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		| Darin Show Star !
 
  
  
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				|  Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 11:41 pm    Post subject: Stroker RB50?? |   |  
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				| Simple question... has anyone replaced the original 4stroke in Suzuki RB50 with a stroker of any description?? Although mine has a couple of Takagawa tuning parts, it's still in need of some "go", and I'd prefer it had a ring-ting-ting soundtrack too!!  Any help or guidance would be very welcome   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2012 9:50 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| It was done by the Suzuki factory itself; search for "Solifer-R"   
 http://www.suzukicycles.org/Solifer-Suzuki/Solifer-Suzuki-R.shtml
 
 The engine was based on the usual TS50ER, meaning a RM80 would fit
   
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcOSj9atL7s
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		| StrokerBoy Show Star !
 
  
  
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				|  Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2012 11:17 am    Post subject: Stick an RGV250 lump in it ! |   |  
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				| The Solifer was even slower than the 4-stroke RB50.   
 You want to keep it Suzuki ideally, look at the baby MX's that kids race.  Is there a bike autojumble near you ?  Always lots of that sort of stuff at my local one.
 
 Aircooled means you don't need to squeeze a radiator in somewhere.
 
 But my local Suzuki-pervert (who you know
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		| Top-shaggy Show Star !
 
  
  
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				|  Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2012 6:26 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Would a TS125 fit? This could have over 15hp with a bit of a fettle 
 RB50
 
   
   
 TS125
 
 
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				|  Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2012 7:38 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Well Darin, in anticipation of your RB one day being faster than mine, you've now got me poking round Japanese Monkey-bike sites looking for tuning parts for mine. 
 Project "tuRBo" starts here...
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				|  Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2012 8:56 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| I would try to keep it air cooled if you can, make the conversion alot simpler, trying to squeeze a rad in is a pain in the a**e  |  | 
	
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				|  Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2012 9:01 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| TS185 motor maybe? |  | 
	
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				|  Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2012 9:21 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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	  | fletch wrote: |  
	  | TS185 motor maybe? |  
 You coukd also look into using a 1980 TS250 with a tuning kit taking it from 23hp std to over 30 reliable hp
 
 Engine looks slightly bigger than 125/185 though..?
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				|  Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 10:17 am    Post subject: |   |  
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  I really like the idea of an RM80 motor, and having ridden my mates old RM100 when we were 15/16 (which went like STINK!) - that sounds like the right answer... and a bloody scary one!!   
 I'll have to do some measuring, but after a quick look at specs (14/15bhp @ 11000rpm) it sounds perfect
   
 
 
 
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	  | The Solifer was even slower than the 4-stroke RB50.   
 You want to keep it Suzuki ideally, look at the baby MX's that kids race.  Is there a bike autojumble near you ?  Always lots of that sort of stuff at my local one.
 
 Aircooled means you don't need to squeeze a radiator in somewhere.
 
 But my local Suzuki-pervert (who you know
  ) is able to make anything fit anything else if you get stuck. |  
 Yeah definitely want to keep it 'Suzuki' and aircooled as I don't want to have to faff with rads and water pipes.
 
 I might have a chat with your perv too
   
 
 
 
 
 
	  | Top-shaggy wrote: |  
	  | Would a TS125 fit? This could have over 15hp with a bit of a fettle 
 RB50
 
   
   
 TS125
 
 
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 Cheers Shaun, worth a look if the RM80 doesn't work for any reason
 
 
 
 
 
 
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	  | Well Darin, in anticipation of your RB one day being faster than mine, you've now got me poking round Japanese Monkey-bike sites looking for tuning parts for mine. 
 Project "tuRBo" starts here...
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 TURBO!?!
  Well it won't be as quck as "Project KickyouRBehind"       
 
 
 
 
 
	  | fletch wrote: |  
	  | I would try to keep it air cooled if you can, make the conversion alot simpler, trying to squeeze a rad in is a pain in the a**e  |  
 Couldn't agree more fletch - I guarantee you won't be seeing any WC on it
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				|  Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 11:13 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Just a thought, does the rm motor have a generator coil for output to lights etc  |  | 
	
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				|  Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 5:36 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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	  | Darin wrote: |  
	  | TURBO!?!  Well it won't be as quck as "Project KickyouRBehind"      |  (casually wanders out to garage holding dremel...)
   
 
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				|  Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 5:59 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| I wish I could read Japanese ...   
 (I would know then if its a Strokerboy spoof.. Or the Real McKoy !)
 
 
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				|  Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 8:47 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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	  | Top-shaggy wrote: |  
	  | I wish I could read Japanese ...   
 (I would know then if its a Strokerboy spoof.. Or the Real McKoy !)
 
 
  |  本物ですShaun-さん。すごいですね?
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