Tam's New Bike

[TamSV]

Originally Posted by tactcom7

get some more pics up .

Oops. That was the plan for tonight but I seem to have taken it apart instead.

I was making a list of bits and pieces that needed doing and before I knew what was happening I was up to my elbows in it.

I didn't want to get into that right now so I'll put it back together and do a basic service for now. More pics for the weekend so you can see all the bad bits.

On the bright side, the frame looks sound and the engine's clean. There was a wee spot of oil on the floor under the sprocket cover but the chain is very wet (lubed with engine oil) so I'm hoping that's all it is.

Originally Posted by andrewsmith

Nice Tam!!

What you get it for btw?

£1,200. £200 more than I wanted to go but I got into a Saturday night Ebay battle.

Not too bad though if everything continues to check out OK.

[Bibio]

geeez a shot Mr..

nice one Tam

Originally Posted by Wideboy

jealous

Yarp, +1, looks mint - nice ebuying.

[Kenzie]

Miss my old RGV now. Wish I had repaired the powervalves instead of selling it. H915 CMK if anyone knows of it's whereabouts?

[littleoldman2]

Very nice Tam

Tam,

What have you done lol! I will PM you a site that will make your eyes water. You have a fine 1992 VJ22 there mate. The one with the banana swing arm are quite sort after.

I am a self taught expert on these bikes lol, so if you want a hand with anything let me know.

First job, check the power valves. If they fail they take the engine with it.

Have a look at this site http://www.rgv250.co.uk/ . it will tell you everything you need to know!

They are mental fast aren't they?

Also mate if they are the stainless Tyga's they are worth £600 alone. I know cos I bought some for mine!

[TamSV]

I tracked the oil leak down. Once I got under the bike with the fairings off I could see the oil has been dripping on to the exhaust and then running off the lowest point. It's coming from the exhaust at both cylinders.

Neither of the leaks is serious so nothing much to worry about. Both headers are missing a spring each so that was something else for the list.

More pics;







The wheels and discs have been tarted up recently. Calipers and forks look good too.



No rust to speak of. There's a wee bit on the rear subframe - just surface stuff. Wire brush and Hammerite will sort that.



There's a bit of wear on the fairings but nothing major. Unfortunately the Lucky Strike decals on the lowers have been thrown on from a distance.

[andrewsmith]

Nice!

That looks like heat damage Tam
Replacements aren't hard to find! Found JPS replica stickers for a GSXR 400 in a hour.

I would get a set of custom reps made by PT6 someone similar

[TamSV]

Originally Posted by danf1234

Tam,

What have you done lol! I will PM you a site that will make your eyes water. You have a fine 1992 VJ22 there mate. The one with the banana swing arm are quite sort after.

I am a self taught expert on these bikes lol, so if you want a hand with anything let me know.

First job, check the power valves. If they fail they take the engine with it.

Have a look at this site http://www.rgv250.co.uk/ . it will tell you everything you need to know!

They are mental fast aren't they?

Also mate if they are the stainless Tyga's they are worth £600 alone. I know cos I bought some for mine!

Get away from me Dan. You've already been a bad influence.

Cheers though, I might need to lean on you for info once I get into the stripdown.

I don't intend to do too many miles on it just now aside from getting it MOT'd and then I'm going to strip it down and check it out. There's no service history on it at all and it's had nothing done on the engine for 5 or 6 years - although it's only done about 1,000 miles in that time.

The previous owner said the lad he bought it from said it had some engine tuning done. Might be BS but you never know, I might find some goodies in there.

Not the stainless pipes unfortunately, just mild steel. But they've been kept in good condition by the coating of oil on them.

Tam,

The oil leak is common with Tyga's if you don't fit a new suzuki OEM crush washer. They don't come with the kit on the tyga's so most people done bother. Without them they will leak oil. I got a set of brand new ones on my Tyga's and mine don't leak at all.