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Aprilia RS250

How are they a hassle to maintain? My rz350 was my first bike and it has over 70,000km on the clock, just ran good oil kept carbs clean and kept all the other parts on the bike in good condition, same deal as on a 4 stroke!

TomC said:
short story...they're a hassle to maintain, long story...i don't know.
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I know someone in alberta who managed to get a new one titled and on the street. Basically he bought the bike as a track only package, ordered the wiring harness and all the lights and everything he needed to make it road going from europe, then went to the ministry and had them title it. There's no e-testing for motorcycles so if you can get them to title the thing and give you a plate you're laughing.

Now the whole trick is to get the ministry to title the bike as ON road not OFF road. Not sure how that would go over with the ontario ministry.

A 2 stroke will never again be legal for road use in north america. Simply put they burn oil as part of their design. No good.
 
FriendlyFoe said:
I know someone in alberta who managed to get a new one titled and on the street. Basically he bought the bike as a track only package, ordered the wiring harness and all the lights and everything he needed to make it road going from europe, then went to the ministry and had them title it. There's no e-testing for motorcycles so if you can get them to title the thing and give you a plate you're laughing.

Now the whole trick is to get the ministry to title the bike as ON road not OFF road. Not sure how that would go over with the ontario ministry.

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You can title 2 piece of wood tied together in Alberta, it won't happen in Ontario.
 
reciprocity said:
You can title 2 piece of wood tied together in Alberta, it won't happen in Ontario.
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I remember when the 2 stroke Suzuki 250 (track bike with lights) was licensed in the late 90's? I take it the rules have changed yet again.
 
RedDogDarren said:
I remember when the 2 stroke Suzuki 250 (track bike with lights) was licensed in the late 90's? I take it the rules have changed yet again.
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If the bike was originally designated for street use, it it can be plated and used as such, if not, you are SOL.

Lots of people used to street title(blue plate) MX bikes when they were converted to supermoto config, this can no longer be done(as of 2007)

If you have a bike that was built for off road use, it cannot be converted for street use without breaking the law(not that this is not done)
 
FriendlyFoe said:
I know someone in alberta who managed to get a new one titled and on the street. Basically he bought the bike as a track only package, ordered the wiring harness and all the lights and everything he needed to make it road going from europe, then went to the ministry and had them title it. There's no e-testing for motorcycles so if you can get them to title the thing and give you a plate you're laughing.

Now the whole trick is to get the ministry to title the bike as ON road not OFF road. Not sure how that would go over with the ontario ministry.

A 2 stroke will never again be legal for road use in north america. Simply put they burn oil as part of their design. No good.
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Never? They better do something about those dirty diesels first.
 
2stroker said:
Never? They better do something about those dirty diesels first.
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The dirty diesels are gone. Only clean-diesel's are allowed to be sold nowadays. Apparently (according to VW), they pollute less than Gasoline cars...

now, back on topic....

Are there any RS250s (Challenge) for sale in CANADA or the US?

My eyes have gone blurry from searching. There are a lot available on ebay.it.
 
Found one in California. It's been licensed since 1996. It's a GP250 replica with only 6700 miles on it. It's rare that it has been licensed for road use since 1996.

I'm completely green at this. The bike is exempt from RIV's admission requirements (15 Year Exemption). I found a bonded company that will ship it door-to-door for me.

Are there any tell-tale signs in the VIN I should look for? (i.e. How would I know if it's Aprilia's VIN, or a DMT generated VIN?)
 
SEBBARU said:
Found one in California. It's been licensed since 1996. It's a GP250 replica with only 6700 miles on it. It's rare that it has been licensed for road use since 1996.

I'm completely green at this. The bike is exempt from RIV's admission requirements (15 Year Exemption). I found a bonded company that will ship it door-to-door for me.

Are there any tell-tale signs in the VIN I should look for? (i.e. How would I know if it's Aprilia's VIN, or a DMT generated VIN?)
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Sounds like an mk1.
This site might be able to help with the vin : http://www.vinguard.org/vin.htm
 
There's been a RS125 and a RS250 down here at the Gap all week. Lovely little bikes. Also a pile of H1s, H2s, RDs and RZs. Haven't seen any water buffalos this year.
 
Shaman said:
There's been a RS125 and a RS250 down here at the Gap all week. Lovely little bikes. Also a pile of H1s, H2s, RDs and RZs. Haven't seen any water buffalos this year.
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There's a bunch of local guys heading down today... would have went with the TZR if I could afford the time.:crybaby:
 
Shaman said:
There's been a RS125 and a RS250 down here at the Gap all week. Lovely little bikes. Also a pile of H1s, H2s, RDs and RZs. Haven't seen any water buffalos this year.
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I guess I'm not "down with the lingo" (spoken like the nerdy white guy that I am...lol)

Where is the Gap?
 
NEW RS125 in Ontario???

Here's a link to a "NEW" 2009 Aprilia RS125 for sale on Kijiji.

And another link to the posting on the company's own website.

Question #1: When was the sale of new 2-stroke bikes banned in Canada? (This is a "new" 2009 model).
- I'm waiting for a reply from Gear Head regarding whether this bike can be licensed for street use.

Question #2: Can an RS250 powerplant swap be completed relatively easily with this bike? (i.e. do they share the same chassis?)

Regards,

Seb
 
Re: NEW RS125 in Ontario???

SEBBARU said:
Here's a link to a "NEW" 2009 Aprilia RS125 for sale on Kijiji.

And another link to the posting on the company's own website.

Question #1: When was the sale of new 2-stroke bikes banned in Canada? (This is a "new" 2009 model).
- I'm waiting for a reply from Gear Head regarding whether this bike can be licensed for street use.

Question #2: Can an RS250 powerplant swap be completed relatively easily with this bike? (i.e. do they share the same chassis?)
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From what I remember, Gearhead used to sell the "street kit" (extra wire harness and lights?) as well... think it ran in the neighbourhood of 1k.

Not sure about getting the 250 engine fitting in, but you'd have to swap the swingarm as well, since the 125 has the chain run on the right hand side.
 
Re: NEW RS125 in Ontario???

250 engine wont fit without some serious mods, chassis is different as well as swingarm.

Thought id add my old baby to this mix. Oh and thats an rvf400 next to it.

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Not the best bike to 2up with as the seat was just a chunk of hard rubber and you had to rev it to 7k+ to take off at the lights with a passenger on board. However, every girl i ever had on the back LOVED the thing...
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