My new Baja

suprf1y · 03-07-2011, 05:32 PM

I'm still around

I might be racing speedway this summer, and discovered that they race these as a support class.
http://www.offroadmotorcycles.ca/jou...-speedway.html

A quick search of the classifieds found one for $300 right on my road, about 2 minutes away.
I took that as a sign, and grabbed it.

Can't wait to start modding it

FastDoc · 03-07-2011, 06:08 PM

Cool! Looks like you test rode it in the snow :P . How did it do?

katoranger · 03-07-2011, 06:51 PM

Fun. My neighbor has one.

Those clones can be modded alot. Remove the governor, put a mikuni carb on, pipe. Lighter flywheel. Probably 12-15hp in there.

Weldangrind · 03-07-2011, 11:37 PM

I think those are 6.5 hp Honda clones. Please ditch that awful fake tank and put a crotch pad there.

A Comet Torq-a-verter will really wake it up. You won't know what hit you.

suprf1y · 03-08-2011, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by katoranger

Those clones can be modded alot. Remove the governor, put a mikuni carb on, pipe. Lighter flywheel. Probably 12-15hp in there.

I'm finding that out. A google search came up with pages of performance parts, and how-tos.

Weldangrind · 03-08-2011, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by katoranger

Fun. My neighbor has one.

Those clones can be modded alot. Remove the governor, put a mikuni carb on, pipe. Lighter flywheel. Probably 12-15hp in there.

How is it governed Kato? I presumed that any governor was part of the carb linkage, like a B&S, but you'd bypass that with a Mikuni.

I've never seen lighter flywheels for a utility engine; can you point to one? I have an engine like that I'd like to wake up.

suprf1y · 03-08-2011, 08:50 PM

http://motors.shop.ebay.ca/Automotiv...=&_ipg=&_sop=3

katoranger · 03-08-2011, 10:03 PM

From my kart racing days I have seen about everything custom. We had $2K briggs 5hp engines. They dynoed at 10-13hp. This was before the OHV engines came out. Early 90s. My friend has built a business building these engines in Iowa.

The governor is in the crankcase and connected via a linkage to the carb.

We used tillotson carbs back then on the modified engine. Ran methanol. Smell like skunk. The stock and kids classes ran stock carbs.

Weldangrind · 03-08-2011, 11:39 PM

Of course, I forgot about the centrifugal governor. I was going to remove the governor on a mini bike that I built for my buddy"s kid, but it was plenty fast already.

Thanks for the links guys.

03-07-2011, 05:32 PM	#1
suprf1y Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: SW Ontario Posts: 408	My new Baja I'm still around I might be racing speedway this summer, and discovered that they race these as a support class. http://www.offroadmotorcycles.ca/jou...-speedway.html A quick search of the classifieds found one for $300 right on my road, about 2 minutes away. I took that as a sign, and grabbed it. Can't wait to start modding it
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03-07-2011, 06:08 PM	#2
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Cool! Looks like you test rode it in the snow :P . How did it do? __________________ Happy to serve.
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03-07-2011, 06:51 PM	#3
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	Fun. My neighbor has one. Those clones can be modded alot. Remove the governor, put a mikuni carb on, pipe. Lighter flywheel. Probably 12-15hp in there. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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03-07-2011, 11:37 PM	#4
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	I think those are 6.5 hp Honda clones. Please ditch that awful fake tank and put a crotch pad there. A Comet Torq-a-verter will really wake it up. You won't know what hit you. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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03-08-2011, 10:03 PM	#8
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	From my kart racing days I have seen about everything custom. We had $2K briggs 5hp engines. They dynoed at 10-13hp. This was before the OHV engines came out. Early 90s. My friend has built a business building these engines in Iowa. The governor is in the crankcase and connected via a linkage to the carb. We used tillotson carbs back then on the modified engine. Ran methanol. Smell like skunk. The stock and kids classes ran stock carbs. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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03-08-2011, 08:50 PM	#7
suprf1y Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: SW Ontario Posts: 408	http://motors.shop.ebay.ca/Automotiv...=&_ipg=&_sop=3
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03-08-2011, 11:39 PM	#9
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Of course, I forgot about the centrifugal governor. I was going to remove the governor on a mini bike that I built for my buddy"s kid, but it was plenty fast already. Thanks for the links guys. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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