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Offline PEZBerq

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Re: Rl250 project
« Reply #45 on: March 28, 2015, 08:11:50 am »
Very sophisticated. Nice rig.  Have you got the cheese cutter and pipe to go with the trials gentlemen look Mainline? Or will you run the usual fishnets  :o
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Re: Rl250 project
« Reply #46 on: March 28, 2015, 10:49:53 am »
nice work,great bike.owned and competed on and trail rode an RL for many years,had the second model- totally reliable,light ,fun.
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Re: Rl250 project
« Reply #47 on: March 29, 2015, 10:03:28 am »
Good stuff Paul. Another classic back from the near dead. Dig the case protectors you made. Looks factory. I'm thinking about getting a trials jigger, if for no other reason than being able to putt around out the back without disturbing too many of the neighbors.
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Re: Rl250 project
« Reply #48 on: March 30, 2015, 10:10:52 pm »
thanks all, picked up some fibreglass guards on the weekend. After a bit of prep they're pretty much ready for paint. Hopefully have them bolted on in time for the Easter Bunny.

No, Steve, no fishnets. Don't want to rub the paint off the tank. Silk would probably be the go.

Thanks for posting those scans. I'm assuming$1462 was the purchase price at the time? They certainly have a raked out trailbike look to them. It'll be interesting to see how mine goes with the frame mods.
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Re: Rl250 project
« Reply #49 on: June 04, 2015, 05:44:37 pm »
Ready for cd11 (hopefully) only ridden round the front yard.

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Offline David Lahey

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Re: Rl250 project
« Reply #50 on: June 04, 2015, 05:59:31 pm »
looking forward to seeing it at CD11
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Re: Rl250 project
« Reply #51 on: June 04, 2015, 06:53:41 pm »
Hopefully it goes alright, you can have a crack at it and tell me all the things i need to sort  ;D
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Re: Rl250 project
« Reply #52 on: July 04, 2015, 09:46:47 am »


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Re: Rl250 project
« Reply #53 on: July 04, 2015, 06:44:34 pm »
I see you replaced the potent OeTTINGER power plant with the more sluggish Suzuki equivalent  ::)
May have been a move in the wrong direction.

Just sayin ......
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Re: Rl250 project
« Reply #54 on: July 04, 2015, 08:40:22 pm »
chop chop..there goes any high speed stability ::)  ;)
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Re: Rl250 project
« Reply #55 on: July 04, 2015, 09:47:16 pm »
trials Doc, trials....low speed etc

Besides, I'm usually on the back wheel everywhere anyway.
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Re: Rl250 project
« Reply #56 on: July 05, 2015, 10:28:49 am »
Pulling the front end in will allow you to lengthen the swingarm which RLs probably needed, my TY250 has had the front steepened up & I had to lengthen the swingarm to get the wheelbase back to standard to help keep to front wheel down even with a very tired motor
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Re: Rl250 project
« Reply #57 on: July 05, 2015, 11:49:19 am »
Quote from: Paulos on July 04, 2015, 09:47:16 pm
trials Doc, trials....low speed etc

uh huh..low speed trials  ???..can't say I've ever tried that  :P
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Re: Rl250 project
« Reply #58 on: July 05, 2015, 01:14:59 pm »
Quote from: tony27 on July 05, 2015, 10:28:49 am
Pulling the front end in will allow you to lengthen the swingarm which RLs probably needed, my TY250 has had the front steepened up & I had to lengthen the swingarm to get the wheelbase back to standard to help keep to front wheel down even with a very tired motor

Yep, i added about 25mm to the swingarm. You can see it if you compare the position of the chain adjusters on my bike to the ones in the original brochures
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Re: Rl250 project
« Reply #59 on: September 03, 2015, 06:33:48 pm »


well, I've taken it to a trials practice day, ridden around our paddocks a fair bit and taken it for a spin up the range behind where we live, and can absolutely recommend getting a trials bike to muck around on. Great fun, work on your balance etc, and you don't annoy the neighbours too much while you're at it.
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