On Feb 27, 3:22*pm, totallydeadmail...@yahoo.co.uk (The Older
Gentleman) wrote:

> Good point. Depends on what gearing you get. My experience of the R80RT
> is that it's geared down from the naked R80 and spins straight into the
> red in top. It is undergeared, for sure.
>
Tried it in the early 90"s. Without the extra power it hits a "wall at
75-80 ish and just will not pull any more in top. I thought I was
being really clever but it made the trip to the BOL even slower and
more tedious. Hence the speculation on the 1000 conversion.

Boxerboy

boxerboy <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> On Feb 27, 3:22 pm, totallydeadmail...@yahoo.co.uk (The Older

> Tried it in the early 90"s. Without the extra power it hits a "wall at
> 75-80 ish and just will not pull any more in top. I thought I was
> being really clever but it made the trip to the BOL even slower and
> more tedious. Hence the speculation on the 1000 conversion.
>
> Boxerboy

Thought that might be the case. Mine, like TOG said, spins up to the red
line OK, but it never gives the impression that there's any more left
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Gyp

boxerboy <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> On Feb 27, 3:22 pm, totallydeadmail...@yahoo.co.uk (The Older

> Tried it in the early 90"s. Without the extra power it hits a "wall at
> 75-80 ish and just will not pull any more in top. I thought I was
> being really clever but it made the trip to the BOL even slower and
> more tedious. Hence the speculation on the 1000 conversion.
>
> Boxerboy

Thought that might be the case. Mine, like TOG said, spins up to the red
line OK, but it never gives the impression that there's any more left
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Gyp

Gyp wrote:
> On 25/02/2011 23:24, The Older Gentleman wrote:
>
>> ISTR that on my old R100RS, they were all rather dim with the (odd)
>> exception of the oil pressure light.
>
> The oil pressure, neutral and high beam lights are fine, but the back
> lighting on the speedo, rev counter, clock and volt are very poor.

Normal. They can be replaced with something better if you like

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Hog

boxerboy wrote:
> Should be returned from its respite care at Church Stretton
> Motorcycles with new cam chain and tensioner. Next winter should be
> new guides and seats as after 157,000 miles things are a little noisy
> now. Hopefully I can start a rolling restoration. Having owned it for
> almost 27 years its part of the family now so I think its a keeper.

Seats? new guides and some gentle lapping in should be enough unless it's
enjoyed a diet of poor fuel and air filters. Valves, well why not if you
replace the guides, they are cheap.

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Hog

Gyp wrote:
> boxerboy <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>
>>
>> Now debating if I should keep it standard when I do the valves,
>> guides and seats or to go twin plug, 1000 conversion and 100cs rear
>> bevel box what say the FOAK?
>>
>>
>
> IMO, the cost of the 1000cc bits needed is not proportionate to the
> advantage that you'll get from fitting them.

Motorworks do a hop up kit which is reputed to be rather good

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Hog

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember (E-Mail Removed) (The
Older Gentleman) saying something like:

>Good point. Depends on what gearing you get. My experience of the R80RT
>is that it's geared down from the naked R80 and spins straight into the
>red in top. It is undergeared, for sure.

But oh, the sheer stump-pulling you get when you have 1000 barrels and
carbs on that R80RT back end...

Grimly Curmudgeon wrote:
> We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
> drugs began to take hold. I remember (E-Mail Removed)
> (The Older Gentleman) saying something like:
>
>> Good point. Depends on what gearing you get. My experience of the
>> R80RT is that it's geared down from the naked R80 and spins straight
>> into the red in top. It is undergeared, for sure.
>
> But oh, the sheer stump-pulling you get when you have 1000 barrels and
> carbs on that R80RT back end...

Like a GSXR1000 running on 1 cylinder you mean

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Hog