prototype engine (billet)

And one the people involved has a strange face structure for a human
with a black nose

 

This is the old bike,the other frame has custom billet swing arm based on an rc45 back end and a two piece billet wheel that seals on an o-ring.The chain adjustment is on an eccentric cam type so keeps perfect alignment (and looks shit hot).

 

that looks dam good. i love how the reeds are straight into the transfers..

 

I didnt think you would be into minimotos minor!!

Ive been into the mini motor sports scene since I was 12

Had Fuck loads of gopeds (genuine californian ones), even had the rare £1200 GSR40tsi at one point (trevor simpson ported zenoah 41.5cc engine) was fucking quick for a standup scoot!

Had a few minimotos too once had a blata, mostly chinese and minidirt bikes but now Ive got a "lucky 7" chinese minimoto, one of the better quality ones has a ecc certificate.

Brought it bloody ages ago with modding it in mind and never got round to doing anything to it.

Would love to get a polini or grc motor in it though!

 

Did I forget to say that minimoto looks amazing?? Loving the carbon fiber panels!

What sorta speeds are you expecting from that miniature beast?

 

How can you say the goped sports had shit engines!! Yeah they are slow only 1.5hp max! but the Zenoah G23LH and the G2D were probably the most reliable, bombproof little 22.5cc engines out there! I had a few G23LH's which were over 10 years old and spent their lifes on gopeds hauling round humans, which they are not made for!

Did you ever try the G230/60 rc engines, they are a hell load of fun on a goped sport with a ADA S1 pipe! Used to get like a little power surge off the line then another powerband at around 12,000rpm that pushed it upto around 14,000!

Then when it goes bang it takes an hour and £20 to re-build.. ahh the good old days

I love these little toys! Just love em!

 

Im not saying gopeds are brilliant, you look like a twat riding one, engine sounds like a fart. But a fun toy to blast about for an hour when your bored. It will last for years un-maintained (apart from spindles and rear tyres).

I would never get one again thou, once I started to ride minimotos I saw this is a much more fun hobby.

Yes I have a cheapo chinese minimoto, with a shitty reedvalve chinese chainsaw engine. But its my toy im not going to race it! Cant ask for much more when its gonna be ragged round a carpark once a month!
Didnt cost me 2 grand either was only 30 quid brand new (160rrp dont ask how I got it this cheap & yes a genuine lucky7 w/ removable swingarm)

Its more of a toy/hobby thing for me, im not serious about racing the things.

Also I was just wondering, what performance figures are you expecting speed wise?? I was thinking maybe 60-70mph if geared for it?

 

How about we make a home made jet engine out of one of my old turbo's an weld the cnt on to a gped (should be good down the strip) hock:

 

Should be good for 80+ if it does@nt burn the clutch out. Been talking bout doing a triple for the strip (will be too wide to go round corners) should give us 40+ hp if lucky.

 

i had a goped sport got it for £20 needed a new spindle and it sold for £120 on ebay :blink: :eh: their so shit its untrue and their overpriced glad i got into peds

 

Lmao they are the BEST as far as gopeds go.. Have you seen the poor quality of the chinese ones?? With the frames and handle bars that snap when you twist the throttle?

But yeah, still aload of shit compared to whats around nowerdays..

And the Jetped, anyone seen it? BRITISH made, goped sport with a REAL jet engine on board!
You must get abit of a rush, when your powering along at 40-50mph on 6 inch SOLID rubber wheels (like a shopping trolly).
Mad, but fun!


So whats happening with this minimoto minor?? Is it going to be enterd for racing yea?

I wish racing was much bigger over here, I know of about 2-3 minimoto racing clubs (probley all closed now ) and their all too far away without a van!

 

Yeh too fucking right! If its not gonna be raced, might aswell get a chinkey bike like mine!

Do they still do the little events at the "chedder" race track? I cant remember but I THINK it was in hullavintion (cant spell), or bristol lol... And they had the PS-UK shop there, he used to sell polini and GRC bikes, parts and even those gopeds lol.

And I think there was a minimoto club/race track in croyden but I suspect its closed down now for go-karting or something.

 

Ah right thats why its probley shut now, I was gonna go to croyden to blast my old Blata B1 around when I was about 15 but could never get the bike there (no lifts). Engine got tired eventually (I got it 3rd hand and got alot of use out of it myself) not bad for a little monster.. and its all sitting in my shed seized to fuck so theres genuine B1 parts for sale if you need any. Sure the engine is well and truely gone though.

And does Dave still work in the little shop at hullavington?? He used to sort me out goped parts years ago, and I brought my first brand new chinese minimoto from him.. His website (petrolscooters.co.uk) doesent seem to work anymore??