1991 SUZUKI RGV250- full restore

 

just a bit of background:

The Suzuki RGV250 was a Suzuki high performance sport bike which had a great number of its features and design cues based on Grand Prix technologies and ideas. It is a race-replica based on Suzuki's 250 cc (15 cu in) GP bikes from 1987 to 1998, the RGV V-2 racer. This motorcycle replaced the RG250 Gamma, which employed an alloy frame with a two-stroke parallel twin engine. The bike produced over 60 bhp in a narrow power band between 8,000 and 11,000 rpm. The dry weight ranged between 128 kg (282 lb) (1989) to 140 kg (309 lb)

Due to its light weight, engine characteristics and cornering capabilities, it is particularly suited to the track, compared to other motorcycles of similar engine capacity. The top speed of a standard RGV250 is around 130 mph (209 km/h). It has a 0-60 mph (97 km/h) time of around 3.7 seconds.

Back in the late 1980s and early 90s the two-stroke Suzuki RGV250 was the closest thing you could get to a Grand Prix bike on the road. If you were lucky enough to own what was regarded as the best RGV250: the ā€˜Nā€™ model, complete with its twin, piggy-back exhaust cans, upside down forks and a banana swingarm. This was a bike that looked just like the RGV500 Kevin Schwantz rode in 500cc Grand Prix.

We have been tasked to fully restore it back to its former glory.

It is to be Resprayed in its original colours and new decals applied, then mechanically repaired and restored.

UPDATE:

The paint work is all but finished.

The decals have been applied and the parts are to be clear coated.

They look great.

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