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Restoration Complete - Aprilia RS125SP

14/9/2016

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For those of you who have been following with our (2015) Summer Break Projects - where we previously restored our 1989 Yamaha Jog - we have some more exciting news! The restoration of our 1996 Aprilia RS125SP is now complete!
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Our celebratory t-shirt in 2010!
We took ownership of our Aprilia RS125SP in late 1996 (almost 20 years ago!) and it brought us five championships over three different decades (as well racing in the British championships), so it holds a lot of sentimental value for us. But in the last few years it was looking a little unloved so it was time to restore her to her former glory...

The majority of the bike was in a good condition (underneath all of the dirt and dust) but a few parts needed to be powdercoated and the bodywork needed a respray - other than that, it just needed a lot of elbow grease! I hope you'll agree that the end result is something that we can be proud of  :-)
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A nice little touch!
Our Aprilia RS125SP was restored to the visual appearance of how it looked was when we last rode her in the 2012 season. The bike is now "retired" so has found a comfortable home in the garage - alongside our Kawasaki ER650 Supertwin which has since brought us three more championships (including two in the 2016 season).
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The home of Two Daves Racing...
And for those Honda CB750 F1 lovers out there, you will be glad to hear that Dave Snr has started his restoration! The Honda has been stripped down to the frame and the various parts are currently being assessed and put into various piles for cleaning/painting/powdercoating. The aim is to get the Honda CB750 F1 back into one piece for Spring 2017 - but the rebuild will not be to factory specification...

Current ideas for customisation include: A twin disc brake conversion (achieved by swapping the entire front end to a CB750 F2 version), a change to ComStar wheels, the fitment of some different handlebars and a restyling exercise - which might even include a "Two Daves Racing" style paintjob... As soon as there is any update available, we'll let you know  :-)
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Bare frame being prepared for powdercoating
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Engine being scrubbed clean
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