“I like to give my bikes the personal touch and make them mine! My RG is no exception. I purchased this from Fastline Superbikes in Preston in 2009 with a mileage of just under 5000km. I purchased it for the fact that it’s a four-cylinder two-stroke. Okay, so it isn’t a 500 but trust me it has an awful lot going for it. It sounds great, smells great and has good performance, especially since BDK has worked on the motor. Initially I had a few teething issues with the bike, one of which was the right-hand rear cylinder overheating from day one, but this was remedied when the motor was rebuilt.
“As I’m a big Barry Sheene fan I decided to do a replica Texaco Heron colours and that’s where the…
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Classic Motorcycle Mechanics (Digital) - 1 Issue, September 2021