Hey guys, I picked up something new last week and I figured I'd show you all some pictures...
The original "WURKS" pipe!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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...!!!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Just clean the Pipe well, use Olive Oil, and run it...the coloring will happen naturally.
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...!
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