How many of you own an RTS on here?

[mattbrown]

I have 2, one im building into a bike, once ive saved for a respray and one frame thats brand new and i just like to look at.

 

[Pickle]

one frame thats brand new and i just like to look at.

I agree that they are beautiful bikes, but these bad-boys are meant to be ridden!

 

[Bike Hoarder]

I've got one, although it's still in bits......
I believe it's a '94 RTS-1
Awaiting the rear triangle sand-blasted, then i can spray it and re-assemble it, possibly with a change of parts.
Anyway, here it is, in all it's naked glory.

 

[BikePimp]

Got 2 of them. One fully built that I like ride it 2x a week on the trails and another one for extra for parts...just in case.

 

[mrkawasaki]

??

What was/is the benefit of the external resevoir on the rear shock BTW?

Mr K

 

[cherrybomb]

External reservoir means more oil volume, which means better heat transmission which means less chance of overheating.

Which is a good thing.

 

[Vitorzip]

Re: ??

What was/is the benefit of the external resevoir on the rear shock BTW?

Mr K

Well, in a very short explanation, he told me that the added volume of oil would keep the shock much cooler in severe conditions and longer downhills, sparing a bit the seals, making them last longer and handling better with high pressures. It also has an air chamber on the top of the reservoir, to increase or decresase the oil pressure, turning an ordinary shock into a fully adjustable one, almost like today´s shocks (but 12 years earlier)...

It seemed kinda silly to me, but i was to much happy with the new "pro" version that i didn´t care about tech details, until a few days later, when i tought about it and tuning mods started to make sense...


Edit: Cherrybomb explained this even faster than i did...

 

[Pickle]

Re: Owning up

A rasta-flavoured RTS 1

Neil, do we get a sneak peak of some rasta-flava then?????

 

[SLIM]

still here chris , just lots of work on in the house at the moment

will be posting some fresh pics soon , as she`s been changed a little

 

[cchris2lou]

good to hear from you Slim .

Cant wait to see the RTS in its new version .