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#1 Post by nicketynoo » Sat Jan 26, 2013 7:43 pm

looks like theres nobody posting on here so I'll post a couple of pics of my rs50. Bought approx 18 months ago I.ve been restoring it with a view to giving it to my son in november when he turns 16. When I bought it ,it was a box of bits ,had 16 previous (hooligan ) owners and should really have been thrown straight into a skip. Many hours,pounds and spares later its a cracking bike that got me back into the bike scene and so led to me getting my own. As my son so proudly points out, if it wasn;t for him I'd be rich ( probably true about all kids!) :smt003

from this!

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to this!


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to this in 3 easy steps!


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#2 Post by Aladinsaneuk » Sat Jan 26, 2013 8:04 pm

Well done

Lovely little bike


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#3 Post by mangocrazy » Sat Jan 26, 2013 8:51 pm

If my Dad had got me something like that for my 16th birthday I'd have been in 7th heaven... Nice one!

And I still fancy an RS250...

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#4 Post by blinkey501 » Sat Jan 26, 2013 9:05 pm

He is one lucky lad. Nice job :smt003
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#5 Post by D-Rider » Sat Jan 26, 2013 9:23 pm

yeah the stinkwheel forum is a bit quiet. I have posted on here in the past about my youngest son'a Aprilia scooter that I got going for him when he was 16.

Looks as though you did a great job on your lad's bike.
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#6 Post by robbier6 » Sun Jan 27, 2013 10:19 am

looking very pretty....I'll use it as motivation to restart doing the kr1s

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#7 Post by mangocrazy » Sun Jan 27, 2013 11:15 am

robbier6 wrote:looking very pretty....I'll use it as motivation to restart doing the kr1s
I was once loaned a KR1S when I was in the Isle of Man, so - I did a lap! Fantastic fun, absolute hooligan tackle. On the twisties any other bike was a target, and of course you were a target for any other stinkwheel (normally RGVs).

Always had a soft spot for them, even though the tests of the day always seemed to prefer the RGV. A properly set up KR1S engine is a peach.

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#8 Post by slickliner6 » Sun Jan 27, 2013 11:28 am

well done mate,that looks a real beaut.

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we were so poor when i was growing up.Dad said "its a good job i was born a boy,at least id have something to play with" ;-)

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#9 Post by HowardQ » Sun Jan 27, 2013 6:55 pm

It looks really good Nick, well done!

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#10 Post by mangocrazy » Sun Feb 03, 2013 11:19 pm

I'd just like to say that Mick (mickt1964) has a lovely pair of stinkwheels - an RD250LC with TZR250 forks and wheels (very tasty) and an Aprilia RS250 that is just sublime. He has (unintentionally, I'm sure) started me thinking two-stroke thoughts again after over 10 years of abstinence...

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#11 Post by blinkey501 » Mon Feb 04, 2013 5:36 am

mangocrazy wrote:I'd just like to say that Mick (mickt1964) has a lovely pair of stinkwheels - an RD250LC with TZR250 forks and wheels (very tasty) and an Aprilia RS250 that is just sublime. He has (unintentionally, I'm sure) started me thinking two-stroke thoughts again after over 10 years of abstinence...
Funny that...... I have RS250's stored in my saved list since going to micks house. I agree the bikes he has they are very nice, and he is a dab hand when it comes to tinkering :smt002
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#12 Post by Gio » Mon Feb 04, 2013 11:00 am

Very nice, wish it was mine (I doubt I'd be able to get on it being a bit tall)
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#13 Post by fatboy » Mon Feb 04, 2013 8:55 pm

Reckon your son is alucky lad, nice job !
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#14 Post by nicketynoo » Sat Feb 16, 2013 7:44 pm

Gio wrote:Very nice, wish it was mine (I doubt I'd be able to get on it being a bit tall)
I reckon you,d be surprised gio. This bikes taller than my rgv , I'm 5'8" and it suits me fine! Funny when I started this my lad couldnt reach the pegs , now after a growth spurt he can touch the floor easily.
Been taking him to a local aerodrome just to get the basics sorted. He's absolutely
Busting for November when his b/day is!
I know what its like tho' still waiting for my first ride on the falco bought from miket. Sat in the garage awaiting better weather.
You're right about his strokers too , hoping the rgv will compare to them 1 day.
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#15 Post by D-Rider » Sat Feb 16, 2013 9:47 pm

nicketynoo wrote:
Gio wrote:Very nice, wish it was mine (I doubt I'd be able to get on it being a bit tall)
I reckon you,d be surprised gio. This bikes taller than my rgv , I'm 5'8" and it suits me fine! .
Yeah but Gio's more like 8'5" .....
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