RAPIDO RACE 225 SELL OR TUNE IT?

[pasner]

Hi!

I have a brand new Rapido Race 225 cilinder, Mahle piston and an AF cylinder head. Im looking for a fast touring on my new project. I usually ride alone and want something that can pull easily 75 MPH all day. I was thinking to buy a JL3 touring exhaust and I´ve got a SX200 and a LI150 gearbox on the shed. What are the posibilities of this Rapido Race kit? Do I have to tune this cylinder to get what Im looking for? Im living in Spain and there no tuners over here, but I could send it to someone in the uk. I could sell the Rapido ang go for a Ts1 , not sure what to do. Any ideas wellcome.

[ferritt]

sell it and buy a ts1, had to thrash mine all the time and it didn't make for a pleasant ride, ts1 would be my choice.

[odd mod squad]

yep his right, the ts1 is the one to get or the rb

your kit will be on and off the power, i found it very difficult to ride
try the classic its not to bad

happy days

[Juan]

RS Performance are in Madrid, those boys know their stuff.

One of them is a member on here but I can't remember the user name, it's either David or DavidRS I think.

[Dazza]

If you decide to keep the rapido - dump the Mahle /Escorts piston IMHO

[pasner]

Yes, I know about David from RS performances and his quality stuff, any other opinion/experience about the Rapido Race 225?

[pasner]

Nobody likes the Rapido Race????

[Dazza]

No experience with the Race version but I have a 225 classic and love the way it performs, but I have had trouble with it this year, the rings snagged on the exhaust port and tire the top end apart- I understand this to be a factor of the use of an escorts piston and the fact that the ports are razor sharp out of the box.

I have replaced it with another rapido with a wiseco piston and I took the edges of the ports before fitting.
I am still running it in and am doing it by the book ( or the bit of paper that comes with it!) so I am hoping to get good service from it next year

I did get it on a dyno and it had just over 15bhp and the torque was around that figure too. It is a very torquey engine and pulls well through the gears and uphill.

[RB Spain]

Hi Pasner i live in southern Spain , running a RB 225 just had to adjust the carb ect , done 1500 km on it .love it flat out on the toll roads . gives me the best smile all day

[pasner]

Thank you all for sharing your experiences, I someone would have a good experience with the rapido race, but it looks like is not the choice. I think I go for a TS1