Aprilia RS125 2010 Spain's no.1
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@pedrobatista10 In which part of portugal do you live?
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@DanRacing Caldas da Rainha
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This kit here is worth every penny
Comes with a Lifetime warranty and has pretty much everything you'll need to work on your Aprilia.
I have had my kit for nearly ten years now and have had much use out of them. I have slowly been upgrading to Snap On, but merely for the look. These are my GoTo tools for the majority of the stuff I do.
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thanks @Calum. already made the purchase for the kit. halfords 200 pcs black edition for 36£. black friday price i think
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@pedrobatista10 Other than specialist tools, you won't need much else than that kit.
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@pedrobatista10 I'm from porto, if you wanna hit me up on instagram (@dan.racing_2stroke) I'll be happy to help with anything you need.
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@Calum i will need torque wrench tool, right?
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@pedrobatista10 Why's that?
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Torque wrenches are misleading at times. Should be used for precision critical stuff, but often you find you lose "feel" when solely relying on a Torque Wrench, often stripping threads and snapping bolts.
In general, you shouldn't need one, when absolutely needing the precision, then I'd say get one.
I ended up getting a Laser Torque Wrench for engine building. It's cheap and decent quality.
Just bear in mind, torque wrenches need calibrating every so often, so unless you need it day to day, I'd say learn what is the right tension from feeling.
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@pedrobatista10 The torque on the cylinder is like 13Nm, that's not a lot. A 1/4" ratchet should achieve that with not much force on it.
I bought one of these
https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/173557651648?chn=psIt's a tiny tiny ratchet, no bigger than my Palm. It's useful as you can't apply masses of torque to it, meaning you don't damage the thread.
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@pedrobatista10 Some lovely parts there dude, your wallet must be feeling the pressure??? :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes: :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes: :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:
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@NINJA eheh yes this month i'm done with parts. next month i will buy more parts for sure.
now i need to find some guy that mount this setup. i hope next week i can find one guy that dont ask me 400€ for put this running
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@pedrobatista10 A head swap is not that complicated a job dude, I've seen many a video of 'teenagers' performing it on their bikes. If your half competent with the spanners then I would give it a go and save yourself the cash for more upgrades.
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i dont have any experience, thats why i dont want to take risk. i understand, that i need to pay and not a easy job. but 400€ is overpriced, imo
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@pedrobatista10 I hear ya, I would suggest asking around for a good quality local bike mechanic. Or visit some bike dealers and sneak around the back to see if any mechanics would take on a bit of private work? This may save you a lot of cash, as they could do the work without the overheads.
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That's some mighty fine parts you got there!
What made you go for the Italkit head over the VHM head?
The one PJME supply has been dyno'd for optimum results on the Italkit Cylinder. No doubt the Italkit head has too. I adore that anodising though!!
As I say, it doesn't sound overpriced for the work involved. It's trivial stuff to do yourself, but it's time consuming to do it right. Hence the price.
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@Calum hi, the reason was, the shop i bought everything (mmgracingstore) had this italkit head prepared for 140cc and vhm insert. but vhm was not reworked for italkit 140cc i guess. since i dont have knowledge to work on that and i think the difference shouldnt be too much. i bought that instead. and it was good price (~62€), maybe later i change to vhm reworked by pjme.
p.s. how can i post photos like that @Calum ?
