"He went from on top of the world to his living hell in an instant." a heartbreaking tragedy! back in the day as a child I used to have heroes and Cinq was definitely one of them. Wrathchild, Chapter One, MotoXXX, the MTV stuff, Shift commercials and ... more »

no issues so far, always fast delivery

Built a 250 AF with a honda frame as well. There are so many things that need to be considered, so that general statements are inappropriate. It highly depends on what frame you choose, changes in flex characteristics you make (full cradle replacement, ... more »

That would be great! To be honest this was the only reason not to immediately choose a TM for my 125/144 build. There are plenty of good deals over here, where you can find used 15/16 models in the 3-4k range.

good call on the engine weight. never thought about that when building a light weight build. Seems like some decent shavings can be achieved here. But in contrast this is an area where reliability matters most. my tranny is from 99 and still runs well. ... more »

so you are leaving commiefornia for good? deep state tryin to ruin european countries too with their ongoing islamization / sorros plan. anyway TMs always attracted me since they are using the gen4 honda style frame. but I wonder after all the enlightening ... more »

they mentioned this bike on page 123. i just guess it was an 03. he also raced the gen3 model with 00/01 plastics as early as 2000.

Takeshi Katsuya's 2003 Factory RC250. unfortunately there is almost no information on this...

just make a proper headstay and vibrations won't be an issue.

WD 40 and scotch brite I guess. but this engine looks brand new!