Buying a Aprilia RS50 this Saturday

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Hello again, I'm buying a Aprilia RS50, why you may ask? Let me tell you the specs of the bike first, roughly 30k miles, 57 plate, red and has a fresh MOT on it. Best part: £400. You may be like wow wow wow, make sure its all running. It's my friends and he rides it all the time, he says its all in good condition and he's only selling it as he's getting a car, but even if something does need to be repaired I'll do it. Firstly, I'm only buying this bike to sell it, so I have more money when I buy my 125. Turn 17 in December. Just wanted to share and hear some opinions.

[Ste]

Why is your friend selling it?

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[Ste]

Oh yeah.

If it's in good working order then he'd quite easily be able to get more than £400 for it so I'd be very suspicious of what condition it's really in.

£400 will be a fraction of what his insurance will cost so he'll be needing all the money he can get. The only reason for flogging it on the cheap is because there's something not quite right with it and he wants rid of it before that something becomes more obvious.

Do you know when it last had an engine rebuild?

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He wanted 500 i put him down to 400 and hes a rich teenager, i dont think he cares about the money much. Dont think he even checked how much they were going for. Will ask if he knows when it last gad a engine rebuild but he's had the bike for a year now.

[Rogerborg]

[Alpineandy]

I guess the question is;
Are you mechanically minded and happy to work on your own bike?

If he answer is Yes, then it's a price that could be good.

If the answer is No, then you'll need someone that knows about these things to have a look at it before you buy it.

Either way you'll then need to keep your fingers crossed that it's a 'good un'.
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Yeah i wont be riding it (ill somehow resist). Ill just put it as sorn till its looking good and sells. But yeah im a quick learner and already learnt a few things about the bike. My friend he owns a VTR1000 and he rebuilt his whole bike in seperate parts so he'll help me too I guess. Also got Youtube and this wonderful forum.

Little update the Aprili RS50 had a engine rebuild 2 months ago.

[symonh2000]

30,000 miles is quite a high mileage for that type of bike.

I appreciate it has had an engine rebuild, but it would be worth finding out what was done and who did it.

Not sure if the 50 versions are the same as the 125's in that they need piston ring changes every few thousand miles due to the large ports causing them stress.

The engine is also likely to use a plated cylinder, so if it is damaged it will be expensive to replace/re-plate.

Are you planning on riding it as a moped?

If so then it will need to be restricted otherwise your licence, insurance, MOT etc will not be valid.
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But then, I ran into a thought, I've seen on the Aprilia forum that people have managed to get a 125 engine in the RS50. I'm assuming it must have been hard work and a lot of patience and adjusting. But should i even have a thought of doing that or just dump that idea straight away? It'd save me buying another bike, but would mean, buying the engine (and alot more things presumably) and dealing with the DVLA rubbish.

Somone fit a YZ125 in a RS50:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFTApga46Yk
https://www.sportbikes.net/forums/general-sportbikes/446159-new-2stroke-mini-gp-replica-project.html

[symonh2000]

By fitting a 125 engine you are opening a big can of worms.

You will need to get the bike re-registered if it is going to be legal, it will cost a bit to do and you are likely to end up with a bike that is worth a fair bit less than a proper 125.

The reason being the insurance will be more than a 125 because it is "Modified" and anyone who wants a 125 is likely just to buy the 125 in the first place.

Unless someone buys it to ride on a moped licence.
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[Alpineandy]

[Ste]

[iooi]

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What does OP even stand for , see you type it all the time. I'm pretty sure nothing is wrong with it. He still rides it and has been riding it for over a year. Even if there is something wrong it may be a minor. If there's an obstacle we will over come it. Can't just refuse not to even attempt it at first.

And I though your had to tax it then make it sorn?

Maybe not: https://www.gov.uk/make-a-sorn

[Doovy]

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[sinedtomuch]

My spidey sense tells me that your "friend" will soon become your enemy.

I'm with Ste.
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When the bikes here on Saturday, what should I look at?

Ofcourse I'll check the:
- Chain & Sprocket
- Rust
- Brake Pads & Discs
- Tyre's
- Fairings
- Exhaust

What else?

[carpe_diem]

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[Evil Hans]

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