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Hi

Are these RT kits any good?

Opinions please good or bad?

Evening Paddy. Hope you’re keeping well. I built an RT 215 on a new to me set of casings last year. It went together well. Used a MB manifold and a BGM V4 exhaust. Took a while to get set up right due to me going down rabbit holes! Very happy with it now and it has proven itself to be reliable over about 8k miles on long runs including Europe . Fuel economy is about 50 miles a gallon and will sit very comfortably at 60 with more to go (I’m comfortable at 60 tbh so there is probably a lot more in it ).

straight out of the box, with no mods, with the instruction book that caters for std & longer con rod & diff stroked cranks & 195 & 225 setups, carb details...................only mods I've found is gasket trimming

Sticky's Kit book is worth a read

You dont say whether 195 or 225.

Like many things - depends what you expect it do.

Positives
Straight forward to fit & lots of information on the web with regard to setting up. Instructions on MB's site is 2nd to none. They are ecomoimical to run when compared to other kits. Relatively reliable.

If you have the funds I'd recommend having the reed conversaion doing and if you are buyung a new crank - get a 110 rod one.

Negatives
Its not going to break the land speed record and you will be sat at the back if all your mates are on Quatrini's & Rb's.

Lots of people do 000's of miles on them.

Tony Hart wrote:Evening Paddy. Hope you’re keeping well. I built an RT 215 on a new to me set of casings last year. It went together well. Used a MB manifold and a BGM V4 exhaust. Took a while to get set up right due to me going down rabbit holes! Very happy with it now and it has proven itself to be reliable over about 8k miles on long runs including Europe . Fuel economy is about 50 miles a gallon and will sit very comfortably at 60 with more to go (I’m comfortable at 60 tbh so there is probably a lot more in it ).

Hello Tony

I’m doing ok thanks mate, thanks for your reply and feedback, I’m still unsure about spending all that money on a kit, when the good old cast has served me well over the years.

Anyway much to think about

Thanks again.

I've got an RT195 with 110 rod and 28 dellorto,avanti ST pipe.Done 8000 trouble free miles.It'll do 60 all day and pull onto 70(gps).Great setup instructions that even a novice like me could follow.Im really happy with mine.