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  1. HI, I will be in need of someone who can help me do a restore on a bike which I will be getting delivered soon and by all accounts it has likely been raced and knocked around a bit..

    Also the tank was painted but they never matched the original design as it's missing the red on the sides that flow from the front fairing so I want it as factory as I can get it.

    I can't wait to start riding it around but to get it repaired will mean I will probably have to park it for a while..

    Also it needs a new small section shaped to fit as the storage lid?

     

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  2. Hi, I am no expert and maybe I can be helped out here, I have TC and TS engines and a spare TC motor plus a parts TF motor. TC has a Hi/Lo dual ratio box but uses same engine bits. Be careful about what you need and what year you get. 

    Top pic shows the big difference between early TS/TC, Reeds as the early ones don't have them.

    1 - TF cylinder

    2 - TF side cover

    3 - TS/TC early

    4 - TS/TC (No external clutch lever) which I assume is later model similar to TF??

     

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  3. I know I said Suzukis but I have a little off-set in the way of a green C50 which I am doing a minor makeover.

    Nothing too major, just that the Patina was turning to rust in some places so I decided to rescue it before it got too much

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  4. On 06/05/2020 at 18:12, Westernstar said:

    This guy been posted yet?

     

    This is the project king in my eyes as they are just amazing badass and he has has done plenty including the V10 street motorcycle, as pictured on his Tshirt. They way he co-joins engines is easy for him but only a dream for people like me.

  5. 17 hours ago, peteretep said:

    Is that the RGV150 frame? dang that looks flash

    When I first saw the RGV the exhaust reminded me of my first ride on a dirt bike on one of these back in the 70's and then what you have done is getting close.

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  6. Yea the RG is watercooled and around 27kW plus twin front discs and single rear and full fairing etc, this has a decent single disc with twin pot caliper. But yea I found out they brought 100 of this model into NZ which sold as 'Megatone' in some countries. About the only thing the RGV is better off for is 103kg compared to 128kgs for RG

    I really like it and they have a big following in some Asian Pacific countries Indonesia, Malaysia and where they were made, Thailand.

    This motor would be radical in a moped.

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  7. New addition, anyone know what these are worth?

    I know it's not an RGV250 but in it's own right seems a potent little lightweight

    26.5 hp (19.8 kW) @ 9500 rpm & 20.6 Nm (15.2 ft. lbs) @ 8000 rpm - Goes good, stops good and has chuckability with handling and tires. Can't wait to go through the Lewis Pass in Summer :)

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  8. I bought it as I wanted one of these 1970's 2-strokes for a while.

    It was owned locally and ridden to a few events and when I got it wasn't running the best. I still have a few minor things to sort but it runs sweet now.

    The 1st issues was  it had way too much oil in it, drained and topped back up with 650mls instead of the near 1200mls. I put a new plug and then took the carb cover off and tuned it.

    I drained the tank and  found it had a fair amount of grit in it and changed the fuel valve .

    I also noticed the chain was a bit tight so decided to adjust and found the back wheel was too tight so loosened it adjusted and tightened and the now the wheel spins easier.

    Test ride and pulls well and isn't smoking as bad as it was and about ok but I might adjust the oiler as a little extra is better than not enough. I found that it is very high geared and today I will tape my phone to it to see what gps speed I was doing, it felt like maybe 85-90km/h on a slight uphill but the speedo goes a bit weird and may need a new cable.

    I need to get the REGO adjusted to the correct model as someone has it down as a GT but both Chassis and  motor say it's an A100, I believe this happens quite a bit in our system.

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  9. 14 hours ago, tortron said:

    sounds about right, my old one would do an indicated 115-120 on the auck-ham trip, even passed one or two cars

    Thanks for that, I have only done probably 30kms on it so far but I am treating it a bit like my old Honda back in the 80's to try and loosen it a bit, probably take a few 1000ks tho.

    Maybe a few trips to Westport fishing will do it but that can wait until after winter. I am lucky as their is a room and bed to stay whenever I like.

    Question though, as I feel my carb isn't quite right yet, how long did you need the choke from cold, also when warm did yours run past the redline much in 4th? 

  10. So I took it out for about an hour or so to try and loosen up the engine as it was struggling to pull past 100 and barely got to 105 last time where it also created a fuel/carb issue and I thought I was going to have to call out for help but after running it on choke for a couple of ks it came ok, guess it was a small blockage.

    This time I had no issues and gave it a few blasts down the highway and around town. I then brought it home and made a small modification then took it down the highway and it pulled nicely to just over 100km/h in 4th then 5th tapped out at 120km/h, it may have been a fluke  but from what I can gather the norm seems about 110 but I doubt I will try again as I would feel like a mug getting a speeding ticket on a GN250 as most people wouldn't believe me anyway.

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