A fellow Ducati club member is listing his Cup bike for sale. Update 2 9.23.2012: Back on eBay after being previously shown in July. Links, description, location, and pictures updated. -dc
His description:
I am selling my Aprilia RS250 track bike to a new home. An extremely nice specimen of a very rare breed in the USA this bike is set to make someone very happy. The last of the 2 stroke bikes seen in America this little gem delivers about 65-70hp from the 250cc V-Twin engine. This is an ultralightweight bike that can be raced with very little effort. Easy on parts and very easy on tires this bike will deliver fun for years. The bike has 3250km on the clock and is in pristine condition. Upgrades include the following.
Full Arrow exhaust system with silencers
Sharkskins bodywork
Tyga carbon front fender
Woodcraft rearsets with pedals
Vortex clip-ons
Reworked suspension
On / Off switch (No key required)The paint is in great condition and the bike looks superb. There are a couple of scrapes on the underside of the fairing from cornering. I can send more detailed pictures on request. The bike has been run on VP110 leaded with Motorex oil since I have owned it. The oil injection is still on and operating perfectly. The bike is Oregon titled but not registered. I have a ton of spares that I will sell separately that will make this a complete race day package.
The bike is in Bend Oregon.
What an excellent track day package, especially with all the optional spares. If you’ve been wanting to scratch the 2 stroke itch with something that’s track ready instead of living room ready, this may be the one for you.
Good luck with the sale Scott!
dc
Looks to be a nice bike, but I don’t understand why people have the need to list horsepower numbers when they don’t know. Firstly, 65-70 hp, as stated above, isn’t very precise as 5hp makes a huge difference. Secondly, put this bike on the dyno and I’d be impressed if it reached 55hp. Also, didn’t see a link or price, but perhaps my workplace is censoring that info.
Joel
Here’s a link to the auction:
I agree with Joel, even with the Arrow pipes 60hp is about maximum. That said, as we all know, writing a bigger HP number in your listing is the cheapest way to gain 5-10hp!
The ‘Priller RS250s seem to be all over ebay lately – in fact there’s 3 good ones for sale now, and there has been at least one listed for the last few months running. What’s going on with these? Has the racing for them evaporated? Has upkeep finally become an issue? I’d be interested in hearing from an owner why they seem to be trading vigorously recently.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Aprilia-RS250-2000-Aprilia-RS250-MKII-Challenge-Cup-Bike-Track-Ready-No-Reserve-/190730436415?pt=US_motorcycles&hash=item2c686b7f3f
The spec class is long gone and 2 stroke racing is diminishing rapidly. I still run my 125, but there are no real classes that the Aprilia can run in competitively. If you like the Aprilia, then it can be a fun track day bike, but buyers for something like that are going to be few and far between.
As for HP numbers, just say that the bike runs strong if that is the case.
Joel
Is this bike still for sale?