My next Project!

Some of you will recall the Aprilia 125 I rebuilt for Gman. - http://soufafrican.blogspot.com/2007/01/project-ii.html

Well, Seaman, a fellow blogger, and reader, and my brother too, found a bike on http://www.bidorbuy.co.za/, and called me about it. I looked into it, got hold of the seller, and today, after getting him to drop his price I bought it!

This is what the original probably looked like:-

It's a 1996 - 1999 Aprilia RS250.

And these are photo's of what I bought today!

Rolling Chassis - That's GMan's back, and my head...

Tank, fairing, exhausts, and in the bottom right hand corner you can see the semi stripped motor.

"Rare" Plastic crate with some engine parts, frame parts, air filter box, radiator, odds and ends.... Oh, dear, this isn't looking so good right now.....

From top left, clockwise:- Tank, fairing, exhaust, box of parts, nother exhaust, plastic 2Lt Coke bottle cut in half full of screws, bolts, nuts, and stuff and in the foreground, bottom left, front wheel.

The owner had it for about a year, and the last time he rode it, about six month ago the engine seized. He had forgotten to check the 2 stroke oil. Not a good idea on a high performance 2 stroke bike.

Anyway he stripped it down, took the motor to the shop where he was quoted ZAR4000 to repair it. He didn't get round to having it done, and has now lost interest. He wanted ZAR7000 for it on the web, but I got it for ZAR6500.

Boy am I going to enjoy restoring this baby!!! Once I get started I will maintain a progress report, with pics, on this blog.

However, work will not start until I have built and finished my bar counter. This is on instruction from the Princess, and she knows and sees all....

Salagatle