That is sweet! It would look great on my 250R!

 

Yep old school. Question for all; is there a safe way to remove the old paint on these pipes to restore the raw finish look again? I am thinking of media blasting but I do not want to damage it?
Thanks in advance.

 

I sandblasted my selvy sonic 1 then sanded and steelwool to make it look like new.it takes some time but it was worth it.

 

x2...looks like a Selvy Sonic Pipe, hard to tell from this amgle if it's a Sonic 2 or Sonic 3...it's not a Sonic 1.

Hey guys, I picked up something new last week and I figured I'd show you all some pictures...

Awesome 'WURKS' pipe from 85-86 period...being a TRX250R pipe, it is a very early Kenny Roberts 250CC Selvy-Sonic 3 design...truly a collectors piece, should be worth $$$'s; congrats on the find...!!!

Carlos

 

This is actualy a trx pipe, There is no paint on this pipe, just lots of "patina" lol. I read a post from Neil (C-leigh) on ATV riders that he used a copper wire wheel to strip al of the rust, than he used a propane torch to trace all the welds to bring the blueing back on the welds... I really want to try this myself, but i'm a little nervous as I don't want it to turn out looking cheesy. If someone else has any info on restoring these please post pics, and how you did it.

 

Call me crazy, hell I'd leave it just the way it is! Preserve history men!!!!!!

 

Your not crazy. Get some olive oil and coat it but do not blast or strip it. I would strip the silencer, polish it, repack and apply new decals.

 

Thanks everyone for there responds on this question. I want to go with the raw/blueish look on my og Selvy pipe, If I can not find someone to do it 100% right, I will have it chromed. Thanks again.

 

Just clean the Pipe well, use Olive Oil, and run it...the coloring will happen naturally.

Yep, honestly it was a complete fluke that I even found it, and I think I got it for a pretty good price. The seller didn't know all that much about it, so I have some questions for you. Where did these pipes make there power? I was thinking of pulling my pc2000 265 and just trying it out with a OEM ported 66mm cylinder. Oh and a special thanks to K10Seibel for all of the info he provided me on this pipe.

All these ATC250R & TRX250R Selvy aka KR Pipes like the one pictured were MX type pipes. The Power focus was down low to mid with a good rev out. Matching the porting, head, and pipe is everything with these hand made KR Pipes, just like it is with the modern day BDT WURKS pipes.

Once again; nice find...great collectors piece...!

Carlos

 

Thanks carlos. I might have to give this pipe a try and see how it compares with my pt race pipe.

 

Try it...even at 30 years old I would bet it performs great

Carlos