NSR250 issues?

**xwhatsit** · 16th June 2008, 16:43

Originally Posted by bungbung

Loncin make a CB/XR/XL250 copy

What, the pre-RFVC?!? Where where where!!!!!

Would've thought one of those motors would be farkin' useless in an NSR250 chassis. Bullet-proof -- hmm -- and 26hp, instead of 60-odd from the NSR250 lump.

**bungbung** · 17th June 2008, 08:39

Originally Posted by xerxesdaphat

What, the pre-RFVC?!? Where where where!!!!!

Would've thought one of those motors would be farkin' useless in an NSR250 chassis. Bullet-proof -- hmm -- and 26hp, instead of 60-odd from the NSR250 lump.

No, it's a RFVC copy. You could have a 2 valve (xr200 scaled up) http://newmanz.co.nz/shop/index.php?...&products_id=8
But give away a lot of the power. It's possible Lifan or one of the others might make a replica, you can buy AX100 and MB100 copies.

**xwhatsit** · 17th June 2008, 10:36

Ah ok. You had me all excited when you said `CB/XL/XR' -- didn't think you might've meant the CBX.

Nevertheless it does seem a bit sad to put a sub-30hp thumper into a NSR250 chassis. Why not go the XR600 route

**FilthyLuka** · 17th June 2008, 10:41

Originally Posted by xerxesdaphat

Nevertheless it does seem a bit sad to put a sub-30hp thumper into a NSR250 chassis. Why not go the XR600 route

Suzuki DR800 single

DOCTOR BIG!

**Insanity_rules** · 19th June 2008, 23:46

I had an RG250 Walter wolf at 17 and that was bad enough. The only bike to ever scare the tripe out of me. Young guys plus two stroke sports bikes equals trouble.

**MIZXR** · 20th June 2008, 18:37

Yeh I had a full faired version and on occasion I scared myself but shit I did that in a 1500cc car to. New people that crashed slow as shit singles and fours, pretty sure they scared themselves to. It happens at least you don't have an overdose of confidence when you move to a bigger bike. I thought mine was a great first bike and if id started on anything less I don't think I'd enjoy biking as much now.

Taught me great respect for the throttle you know the one you run along behind the bike holding the bars oh yeah I was 16 and got in a lot more troble in the car.

**imdying** · 20th June 2008, 19:02

Originally Posted by MIZXR

Yeh I had a full faired version

The RG250 Walter Wolf is a fully faired version idiot. You're thinking of the RGV250 Wolf, which is a naked bike (the only naked RGV250 iirc).

**gammaguy** · 26th June 2008, 07:25

can anyone tell me who the %&$#@## Walter Wolf was anyways?

**imdying** · 26th June 2008, 08:23

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Wolf_Racing

was a Formula One constructor from 1976 to 1980.

In 1975, the Slovenian-Canadian businessman Walter Wolf had started to appear at many of the F1 races during the season. A year later, he bought 60% of Frank Williams Racing Cars while agreeing to keep Frank Williams as manager of the team. Simultaneously Wolf bought the assets of the Hesketh team that had recently withdrawn from F1. The team was based in the Williams facility at Reading but used most of the cars and equipment once owned by Hesketh Racing....

Tribute to this guy I believe.

http://www.suzukicycles.org/RG-series/RG250-Gamma.shtml

A Walter Wolf model was introduced, available in two colors: Dark Blue and Silver Green. Mr. Walter Wolf was a Canadian oil magnate who had too much money and started a racing team. Suzuki offered the RG250, RG400 and RG500 Gamma models painted in the racing team's colors.

**CB ARGH** · 26th June 2008, 09:13

Originally Posted by Insanity_rules

I had an RG250 Walter wolf at 17 and that was bad enough. The only bike to ever scare the tripe out of me. Young guys plus two stroke sports bikes equals trouble.

Oh so true. I know the feeling. Let's play a game of guess my age.

60 odd horses is far too much for a beginner, I think that when learning you need to cover the basics at low speed and low power, because the guy's got another 70 years ahead of him, hopefully.

It's his choice, now that he has the bike you'll never seperate him from it. Just make sure he wears jandals.

**Insanity_rules** · 26th June 2008, 10:02

Originally Posted by StClingin

Oh so true. I know the feeling. Let's play a game of guess my age.

60 odd horses is far too much for a beginner, I think that when learning you need to cover the basics at low speed and low power, because the guy's got another 70 years ahead of him, hopefully.

It's his choice, now that he has the bike you'll never seperate him from it. Just make sure he wears jandals.

I concour, but now I have developed an off button and some maturity I wish I had that bike back. It was wickedly fast.

**judd18** · 26th June 2008, 19:29

meh hell be right i bought my first car just the shell and brought an engine,gearbox an manual conversion and hooked it all up it makes like 160KW is rear wheel drive has a heavy duty clutch and i havnt staked it yet and i got it when i was 16

all depends. If he pays for everything out of his pocket hell learn to respect as well as every time he jumps on it hell think "took me about two years too put this thing together better not just stak it yet...."

**Ducky848** · 3rd July 2008, 18:12

Originally Posted by xerxesdaphat

What, the pre-RFVC?!? Where where where!!!!!

... and 26hp, instead of 60-odd from the NSR250 lump.

My first bike was a 1988 NSR250 MC18, I was 16....a long time ago.

An 1989 NSR (MC18) is more like 40-45hp peak, unless FULLY de-restricted (thats new exp/chambers, jetting and PGM mods). Even then it'd need to be in top nick to make more than 50hp.

Its a good learner bike, the MC18's are a lot smoother in in power delivery than the earlier MC16's and the RC valves give them fairly good low end.

The broken one is best fixed with a donor NSR engine, a single cyl four stroke engineas suggested would be insulting to the mint chassis.

**flyingbrick** · 8th July 2008, 18:05

I made the same mistake a year or so back. bought myself an nsr with engine in bits for something like $300.

It was an MC16.

Managed to sell it once i realised prices and availability for piston barrels and crank.