[Group] YAMAHA Rx, Rx-S & Rx-K

[readysetgrind]

oneamong_thefence: nice of u to say hi to me jus now dude! pity the light turned green. nice bars n headlite!

[Guest The[J]Man]

quite a healthy number of RXK/S riders in here eh...

[oneamong_thefence]

Originally posted by readysetgrind@Apr 21 2006, 11:29 PM

oneamong_thefence: nice of u to say hi to me jus now dude! pity the light turned green. nice bars n headlite!

yeah man... i saw u from PIE. told my gf 'wah nice tw'.

 

then when i saw ur 'readysetgrind' design on ur tank, i said to myself 'that looked familiar'.

 

so i was right tt ur the readysetgrind dude. will wave to you again when i see you on the road.

 

we're friendly in here. hahah :cheer:

[oneamong_thefence]

Originally posted by The[J]Man@Apr 23 2006, 04:56 PM

quite a healthy number of RXK/S riders in here eh...

yeap yeap... heheh. nice to meet u J man.

 

wat bike u riding?

[lawlim]

Hi!! I am new here but has been riding an RXS for bout 2 years.. I would like to ask all of you experienced lao-jiaos here... becos I seem to be having 2 problems...

1. Rainwater will seep through the fuel catch hole, therefore causing much problem to the bike. (rite now i am putting on a miserable piece of scotch tape to cover the whole...not good for long run)

2. Whenever I pump to full tank, and I brake at the traffic light, the petrol comes swooshing out...VERY Messy!!!

 

Can a ny kind souls out there enlighten me on these matters???( I have already changed the fuel cap already,but still the same leh) Thanx!!

[ultimax]

Originally posted by lawlim@Apr 24 2006, 02:32 PM

Hi!! I am new here but has been riding an RXS for bout 2 years.. I would like to ask all of you experienced lao-jiaos here... becos I seem to be having 2 problems...

1. Rainwater will seep through the fuel catch hole, therefore causing much problem to the bike. (rite now i am putting on a miserable piece of scotch tape to cover the whole...not good for long run)

2. Whenever I pump to full tank, and I brake at the traffic light, the petrol comes swooshing out...VERY Messy!!!

 

Can a ny kind souls out there enlighten me on these matters???( I have already changed the fuel cap already,but still the same leh) Thanx!!

hi!

 

I don't have either problem, although I've heard of the first one happening to older RXKs/RXSs. I've seen uncles cover their fuel caps with the bottom of a plastic bottle they cut out. Quite ugly, but it'll work. Alternatively, u could get a small strip of rubber and use a magnet to secure it over the key hole. That might work.

 

But it seems to me that you have a bigger problem since fuel sloshes out when you brake suddenly. I've never heard of this happening! From the key-hole or around the cap (ie. the seal between the cap and tank is poor)?

[oneamong_thefence]

im having the same problem as u lawlim... water will seep into my tank and causing problems expecially when i just start my bike to move off... the engine will die very easily.

 

what i suggest is tt you put a rubber piece in between the tank hole and the underside petrol cover. make sure u cut a hole for the thing on the cap tt hooks onto the tank to make it secure. tt way u will create a watertight seal and won't really ruin the outlook at the sametime.

 

hope this helps.

[oneamong_thefence]

anyway i have a question to ask.

 

how many gaskets are there altogether in rxk. and how much does it cost to replace all of them. any shops to recommend?

 

cause there's just a gut feeling in me telling me to replace all the gaskets before a big problem occurs. thanks

[lawlim]

Hi Ultimax and One among the fence!!!

 

Wow!!! Thanx a zillion so much for the replies and ideas...(came so fast!!!) I would definately try the methods u guys suggested!!

Anyway the petrol comes swooshing out between the cap and tank...Gets very messy when the petrol spills all over ur pants..

Just interested too are u guys ridding mod RXS/K?

[Guest The[J]Man]

Originally posted by oneamong_thefence@Apr 24 2006, 02:02 AM

yeap yeap... heheh. nice to meet u J man.

 

wat bike u riding?

RXK also loh...

 

newbie...

[oneamong_thefence]

Originally posted by lawlim@Apr 24 2006, 04:38 PM

Hi Ultimax and One among the fence!!!

 

Wow!!! Thanx a zillion so much for the replies and ideas...(came so fast!!!) I would definately try the methods u guys suggested!!

Anyway the petrol comes swooshing out between the cap and tank...Gets very messy when the petrol spills all over ur pants..

Just interested too are u guys ridding mod RXS/K?

no problem lawlim.

 

yeap im riding a modded up '83 rxk. check out my sig for pics. anyway im redoing my bike again.

 

this time im going hardcore.

[Benguin46]

Originally posted by oneamong_thefence@Apr 25 2006, 01:29 AM

yeap im riding a modded up '83 rxk. check out my sig for pics. anyway im redoing my bike again.

this time im going hardcore.

lalalala...

here to clock post.. woo haa!!

dzool.. go faster do up your bike la..

lalalala...

[lawlim]

Originally posted by oneamong_thefence@Apr 25 2006, 01:29 AM

no problem lawlim.

 

yeap im riding a modded up '83 rxk. check out my sig for pics. anyway im redoing my bike again.

 

this time im going hardcore.

Cool!!! Nice bike u have! Just asking, did you spaypaint the bike urself or did u sent it to a shop to do it??(if u did , how much???) I've tot of spraying my bike military green b4.

[ultimax]

Originally posted by lawlim@Apr 25 2006, 09:03 AM

much???) I've tot of spraying my bike military green b4.

am also thinking of doing this. but DIY.

 

the good thing abt a military theme is that you can get away with DIYing it. No need to look super pro, because it's supposed to look rough and grungy!

 

RJ London has "olive green" spray paint. That's the green that you should use.

[ultimax]

Originally posted by oneamong_thefence@Apr 24 2006, 04:25 PM

anyway i have a question to ask.

 

how many gaskets are there altogether in rxk. and how much does it cost to replace all of them. any shops to recommend?

 

cause there's just a gut feeling in me telling me to replace all the gaskets before a big problem occurs. thanks

gaskets are cheap, labour is not! It'll be at least $50 because the engine will have to be disassembled.

 

if you're gonna replace your gasket, you might as well overhaul the engine!

 

HKL does it for $300. The guy told me as I was paying for my overpriced 2T. So maybe $300 is too much too haha.

[oneamong_thefence]

Originally posted by The[J]Man@Apr 25 2006, 01:23 AM

RXK also loh...

 

newbie...

welcome to the club!!! (?)

[oneamong_thefence]

Originally posted by lawlim@Apr 25 2006, 09:03 AM

Cool!!! Nice bike u have! Just asking, did you spaypaint the bike urself or did u sent it to a shop to do it??(if u did , how much???) I've tot of spraying my bike military green b4.

this one i spraypaint myself... right now it really looks like crap cause the paint crack. and now it looks like a street directory. i only left need to label the lines with road names then can go send and publish a book.

 

i cant stand it anymore so tts y im sending to shop to spraypaint this time. might as well spend a little bit more money, tt can last longer than DIY.

[oneamong_thefence]

Originally posted by ultimax@Apr 25 2006, 09:21 AM

RJ London has "olive green" spray paint. That's the green that you should use.

pylox has a green called 'metallic mulberry' thats the green i used for mine.

[oneamong_thefence]

Originally posted by ultimax@Apr 25 2006, 09:23 AM

gaskets are cheap, labour is not! It'll be at least $50 because the engine will have to be disassembled.

 

if you're gonna replace your gasket, you might as well overhaul the engine!

 

HKL does it for $300. The guy told me as I was paying for my overpriced 2T. So maybe $300 is too much too haha.

thanks ultimax!

 

tts wat benguin46 told me too...

 

its really abt $300+ only ah? i was expecting like in the region of thousands!!!

 

hahaha.

[lawlim]

Originally posted by oneamong_thefence@Apr 25 2006, 10:38 AM

this one i spraypaint myself... right now it really looks like crap cause the paint crack. and now it looks like a street directory. i only left need to label the lines with road names then can go send and publish a book.

 

i cant stand it anymore so tts y im sending to shop to spraypaint this time. might as well spend a little bit more money, tt can last longer than DIY.

Thanx man!! Tink doing up the Rxs/K into a military bike will be veri cool and one of its kind!!! Do u tink putting up two black saddle bags at the side will match the team???Cos I would still want the convenience of having storage compartments on my bike>

[Guest The[J]Man]

Originally posted by oneamong_thefence@Apr 25 2006, 10:34 AM

welcome to the club!!! (?)

thanks !

[Lord Bear]

Wah! Suddenly everybody is posting while i away.

 

Speaking of spraying, The Only Grey RxK, have gone reservist and transform into the RX-Kommando if u noe wat i mean.

 

The shitty thing is tat the green tat i sprayed on is not the green that i wanted.

 

Like Ultimax said, it should be 'olive green' not 'Dark Green'.

 

But wat to do, sprayed oredi. Pics will post soon. Me just need to change the handle bars and seat cover.

 

The bike will adopt the the 'military style' until i have any ideas or inspirations of wat my next theme will be. Maybe a 'hippy theme' next time.Ciao!!!

 

Guys, i m dying of a meeting wif u guys. When will it be?!!!!

[Lord Bear]

Originally posted by lawlim@Apr 25 2006, 09:03 AM

Cool!!! Nice bike u have! Just asking, did you spaypaint the bike urself or did u sent it to a shop to do it??(if u did , how much???) I've tot of spraying my bike military green b4.

To spray paint yr bike yrself for the military theme, u need:

 

2 spray can of the green tat u wanted : $3.50 - $4.00 each

 

1 spray can of clear lacquer : $3.50 - $4.00 each

 

2 pieces of sand paper(the smoothest) : abt $0.50 - $1.00 each

 

1 spray can of hi-temperatue(black) : abt $7.00 - $9.00

 

1 spray can of white : $3.50 - $4.00 each

 

Total : u need to fork out abt may less than $40, depending on wat u buy lah.

 

This product can be purchased at Jln Besar or Lavender Handware shops.

 

Btw, all spray cans mentioned above are Nippon Cans except for the hi-temp.

 

Cheers!!!!

[oneamong_thefence]

lawlim: be careful so tt it wont look like a phantom. WAHAHAHA :cheeky:

 

anyway im redoing my bike to classic. no more racey/vintage look.

[oneamong_thefence]

Originally posted by Lord Bear@Apr 26 2006, 05:13 PM

Guys, i m dying of a meeting wif u guys. When will it be?!!!!

guys i have an idea! how about the next time we meet up, we design a sticker that we can make and stick to our helmets. that way, we can recognise each other otr. and we can let others know tt there is an rx group too.

 

anybody backing me up? if yess i shall design several stickers.