dubscum
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May 12, 2008 16:27:51 GMT
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this is my summer bike, £15 tax, close to 100 mpg and it cost me £9 last time I insured it, the insurer asked me if I wanted to pay monthly ;D serious  pumped the back tyre up, added petrol, covered it in wd40 pulled the choke out and it fired straight away    got to work     as it is now  to do list: new back tyre new front hub and speedo cable (if anyone has one pm me please) hammerite red the wheels, spokes and hubs lepord skin print seat cover. white walls question. where can you get white tyre paint from, how much is it, is it any good ? handle bars ? big ape hangers, drop downs - cafe racer styles or flat bar it - streetfight style ? HELP PhOtOsHoP anyone ? |
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Last Edit: Sept 5, 2009 10:47:26 GMT by dubscum
whip it, into shape ........ go forward
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dubscum
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May 12, 2008 19:02:27 GMT
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i'm after a rear tyre and front hub ..... forgot what else was sat at the top of the garden. PLEASE FORGIVE ME LORD FOR I HAVE SINNED i stole parts from my far from finished pedel and pop lowrider    |
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whip it, into shape ........ go forward
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Great project, can't wait to see the finished article! I have an RXS100 and it's great fun. ;D Give me a shout when you've got your new seat cover sorted, I could do with the old one!  |
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My fleet:
Suzuki GSX-R600Y SRAD with bald, melted tyres
A borrowed Mondeo
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qwerty
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yamaha rxs 100qwerty
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May 13, 2008 10:50:33 GMT
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I Keep thinking bout doing my CBT so I can rock something similar to this...... maybe a YB100
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May 13, 2008 19:11:51 GMT
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I quit my CBT. Got hassled in traffic. Was so annoyed. Was long walk to pub to calm down. I had got a chinese CG125. Was a good looking bike. Just sold it last month.  But those bikes are supposed to be dear to insure as only one or 2 companies do them. Have to go up for my training again. Get an old J bike. As thats real cheap insurance. Hey people put YB engines in FS1Es Maybe make a YB look like a Fizzy |
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Tim
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May 14, 2008 15:17:08 GMT
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Cossie YB? :-)
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dubscum
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May 14, 2008 16:07:15 GMT
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what the difference between a rxs 100 and a yb100 ? to be honest if i was going to fit a bigger engine it would be a tzr250 upwards
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May 14, 2008 18:00:22 GMT
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May 15, 2008 11:52:56 GMT
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sod the yb, get a rebore out to rxs115 size or find an rxs 135 (it's bored and stroked) or find a dt175 (NOT an it175) and bolt the complete head from that on, 17bhp and a shed load of third gear wheelies.
I still have my rxs, it's buried in the back garden, I dig it out and scrap off the slime every time my cbr6 breaks, amazing really since iv'e crashed it 17 times at last count..
oh and you will need front brakes, suzuki rg80 16" front end will bolt on but it won't handle to well (front tucks to soon) best idea is to find an rxs135 front end (good luck!) most likely solution is to get a suzuki gn125 front end (or a gs125) grind/hacksaw off 2-3mm from the bottom of your headstock bit of messing about with the rxs/gs bearings and bobs your monkeys uncle you still won't have much in the way of brakes, more importantly, no fade.
Cafe racer ftw just being tucked out of the wind will gain you 10mph. not joke or exaggeration there.
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Last Edit: May 15, 2008 11:55:22 GMT by TerraRoot
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May 15, 2008 14:26:27 GMT
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I didnt say to use Yamaha YB100 bits on the RXS.
Querty was talking about getting one.
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May 15, 2008 15:32:08 GMT
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I didn't say use Yamaha YB100 bits on the RXS either
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May 15, 2008 18:23:28 GMT
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I was about to say 'needs whitewalls' but you are. Good looking little project. I've been on the lookout for a cheap/tatty honda rebel 125 to do the similar too but the prices are up with the good weather  I quite like the look of this one  |
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dubscum
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May 15, 2008 19:09:36 GMT
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yer that's the look i'm going for but on a mickey take as bikes that that are amazing and mine is a cheap run about with a cheeky edge. don't think i can get white wall in my size, i've seen white wall pens but can i get paint ? HeLp
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May 15, 2008 21:32:39 GMT
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i've seen the paint before but heard stories of it going yellow. What size are your wheels?
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dubscum
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May 16, 2008 14:09:10 GMT
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2.75 / 18 very thin  |
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dubscum
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May 31, 2008 16:20:11 GMT
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do motorbikes have to have mudgaurds to pass a MOT ?
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I think you do, but they can be tiny tiny.
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could take em off after the mot,
don't burnham autos white wall tyres for you? u just send them off
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dubscum
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putting them on for the MOT then straight off again. still trying locate a front drum for less then £50 as this is project nothing,
how much do "burnham autos" charge ish or i'm i getting the white hammerite out ?
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no idea I'm afraid, if u google em, itl take u to their site
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I quite like the look of this one
