Aprilia Rs250

From a simple respray to a full blown rebuild or restoration, post some pics in here so we can all admire your work.
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Re: Aprilia Rs250

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I haggled on price give it a try ;)

Make a ridiculous offer (happy) that's my usual style and it pretty much always works :P
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a nice lady came round to take lots of of boxes of bits for cleaning and powder coating.
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Over the last couple of days i have prepped and painted the engine cases quite please how they came out.

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Looking forward to watching this thing blast up Mortimer road Dude
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Great work rocket
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Coming along great! Looking forward to seeing it all done
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Got some bits back from the powder coaters / Aqua blasters very impressed when i first saw it i thought they had painted it but its not its just back to the original finish. Also got some bits through the post to rebuild the engine gaskets etc.

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Looks brand new
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That looks mint mate, can't wait to see the finished article.
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Great result! Loving this thread Rocket, nice to see someone doing a project and doing it well.
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Nice work rocket
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itching to get it put back together but forgot to order the thrust washers for the engine. I have to do another order for all the parts i need for the carbs. So waiting till i get them back and see what i need.
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cheers but dont really like the gilles style. My rear sets are goosed seen a few different ones but not sure yet
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rocket wrote:...cheers but dont really like the gilles style. My rear sets are goosed seen a few different ones but not sure yet
Did Rizoma ever even make rearsets for our RS250 .? ;)
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there was loads that made rear sets for the rs 250 but now like many other parts its all dried up as I'm guessing there is no demand

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Like that second set Rocket, very "Race" imho, and would look good against those spiffy engine cases....
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i prefer the second set for how adjustable they look
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the delivery guy was a bit shocked when i answered the door in my boxers but looooky what has come....

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Re: Aprilia Rs250

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That looks sexeh.

Thankfully it's washed away the image of you in your skidders
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