The RS125 was my dream bike as a 17yr old, couldn’t afford the £3k+ at the time for one. I think we all have the 500g tub of red grease, I think mine is about 20 yrs old now. Lost count of how many calipers I’ve rebuilt now 😂

@stoneautomotive

2 ай бұрын

So many of us as teens dreamed of riding off in a blue haze of two stroke goodness on one of these 😎 My tub must be at least 10 years old now 😅

@andyp9040

2 ай бұрын

I bought a new rs125 sbk 2003 as my first bike. I loved it. Im now looking for another one to add to my rsvr factory, benelli tornado rs and gsxr750 2013👍

@dirtydog2312

2 ай бұрын

@@andyp9040 nice, it was the Chesterfield colour scheme I wanted

@T4TipsGuides

2 ай бұрын

Do they still sell Gunk? That is what I used to clean my wheels back in the day. Used to come in an orange can 30 years ago.

@T.T.G.

Ай бұрын

Yeh I got a tin off ebay ​@@T4TipsGuides

the best thing for grips is hair spray , slides on easily and sticks like glue once it dry's off.

@stoneautomotive

2 ай бұрын

Reading the comments this seems like the go to method so will be trying that next 😬👍

I love this series 👍

@stoneautomotive

2 ай бұрын

Glad to hear 😎👌

Try hair spray for grips in future. Old BMX'er trick. Lubricates whilst it's wet but dries like glue very quickly 👌🏻

@stoneautomotive

2 ай бұрын

This certainly seems the most popular method in the comments 👍

Internal combustion engines love cold/cool air, your mod sounds like a good idea.

@stoneautomotive

2 ай бұрын

Seems all have agreed so got to be done now 😬

They are mate i love his attention to detail and the research hes goes through to make sure hes doing everything iff not better than bmw did i could watch hours of his videos 😎👌

Great stuff, really enjoying your vlogs. It's a good idea with the air intake. Give it a crack and see how it goes.love it

@stoneautomotive

2 ай бұрын

Glad to hear 😎👍 plenty more in the pipe line for this summer!

@andrewmoylan6295

2 ай бұрын

@@stoneautomotive That's mint, looking forward to it. Thanks

Great video mate keep up the good content.

@stoneautomotive

2 ай бұрын

Thanks mate 😎👌

Great job 😊

@stoneautomotive

2 ай бұрын

Thanks 😎👍

HRC did pressurined air boxes for the NSR250 where the carb was inside the airbox to equalise the float bowl pressure. Would be alot of work but not impossible 😂

@stoneautomotive

Ай бұрын

Hmmmm, don’t think stone automotive has HRC budget

Great vid

@stoneautomotive

2 ай бұрын

Thanks 😎👍

I used some warm water, nothing else went straight on, did it to the Gilera not two days ago, (has the same handlebar as the Aprilia)

To take that part off mine I had to take the exhaust off first as it goes up through the rear swing arm through the tail section, dirty (greying) plastics. And fix any electrical wiring whilst I’m there, I’m doing the same thing to my sc125 can’t wait to get her road worthy

@stoneautomotive

2 ай бұрын

Certainly something rewarding about restoring these older bikes 😎

keep up the great contents you doing great job mate ps that oven cleaner works great on my oven i use same stuff so keep that just for your oven 😄

@stoneautomotive

2 ай бұрын

Yea I think it’s gonna stay in the kitchen cupboard just for the oven as intended 😅

Really enjoying this - thank you. I think you said that this is going to be a track bike - in which case, maybe worth considering fitting sintered pads instead of those organic pads?

@stoneautomotive

2 ай бұрын

Glad to hear Dave 😎👌 It will be a “show track bike” 😅 I just love the look of a race bike but will only do the odd b road blast so that pads will hopefully be fine.. famous last words

Yes mate best place for it 😂😂 you need to invest in one of them ultra sonic cleaners 😁👍

@stoneautomotive

2 ай бұрын

I know I know 😅

Zep citrus degreaser - best cleaner I’ve found for anything oily. And for restoring yellowed plastic back to white I think you were getting at hydrogen peroxide, it’s a hair bleaching cream, also it on in a plastic bag and then pop it under a UV lamp

@stoneautomotive

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip 👍

Yes if you go premix, you would need to increase the jetting. It sounds strange but adding more oil will make it run leaner as the oil takes up some of the petrol volume.

@stoneautomotive

2 ай бұрын

But when you look at how much oil is added to the fuel I’m shocked it makes a noticeable difference 😅

Mr.Muscle not recommanded on alluminiun after readding instructions, I Know a channel like you in USA call CJ media who restore motorcycles and He always used the product Super clean for parts. Always cool video thanks

@stoneautomotive

2 ай бұрын

I have seen a few of his videos, hats off to him for taking on the MV burnout build 😱

washing up liquid to lube your grips on, goes on slippery and then dries like glue also citrus orange degreaser for stubborn oil and grease works well.

@stoneautomotive

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip, hair spray seems to be the most popular choice currently 😅

Looking forward to this one progressing new sub

@stoneautomotive

2 ай бұрын

Glad to hear and thanks for the channel support 😎👍

Nice bike

@stoneautomotive

2 ай бұрын

Thanks ✌️

A trick i use for the bike grips is alcool and/or air compressed: alcool makes the job very easy, and evaporates itself. If you don't have alcool just use air compressed: the thin air layer sprayed while mounting the grip will help you quite a lot. Try it and let me know :) cheers from italy!

@stoneautomotive

2 ай бұрын

That is a good tip 👌 Shall try it on the left hand grip in the next episode 👍

@katywalker8322

2 ай бұрын

Hair spray works well when putting new grips on.

My very first big was an RS50 and it'd already been tweaked so I could easily get over 60mph. I had that for almost 2yrs and wanted to get the RS250 but I could of gotten a much more practical bike for the same price and it'd have extra power n be fuel injected. The place where I got all my bits they were trying to sell me a brand new Aprilia RSV1000 n I was only 17. Obviously they'd restrict it but you have NO IDEA how close I was to pulling the trigger and buying it on finance because it was just so beautiful and it still is to this day. This was back in 2005 btw. I would love to buy another one but I had a life changing bike accident which took my left leg off up to the groin and I can't even wear a prosthetic as my pelvis was smashed to bit's. I was extremely lucky to be alive but thinking about it. I really wish I'd of just bleed out on the scene as I would of died doing something I absolutely loved! 😪 FML That was over 10yrs ago and I still haven't been able to find a job because of my crippling pain and phantom pain which I'll have for the rest of my life and there's not much anyone can do apart from just giving me pain killers which does help but it's not fixing the problem as the NHS don't have any money to help people once you've been discharged from hospital.

@stoneautomotive

2 ай бұрын

The last project build on the channel was an RSV1000 - fantastic bikes and very good value nowadays 😎 Sorry to hear of your accident, know two people with life changing injuries as a result of riding a motorcycle 😞

Hi mate. When you fit the grip, use the air compressor with the normal nozel, put it between the grip and the tube/bar, spray the air and slide it on. It will take two seconds and your need no lube. 😊

@stoneautomotive

2 ай бұрын

Great suggestion although I would need to find a pretty big bung for the air duster 😅

@andynorgate7091

2 ай бұрын

:D used be surprised how little you need, I've done it with cans of compressed air before :D@@stoneautomotive

Really surprised mr muscle didnt clean those rear sets up as i used it to clean out my clogged alloy inlet manifold on my diesel van a few years back and it came up like new, unless theyve taken out the good stuff since then 😂

@stoneautomotive

2 ай бұрын

I think you’re right, nothings as good as the original formulas! To many people trying to drink stuff like that now so has to be child safe for all customers 😅

Over cleaner is only any good on raw aluminium… used it for years on go kart engines and it worked fantastically!

@stoneautomotive

2 ай бұрын

Good to know 👍 also have a two stroke engine in need of a degrease so will give it a whirl 😎

That piece with the crack in i snapped clean off when i came off once :(, fortunately other than that and some scratches not much else damaged.

@stoneautomotive

2 ай бұрын

Sounds like it was the same as mine, rear set certainly took the worst of it!

Pah! You've barely started with that pot of grease! I've just about finished my pot of the same stuff, it took me about 30 years 😀 I've always fancied the idea of slapping a big 4T MX engine in a little bike like the RS. Perhaps once the 125 engine has had enough you could try it and let us know how it goes. RS450 anyone?

@stoneautomotive

2 ай бұрын

Yes I can see me spending many more years with this pot 😅 To much love for the light and nimble ride of the rs for a big cc swap, 140cc top end would be nice 😬

I'm sure the one I had did have ducting to the box, but this was a while back

I also want one but never got round to getting one its when i start watching m539 restorations it sets me off 🤣🤣

@stoneautomotive

2 ай бұрын

His videos are very in depth 👌👍

we used to use furniture polish ,pledge and the like for cleaning wheels ,then again dont know if you can still get it now

@stoneautomotive

2 ай бұрын

Blimey that’s a blast from the past, remember my mum polishing the house top to bottom with Pledge 😅👍

@vincemarshall8550

2 ай бұрын

@@stoneautomotive yes mate its shit at being hair laquer tho ,mr sheene as well

Harpic x 10 removes rust and cleans up metal like new. Leave it to soak for ten minutes

Use paraffin to clean up all those greasy old parts very effective

You don’t need brake light for daytime MOT ? Never knew that

@stoneautomotive

2 ай бұрын

Bizarrely only a horn 😅 www.bemoto.uk/blog/what-does-daytime-mot-mean#:~:text=We%20often%20hear%20people%20debating,recommendations%20to%20make%20it%20safer).

Try not to delay too much for the next episode! :)

@stoneautomotive

2 ай бұрын

Life of a part time KZreadr 😅 will do my best to keep them coming 👌

19:22 Peroxide, is the word your looking for.

@stoneautomotive

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 😅👍

the left footrest bracket is heavily bent inwards buddy.

@stoneautomotive

2 ай бұрын

Hadn’t even noticed, hopefully the spare I have is straight 😅

Even a daytime MOT still needs a working brake light surely?

@stoneautomotive

2 ай бұрын

Bizarrely all you need is a horn 😅 www.bemoto.uk/blog/what-does-daytime-mot-mean

@steveharvey20

2 ай бұрын

@stoneautomotive That seems absolutely bonkers and frankly as a motorcyclist you don't want to be encouraging car drivers to pile into the back of you when they don't know your stopping. If it were me I'd absolutely have a working brake light

@stoneautomotive

2 ай бұрын

@@steveharvey20 problem is it seems to read that if you have the brake light you need working tail light.. yea properly crazy but I have seen bikes at cafes years ago and thought how an earth is that road legal 😅

Aprilia on the AF1 Futura used a pipe for cool air from the fairing, past the engine through a plastic sheet and to the area of the airbox intake. They didn’t bother with the RS125 Check if your cdi has been modified. As standard between 4750rpm and 6000rpm there is a massive amount of ignition retard which causes a flat spot (presume the aim is to make it easy to get through homologation tests). The cdi can normally be modified to switch to a better ignition timing map - you cut into the cdi at a specific point to cut a bridge on the circuit board inside. If you are doing without lights, etc, the probably easiest to make a new loom from scratch. Easy enough. Bleeding the rear brake can be a pain. The bleed nipple is not at the highest point of the caliper when mounted on the bike. Aprilia used both Brembo or Grimeca calipers (front is Grimeca but badged Aprilia), and various Italian bike specialists should be able to supply pins, etc, for the calipers. Baby wipes are convenient for cleaning a lot of rubbish off the wheels. Before now when the locating pin on switchgear is damaged I have replaced it with a small metal rod stuck in place with Araldite (mind you, I have also helicoiled the plastic thread in the switchgear for the bolts that hold it together)

@_Hangman

2 ай бұрын

Regarding the rear brake bleeding just remove the rear caliper bolt and rotate the caliper for bleeding purposes so that the bleed nipple is at the highest point so as you mention no air gets trapped beneath it.

@katywalker8322

2 ай бұрын

@@_Hangman yep, just as long as the pads can’t move in.

@_Hangman

2 ай бұрын

@@katywalker8322 Yep...but even then flat blade screw driver or something to wedge between the pads would work too.

@stoneautomotive

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the detailed response 😎 Wonder why they left that airfeed off the RS125 to the airbox, very odd! Shall see what we can build in the work shop 😬 I think it’s had the cdi mod as there’s a blob of silicone on the back of the CDI 👍

@stoneautomotive

2 ай бұрын

Yep had the same thing with the RC8R and RSV, might just bleed it on the bench so it’s ready to go!

Are you selling this bike at the end

@stoneautomotive

2 ай бұрын

No plans to with this one but guess everything has its price

time for you to get a parts cleaner and an ultrasonic bath

@stoneautomotive

2 ай бұрын

Time for a bigger workshop 😅👍

Diesel fuel is a great cleaner, too

@stoneautomotive

2 ай бұрын

Worth keeping in mind, although as all my cars/ bikes are unleaded something has gone seriously wrong if I have left over diesel about 😅

Compressed air from a blow gun between the grip and the throttle tube/handle bar and just slide them on, thank me later 👍😂😂

@stoneautomotive

2 ай бұрын

That’s a great idea, would have saved me some pain 😅👍

Never , Never order parts that have to come direct from Italy during September ( i think they take the whole month off !!! )

@stoneautomotive

2 ай бұрын

Sounds about right 😅

19:21 Hydrogen Peroxide.

@stoneautomotive

2 ай бұрын

That’s the one 👍😅

Standard Brake fluid (DOT3 or DOT4) is Alcohol based, DOT5 brake fluid is Silicone based - NEITHER work with or should be ANYWHERE around red Axle bearing grease, whether it's oil based grease or Synthetic - They make Brake assembly lube if you must, but using brake fluid as assembly lube on braking parts is best - That red grease could cause your rubber piston seals to swell, or turn gummy, or any other number of death-causing problems- the type of rubber they use around BRAKE FLUID is sometimes very weakened around petroleum based stuff- Nasty bit of advise you're posting on the You Tube there sir, as if you know anything?

@stoneautomotive

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to compose a response to the video, it’s certainly the first time I’ve ever heard this in all the years garage tinkering! In fact over the years and reviewing the comments it would appear many like myself use red grease to rebuild brake calipers. As stated in previous videos I’m not a motorcycle mechanic so always happy to be corrected but as I’ve rebuilt brakes with red grease for the past 15 years with no issues to report of swelling or failing seals I’m surprised to hear this.. even cars like my e46 M3 and Clio 172 cup which have both had the brakes rebuilt this way and been used on track for many years where they will be subject just to hard use/ high temperatures and still no issues of failing or binding brakes from swelled seals or seized pistons as a result. I’m certainly not disagreeing with you and fully aware there are many people out there far smarter than me that understand the chemical make up of these greases and there uses, just odd to hear it this late into years spannering

@triplecheese8590

2 ай бұрын

🚨Karen, I bet you was so excited to spread your grease knowledge 😂💦

FYI the music in videos is not entertaining infact its annoying 😒 very annoying

@stoneautomotive

2 ай бұрын

Audio on KZread is the thing I hate the most, everything has some form of copy right so incredible difficult to find anything good that’s unlicensed and suitable for an age range of 18-60 years old according to my view stats 🫠

Speak with your local valeting chemical rep. Someone like AutoSmart. Buy some heavy duty wheel cleaner and it will save you so much time (read the label and ask the reps advice as it is aggressive on your skin, eye, throat).

@stoneautomotive

2 ай бұрын

I’ve used Auto smart in the past so good to know 👍 Cleaning hasn’t got to much left now so hopefully won’t be a problem moving forward on this build 👍