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vort28 · Joined: 22 Mar 2010 Posts: 2194 Location: Northwest , UK

Latest copy of PB (may) , just dropped through my door.5 page write up on an RD500 with vdue body work saying it is the only time you will see a vdue run and then a page about some 2-stroke chap , Craig Widdowson, with a Vdue -corse who says there is only a few in the UK and unlike the others his actually runs ???????
He obviously has never been on the forum then ???????? Muppet.

stockcar · Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2014 6:54 pm Post subject:

amazing how many "experts" there are in all walks of life....... Wink

2bims · Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 7289

Lost my faith in Journos reports and stories some time ago.......If they got out of their offices occassionally and visited some bike shows......they'd see that you can turn up at places where 4 No. Vdues are running and on the road.... Shocked

dingbat · Joined: 17 Sep 2013 Posts: 46 Location: uk

Hi all, as of now looks like I can add mine to the list of "running v dues". Initial bugs fixed, mostly I think as a result of being stored from 1993 along with some issues associated with having been put together by hand (!) Re the Journo issues ; It always makes me smile when expert people who have been brought up on a diet of "UJM fourstrokes" are surprised to find when they test a two stroke that it does'nt behave like an R1 ! On the subject of the v due - is now running strong and smooth through 300 miles with the Castrol TTS synthetic (swear by it !) well established in the engine. Now much sweeter and cleaner with every passing mile. Wont be long now ! Hope it stops raining ! Very Happy

2bims · Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 7289

Glad to know you are getting out and about and its getting sweeter and cleaner.....which is normally helped by the introduction period of knowing how to ride them to get the best from them....Where you been with it? and are you getting lots of attention and having to tell folk all about it where ever you stop?

bimotanige · Joined: 12 Jul 2010 Posts: 582 Location: yorkshire

Craig is on the forum I believe, he's the chap I p/x'd my RG500 with. He knows there are plenty out there running so am sure it's journo rubbish. If not I'm most disappointedin him!!!!
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dingbat · Joined: 17 Sep 2013 Posts: 46 Location: uk

Hi all - I guess most all of v due owners are two stroke nuts who have graduated from the japanese strokers due to the demise of the two stroke and who probably have owned most all of them over the years. Remember all the bugs - for example - two stage power bands with big gaps between them (RG500) Then the RD 500's with low throttle carburation which caused fairing mount cracking rough running until you sorted it out ? First model RD350LC's carburation until the carbs were replaced or modified to name but a few. I think maybe that the last few models of Suzuki RGV 250 motors were about the most refined of all with the vacuum controlled slow running carburation, two stage powervalve and powerjet flatslide type carbs ? We all wanted a v due when they first came out - but few were brave enough to do it ! The v due after a bit of experiment feels pretty much the same as my" breathed on" RS 250 Aprilia but obviously with lots more power. In return for this though you have to look after her carefully to keep her in top fettle, feed her with the best available sustenance and put up with a few foibles all of which is forgotten when you open that throttle on a twisty road. ! But of course - the icing on the cake - she's an Italian two stroke - so dont forget she will probably let you down sooner or later anyway and it'll cost a small fortune to fix ! Thats if you can still get the spares........................... Wink

JRH · Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2014 9:42 am Post subject:

I think the Japanese were getting to grips with the 2 strokes towards the end….
I've got an as new, NSR250 MC28, it rides like a modern bike, with wonderful fuelling. It handles like my VDue, but doesn't go like it!!!
And it lacks the Italian bike 'wow' factor…..

2bims · Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 7289

Or more correctly...the "Bimota Italian factor"......But for sure...the engines the real "jewel"....well...when they are working that is.... Laughing

JRH · Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2014 2:04 pm Post subject:

Just come back from a good run on mine, and never stopped grinning all the way))))) OK, so it doesn't like steady throttle at around 4 or 5 k, but it runs perfectly everywhere else. Handles as sharp as any bike on the road, and behaved perfectly..... Mine must be the only one))))))))))))

dingbat · Joined: 17 Sep 2013 Posts: 46 Location: uk

Hi JRH - just got back from a good run on mine this afternoon too - racing the shower clouds ! Mine now has about 370 miles - doesnt like steady throttle at about 4800 - 5300 or so either and is especially unhappy at about 5250 according to the revcounter - about 80mph in top now - according to the speedo (!) and like yours, seems fine everywhere else. Thers a few things to look at here I think.I got lulled into false sense of security after riding it on Saturday - cold day - ran fine. Then today around 20c and nice and humid - running a bit rough, seems to be running a bit on the rich side.Needs a visit to the dyno I think. Will get some time on it when time permits after mine is run in - at the moment oil all over rear number plate after 25 miles or so which I think is way overboard so will be looking at that tomorrow. Also using huge amounts of fuel and this is from someone who also rides a Kawa 750 triple with a Paul Gast 90 bhp rear wheel horsepower tune and 34mm powerjet mikunis on it ! Other bike owners at the pub today saying they'd never seen a v due before. I think I have a few ideas why ! I'll look forward to seeing what can be done to improve it, at least it should be easier than trying to do the same thing with a fuel injected bike !

vort28 · Joined: 22 Mar 2010 Posts: 2194 Location: Northwest , UK

Good to hear so many of those unridable vdues have made it out over the Easter W/E. Unfortunately mine was not one of them as had to make a choice and SB8K won !! Shocked

Anyway, all vdues are delivered running VERY rich on the oil side, oil pump of the RHS of engine behind the airbox. Generally find you can get it no where near the timing lines as the adjuster hits the cam first, but put mine about half way benn delivered position and recommend position. Think 2bims is in a bout the same place, not sure of JRH.

widmyster · Joined: 08 Jul 2013 Posts: 8

hi all and hope you had a good xmas nige your right the article was a fing joke i never said any of the crud printed only that the stats of the rd500 what had been done the bloke was having a laugh he said i slated the fuel injected one and i didnt as i never rode it to have an opinion on it then he bloody crashed it ...still they paid all repair costs and i get i lifes free subscription to a crap magazine never mind onece bitten oh ive finished the rg5000 run it in the engine is a credit to you nige