Diff'rent Strokers

Zippy · Joined: 25 Nov 2012 Posts: 25

Hi everyone, new to the site but expect me to be here a fair bit from now on.

I've been chasing this bike for about the last year to eighteen months now and the owner has finally agreed to sell it to me.

I had one of these when I was nineteen so it's been a while but I expect it'll be worth the wait.

This is a picture taken when the current owner picked it up but it has since had the front end stripped down and rebuilt and had a new chain and sprockets. I don't pick it up until February but I'm already counting the days. Wink

mikee · Joined: 16 Aug 2008 Posts: 77 Location: THE NORTH

very nice

just check the power valves before you do any riding

welcome to the site

mike

Howie · Joined: 18 Oct 2009 Posts: 511 Location: Kwaksville

Hi Zippy,

Welcome to the site,

Lovely looking RGV that Love

I'm a Kawasaki man myself but I could find room for one of those in my garage Very Happy

Look forward to seeing what you do with it.

arlurt · Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 10:59 am Post subject:

I had one of those years ago...

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Zippy · Joined: 25 Nov 2012 Posts: 25

The first thing I'm going to do is take the engine out and pop it down to my local 2 stroke expert for him to take the engine apart and give it a refresh. That'll be a good opportunity to get the cases and varios other bits vapour blasted.

I want to keep it looks as standard as possible but I will make a few updates on it just for the sake of keeping it running better for longer.

Top-shaggy · Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 4:32 pm Post subject:

Welcome to the forum Zippy.. You sound like the kind of two stroke fanatic we love on the forum which is great. Lots of pictures please of your lovely RGV Love

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nick69 · Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 7:25 pm Post subject:

Great purchase Zippy,get some more pics up when you get it mate Cool

eyrey1 · Joined: 29 Nov 2012 Posts: 82 Location: WAKEFIELD

its nice in black !
why cant you have it till feburary ?

vestanpance · Joined: 20 Oct 2012 Posts: 73 Location: Birmingham

Bitacticus · Joined: 13 Apr 2009 Posts: 276 Location: Netherlands

well done

its a very fast and great handling bike

i have the blue/white M version but i think the black one looks better

is it a JDM model? or a genuine UK one?

Erik

jim157 · Joined: 04 Jul 2010 Posts: 77 Location: Norwich

I always liked the M's in black, quite a bit rarer than the white/blues.

Looks like a UK spec bike to me as the JDM bikes had drilled front discs.

eyrey1 · Joined: 29 Nov 2012 Posts: 82 Location: WAKEFIELD

that was mine totally regret selling it

Zippy · Joined: 25 Nov 2012 Posts: 25

Darin · Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2012 2:19 am Post subject:

Cracking lookin RGV Zippy - love it in all black . . . hope to see it in the metal sometime in 2013!!

Welcome to DS too Thumbs Up

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Zippy · Joined: 25 Nov 2012 Posts: 25

Picking it up on the 24th.

If you read Bike Magazine then there's a nice little write up about the bike and me on page 32.