Post by muttsnuts on May 24, 2018 16:57:12 GMT 1
so a while ago I bought an Aprilia RS250 (wth a 421 lump in it), anyway, it was looking a little hard done by, this is how I got it
So I stripped off its clothes and set about sorting out what needed to be done, so undressed
The wiring was shocking and in poor shape, as was a good number of other stuff, plus it was running on premix, so that needed to be sorted, so first job was out with the motor, and move it slightly to better balance it, next was fit new clutch cover and convert to oil pump
Next I started on the electrics and started to relocate parts and start making a wiring loom for it
At the same time I had an oil tank made (no photo's yet - sorry) and started on fixing the fairing to it
Next was to sort out some exhausts, I wanted twin exhausts, one either side, so had them made by Jim to my 421 spec, the bike was doing 83bhp when I got it, I got it up to 88bhp as it was after some fettling, but I was aiming to make it a load better than that, anyway got the bike back with the exhausts made and Jim had done a nice surprise for me and painted the tank satin black and put my name on it - class job, he also did the pin stripes, well pleased with it
Next I started on fitting the dash and finishing the electrics off, along with fitting an M unit
Once all of that was done, it was make some silencers and put it on the dyno for setting it
Managed to get it to do a healthy 97+bhp, still more to come as not fitted an iggy or PD kit yet, plus a few tweaks I have in mind, not too shabby though
Still lots to do including finishing the electrics etc off and a myriad of other jobs I want to do to it before fully stripping it and doing it up properly, but for now, its ok
So I stripped off its clothes and set about sorting out what needed to be done, so undressed
The wiring was shocking and in poor shape, as was a good number of other stuff, plus it was running on premix, so that needed to be sorted, so first job was out with the motor, and move it slightly to better balance it, next was fit new clutch cover and convert to oil pump
Next I started on the electrics and started to relocate parts and start making a wiring loom for it
At the same time I had an oil tank made (no photo's yet - sorry) and started on fixing the fairing to it
Next was to sort out some exhausts, I wanted twin exhausts, one either side, so had them made by Jim to my 421 spec, the bike was doing 83bhp when I got it, I got it up to 88bhp as it was after some fettling, but I was aiming to make it a load better than that, anyway got the bike back with the exhausts made and Jim had done a nice surprise for me and painted the tank satin black and put my name on it - class job, he also did the pin stripes, well pleased with it
Next I started on fitting the dash and finishing the electrics off, along with fitting an M unit
Once all of that was done, it was make some silencers and put it on the dyno for setting it
Managed to get it to do a healthy 97+bhp, still more to come as not fitted an iggy or PD kit yet, plus a few tweaks I have in mind, not too shabby though
Still lots to do including finishing the electrics etc off and a myriad of other jobs I want to do to it before fully stripping it and doing it up properly, but for now, its ok
), but got some new gearing for it, which will allow it to do 178mph if I am brave enough !!
