RS250 - Back on the road
Discussion
So, after nearly 3 years off the road my RS250 is now once more alive. It's taken a bit longer than I had originally hoped. The mechanical work was completed about 6 weeks ago, and it was then taken straight up to Bike Paints in Cupar for a cosmetic overhaul. I collect it tomorrow, but these just dropped into my inbox to ratchet up my excitement levels.
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RS250 Left by dare2fail, on Flickr[\pic]
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RS250 Right by dare2fail, on Flickr[\pic]
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RS250 Front by dare2fail, on Flickr[\pic]
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RS250 Rear by dare2fail, on Flickr[\pic]
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RS250 Left by dare2fail, on Flickr[\pic]
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RS250 Right by dare2fail, on Flickr[\pic]
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RS250 Front by dare2fail, on Flickr[\pic]
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RS250 Rear by dare2fail, on Flickr[\pic]
Stunning mate, got one moth-balled myself. Amazing little bikes, hopefully get some new tyres on mine this year and get some time on it. That paint job is top notch, what sort of state did you pic it up in? I wouldn't mind another, more used, one myself and sack off my Mille.
(old piccie)
(old piccie)
Thanks guys.
The bike was in good mechanical condition when I bought it, but someone had painted it up in Virgin Yamaha colours. It was a pretty s
t paint job, and the paint scheme looked thoroughly rubbish on an Aprilia. I toyed with putting it back to stock colours, but back in 1998 I remember watching the Imola 250cc GP and finding the Rossi special paint scheme utterly mind glowingly cool. I'd always promised myself that if I ever bought an RS250 I'd at least investigate getting a replica put together. As the cost difference between the stock colours and the imola colours wasn't massive I decided to bite the bullet.
RemaL, I'll gladly call myself a fan but never a fan-boy
The bike was in good mechanical condition when I bought it, but someone had painted it up in Virgin Yamaha colours. It was a pretty s
t paint job, and the paint scheme looked thoroughly rubbish on an Aprilia. I toyed with putting it back to stock colours, but back in 1998 I remember watching the Imola 250cc GP and finding the Rossi special paint scheme utterly mind glowingly cool. I'd always promised myself that if I ever bought an RS250 I'd at least investigate getting a replica put together. As the cost difference between the stock colours and the imola colours wasn't massive I decided to bite the bullet.RemaL, I'll gladly call myself a fan but never a fan-boy
Dare2Fail said:
Thanks guys.
The bike was in good mechanical condition when I bought it, but someone had painted it up in Virgin Yamaha colours. It was a pretty st paint job, and the paint scheme looked thoroughly rubbish on an Aprilia. I toyed with putting it back to stock colours, but back in 1998 I remember watching the Imola 250cc GP and finding the Rossi special paint scheme utterly mind glowingly cool. I'd always promised myself that if I ever bought an RS250 I'd at least investigate getting a replica put together. As the cost difference between the stock colours and the imola colours wasn't massive I decided to bite the bullet.
RemaL, I'll gladly call myself a fan but never a fan-boy
Brilliant work! Enjoy, and be sure to put some more photos up!The bike was in good mechanical condition when I bought it, but someone had painted it up in Virgin Yamaha colours. It was a pretty s
t paint job, and the paint scheme looked thoroughly rubbish on an Aprilia. I toyed with putting it back to stock colours, but back in 1998 I remember watching the Imola 250cc GP and finding the Rossi special paint scheme utterly mind glowingly cool. I'd always promised myself that if I ever bought an RS250 I'd at least investigate getting a replica put together. As the cost difference between the stock colours and the imola colours wasn't massive I decided to bite the bullet.RemaL, I'll gladly call myself a fan but never a fan-boy
MC Bodge said:
I've never ridden a fast 2 stroke. How could the RS250 riding experience be described?
Depends what you are used too. Compared to my gsxr 1000 it's pretty manic. You have to work it really hard and you have to tap dance on the gear lever. If you are in the wrong gear at any point then you won't get much drive, so it rewards good riding. Overall it feels more like you are riding the bike rather than going out for a ride on a bike. You have to be in the right mind frame though, or it can be pretty tiresome.Dare2Fail said:
Depends what you are used too. Compared to my gsxr 1000 it's pretty manic. You have to work it really hard and you have to tap dance on the gear lever. If you are in the wrong gear at any point then you won't get much drive, so it rewards good riding. Overall it feels more like you are riding the bike rather than going out for a ride on a bike. You have to be in the right mind frame though, or it can be pretty tiresome.
Sounds good as a toy. There was some footage of the 'friendly races' at the IOM the other night. Theybikes looked like 2 strokes and were very quick turning.I currently ride a carb'd Fazer 600 and previously owned twins, so quite a different power delivery.
Atually, I did once have a DIY-tuned 2 stroke which had to be ridden at full throttle everywhere. Admittedly, it was a one speed Garelli 49cc monkey bike that would hit an indicated 40mph on a steady downhill. Peg-scraping fun though.
Just home from picking it up. Got caught in torrential rain on the way home so ride wasn't the best, but the bike looks stunning. Useless fact of the day is that the little '46' that are all over the bike are not decals, but are actually the painted on. Through gritted teeth the painter informed me that there are 92 of them. That's what I call commitment!
I'll get some high res pics put up as soon as the weather improves.
I'll get some high res pics put up as soon as the weather improves.
Dare2Fail said:
Useless fact of the day is that the little '46' that are all over the bike are not decals, but are actually the painted on. Through gritted teeth the painter informed me that there are 92 of them. That's what I call commitment!
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