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RG(paul)
Joined: 10 Oct 2009 Posts: 46 Location: HAMPSHIRE
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Posted: Sat May 08, 2010 5:28 pm Post subject: 125 Gamma Engine Problems |
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Hi all
Well i wondered how long it would last with me at the controls......
There i was doing 80-85mph , i rolled off the throttle and the back wheel locked up.
Cause the engine had seized solid , it had heat seized...
After waiting 10 mins to let it cool down the bike kicked started in to life which surprized me.
So iv been on the phone to STAN STEVENS and am going to have the whole engine rebuilt.
p stanley |
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arlurt Show Star !
Joined: 28 Nov 2006 Posts: 680 Location: North Yorkshire
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Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 9:43 am Post subject: |
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Bad luck Paul, I know just how it feels...
Are you going to have any mods done while Stan's got it? _________________ Light is right. |
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RG(paul)
Joined: 10 Oct 2009 Posts: 46 Location: HAMPSHIRE
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Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 3:41 pm Post subject: |
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Hi ya
Well i rang stan stevens and told him what happened....
He worked out that it will cost me about £400 for a rebuild + rebore...
I do hope that its not on its last rebore size , but im sure some clever person can possibly re sleve the barrel.
I will NOT have any tuning done as i wish to keep it as reliable as possible.
The last 2 stroke i had was a RGV250 which i loved , But the standard engine and the blueprinted engine with bob farnham modded exhaust pipes let me down a few times , mostly when i was flat out racing any thing that was up for a blast...
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RG(paul)
Joined: 10 Oct 2009 Posts: 46 Location: HAMPSHIRE
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Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 7:02 pm Post subject: |
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got the exhaust sprayed with hight temp paint .. |
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RG(paul)
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Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 7:04 pm Post subject: |
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Its now got a clear screen and a tail unit with all the lugs intacted.. |
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RG(paul)
Joined: 10 Oct 2009 Posts: 46 Location: HAMPSHIRE
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Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 8:30 pm Post subject: |
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Then i found out why my headlight was playing up , there are lots of this sort if thing all over the bike (wires twisted together by hand with tape round them)....
I soldered a 2nd hand head light connector that i got from silverlake scrap yard , so now its perfect.
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RG(paul)
Joined: 10 Oct 2009 Posts: 46 Location: HAMPSHIRE
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Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 8:39 pm Post subject: |
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Iv had brackets powder coated......... |
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geoffrg
Joined: 08 Feb 2010 Posts: 100
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Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 10:22 pm Post subject: |
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looks like its coming along nicely chum |
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grellow
Joined: 10 Nov 2007 Posts: 93 Location: manchester
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Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 7:19 pm Post subject: |
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had a gamma fully pepsi,d up when i was 17
avoid micron pipes,no bottom end at all,but fun when it kicked in
yours is looking like its gonna be real nice |
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Crofty Show Star !
Joined: 19 Feb 2008 Posts: 331 Location: Stoke-on-Trent
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Posted: Fri May 14, 2010 2:44 pm Post subject: |
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Give P J Engineering a shout for a rebuild price. Be useful for comparison, they were cheaper for mine, and were awesome to deal with. _________________ Breathing new life into an old Gamma!
http://www.rg250.co.uk
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rgdave
Joined: 21 Jul 2011 Posts: 14
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Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 6:14 pm Post subject: |
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hi mate,i work in a motorcycle shop in gosport near portsmouth hampshire,we have a complete barrel and head for a 125 gamma also a comple engine less the genny over the lockup.they been stood around in the dry for years but appear in good condition.we on hols at mo.we back at work on the 15th august.let me know if interested. |
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RG(paul)
Joined: 10 Oct 2009 Posts: 46 Location: HAMPSHIRE
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Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 9:27 am Post subject: this is what it looks like now |
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new tyres , powder coated wheels..
swingarm powder coated..
still no new rebuilt engine yet... |
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geoffrg
Joined: 08 Feb 2010 Posts: 100
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Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 2:21 pm Post subject: |
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lookin good paul |
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