Aprilia Riders

[denis]

i organising a trip to the scrapyard ..anyone on.... i looking for valve...... meet at jurong point kopitiam... (

Date:19/02/05 sat

time :10am

 

1)xxes123

2)denis

[denis]

...Eh, Denis, you're not coming for the DIY or ride-about, right? So no matter how fast I am you got no chance to smell my smoke lah...

 

aiyah...wasn't able to confirm til last mintue lar, dun wanna fly aeroplane last mintue mah... anyway i was waiting for the number 8 slot mah (FA CAI)...

 

Aprilia DIY Session 2 for 2005

 

Date : 12 Feb 05

Time : 11am

Venue : my place, duh. Block 21 Joo Seng Road. Near Cedar Girls' School.

Provided : rags, water, drinks, condoms

NOT provided: solvents, WD-40, wax, blow-up dolls

Time to clean your f*cking valves, change coolant, change gear oil

 

Be there or be square.

 

1) lacrimosae

2) Divine^ponytailz

3) Kink

4) muser

5) Aith

6) Bluesea01

7) eyz

8) denis

 

most probably going to sit there & listen to lac telling me where are my valves, cos i haven't have a clue where the hell is my valves...

coolant & gear oil just change 2 weeks ago... so no point change again huh? unless lac sponsor coolant & gear oil... hahha :cheeky:

[cheng_xi07]

hei.. i know the arrow approve le... but is the old arrow usable? i think maybe LTA can approve tt? den maybe i can use mine wif a peace of mind le.. haha... anyone have any ideas?

[xxes123]

Originally posted by E-SAP-TEHTEK@Feb 10 2005, 12:57 AM

Have you been there before... maybe u could clarify... where,how to go there(address), I not free on Sat. but planning to go one of these day myself....Do advise...

i been there 2-3 times liao .... it at 27 jalan buroh... near the round about before jurong island ... it quite difficult to see the 27 cos the main gate not directly beside the main road... from AYE exit jurong pier rd toward jurong island, at round about turn after the jurong island exit , i think it either the 1st or 2rd gate.. there is a few companies inside the compound.. go in the gate go straight all the way the u turn to ur right u should be able to see it.. u give me a call 90028514 if u are going maybe i can go with u cos ntu also quite near

[E-SAP-TEHTEK]

Originally posted by xxes123@Feb 11 2005, 01:45 AM

i been there 2-3 times liao .... it at 27 jalan buroh... near the round about before jurong island ... it quite difficult to see the 27 cos the main gate not directly beside the main road... from AYE exit jurong pier rd toward jurong island, at round about turn after the jurong island exit , i think it either the 1st or 2rd gate.. there is a few companies inside the compound.. go in the gate go straight all the way the u turn to ur right u should be able to see it.. u give me a call 90028514 if u are going maybe i can go with u cos ntu also quite near

once there... do I look for a specific person(Name) or what?? Will be contacting you if I have any question/query.Hope you don't mind....

[denis]

Originally posted by eyz@Feb 8 2005, 01:37 AM

hey i might wanna pay a visit to the scrap yard next week or the week after next..

wanna look at some fairings too..

there's something i couldn't figure out... at point of purchase, how to bring back the fairing? can carry back on bike meh?

[eyz]

Originally posted by denis@Feb 11 2005, 03:00 AM

there's something i couldn't figure out... at point of purchase, how to bring back the fairing? can carry back on bike meh?

exactly.. that's why i said look at some fairing.. not look for or buy some fairing..

 

if need be.. i'll go there fairingless, then fixed the newly bought fairing and ride home..

[aprillia]

Yo' guyS! how do u do, APRILIANS!!! Haha!! havin' fun wit ya slow bikez"? haha..slow when compared to a jet i mean...hehe,.,.but wat to do guys, it's e fact everyone must accept: our gp bikes are fast flyers, though they are one of the smallest c.c's. haha. and not forgetting our relative Cagiva Mitos. We two italian jobs have all man, style, looks and performance, compared to Kr, Tzm, Rxz and followed by some other bicycles. They are fast too, when they modify. And then if we modify too? Won't we be fastest? oops sorry faster? haha. yo goody goody! and my naughty little extrema loves to fly. haha.

[denis]

Originally posted by eyz@Feb 11 2005, 05:22 AM

exactly.. that's why i said look at some fairing.. not look for or buy some fairing..

 

if need be.. i'll go there fairingless, then fixed the newly bought fairing and ride home..

idea... i thought about dat but mine cannot cos my signal lites are fixed to the fairing, unless i go without signal lites...

[aprillia]

hey hi guys how r ur fast bikes...my extrema loves to fly.

[lacrimosae]

aprilia,

Its not how fast your bike can go. Its how well you can handle your bike.

We all love our bikes here, but do ride safely and within speed limits (its hard on our fast bikes, BUT TRY!) Life and license are both very precious. Please treasure them.

 

denis,

Unil-Opal has gear oil, coolant and chain lube.

I've been getting large orders recently, so let me know early what you want, or you may have to wait for next shipment.

 

Cheng xi,

LTA will only approve the homologated Arrows that BikeTech21 brings in.

 

eyz and denis,

Count me in for scrapyard outing.

[denis]

Originally posted by lacrimosae@Feb 11 2005, 04:22 PM

Unil-Opal has gear oil, coolant and chain lube.

I've been getting large orders recently, so let me know early what you want, or you may have to wait for next shipment.

still have my gear oil & coolant left... but i sure do need the chain lube... dunno wat's dat for, but it sure sound like buddy for my chain... is dat a spray or gel stuff?

[DeusExMachina]

Originally posted by lacrimosae@Feb 11 2005, 04:22 PM

Unil-Opal has gear oil, coolant and chain lube.

I've been getting large orders recently, so let me know early what you want, or you may have to wait for next shipment.

 

 

How big is the can of chain lube and how much is it?

 

I'm running outta chain lube. Need a can soon.

[servoprax]

rudy, tot u using scotoiler ? haiz... getting a scotoiler myself. leceh lar wana lube all da time.

[DeusExMachina]

Originally posted by servoprax@Feb 11 2005, 07:03 PM

rudy, tot u using scotoiler ? haiz... getting a scotoiler myself. leceh lar wana lube all da time.

 

The S4 got scottoiler. The other one dun have la. No space under the seat... underseat exhaust no room.

[muser]

I wonder if I'll be able to make it tomorrow for DIY and rounding after all. It's the deadest time of the morning, and since 1pm yesterday I've been helping my girlfriend fight a high fever. 39.7 degrees maximum, average 39.5 now. She's allergic to almost every medicine out there. Simple things everyone takes for granted - panadol, most antibiotics, almost all painkillers short of codine and morphine - all cannot use. I might as well be in some village in Tang Dynasty China; All our technology cannot do a thing - go hospital also no use. Can only depend on barley water and wet towels. Impotence, frustration and fear.

 

As I keep watch on her, I might as well distract myself and ask a question I've been curious about: Has anyone bored their RS125 engine blocks? If not, what do you guys know about doing it? Apologies if this has been asked before.

 

I know about boring blocks in general; I'd like to know about the RS125 in particular. Mah says they're bringing in replacement 154cc blocks to mod our bikes, price ranging between $1k and $2k. Nevermind the price, why should we only settle for a 29cc increase if we're using a fresh block? Might as well get as close to 200cc as possible, right or not?

 

I read on some ang moh forum that Malossi (http://malossiuk.com/motorcycles/index.php) offers 175cc big bore kits. Anyone know anything about these? But boring our existing blocks that much may be getting our cylinder wall way too thin. I guess I'm curious about ~150cc boring kits and 200cc replacement blocks.

[eyz]

hmm.. i heard from my mechanic that stock block has nicosil coating that the big bore kit doesn't has.. anyone can confirm on this?

[eyz]

where's our dear fibre?? haven't been seeing him lately...

[muser]

Originally posted by eyz@Feb 12 2005, 05:33 AM

hmm.. i heard from my mechanic that stock block has nicosil coating that the big bore kit doesn't has.. anyone can confirm on this?

Hi eyz, that makes sense. Although nicosil/nikasil replating seems to be offered at several places in the UK (eg, here, here and many others), maybe it's hard to find here due to lack of demand and high tool cost? Hmm, but perhaps can get around it by getting a new big engine block plated before having it shipped here from overseas. But if it's a kit then it could be a problem.

 

Let me try and figure it out, tho I'm no mechanic: With a kit, you've got to get a workshop in Singapore to physically bore your engine block, then install the kit's parts, so you can't get your block pre-plated with nicosil. I dunno if I've got the process right but if that's it then that explains why big bore kit makers don't simply pre-coat them with nicosil and save us the problems. Maybe JB got workshop that can do the plating?

[MaIkEr]

there r shops in singapore doing nickosil plating just tat not alot.

you got to have the dough though.

had my block re-nickosil and i am very satisfied with the result.

[servoprax]

big bore kits usually have them already coated with nikasil. we must first know wat is the purpose of nikasil in the first place. our engine block are already nikasil coated in stock form.

[servoprax]

y dont u name the shops that do the nikasil plating. just saying some shops have doesnt help. some of us here may really need to know where fast.

 

pleasure motors can help us to send our blocks for nikasil plating overseas. however cost quite alot. nearly 1000. u can do it if u got the cash.

 

i dun trust malaysian mech for this kind of plating. how would they know the tolerance level of our blocks when there are not many people there riding aprilia unless they are super rich. imagine rm 18000 for a FN plate and 36k for brand new.

 

there's also alot of people who claim their bike is faster than others but when u ask wat did they do to their bikes, they will say, duno lah my mechanic did it for me. so bike blurr or rider blurr?

 

muser posed a very good question however we wont know wat the advantages are of a bigger bore until we actually tried it. of cos better power but what are the disadvantages ?

 

i overbored my vespa to 175cc. its just 25cc increase in displacement but it gave good pickup and top end. BUT increased fuel consumption, increased 2t consumption, reliabilty problems if u dont get it right the first time. tuning problem if u dont know what u are doing. BUT i still loved it.

 

now if your current aprilia is a toy bike or spare, go ahead and experiment. else stick to stock form and u'd be safe. if u still hunger for power, there's always RS250. more power than u can swallow. all 60-70hp.

 

no offence intended but this is the reality. if u willing to spend up to 2k for the larger displacement block, might as well save it for a proper high displacement ride. u might end up spending more just to keep it in proper riding condition.

 

Not forgetting the legal issues. u know lar singapore everything also cannot.

[eyz]

hey servo, do ya know of any shops that sell Aprilia parts?? and is there any seal/ring in the valve housing??

[servoprax]

valve house there is a spring ring. its fixed onto the rubber sleave. u lose it is it ? hmm not really a problem. just a slight leakage will occur. check out FJT. got lots of spares.

[hunt]

hi...my bike's headlight blow up liao... any1 noe wad blub best for rs125?? wher to get?? thx...