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SS 200 vs RB 20...?

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SS 200 vs RB 20...?

Postby Andy B.L.C. » Mon Oct 07, 2019 11:25 pm

With a load of juggling, & identifying a bunch of stuff to sell, I may very well (& most unexpectedly given my summertime blues...) be finding myself in the position of choosing between an SS 200 (not necessarily fully r&d'd, but with a possible discount if bought before the 31'st of Oct...), or an, as I've been advised by some, the tried & tested RB 20 for the reanimation of my 'town ped' ... Does anyone out there perhaps have some real world experience to help me with this decision? All feedback gratefully received (sadly the Quattrini option is beyond my means...) with many thanx in advance!
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Re: SS 200 vs RB 20...?

Postby Solid Air » Tue Oct 08, 2019 10:36 am

The RB is certainly tried, tested and proven Andy, going by what the race boys do with them and nicely priced too I'd say ;)
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Re: SS 200 vs RB 20...?

Postby corrado » Wed Oct 09, 2019 1:02 am

I've got a tuned RB20 that I've done some 1/4 sprinting with but even with a race exhaust it still runs fine around town. The production class RB20s are all out of the box kits with no tuning allowed and there's been hardly any failures on the track in 2 full seasons of mainly full grids.
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Re: SS 200 vs RB 20...?

Postby dscscotty » Wed Oct 09, 2019 11:13 am

er-4 full seasons and two endurance races! ;)
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Re: SS 200 vs RB 20...?

Postby corrado » Wed Oct 09, 2019 11:39 pm

dscscotty wrote:er-4 full seasons and two endurance races! ;)


I rarely know what day it is. :oops:
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Re: SS 200 vs RB 20...?

Postby Watfordwhite » Sat Oct 12, 2019 8:33 pm

I notice the total lack of SS200 replies. Is any one using this kit?
I know the SS225 is a great bit of kit
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Re: SS 200 vs RB 20...?

Postby ULC Soulagent » Sun Oct 13, 2019 1:18 pm

Watfordwhite wrote:I notice the total lack of SS200 replies. Is any one using this kit?
I know the SS225 is a great bit of kit

Last one I seen was at Wicky last weekend, fella was looking £100 for it after it shat itself with less than 100 miles on it :shock:
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Re: SS 200 vs RB 20...?

Postby Andy B.L.C. » Mon Oct 14, 2019 9:40 pm

Well thank you gents, the consensus seems to be overwhelming... While attracted by the sheer hooligan appeal of the SS 200, real world factors inevitably win out, RB20 it is then :D
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Re: SS 200 vs RB 20...?

Postby gizmo » Tue Oct 15, 2019 1:00 pm

Andy B.L.C. wrote:Well thank you gents, the consensus seems to be overwhelming... While attracted by the sheer hooligan appeal of the SS 200, real world factors inevitably win out, RB20 it is then :D

Just gone through same headache :D and have decided on the same after feedback on here
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Re: SS 200 vs RB 20...?

Postby dscscotty » Tue Oct 15, 2019 6:22 pm

Here's some RB20's in action on the race track,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSFPrv55XP8
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Re: SS 200 vs RB 20...?

Postby corrado » Thu Oct 31, 2019 2:08 pm

dscscotty wrote:Here's some RB20's in action on the race track,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSFPrv55XP8


Don't forget that these are "out of the box" kits. They can always be tuned if this isn't fast enough for you. :D :D :D
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Re: SS 200 vs RB 20...?

Postby dscscotty » Thu Oct 31, 2019 9:28 pm

This is our British BSSO Championship winning RB20 production class around 23bhp, no tuning, just bolt on as per regs, the motor is 4 yrs old and been thrashed at every major circuit in the UK, 30+races this season alone and still going strong, this is the last race of the 2019 season, against some 30+bhp group 4's,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZATaihAfoJI
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Re: SS 200 vs RB 20...?

Postby gizmo » Fri Nov 01, 2019 8:14 am

Andy B.L.C. wrote:Well thank you gents, the consensus seems to be overwhelming... While attracted by the sheer hooligan appeal of the SS 200, real world factors inevitably win out, RB20 it is then :D

Hope all goes well. I'm booked in at Rayspeed for the engine build early next year
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Re: SS 200 vs RB 20...?

Postby Andy B.L.C. » Sat Nov 02, 2019 12:37 am

Doing the overtime even though yonks ago, once I stopped working in hotels, I said I'd never EVER! work w.ends. Oh well means to an end & everyone's a hypocrite eh... The plan is to reanimate 'Somethings missing' Jet Set 194. My pipe of choice (thanks to DSC Scotty, I'll be back in touch in the new year ;) ) is the CST4 , being a cut down that it's going on a full frame pipe (anything beyond the rear wheel) will look proper wrong on a cut down, any ideas (angles/dimensions) peeps? Ta loads!
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