2 Strokes Down Under

Nice weather, feeling good & couldn't wait any longer. Flashed up the stinky & headed for a short fang amongst some twisties, this little rocket really does have a heart of gold & along with the new Hagon rear shock was so refreshing. Just to hit the powerband with the powervalved engine...

Hi Fellas thanks for your thoughts but unfortunately the pneumonia was the byproduct of what they have now found in my airbox, the big "C". Just had 1st round of chemo & meds that go with it & strangely enought I'm feeling a little better, 2nd round on Thu so I promised my mate if ...

Hi Greasemeup, I got my nice shiny Hagon fully adjustable shock a few weeks back & removed the old one, what a mess, looks like someone has overdone the air assist & blown the seals resulting in what you see in the picture, the shock was also completely seized. Now I have what would appear t...

Thanks Greasemeup I hear what your saying although fitting the new shock will definitely be an improvement over the current setup, $ dictates one step at a time so it will be an extended trial & error situation. As 2T said the emulators will require a necessary hard look but to get some complian...

Further to my shock enquiry, after speaking with a couple of knowledgeable people I have ordered a Hagon shock from Suspension Improvements. Should take a couple of weeks to procure from the U.K. will update you on the improvement after a test ride. Obviously for a bike of this age availability/suit...

Hi 2Tinstitute, what recommendations do you have for rear shock ?

There is no adjustment on this rear shock I'm afraid, the spring just disapears into a hard black shroud with no avenue for adjustment at the top or bottom of the shock. I have heard that an early adjustable Yamaha R6 shock will fit but I think I will visit my local bike mechanic & see what he m...

Thanks Greasemeup, I will inspect the shock this afternoon. Chain isn't binding, new chain & set OK, spring I believe is black. will check for any possible adjustment this afternoon & get back to you.

Hi Greasemeup, sorry bout the delayed response, been out of town. I weight 95kg & the sag upon sitting would not be more than 2cm, no air assist in the shock. Pushing down on the seat whilst on the stand returns very little movement, almost negligible. The front is manageable but riding down the...

Whilst the front end of my 85 RG behaves itself reasonably well in the twisties given a reasonable surface, the rear is quite stiff & tends to throw the bike off line when a mild bump is hit. Does anyone have any experience or suggestions for improving the little RG's handling on anything other ...

As far as I can see, the main differences are the twin disc setup, as you pointed out, the 80kph warning light (in Japanese) & the right hand gauge includes Temp & a Fuel gauge. These are the only differences I am aware of at the moment.

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh yeah, nice.

Thanks Hybrid, just what us old fellas need to edge our way into the 21st century, cheers mate.

Hi BRG, at first I assumed it was a modified GSX-R 400 fairing as I had one of these back in 86 & the fairing was similar however remembering it is an import there are a few small differences to the Oz delivered ones like the gauges contain a fuel gauge. The fairing bracket appears to be a genui...