Diff'rent Strokers

welshlee · Joined: 03 Feb 2013 Posts: 43

hi all i got my rg 250 1987 mk111 3 weeks ago after puting a wanted in my local gumtree south wales uk.
a guy came up with this bike. a 1987 mk111 rg 250 gamma
not been on the road or running for over 10 years, been in his barn/lockup
full of dust and looking very sorry for itself.also a non runner
i done a hpi check and all was clear. i made made a very cheeky offer
and now the bikes mine. i had to travel about 15miles in the snow to pick it up.i couldnt wait till snow melted as i had to have it. always wanted one
in my younger days as these bikes was the ones in the day.
ok its not a pretty sight and looked a lot worse in the pics.
after getting it home i was very happy with my rg.
lots of work and money to spend but i think it will be worth it.
the good points are it came with a few boxes of bits. like a nother engine,2x expansion exhausts with microns, then found out they were for a mk1/2 rg.
so sold them on and got nearly my money back for the bike
what a result.
still got a few bits for spares.
been working on the bike soon as i got it home, done a compression test
and both cylinders on nearly 150 so all good there.
dropped the oil and put fresh oil in,2x spark plugs and took the cars off.
carbs were in a state full of green gunk and smelly like paint
gave them a good soaking and a good clean then stuck them back on.

put some fresh petrol in the tank, the tank was mint inside and was very suprised how clean it was.
i kicked it over loads of times having a breather inbetween and wow it started up.sounds great too,then refilled the radiator with coolant & water. fitted a new battery,new exhaust gaskets, starts up first/secound kick now. il put some pictures up soon as i find out how.
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87 rg 250 gamma
1972 vw baywindow
5eb r6 fiat rossi rep

Top-shaggy · Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 9:54 pm Post subject:

Welcome on board welshlee !

Look forward to hearing about your new addition to the family Laughing

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welshlee · Joined: 03 Feb 2013 Posts: 43

hi, cheers for the reply.

heres some picture of the bike as sent to me of who i got the bike off

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heres picture as i have the bike now

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87 rg 250 gamma
1972 vw baywindow
5eb r6 fiat rossi rep

welshlee · Joined: 03 Feb 2013 Posts: 43

i know the bikes a shed but hopefuly it will look better soon.
i have a few bits on the way and will be fitting them in the week.
also got two fairing panels and fairing bracket coming from netherlands
from erik. a very nice guy very helpful too.
got new chain & both sprockets to fit. new front brake light switch
new rear brake pads and pins,new indicator relay.
also found oe front top fairing and right middle fairing and belly pans
and right side battery fairing today.erik sending me left middle front & left fairing under seat. i had aftermarker fibreglass ones with the bike and are realy bad ones. will update as i get them.
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87 rg 250 gamma
1972 vw baywindow
5eb r6 fiat rossi rep

fletch · Joined: 21 Apr 2012 Posts: 288 Location: Essex

Welcome to the forum welshlee Very Happy

You got the makings of a good bike there by looks of it
Are they Walter Wolf panels i spy there????
I have got a few Walter Wolf panels and Walter Wolf tank left over from my YammaGamma build if you need any for your project Wink

welshlee · Joined: 03 Feb 2013 Posts: 43

hi, thanks for the reply. damm just bought all the fairings
and rubbed the tank back to bare metal. and also got a guy doing all the decals to oe spec, should have joined here b4 i started realy.
yes it came with walter wolf decals on the broken fairing that came with the bike,i will be doing it the same, erik sent me a few pics of how it should look
not sure if its a genuine ww tho as all the ones i have seen have the dark clocks and mine has white clocks, dont know much about them yet.
the whole bike getting a new paint doing it myself. il keep you in mind for the tank tho . il see how this one turns out first,

cheers lee
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87 rg 250 gamma
1972 vw baywindow
5eb r6 fiat rossi rep

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

Goodmorning Lee

There should be WW dark clocks on the WW

Only on some RG 500 WW versions they used white faced clocks

Regards Erik

welshlee · Joined: 03 Feb 2013 Posts: 43

hi erik. i gueesed after the picture you sent and others i have seen that its not a proper ww, not sure what to do now either paint it back as a ww
or paint it another rg colour. what do you think.
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87 rg 250 gamma
1972 vw baywindow
5eb r6 fiat rossi rep

welshlee · Joined: 03 Feb 2013 Posts: 43

a few more pics, repainted rear wheel and painted middle of disc gold
repainted rear subframe, got my 2x fairings today that erik sent me friday
didnt take long to arrive.took a heat gun to them and a blade to them to get the stripes off, then 320/600 wet n dry to get the sticky off.
also had to glue a small crack and fill over
pic of the tank had to bare metal it and put some etch primer on,
had a few small dents to fill aswell. also rubbed the paint off the fuel cap and give it a polish up,same to rear sprocket carrier.

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87 rg 250 gamma
1972 vw baywindow
5eb r6 fiat rossi rep

welshlee · Joined: 03 Feb 2013 Posts: 43

new chain & sprokets fitted. new rear pads fitted and pins, fitted the new front brake light switch,fitted all new bulbs so the lights work now,
new indicator relay,also getting the tank and two fairing panels of erik in high build primer. il grt a guide coat of paint on the tank and some panels next. its not going to be a show bike just want it clean n tidy.

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87 rg 250 gamma
1972 vw baywindow
5eb r6 fiat rossi rep

Top-shaggy · Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 10:55 pm Post subject:

Keep the pictures coming Thumbs Up

Great to see the progress and even better your keeping another li'l Suzuki on the road Smile

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welshlee · Joined: 03 Feb 2013 Posts: 43

rubbed the tank back down and rear fairing panel and put a guide coat of paint on them to see how they look,i will flat all paint b4 the right colour goes on,
won a rear seat cowl on the bay also
been let down & ripped of by a breakers in derby so still looking for belly pans and other bits,

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87 rg 250 gamma
1972 vw baywindow
5eb r6 fiat rossi rep

S8xor · Joined: 02 Feb 2013 Posts: 15

It's looking great, fast work aswell!! It's a lot faster than my project anyway lol

welshlee · Joined: 03 Feb 2013 Posts: 43

cheers for the reply. yeh i do tend to spend all my spare time on the bike,
cant wait to go for a rip on it,
had a go at repairing battery side fairing to day,erik sent me it with other bits a bought,so cut the bits needed off my old crapy one.
started with super glue to hold them in place then some tiger seal on the rear
then fibreglass & resin to fill the gaps,some high build primer on top.
happy with the way its turned out so far.
also some 800 wet n dry on the tank as not so happy with the guide coat.
put some fresh guide coat on today and looks a lot better.
phoned skidmarx today so looks like im getting belly pans of them.
need a top fairing now then that should do it.

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87 rg 250 gamma
1972 vw baywindow
5eb r6 fiat rossi rep

welshlee · Joined: 03 Feb 2013 Posts: 43

rear cowl came in post today.done a quick mock up to see how it all looks
tank looks nice even tho its only a guide coat.
fuel cap looks nice too polished up on tank.
started to paint the engine and started the bike and let it run for a bit.

bikes looking better than the first picture, getting there
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87 rg 250 gamma
1972 vw baywindow
5eb r6 fiat rossi rep