Category Archives: RS 250 Workshop Diary

The motorcycle frame and the rear swing arm were completely disassembled, the bearings from the swing arm will be replaced later. The frame was first cleaned with a parts cleaner and washed afterwards.

The clutch is now mounted, together with all the parts of the kickstarter, without any incidents. The water pump drive shaft was damaged, it was quite corroded and leaking because of the worn mechanical seal, which damaged the whole shaft afterwards.

The exhaust power valves were installed before the cylinders were mounted. For the exhaust, a new threaded bolt M8x30 was screwed in.

After the struggle to get the studs out of the housing, I also exchanged them for new ones made of corrosion resistant steel with appropriate strength and then installed the gearbox.

The gearbox shafts were disassembled, cleaned and put back together afterwards.