Hi guys, I have owned a 99 RMX 250 for over a year now. I Really like the bike, cheap to buy, good comfort for the trails and better on a MotoX than my ability, but, I am constantly worried about the powervalves failing, it happend to the previous owner and cost him £600 to fix, and he did the all the spannering!!!
It might be possible for me to have some of the powervalve components replaced by items a machined by a colleague from a stronger material, for not too much money. I have acces to some EN24T bar (that was an offcut from parts we made for the the thrust SSC car, we were a minor sponsor) would this be suitable. I like this material as it is strong but not brittle. I appreciate the thermal expansion differences and are a bit heavier compared to the hard anodized alloy the Suzuki parts are, and im not happy about having Titanium valves made, im sure the Ti will wear the powervalve bores in double quick time. Anyones 2cents appreciated
It might be possible for me to have some of the powervalve components replaced by items a machined by a colleague from a stronger material, for not too much money. I have acces to some EN24T bar (that was an offcut from parts we made for the the thrust SSC car, we were a minor sponsor) would this be suitable. I like this material as it is strong but not brittle. I appreciate the thermal expansion differences and are a bit heavier compared to the hard anodized alloy the Suzuki parts are, and im not happy about having Titanium valves made, im sure the Ti will wear the powervalve bores in double quick time. Anyones 2cents appreciated