Team-BHP - The Yamaha 'RX' Thread (with pics)

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Corona effect, got time to rebuild my RXG and live in the past.

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Not running side cover, got tired of removing it for jetting

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Lighting up some blue smoke!

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I had been to my friend's farmhouse and there were a few bikes hidden under a tarpaulin. Found this beauty in stock condition (1990 model), no repaint at all. It was instant love. He says these bikes fetch over a lakh, but I'm quite content with my new gen Honda to even consider buying one

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Originally Posted by Sebring (Post 4931153)

Found this beauty in stock condition (1990 model), no repaint at all.

Paint theme is from RX135, launched during 1997.
'no repaint' is impossible.

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Originally Posted by Mr.Boss (Post 4931193)

Paint theme is from RX135, launched during 1997.
'no repaint' is impossible.

Agree. The original ones came in red. The maroon here came much later.

Cheers, Doc

Oh, ok. He told me its original

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Originally Posted by Mr.Boss (Post 4931193)

Paint theme is from RX135, launched during 1997.
'no repaint' is impossible.

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Originally Posted by ebonho (Post 4931201)

Agree. The original ones came in red. The maroon here came much later

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Originally Posted by Mr.Boss (Post 4931193)

Paint theme is from RX135, launched during 1997.
'no repaint' is impossible.

This is RX135. Can see the RX135 badge in photo.

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Originally Posted by Sebring (Post 4931153)

It's a RX 135 4 Speed from what I can see, which was launched around 1997.

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Originally Posted by texmonster (Post 4931259)

This is RX135. Can see the RX135 badge in photo.

Don't go blindly with the badge, it could be a RX100 with 135 badge. Below are couple of such cases from my stable

This is RX135, with RXG badge

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This is RXG, with RX100 basge

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Originally Posted by Seahawk (Post 4883771)

My Dad's restored RX100 ( 34 years old )

This is a beautiful job. If I'm not mistaken only the indicators look a bit bigger than stock? You even have the ribbed front tyres. :)

Cheers, Doc

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Originally Posted by ebonho (Post 4931424)

If I'm not mistaken only the indicators look a bit bigger than stock?

To me it looks stock.

Few stuffs borrowed from other RX series (RXG/RX135) were the handle grips, seat foam and chain guard (I may be wrong here, going by the position of chain slack inspection window), Rear tyre (looks like 3.00x18)

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Originally Posted by ebonho (Post 4931424)

This is a beautiful job. If I'm not mistaken only the indicators look a bit bigger than stock? You even have the ribbed front tyres. :)

Cheers, Doc

Beyond a doubt, it's got OE looks. Reason to say OE looks & not OE is because, now a days, there're imitations of OE Minda, sadly :(

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Originally Posted by aargee (Post 4932475)

Beyond a doubt, it's got OE looks. Reason to say OE looks & not OE is because, now a days, there're imitations of OE Minda, sadly :(

Grown up with the originals (am of that vintage).

Maybe it was the photo angle but they looked a tad bigger. Something about them did not look original.

Cheers, Doc

Original fuel tank for Rx100 is available in authorized spare parts dealers. Price is 4,100. Attaching picture of the tank.

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Originally Posted by Vmax1200 (Post 4937886)

Original fuel tank for Rx100 is available in authorized spare parts dealers.

Hi Vmax1200, is there a manufacturing date on the carton?. Just want to know if this an old stock tank or a recently manufactured one. If it was made recently by Yamaha, I will try one procuring here in Delhi.