around & extra expense in customs etc.
What I have learnt:
Customs suck, the shipping was the cheapest part. The trucking from Kalgoorlie was more expensive. Had to pay GST on purchase price, need a receipt of course. Should put frame no on shipping docs so you can prove bike legit when go to register it.
I got stung by customs for the bike not being clean so they had a raft of charges to steam clean it (they never did lying sods) & then paid 1/2 a doz $30 fees from everyone from the LTSA to the Forestry for no good reason I could see.
Took it home & cleaned it, cleaned out the oozing carbs, squirted some premix into the crankcase to lube the mains & plug holes & kicked it over. then it started.
It needed a damn good clean & there are a few details (like the wiring that are a bit bodgy, but current spec:
Frame: RG250W..
swing arm RGV/P 93 front end rgv/m
carbon hugger/fron mudguard braided lines,
ohlins rear shock,
ohlins steering damper,
rgv/m fairing seat unit,
custom made 3way triple clamps
Motor: race porting shaved head Keihin PWK flatslide carbs(off KR1S).uni filter pods, boysen reads
New balanced crank,wiseco 2nd oversize pistons(365cc displacement)
Toomey racing USA expansion chambers,
spondon clipons,
racetech goldvalves,
Supposedly 70hp rear wheel
Oh yeah apparently the bike was featured in some Aussie bike mag, performance streetbike maybe? Dunno, wouldn't mind a photocopy if someone has one.
But this is only the base starting point.
Next is throw away most of the engine & start again with new aftermarket parts. It appears that the Banshee Quad (basically an RZ350 engine) is very popular in the states & has an enormous aftermarket following.
So. .
Trinity aftermarket monoblock top end with PVs, V Force reeds, nickasil plating & modern porting, head with replaceable domes 72mm bore.
7mm stroker billet crank
= 496cc of modern 2 stroke engine.
35mm Keihen PWKs
Custom made pipes for midrange
Yeehaa!
Chequebook tuning for sure & it is costing 1.6 million dollars but what the heck.
Not just dreaming, the bits are bought, due in a couple of weeks.
Hoping to have bike sorted before summer. Pipes will take some while + there is a bunch more to do like adjust the riding position etc.
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