Re: Restoration of a 1989 Yamaha RX100,by an 18 year old.

Engine wise g,z 135 all are same apart from very minor differences . So to avoid confusion i call it g resonator.

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Re: Restoration of a 1989 Yamaha RX100,by an 18 year old.

I really don't understand why people owning an RX always mocks at other 4 stroke motors. Every motor is special in it's own way.
The reason why RX and Shogun were/are famous is because of the sheer power to weight ratio. They were the pocket rockets of yesteryears. There were not much choice of 4stroke affordable performance bikes during that time and RX or Shogun was the obvious choice for an enthusiast, rather than a CD100.

I am not against 2 strokes. I myself owned an RX till recently and I still love RX's performance and exhaust note. But I pity the way people has started thinking about 2 strokes and 4 strokes. People go to the extent of calling a '4-strokes' as '4-jokes'. Why don't they understand that there are even enthusiasts who use 4 stroke bikes?

Unlike olden times, today there are multiple choices even in 4 strokes to bring enough adrenaline rush. Duke 200 is one example which has the characteristics of an RX albeit a 4-stroke engine - it's light in weight, gives hair-raising riding experience (except for the crappy exhaust note), has minimal body panels, is a pocket rocket, gives similar mileage figures to an RX100. All these with double the cubic capacity, more than twice the bhp and loads of torque and most importantly with very less pollution compared to 2 strokes.

The reason why most people go ga ga over RX and Shogun is that they are now antique products. Remember, what happened to the RX135 5 speed and 4 speed with cat con? Very few people bought them inspite of them having more performance than the legendary RX100. The reason - RX100 production was stopped by then and thus many were craving for the RX100 instead of the then newly launched RX135, and many others simply preferred a more modern looking motorcycle. Now since the production of all 2 stroke bikes have stopped, people have started praising all 2 strokes (be it RX100, RX135 4speed, RX135 5 speed, Shogun, Samurai, RTZ, etc). I see many people praising RX135 with cat con too. Reason - RX135 is now an antique too. Same happened with CBZ. People started saying that the classic CBZ was way better in looks than the current CBZ xtreme. Same was the comments when TVS changed the looks of Apache RTR. We somehow tend to think that whatever has slipped out of our hand was better than the one we currently hold.

I agree that the exhaust note of a 2 stroke motor can never be replaced. It is music to ears.

The point I see is that today's 4 stroke performance machines are heavier and thus the ride may not be unbalanced unlike the light-weight 2 stroke counterparts (many may misunderstand this unbalanced nature as adrenaline pumping performance). But, what else in 2 stroke is missing in today's 4 strokes?
Performance - check
top speed - check
ride and handling - check
low end torque - check
decent mileage - check
technology - check
pollution control - check
exhaust note - not beautiful compared to 2 stroke bikes.

I guess many would appreciate 4 stroke petrol motors in the future when they start using electric bikes immensely.
After all, we don't realize the value of something till we lose it.

Re: Restoration of a 1989 Yamaha RX100,by an 18 year old.


ok , but what is the point of the above rambling with respect to this thread

Re: Restoration of a 1989 Yamaha RX100,by an 18 year old.

2 Things.

1st. This is a restoration thread. If you want to cry about your personal issues with 2stroke bikes, make your own thread. Do not spoil someone else's thread with your problems. This is not a comparison thread.

2nd. As far as I have seen no one has said anything against 4stroke motors here. If anyone had then your "crying" would have ment something.

Since you brought it up, in comparable segments, duke is not so impressive against a comparable 2stroke. Do some research before you write something.
As far as value of small capacity single cylinder 4-strokes go, they make good mules. So wld electric vehicles. No chance of me missing cams and valves.
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@atif19: Thats an excellent restoration there brother!.Amazing outcome.Really happy that you kept it stock.Has the authentic feel to it!.Just one question,is the seat OE or did you get it done?.Thanks for treating our eyes with a bone-stock beauty.Yamaha reintroducing the spares has helped people like us,Nowadays i see some neat RXs in my place.Do post some pics with the crash guard too.We would all be very grateful if you could start a thread and pen down the experiences of restoring your beauty!(And all the headaches and sleeplessness regarding the same)


@samcan123: Always remember that we are in a forum with newbies like us and real-seniors who share,care and learn.The seniors here have spent significant parts of their lives trying to learn more,DIY,help each other and impart their hard earned wisdom to people like us.Atleast consider them while you post such rants.And always try to uphold the integrity and reputation of the forum.

Nobody here is against 4 strokes.But 2 strokes have their share of value.For some its the bike that their father or uncles possessed once,for some its that rush of adrenaline even at medium speeds(Doing 60 is like doing 80 for me!),for some it has that sentimental attachment with their machines being there through their ups and downs,triumphs and heartbreaks.
After all we are all mere mortals at the end of the day,not just automobile geniuses and analysts!

P.S:4 strokes are great,we all know that.Out of all the topics on the forum,just one is dedicated to 2 strokes.4 strokes have matured to give amazing perfomance,reliability,with that fuel-efficiency and loads of fun too!.Even most of the strokers here have 4 stroke bikes, @kb100 has a KB,an RX,a pulsar and i know what his pulsar is for him.I would wholeheartedly buy a 4 stroke at some point of my life.

Let apples remain apples and oranges,the same old pulpy oranges!.Was nice to hear your take on the topic.Have a pleasant stay at Thumpers,2-Stroke And Exotics

@All:Is really caught up with practicals and my 12th std boards.Phew!

Re: Restoration of a 1989 Yamaha RX100,by an 18 year old.

I expected many to bash me for hijacking this thread and giving my personal views (especially since I compared 2 strokes with 4 strokes).
Let me make my point clear. I have no intentions of bringing 4 strokes to the limelight at the cost of 2 strokes. I brought this because I happened to read this restoration thread today and found that the thread starter used the infamous word '4jokes'. I know many 2 stroke owners and lovers get hurt when 4 strokes are compared to 2 strokes. I just wanted to say that the 4 stroke enthusiasts too would get offended by such comments.
The main reason why I didn't start a new thread for this is because I did not want to pave way for a heated argument rather just put down my opinion since the word 4jokes was a bit offending.

And regarding the Duke, I don't even compare the vehicles that I haven't ridden (leave alone researching). It was my personal experience after having owned an RX135 and ridden Duke200. I still feel that Duke is in no way less exhilarating to ride, but that's just my personal opinion.

Sorry for hijacking the thread but the sight of the word '4jokes' in multiple RX restoration threads put me off (nevertheless I myself am a fan of RX ).

We cool.

Re: Restoration of a 1989 Yamaha RX100,by an 18 year old.

If you get offended by someone's comments then pm them. Do not cut in someones restoration thread and start bickering without any reason. You want to advocate 4strokes. Its fine. But do it on your own without taking advantage of another person's thread.


Learn how to compare vehicles before you make comments. The logic to your comparison of rx to ktm based on availability and your access to vehicles is flawed . Both belong to different technical classes.

You are ready to make comments without learning anything? You have a lot to learn my friend.




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[MENTION=64579]dmkmonk[/MENTION]: Thanks Bro. Its feels such a pleasure to hear praises. Really keeps us all motivated. My only aim during restoration was to stick strictly to the original and the OEM look. But unfortunately there are some small stuff which is on long B/O or not available with Yamaha so had to shop around. And you got it right, that AUTHENTIC feel; It looks great, sounds great and most importantly feels great. That's what catches everyone's eye. I would really want to thank the RX threadr's @ XBHP for the contribution. The experiences and suggestions that was shared has helped me a lot while I was in the process of restoring it.
BTW: the seat is not OE. It was on heavy B/O (B/O's of Oct 2013 were still on hold) so had no option left rather than to get it done from a local seat maker. Trust me I spent almost 2+2.5+4=8.5hrs to get this seat done.
And Sure I too want to start a thread and share the experience but my work hardly leaves me with any time. Hopefully would start it very soon and surely share all the pictures from scratch.

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Thanks Bibhu...! I've my stock carb (rx100) let me try to get the Kb or shogun or will go with g resonator.

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My legend..

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In ECR..

Re: Restoration of a 1989 Yamaha RX100,by an 18 year old.

I never mentioned that both RX and KTM belonged to the same class. Did I?
And yes, I don't deny that I have a lot to learn yet. [MENTION=64579]dmkmonk[/MENTION], Sorry for hijacking your wonderful thread. I will stop here without denting your thread's beauty further.

Re: Restoration of a 1989 Yamaha RX100,by an 18 year old.

Beautiful restoration dmk, which quality paint you have used for your motorcycle tank,and how many coats,u have used michelins rubber,is it correct that michelins rubber compound softer than mrf, and lastly on this fighting issue no one is fighting here bibhu so don't make issues on such small things , and i believe sam has point out the right thing, he is not comparing rx and ktm, and lastly a persons keep learning as long he lives.

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fantastic stuff. Congrats on the restoration. Love the color. Just WOW

Re: Restoration of a 1989 Yamaha RX100,by an 18 year old.

Bro why are you getting so worked up over this 2stroke-4stroke thing. its like the Americans arguing about Harleys and Indians, most of those who get worked up about it usually own both kinds of bikes. This is India bro people have 2 strokes or they have 4 strokes but in most cases they have both. there are people who have RD350s and Duke390s at home and enjoy riding both. we argue and we fight but we forget that in the end it is the ride that we enjoy, the exhaust note, the wind in our hair not the way the motor fires or the way fuel and exhaust is managed. And not all 2 strokes are great some are super failures as well. and then there were some 4 strokes that have won hearts.

So lets not go off topic this is after all a restoration thread.

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This picture made my day I have this same colored rx100 which I am about to restore. Thank you for the pic

Re: Restoration of a 1989 Yamaha RX100,by an 18 year old.

Man these are the kind of pictures that bring shiver to the body what a beautiful time that was when this legend came into existence and who would have thought in the late 80s that this bike will become one of a kind masterpiece and will have huge fan following and people who will spend insane amount of money just to keep this two wheels alive.

Yes TRULY AUTHENTIC YAMAHA..