rd125lc before he hibernates

[perence23]

just thought i would put a picture of the rd on before he goes away for the winter and painted and polished ( and to see if i can get a picture to go on successfully )

[mellow]

congratulations m8!!!!! ;D
Night night ;D

[lcowner]

nice and well done!

[bubba]

very nice
hope he has a good sleep ;D

[perence23]

thinking of doing the swing arm silver. better black or silver what you think?

[bertiemollie]

Nov 10, 2010 22:51:41 GMT 1 perence23 said:

thinking of doing the swing arm silver. better black or silver what you think?

Mk1 originally silver, mk2 originally black.

You got a bit of both so HMMmmmm. I think black as silver introduces another colour. Might get a bit busy with silver.

[bertiemollie]

Nov 11, 2010 1:19:58 GMT 1 garyrdrobbo said:

bikes a mk1 with mk2 scheme on it ...so silver it must be...lol ;D

Trust you to be awkward

[Norbo]

Think id stick with black

[twostroker]

Nov 11, 2010 8:14:44 GMT 1 Norbo said:

Think id stick with black

totaly agree,if i was going to change any thing which i probaly wouldant as it looks nice as it is and thats possably change the wheels to gold (as per the import mk3's had and probaly the same colour used on modern r1's)

[looey]

Don't hibernate it............ get it painted and polished quickly and get back out on it ;D

Ride em, .......... don't hide em

[perence23]

Nov 11, 2010 20:42:59 GMT 1 looey said:

Ride em, .......... don't hide em

If i ride it in the ice etc i will probs slide it thats he problem lol

painted the brackets and brake bar and detailing bits etc already though so not be long till its done be about a week i believe. but thats what we all say

[looey]

I thought you was hibernating it ?.

On ebay now int it ?

[perence23]

yes it is :/ want to keep it but its not practical for going 2 up down motorway etc when i take my test. so i thought i would put it on at £850 and have a go at selling it. But then if it doesnt sell ive got no problem keeping it in the corner . (probs will be doing seeing as i get muppets offering 400-500 or everything between there wardrobes and grandmas )

[perence23]

Sold the Rd today sad sad day. Like loosing an arm But on the other hand got 950 for it more then it owes me not bad to say i expected 800

[looey]

Did you see the person who's bid was cancelled when you ended the auction had bid £1,150 ?

[Norbo]

So some one made an offer off the bay did they and you ended it earley did you.
Well you can allways stick it to one side and get something in the summer if you realy want .

[perence23]

Sold it for 950. And he has blew it up already he left it outside and the radiator froze so when he ran it it overheated and the piston has siezed. How much you want for that tzr norbo?

[looey]

Did you not have Anti-freeze in it then ?.

What normally happens is the water freezes around the water pump impeller as well, so as soon as it's kicked over the impeller breaks, so it will overheat whatever the radiator is doing

He should've been able to leave it outside at night then be able to ride it the next day ?

[perence23]

no i stopped riding it in october so it wasnt needed lol, bless him all that work gone to waste.

[looey]

They should have anti-freeze in them all year around for the anti-corrosion properties that stop everything furring up inside !.

And even if you don't ride them in the winter when water freezes and becomes ice it expands and breaks things like heads and barrels etc.

Lucky for you that you sold it when you did but you gotta feel sorry for the bloke who bought it

[perence23]

i do bless him. You seen the blue rd125 on ebay for 800 buy it now. Like the look of that. But would prefere a project, something rough

[looey]

Looks good that but I suspect without any mention you can assume it's an import or poss not matching nos (worth asking) ?.

You would've thought breaking 5 bikes to make it that one of em would've had a top faring ? ;D

[perence23]

good point, but with e price of rd spares with how much he says he has got, you could cover tyhe cost of the bike i bet

[Norbo]

Im after £650 for it . and it ran all last year with no problem at all. new tyres fitted etc and a few other bits C&S i think . The paint work is rough defo would need a spray i think to make a nice bike . but it is a full power bike . but i think the standard pipe holds it back a bit .

[perence23]

i will have a look next time we come down for anything which will not be long at all