I noted the RTL250s on e-bay recently and then the subsequent thread here. I always lusted over them. Very pricy and not imported to my neck of the woods back when new. Twenty years later there a few around imported into North America as noted there. Prices look better lately? Are they a realistic bike to buy and maintain today? Parts available? As I recall from my TL days Honda is famous for forgetting about models after twenty years or so...nevermind obscure ones!
Is this a lost cause? No expectations of having a competitive "modern" trials bike here of course.
Doug
hi there!
on my opinion the RTL's are superb bikes. You need only to consider the time they were build and saled an compare them to the bikes of other manufacturers! apart of the quality of the components, which is far better than conquerers, you have an almost perfect refinated trials machine, purpose build, powererd with a 4stroke engine that works close to perfection! Are they competitive? oh yes, they are, but "unfortunately" it depends from the riders ability ;-)
I've got a real problem with my bike (RTL from 87) bought this summer on ebay, it runs very, vey fine (engine is FANTASTIC !) but suddenly stops ; no relation with engine temperature (I know this could be the reason when engine is veyr hot) because it can happen at any time (engine cold or not). Of course, I've changed the spark with no success ... has anybody got this kind of problem ?
Any help appreciated
Victor
hi, had the same problem on my '87 RTL; struggeled around several months to finally find out that ti was the kill... switc button!!
I could be totally talking out my back side here so correct me if I'm wrong. I would think that a 4T Montesa takes alot more modifications to be competitive on the world level than say a stock Gas Gas or or any othe 2 stroke for that matter. Big bore kit, electronic ignition mapping blah, blah, blah. I'm just sayin. Bou won the title. I don't think it really matters what bike he rides.
this is mine one! at the time I'm restoring the bike, took the shots to show you how it was on original condition, although the bike is not finished at the time.
the bike was called Scott 350. there were two issues, one with a large seat and the other with a small one. basically identical bikes but there were a few with gold rims and white hubs, while other had silver rims and black hubs.
I remembered a few shots of a Seeley with white mudgards on a italian newspaper, so after I checked on my archives, I can confirm the notice that Seeley were available with black or white fenders. Looking at the shot on the newspaper, it seems that the fenders are the same like the black VF's ones.
hello people, I'm looking for a Honda RTL250S fuel tank or a reproduction of it. does somebody have one for sale?
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Posted
he there,
it seems that much of us have the same problems with rotax engines. can you please tell us how to find Comeca??!
thanks, zisko62