Who knows a bike transporter that will pick up from Gisborne?

[Crasherfromwayback]

(Missus AND bike. naked preferably.)

Yeah. Fair is fair. I've posted pics of mine nakid on a two stroke!

[tigertim20]

and hes not talking about removing the fairings.

yeah, he could get artsy and knock them both off at once.
haha double entendre . . .

Yeah. Fair is fair. I've posted pics of mine nakid on a two stroke!

really?
I half want to ask for a link, and half dont


if you know what I mean!

[Fast Eddie]

Ok, so the bike arrived with NZMotorcycleTransporters. They were good. Fella was friendly despite having just driven from welly! helped him get the bike into the garage and then we had a yarn and fired it up.

It needs a lot of TLC.. which I was kind of expecting seeing these Aprilias still ask around 4,500-5k + (seen this model for 7k at a dealer) and I got it for less than half that.

Ran out of time for photos today, so will do them tomorrow. The strip down begins though so won't be riding it tomorrow at the ride, might bring the blade out if weathers nice.

This RS has obviously had previous owners that had very little mechanical knowledge and had no interest in looking after it which is a shame. Both the throttle assembly on the right clip on and the lightswitch assembly on the left clip on were loose as fuck and they have shagged the clamp mechanisms (the screw to clamp em tight doesnt grip anymore.. not sure how hard this is going to be to resolve :S) so need to look at that and repair them so they no longer move around and slip off the clip ons - Went to open it right up and the whole throttle block just twisted around with me and then I nearly pulled it off the end of the handlebar!

Missing a ton of screws nuts and bolts, had cable ties holding things on that really needed a nut and bolt haha - so need to find some of them from a hardware shop. The sidestand was barely on, the 2 bolts that mount it to the chassis were loose and could be turned with the finger, same story around the bike, front mud guard was barely on nor were the indicators. all needed some tightening up.

umm yea, she needs a fair bit of TLC, but im looking forward to it. She'll be right.

Motor needs a good looking over, took it for a bit of a test run, she starts and runs mint, sounds very good, however when trying to hit power band it made a noise I felt shouldn't be there, once or twice the noise disappeared and I had a good rush of power through the power band, but it returned again. So going to check powervalves first (when I find someone to help me and give me advise) and if the powervalves are OK then will strip the motor down and have a look at whats going on inside. When it did hit powerband it was very smooth and very fun though.

Hmm, on the plus sides everything is there and everything does work which is good, has a little LCD screen read out and onboard timing thing, so can see my lap times on the track or whatever, digital temp gauge, voltmeter, and a clock. Useful stuff at least. Has a fresh wof and reg, new tyres and chain and sprockets.. I'm quite happy with it.

Put it up on stands and checked all the bearings n shit everythings tight and nice, suspension is quite nice and is fully adjustable so will have a setup session later. and the brakes are very nice. Big Brembos on the front and a little single pot brembo on the rear.

exhaust and expansion chambers are mint, I wonder if they have been replaced as most examples ive seen are scratched up/little dented. Makes a great sound. one kick starter too, pretty happy with that.

I wish the engine didnt make that noise sometimes or I would be thrashing the tits off it now but I think I better check it over before I ride it, I'd rather resolve the noise or find out what it is now, than have it go bang.

But yea, there it is. my new Aprilia RS250 - will keep me busy giving it some TLC and then I'll be thrashing it.

Going to post up a new thread in the maintenance bit and look for a bit of a 2 stroke nut that lives in Dunedin.. to guide me with going over the engine. if you know anyone tell em to PM me. I'd like to offer them food, drink, smoke and women in exchange for their expertise.

[DrunkenMistake]

Ok, so the bike arrived with NZMotorcycleTransporters. They were good. Fella was friendly despite having just driven from welly! helped him get the bike into the garage and then we had a yarn and fired it up.

It needs a lot of TLC.. which I was kind of expecting seeing these Aprilias still ask around 4,500-5k + (seen this model for 7k at a dealer) and I got it for less than half that.

Ran out of time for photos today, so will do them tomorrow. The strip down begins though so won't be riding it tomorrow at the ride, might bring the blade out if weathers nice.

This RS has obviously had previous owners that had very little mechanical knowledge and had no interest in looking after it which is a shame. Both the throttle assembly on the right clip on and the lightswitch assembly on the left clip on were loose as fuck and they have shagged the clamp mechanisms (the screw to clamp em tight doesnt grip anymore.. not sure how hard this is going to be to resolve :S) so need to look at that and repair them so they no longer move around and slip off the clip ons - Went to open it right up and the whole throttle block just twisted around with me and then I nearly pulled it off the end of the handlebar!

Missing a ton of screws nuts and bolts, had cable ties holding things on that really needed a nut and bolt haha - so need to find some of them from a hardware shop. The sidestand was barely on, the 2 bolts that mount it to the chassis were loose and could be turned with the finger, same story around the bike, front mud guard was barely on nor were the indicators. all needed some tightening up.

umm yea, she needs a fair bit of TLC, but im looking forward to it. She'll be right.

Motor needs a good looking over, took it for a bit of a test run, she starts and runs mint, sounds very good, however when trying to hit power band it made a noise I felt shouldn't be there, once or twice the noise disappeared and I had a good rush of power through the power band, but it returned again. So going to check powervalves first (when I find someone to help me and give me advise) and if the powervalves are OK then will strip the motor down and have a look at whats going on inside. When it did hit powerband it was very smooth and very fun though.

Hmm, on the plus sides everything is there and everything does work which is good, has a little LCD screen read out and onboard timing thing, so can see my lap times on the track or whatever, digital temp gauge, voltmeter, and a clock. Useful stuff at least. Has a fresh wof and reg, new tyres and chain and sprockets.. I'm quite happy with it.

Put it up on stands and checked all the bearings n shit everythings tight and nice, suspension is quite nice and is fully adjustable so will have a setup session later. and the brakes are very nice. Big Brembos on the front and a little single pot brembo on the rear.

exhaust and expansion chambers are mint, I wonder if they have been replaced as most examples ive seen are scratched up/little dented. Makes a great sound. one kick starter too, pretty happy with that.

I wish the engine didnt make that noise sometimes or I would be thrashing the tits off it now but I think I better check it over before I ride it, I'd rather resolve the noise or find out what it is now, than have it go bang.

But yea, there it is. my new Aprilia RS250 - will keep me busy giving it some TLC and then I'll be thrashing it.

Going to post up a new thread in the maintenance bit and look for a bit of a 2 stroke nut that lives in Dunedin.. to guide me with going over the engine. if you know anyone tell em to PM me. I'd like to offer them food, drink, smoke and women in exchange for their expertise.

PM me or Tigertim20 your phone number, we will take women as a down payment.

[rachprice]

yee haa, should be here in the next couple hours, will chuck some photos up.

haha yeaa she can buy her own one I'm sure ill get protective over it very quickly.

I might give the RS a crack on an open road mission Dunedin to Chch maybe. I was just worried about reliability of 2 stroke motors.. worried it may crap out on me on the open road cruising at 100 (ish)

but if your RGV made it then hopefully the RS would too, same motor eh

I would always go riding the peninsula in my 1h lunch at uni....perfect for that!

Yeah and mine was a sack of crap too!!

Definitely get her riding, way better than being on the back!

[Fast Eddie]

PM me or Tigertim20 your phone number, we will take woman as a down payment.

ha down payment for what? I'm not sure either of you are 2 stroke race engine builders

[DrunkenMistake]

ha down payment for what? I'm not sure either of you are 2 stroke race engine builders

Tims had plenty of smokers,
and I like women,
What can go wrong

[Fast Eddie]

I would always go riding the peninsula in my 1h lunch at uni....perfect for that!

Yeah and mine was a sack of crap too!!

Definitely get her riding, way better than being on the back!

hehe, got her 3 X hour lessons from a local trainer for xmas, then her basic skills test then her learners and then she gets to borrow the Aprilia... So she should be a Happy girl

yea I do the same during my Uni day, I'm on holidays now though! but nothing like a ride between lectures to relax eh..

[tigertim20]

Ok, so the bike arrived with NZMotorcycleTransporters. They were good. Fella was friendly despite having just driven from welly! helped him get the bike into the garage and then we had a yarn and fired it up.

It needs a lot of TLC.. which I was kind of expecting seeing these Aprilias still ask around 4,500-5k + (seen this model for 7k at a dealer) and I got it for less than half that.

Ran out of time for photos today, so will do them tomorrow. The strip down begins though so won't be riding it tomorrow at the ride, might bring the blade out if weathers nice.

This RS has obviously had previous owners that had very little mechanical knowledge and had no interest in looking after it which is a shame. Both the throttle assembly on the right clip on and the lightswitch assembly on the left clip on were loose as fuck and they have shagged the clamp mechanisms (the screw to clamp em tight doesnt grip anymore.. not sure how hard this is going to be to resolve :S) so need to look at that and repair them so they no longer move around and slip off the clip ons - Went to open it right up and the whole throttle block just twisted around with me and then I nearly pulled it off the end of the handlebar!

Missing a ton of screws nuts and bolts, had cable ties holding things on that really needed a nut and bolt haha - so need to find some of them from a hardware shop. The sidestand was barely on, the 2 bolts that mount it to the chassis were loose and could be turned with the finger, same story around the bike, front mud guard was barely on nor were the indicators. all needed some tightening up.

umm yea, she needs a fair bit of TLC, but im looking forward to it. She'll be right.

Motor needs a good looking over, took it for a bit of a test run, she starts and runs mint, sounds very good, however when trying to hit power band it made a noise I felt shouldn't be there, once or twice the noise disappeared and I had a good rush of power through the power band, but it returned again. So going to check powervalves first (when I find someone to help me and give me advise) and if the powervalves are OK then will strip the motor down and have a look at whats going on inside. When it did hit powerband it was very smooth and very fun though.

Hmm, on the plus sides everything is there and everything does work which is good, has a little LCD screen read out and onboard timing thing, so can see my lap times on the track or whatever, digital temp gauge, voltmeter, and a clock. Useful stuff at least. Has a fresh wof and reg, new tyres and chain and sprockets.. I'm quite happy with it.

Put it up on stands and checked all the bearings n shit everythings tight and nice, suspension is quite nice and is fully adjustable so will have a setup session later. and the brakes are very nice. Big Brembos on the front and a little single pot brembo on the rear.

exhaust and expansion chambers are mint, I wonder if they have been replaced as most examples ive seen are scratched up/little dented. Makes a great sound. one kick starter too, pretty happy with that.

I wish the engine didnt make that noise sometimes or I would be thrashing the tits off it now but I think I better check it over before I ride it, I'd rather resolve the noise or find out what it is now, than have it go bang.

But yea, there it is. my new Aprilia RS250 - will keep me busy giving it some TLC and then I'll be thrashing it.

Going to post up a new thread in the maintenance bit and look for a bit of a 2 stroke nut that lives in Dunedin.. to guide me with going over the engine. if you know anyone tell em to PM me. I'd like to offer them food, drink, smoke and women in exchange for their expertise.

can help out mate, happy to. sounds like it just needs 5 years of maintenance in the next few weeks, totally doable.

there are a few places in dunedin that supply nuts and bolts and shit. Id suggest a bit of a strip down, and just replace as many as you can see, bolts nuts and washers cost fuckall. Might pay to re-tap the threads on nuts and bolts attached to the bike too, just to clean the fuckers up a bit.

theyre basically a simple engine. Flick me a PM or whatever, and we can work something out

[Fast Eddie]

theyre basically a simple engine. Flick me a PM or whatever, and we can work something out

Yip, shes already naked in the garage, ran out of daylight and no power in the garage. its a pain. I have the garage with the bikes in it, and then another shed elsewhere on the property which has the work benches and tools and power.
And yea they are very simple, I just have no experience with powervalves etc so would like someone that can look at mine and tell me exac whats going on, if they need replacement or what to do with them. or even someone that could identify the noise that is happening during acceleration. May flick ya a message or if I feel brave I may ride it out to the pub before the ride for a look if ur riding tmoro

[rachprice]

Can I come, mostly just cause I LOVE smokers but I can also appreciate good women!

[tigertim20]

Can I come, mostly just cause I LOVE smokers but I can also appreciate good women!

fuck youre a good sort, i wont even need to crack out my rufalin stash . . .

Yeah man sounds good.

Have a perve at youtube man, the right keywords will get you a tutorial on fucking near everything, that will be a good place for you to start with learning about shit

[Fast Eddie]

fuck youre a good sort, i wont even need to crack out my rufalin stash . . .

Yeah man sounds good.

Have a perve at youtube man, the right keywords will get you a tutorial on fucking near everything, that will be a good place for you to start with learning about shit

yea standard haha im already you tubing.. tricky to find the right keywords at the mo I just keep getting arabs and asians who are proud of their little GP replicas haha. mainly walk around vids and revving the tits off it in neutral.

I'll get there, scouring the web for a downloadable workshop manual and owners manual. Embarressed to say it took me several minutes to figure out how to open the oil tank up.. Uni educated eh

[DrunkenMistake]

yea standard haha im already you tubing.. tricky to find the right keywords at the mo I just keep getting arabs and asians who are proud of their little GP replicas haha. mainly walk around vids and revving the tits off it in neutral.

I'll get there, scouring the web for a downloadable workshop manual and owners manual. Embarressed to say it took me several minutes to figure out how to open the oil tank up.. Uni educated eh

http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...ld+a+2+stroke+
something should be useful there

[Fast Eddie]

http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...ld+a+2+stroke+
something should be useful there

not bad not bad.. would like to narrow it down to my aprilia engine specifically.

I'm just gonna pull it apart anyway and see whats up. Its going to be alot easier than the four strokes so shouldn't be any drama. If I get stuck I can always take the bits somewhere for people to look at eh.