Not sure about old, but you are hauling ass!Playing with a new GOPRO. I am old and slow
How much was the day at the track if you don’t mind me asking.I had some fun yesterday.
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Trip to NJMP for a track day. Took the first timer school. There was a little confusion in my first lead.follow session and we ended up going faster than normal. Here's my rear tire after 6 laps.
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Had a lot of fun. Beginner group was a little frustrating but I'm not really ready to move up yet either.
there were 5 friends in the class. One of them is a bit of a collector, especially of 2 strokes. Here's his garage. The RGV250 is my favorite and it turns out I fit it pretty well. Unfortunately, the time to buy one was 5 years ago...
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The ducati ran great. It's scary on the street but running through 3rd and 4th felt sluggish compared to liter bikes. Passing rules made it annoying until I was comfortable enough.to pass them on the brakes. It's easy to be a hero on the brakes in the beginner group.
How much was the day at the track if you don’t mind me asking.
I keep thinking about my current garage and either swapping or adding another bike. I bounce between an ADV or street triple.
If I buy aST3 I would definitely head to the track.
Whatcha got?I'm somewhat considering selling my bike...
I'm definitely gonna need to roll by your place sometime and just hear this thing.Ring a ding ding! '96 Aprilia RS250. 250cc of two-stroke GP bike replica goodness.
Back when I raced my pit buddy had one of these. Fun, obviously not fast but fun. Much heavier than the real 250GP bikes but easier to maintain. If you need any hints I can probably check with my bud. Gorgeous bike, ride it like you stole it!Acquired.
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Ring a ding ding! '96 Aprilia RS250. 250cc of two-stroke GP bike replica goodness. This one is the "Max Biaggi" version.
The seller did a ton of work. New pistons, Nikasil liners re-done, aftermarket heads, race ECU (whatever that means on a carb'd bike), updated Brembo front brake master cylinder, Tyga expansion chambers, random stuff I already forgot. He's basically only heat cycled it since the work (he bought a Suzuki RG500) so it will need some fine tuning, which I am completely ill-equipped for. But F-it. I've wanted a 250cc 2-stroke GP rep since reading a test of a Honda NS250R in MotorCyclist magazine in 1984 (4 or 5 years before I actually bought my first bike). Randomly, that article was probably written by Nick Ienatsch, who is friendly with Steve at SpeedWerks in Delaware, who connected me with Nick, the seller of this bike. 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon and all that.
EDIT: I like this pic, so I'm posting it.
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I wouldn't be upset if a link showed up in this thread to a video of this thing running and maybe riding. Love the 2 strokes!Ring a ding ding! '96 Aprilia RS250. 250cc of two-stroke GP bike replica goodness.
One of these days I'll get a GoPro for such a thing. You can just search YouTube tho - plenty of videos.I wouldn't be upset if a link showed up in this thread to a video of this thing running and maybe riding. Love the 2 strokes!