RS125 rolling chassis for Moto 3 conversion

**Yow Ling** · 21st August 2011, 20:54

They look the same to me, except Kick has removed the mirrors

**Buckets4Me** · 21st August 2011, 21:00

Originally Posted by steveyb

Righto Tax dodgers.

It is a shame this turned into a bucket vs anti-bucket crusade. I didn't expect the Spanish Inquisition!!
The story is thus:
Moto Academy NZ has lost $100,000 over the past 3.5 years. I have had fun, but no one is really willing/able to pay what it costs to pay someone to run a 125GP bike and team for them. So be it, that's Kiwiland.
I have also been unemployed for 2 years now, without anything like an income for most of that period, so I am fundamentally bankrupt.
My advice, DO NOT GO TO UNIVERSITY. Learn to do something usefull!!! 10 years there hasn't done me much good.

So I have had to sell off the assets of the business one by one.
Sorry Ivan, but this is the '98 bike.
I am trying to sell the complete bike as I want someone to race it in 125's.
But in an effort to actually get some money I thought it might help to offer the rolling chassis. NO, it is not a frame I want to sell, but a complete rolling chassis.

No, I will not give it away. If you want a $150 frame, look somewhere else.

If I can sell the roller, I get to keep the engine etc as it is a nearly 44hp engine. Only really good RS125 engines make more than 44-45 hp.

My preferences, but as mentioned, I do not have that luxury are:
Sell the bike for a good price to someone who wants to race it. It is a bike that could win NZ champs with the right rider.
Sell the bike to someone who just wants to have one for the sake of it or to do track days etc.
Sell the roller to someone who wants to make a Moto3 bike.
Sell the roller to someone who want to make a Schmucket bike.

Bike = $6495
Roller = $3995

I wonder if any of you who had complete NF4 bikes are kicking yourselves now that they are worth so much on the international market?

Schmucket bike ?

3 going rs's and a 4th being built for team E.S.E
and a pic of rick at taupo on another rs
5th bike is rick at taupo giving battle to a very fast FXR

pitty people seam to put them down so much they are realy nice bikes to ride and race

**Yow Ling** · 21st August 2011, 21:23

Isnt it better that they are raced as F4 bikes in NZ than go to Australia for 13 pieces of silver.

Mine came as a frame so my conscience is clear. 4k is stretching it for a bucket roller you would be competing with a CBR150 for that money and most people would take the easy road and go with the 150. Building an RS bucket isnt as easy as it looks

**husaberg** · 21st August 2011, 22:45

Originally Posted by Yow Ling

They look the same to me, except Kick has removed the mirrors

It is that what i was I couldn't quite put my finger on the difference. ha.ha
How are you getting on with your bike? I finally found another style of piston it got the wobbly tick of approval. It could help with your deck height issue.PM If you want the details.

**Kickaha** · 22nd August 2011, 06:40

Originally Posted by husaberg

The bits you appear to have kept on the GN Chassis they are frame loop and Tank and........
I imagined A GN125 chassis to be more like this.
Top work. A thorough raiding of the Suzuki parts bin top workmanship. What’s the carb. But why keep the tank and the chrome shock covers it kind of looks a bit out of place if you don't mind me asking.

It originally raced with stock forks, swingarm etc (pre FXR era)
and won the 2001 championship with Glen Hayward riding it and was still a better handling bike than most

Carb is a 28mm flatslide off a DR250 but it has mostly run a GN250 carb

Tank and shocks stayed because "they were there"
2008 BOB was the last time it raced and ran 7th, the owner is to lazy and disorganised to sort a few problems out and get it back out

**steveyb** · 22nd August 2011, 08:01

Originally Posted by Yow Ling

Isnt it better that they are raced as F4 bikes in NZ than go to Australia for 13 pieces of silver.

Mine came as a frame so my conscience is clear. 4k is stretching it for a bucket roller you would be competing with a CBR150 for that money and most people would take the easy road and go with the 150. Building an RS bucket isnt as easy as it looks

That entirely depends on your point of view. I say no, given that the CBR 150 and FXR150 are apparently so great for buckets, as said in this thread. Rather know that GP bikes are being raced as GP bikes.

I am not competing with anyone, CBR or otherwise. You won't be buying it then, will you.

Sorry I ever made mention on here now actually.

**steveyb** · 22nd August 2011, 08:03

Originally Posted by Buckets4Me

Schmucket bike ?

3 going rs's and a 4th being built for team E.S.E
and a pic of rick at taupo on another rs

pitty people seam to put them down so much they are realy nice bikes to ride and race

Fuck me, you lot are all so precious. Not a single funny bone or willingness to play along anywhere. Is it defensiveness? Probably not, but do lighten up.
I am sorry that G.O. decided to sell his bike to be sliced and diced, but such is life.
You won't be buying this one either then.

**jasonu** · 22nd August 2011, 10:01

Originally Posted by Kickaha

won the 2001 championship with Glen Hayward riding it and was still a better handling bike than most

Which championship was that?

**Crasherfromwayback** · 22nd August 2011, 10:12

Originally Posted by F5 Dave

And that's been the central point of my posts. Hence the ragging on people giving their over a pint opinion of how people race in a class they aren't participating in. I didn't want to rag on Billy too much as I have no idea who he is & clearly he gets a little techy. And clearly I went too far the other direction with someone I knew, but hopefully we're over that a bit.

I (obviously)reckon you don't have to be participating to have an opinion on things.

You don't own a Maserati (do ya?), but it shouldn't mean you can't say you think it's an ugly pile of shit.

**Ivan** · 22nd August 2011, 12:27

I can vouch that as a complete bike this si the fastest RS125 I have ridden,

**Ivan** · 22nd August 2011, 16:30

Originally Posted by steveyb

Fuck me, you lot are all so precious. Not a single funny bone or willingness to play along anywhere. Is it defensiveness? Probably not, but do lighten up.
I am sorry that G.O. decided to sell his bike to be sliced and diced, but such is life.
You won't be buying this one either then.

Have to agree with ya steve I have no problems with buckets, these guys are way to defensive

**Buckets4Me** · 22nd August 2011, 17:55

Originally Posted by steveyb

Fuck me,

I am sorry that G.O. decided to sell his bike to be sliced and diced, but such is life.
You won't be buying this one either then.

I had made the coments to bump you post and show what has been done with some other rs frames (gives people idears about what they could do)
But i guess I'm just a bucketear and therefor lower than the real races

no I wont be buying it but would love someone to get there hand on it and do something good with it
weather that is chop it up or race it as is I dont care
I just hope that it is used one way or another

and not turned into scrap (witch is what was going to happen to one of the pre95 rs frames I got my hands on)

**Kickaha** · 22nd August 2011, 18:25

Originally Posted by jasonu

Which championship was that?

The best one

6 round winter series at Ruapuna basically the de facto South Island Champs

Originally Posted by steveyb

That entirely depends on your point of view. I say no, given that the CBR 150 and FXR150 are apparently so great for buckets, as said in this thread. Rather know that GP bikes are being raced as GP bikes.

Buckets have a GP so that makes them GP bikes right? therefore it will be raced as a GP bike