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6/4/2012 2:17pm
I just picked up a RM 465 today.
My brother donated it for free.
Back in '82 we bought two RM 465's late in season for very good price, i think we paid $2000.
And we got the standard shock replaced with Öhlins for that price so it was a pretty good deal back then.
We raced them until '86 and then i left racing and sold all my bikes.
But my brother kept his bike and has had in storage since '86, he hasn't started it since then.
I just gave it a wash to clean out the dust and the mud from the last ride in '86 and i turned over the piston very gently, i expected it to be seized or rusted solid.
To my surprice it felt smooth! Not a hint of stichion, and very good compression. It felt like new.
So i checked ot the linkage, silky smooth! And the fork too.
It's amazing how well it's been preserved, everything works.
Of course i will tear it down and repaint the frame, lube all the bearings and replace some plastic that has gone dull.
I will tear down the engine too and replace all the seals, i bet the crankshaft seal would blow if i tried to start the engine.
My brother donated it for free.
Back in '82 we bought two RM 465's late in season for very good price, i think we paid $2000.
And we got the standard shock replaced with Öhlins for that price so it was a pretty good deal back then.
We raced them until '86 and then i left racing and sold all my bikes.
But my brother kept his bike and has had in storage since '86, he hasn't started it since then.
I just gave it a wash to clean out the dust and the mud from the last ride in '86 and i turned over the piston very gently, i expected it to be seized or rusted solid.
To my surprice it felt smooth! Not a hint of stichion, and very good compression. It felt like new.
So i checked ot the linkage, silky smooth! And the fork too.
It's amazing how well it's been preserved, everything works.
Of course i will tear it down and repaint the frame, lube all the bearings and replace some plastic that has gone dull.
I will tear down the engine too and replace all the seals, i bet the crankshaft seal would blow if i tried to start the engine.
New seals in the engine and a new piston and off i go....
Hmmm, maybe i have to check the spring ratetes on the suspension too.. somehow i mysteriesly added som weight to my body without me noticing that..
The Shop
I could do that, but then i have to find one. That's not easy plus i would cost me some more money.
And then i think that wouldn't be allowed if i want to race in the EVO class.
I peeked in the cylinder when i took off the exhaust and the piston seems to be in great shape, there was a thin oil film covering the piston, amazing after 23 years.
A bit of magnesium corrosion
Not too much carbon buildup.
Reeds look fine.
A little blowby.
The head.
Couldn't feel any edge where the piston turns.
I had/have a 82 model, maybe the 81 are more troublesome.
I got a couple of tips from another forum:
"look at the expansion pipe about half way along the pipe under the tank and if you look closely you will see spot weld marks. If you hacksaw the pipe in half either just infront or behind these welds you will see the plate inside the pipe,remove it and weld pipe up again and it will pull much better. If you want further power then make a 5 mm alloy spacer the same shape as the reed block gasket and fit it to the barrel before you fit the reed block and then build the rest as normal.
You will feel a big change in the power"
Most reed spacers will shift the torque peak lower in the RPM range, but will actually show a loss in peak horsepower numbers.
The shape of the numberplate is little more square on the PE:s sidepanels and look like RM factory panels of that time.
//Johan
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Ed
Ed
Pit Row
Not being hateful, but the bike would look better with side panels...any side panels!
Anyone know a good way to get the stickers of the tank? They are really cemented on.
Ed
i haven't really getting anywhere yet since last time.
I got held up by another restuaration project.. sort of..
Wifey suggested that we should make a small uppgrade of the kitchen. Nothing fancy.
So we went from this..
To this..
And ended up with this..
And while i was at it, why not do the same with the bathroom and hallway :-)
Anyway, i scored a set of 1984 forks and DLS brakes and wheel.
So here you can see the difference between the 82 forks and the 84 forks.
"Oh I like that " I mutter at the low level lighting,
Good job,
Now she's taken care of can we see more of the yellow mistress in the garage please ?
jb.
About the PE sidepanels.
I found a guy who fitted them to his Rm 465, he said he only had to do a bracket, can't remember witch side but other that that they fitted perfectly. And Marc at Fullfloater.com said the same, they fit.
But the stickers on the tank, how the hell to get them off?
What's the trick? I sit there peeling the stickers one millimeter at the time, it will take forever to get them off.
Does anyone know what rear fender on that 465? It has the factory shape from what I can see.
I'm not a fan of the rear fender number plates, other than the 82/83 KX and maybe a 82 Husky .
Do you guys really feel the air box is restrictive? Even with the 2 filters?
It would be trick to mount 98 rm 49mm conventionals
The only tricky part would be to mount a brake stay for the backing plate
Are you going to tap a idle screw into the carb? No idle was the dumbest idea ever
I can cut you a deal on the Black Ops Moto ignition coil to help the big RM light up easier . It will give a bigger mid range pull but I'm thinking that is something that isnt a big concern for this bike.
I can't imagine how good the rear is on that bike with a Ohlins shock in there.
Your kitchen came out great . The kick lighting is nice. I may be afraid in my house to run that because it would highlight the crumbs on the floor and the hair balls from the dog.
What are you doing with your Hitachi planer in that pic ? .
I haven't seen the "works" rear fender anywhere else than on the works bikes.
I know Jan Geobers in Belgium have them, would be nice to have one but not essential.
I think i'll just stick to make everything working as it should first before make any ímprovments.
Maybe a Race tech emulator in the forks to balance up the front end.
Thats a friend of mine removing the residue from the old floor panels with the planer.
I put in underfloor heating.
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