The RS is back!

[James Deuce]

Mebbe. Anyway, don't hurry me, I haven't heard much about the NZ250 lately...?

Been in a neckbrace and suffered from a paralytic ileus for a few weeks due to spinal nerve irritation during a bout of 'flu. Nearly OK enough to spend time in the gargre. Pulled the front of the Zed to bits yesterday, gave it a "mega" clean and installed bar end mirrors.

Took me two days to finish because of all the lie downs and the liquid "pain relief".

I think I put everything back. Found a shock linkage bolt loose today. I think I lubed it yesterday. I don't remember. I'll find out on the way to work tomorrow.

Not up for heavy lifting yet.

[xwhatsit]

Yikes. Not good to hear. Don't start with that, you're making me all guilty by having valid excuses. Did I miss the thread why you ended up in a neckbrace -- not a normal symptom of a ileus? I'd make the supposition that it was caused by banging your head against a wall due to workplace stress, but you did quit that job.

Two days is OK to put bar-end mirrors on, though -- even a semi-100% me still can't do it right, my sole mirror fell off at 100kph on the Northern motorway on Friday. I would've looked to see where it had gone and maybe picked it up, but it's kind of hard to see behind you without a mirror. Good thing I had another in the gargre (they're reversible). Only cost me $20, not like your fancy CRG carry-on.

[Big Dave]

Next June. Do I have a time limit now?

The sooner you enter this century the better, young man.

[Big Dave]

Not up for heavy lifting yet.

All that nodding must be a biatch.

[jrandom]

I'd recommend Holeshot, so long as Rob sticks around, who was fantastic w.r.t. communication and sorting shit out, and growing a mean beard.

Wot 'e said. Rob's a good c00nt, inne?

I instinctively trust mechanics with beards you could hide a spanner in.

[xwhatsit]

The sooner you enter this century the better, young man.

The sooner they produce a bike that interests me...

H'actually, I picked up a copy of that mag you scribble for to read on the plane; that DRZ400SM looks like fun, don't it?

[EJK]

Thats one nice shiny RS man!

Can't believe still I havn't seen it!

[Ixion]

The sooner you enter this century the better, young man.

Why. It's very overrated

[Mountlocal1]

Nice... I had an RS as my 2nd bike.. Bullet proof old things.. Like the cafe racer look too.... Yeah... Throw an XR motor at it...

[Big Dave]

Why. It's very overrated

You haven't ridden what I'm riding.

[Ixion]

You're riding a two smoker ?

[Big Dave]

You're riding a two smoker ?

That would be: I don't see what you're riding.

[Ixion]

Of course you don't see what you are riding when it's a two smoker. All you SEE is a huge cloud of smoke, but y'know there's a ringa-a-ding-dinga in there somewhere.

[vifferman]

Now I just need to put that spare headlight shell on... and make a single-seat... and fit a new front guard... and get a two-into-one exhaust... and replace the rear suspension... and fit a TLS drum brake... and fit that CR33 Keihin smoothbore carb... and throw away the airbox... then build that 350cc monster engine......

LOL!

I didn't bother reading your post at first - just looked at the pix. Then I thought I'd post:
"Yeah, looks shiny alright, but it needs a single seat, and some Cycleworks pipes, and an XR500 donk, and some better rear shocks...."
Warped minds think alike?!?

[xwhatsit]

LOL!

I didn't bother reading your post at first - just looked at the pix. Then I thought I'd post:
"Yeah, looks shiny alright, but it needs a single seat, and some Cycleworks pipes, and an XR500 donk, and some better rear shocks...."
Warped minds think alike?!?

How'd your XB500RS mutant handle? Have you ever ridden a stock 250RS to compare? That XL500 lump would be fun, but I can't help thinking it'd make it handle like poo.