APRUKI ( half aprillia half suzuki ) ' the project '

[APRUKI-BEAST]

well hey there just like to say ime new to these forums
sooo recently i bought an old run down suzuki rg125 gamma 1991 model and it was a beast ( after an engine re-build) topped out at 105mph but it got nicked ! ... few years ago there was the fastest 125cc bike in our area also a rg125 1991 model , and i knew a lad who owned the fastest 50cc ( aprillia af150 ) sooo my brain started working an thought if i use take the aprilias looks and ligh-weight frame and take the suzuki's speedy engine what would happen ? so i decided to, bought the lad's aprilia and got rid of the 50cc moter and adapted the frame to fit my rg 125 in ( 125motor has a 150 kit on , racing reads, micron pipe..... etc ) fabricated gear linkage and rear brake. so hears what i have managed to do so far ....

[chris-red]

That is really cool, good luck. You may need to inprove the suspention and brakes, Try to get hold of a USD RS125/250 front end you could even use something like a RGV 250, if you get the 250 front end you will have twin discs too.
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[kat250]

Interesting read i had intended sticking my spare ar125 engine in my 50 frame but after discovering that the 50 frame has a tendancey to crack under the 50s sheer power i was a tad reluctant, mine wasnt the only one id heard of aswell.
Saying that the running gear on the af150's was pretty good for its time and the brake wasnt to shabby when bled up properly .
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[APRUKI-BEAST]

just orderd the paint for the frame today woop, yeah i will definately need a 110 or even the largest tyre i can squeeze on the rear end, just striped the engine... new gaskets, nice light ti bolt kit, full inspection realy and all looks good... need a woodruff key tho, and had to make a new carryer for the sprocket . will probs end up changing the suspention after 1st test run ( wich will hopefuly not be too soon ) depending on how it rides.. but yeah all goin well so far toutch wood. not loking forward to wiring up the gamma loom

[APRUKI-BEAST]

re-built the frame today. and looks pretty smart in the ford diamond white just got the wheels to do and mayb the rear swing arm left to spray in the white then onto the fairing. very impressed with my sparypainting actualy. got the engine back in and going to start the electrics tomorow hopefuly
what do you all think ? any comment's welcome as long as they are positave haha

[chris-red]

It's gonna get very dirty very quicky

Keep us updated
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Well, you know what they say. If you want to save the world, you have to push a few old ladies down the stairs.
Skudd:- Perhaps she just thinks you are a window licker and is being nice just in case she becomes another Jill Dando.
WANTED:- Fujinon (Fuji) M42 (Screw on) lenses, let me know if you have anything.

[Moonie]

How long have you been fiddling with bikes mate?

Looking good, use some Crystal Glo on that frame and it won't get mucky as quick
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[APRUKI-BEAST]

yeah that was one of the downsindes of having the frame white but i supose i can sacrafice it as i think it looks great white.
urmm only been fiddling on with bikes for a few years, i'm only 17. this is my 1st 'big' project had a bandit 600 before this and stuff like honda cb250 and a very old kx80 that was a nightmare. hmm yeah i shall try out crystal glow, so its just like a protective film that coats the frame ?

[Moonie]

Crystal Glo is great, my boss calls is miracle juice

It's £10 for a small bottle but you barely use any so it will last you ages, I work at a dealership and the kid that polishes the bikes gets through a bottle a fortnight. Basically it's a polish that acts as a protective coat, and the more you do it over time, the thicker the coat gets until it's like a dirt-proof laquer coat
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[APRUKI-BEAST]

ohhh sounbds like ' the dogs bollox ' will have to get my self some.... or rater my bike some
got the engine wiring sorted about 1 hour ago and after 20mins of fiddling with wires and scraping fresh paint of my frame to get an earth i got it to spark so next step is to get it running, then sand down, prime and spray the fairing and wheels.....oh also orderd ' APRUKI ' decals to replace the full side fairing aprilia ones.

[APRUKI-BEAST]

its alive , theres been that much rain ive not realy had much of a chance to do much with her but today finaly the rain stopped sooo it was time to tinker around, made a temp petrol can out of a lemonade bottle and some fuel line and got her fired up could belive first time started in a few years and i had just had it striped down and first kick it started . as ive not yet got the coolant housing i didnt run for long but after 10 seconds of idling all of a sudden SMASH ! the woodruff key had gone as the magneto had come loose.. soon fixed and after tuning the mixture and idle screws she was puring like a beast