anyone ride 250??

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krazy91

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• Nov 10, 2006

• #1

anyone on here ride 250cc like RS250 or TZ250??

Im gonna be riding one in a few amature series in japan here this up coming season they are REALLY FUN!!!

 

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Symon10

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Fingland

• Nov 10, 2006

• #2

Erm. My brother'll be entering the british 250 championship in 2007 on a tz250 all going well...

 

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richo

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• Nov 12, 2006

• #3

Sounds cool, Krazy. What tracks are you racing at? What determines whether you use an RS250 or a TZ250?

 

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Symon10

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Fingland

• Nov 13, 2006

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Symon10

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Fingland

• Nov 13, 2006

• #5

Good question richo - was what i meant to say. Mobiles are fun

 

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krazy91

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• Nov 13, 2006

• #6

I just liked the honda's looks better

Sugo
Ebisu
Fuji Speedway
Tsukuba
suzuka

there was a couple others too

http://www.mfj.or.jp/

You have to be able to read japanese tho

last year I just bought the 30 dollar membership so I could go watch and hang out etc.. see how it runs and everything this year Im entering in the freshman series haha

theres 3
Junior 16 and under
freshman 16+ good for anyone starting out
National highest level

I live near tsukuba so Ive gone to that track a few times on open days so I figure Ill probably run best there

my camera has been broken since like febuary last year tho haha so when I buy a new one Ill get pics of everything

 

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skidmark

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Ireland

• Nov 13, 2006

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Good luck Krazy. I've been toying with the idea of getting a late 90's TZ250 racer as a trackday bike. 250 or 125 is the only 'real' racebike I could ever get to ride as opposed to something production based like a superbike or a 600. I've no real 2-stroke experience so I reckon it'd be a lot of fun to learn about them. I'd love to see some pics of your bike when you get it sorted. Suzuka, Sugo....I'm very jealous

Oh yeah Krazy....my advice for what it's worth, tyres are the only thing worth spending your money on when you're starting off.

 

BEN

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Lancashire UK

• Nov 13, 2006

• #8

Richo.........I think the RS250 uses a Suzuki 250 engine anyway......useless bit of info there...think an RGV250..............

 

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krazy91

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• Nov 13, 2006

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ya tires also you should see the maintenance required for them.. (lots)

http://www.sp125racing.com/RS125%20Technic...maintenance.htm

but they arent to bad to work on

(im also a auto technician too tho so makes it a bit easier)

 

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richo

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• Nov 14, 2006

• #10

Did you mean RS as in Aprillia Road bike or RS as in Honda GP bike?

I'd love to ride Suzuka someday...

 

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krazy91

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• Nov 15, 2006

• #11

Honda

 

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skidmark

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Ireland

• Nov 16, 2006

• #12

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (krazy91 @ Nov 13 2006, 08:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>ya tires also you should see the maintenance required for them.. (lots)

http://www.sp125racing.com/RS125%20Technic...maintenance.htm

but they arent to bad to work on

(im also a auto technician too tho so makes it a bit easier)If your a spanner already you're laughing, resist tempation to squeeze all the speed out of it by jetting the thing too lean and the pistons and rings will last your whole first season and it won't seize OUCH. I was lucky enough to be mentored in my first year by a pretty handy 250 rider, the guy finished 2nd in the manx gp. We went to all the meetings together so I got to see a how to run a 250 for a whole season first-hand, only got to ride it once is the pity, I'd love to really learn how to ride a 250 properly. His was a 97 TZ250 and he won the Irish pre '97 title that year. He always ran it just a little on the rich side which meant he always finished. Some other bikes might have been faster some days but his bike was always reliable and never broke down, that and good tyres won him the chamionship, oh yeah he was quick as fook, that helped a bit too. Good luck anyway man, post some pics of the bike when you get 'em.

 

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krazy91

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• Dec 3, 2006

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Still no pictures cause Im lazy but I did pick up some Suzuka tyre warmers easy to pick up here

http://tirewarmer.com/page/x82r/Home_Page.html they were 200 used off yahoo auctions that place kicks ...

 

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krazy91

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• Dec 13, 2006

• #14

I rode at Tsukuba circuit a little while ago... haha man do these 2 strokes go!! I was really impressed. Now I just gotta lose some weight Im 63kg right now wanna be around 55... you know go faster

I promise to get pictures sometime..

 

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richo

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• Dec 14, 2006

• #15

We'll be waiting for them pics.

Go show Lorenzo a thing or two!

 

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krazy91

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• Dec 15, 2006

• #16

Lorenzo is next on my list

Haha basically just trying to get in a bunch of open track days for some setup and testing