RXS100 in a DT50 Frame

[jakey.goodman]

Hello all.

I currently own a DT50 1986 which was brought years ago as a field bike.

Recently more and more problems have occurred with the engine and so i have decided to pop a new one in!

Anyway, the question is will a RXS100 engine fit into a DT50 frame.

Many people have said yes it will easily but i want to double check!

Thanks, Jake

[Paddy Blake]

why not sell the 50 and buy the 100.You can do anything with a bike if
you want but it may be better to buy the bike you want rather than to
try and make it.Unless you know what you are doing,even then things
do go wrong.

Paddy.

[stinkwheel]

It probably will given a bit of fiddling. At worst I reckon you'd need to make up some spacer plates. I presume it is an air cooled DT?

A very common one with hondas is to fit an H100 engine into an MTX50 chassis, sounds like a similar thing but with a different make. Apparently the Honda MTX100 hybrids are absolute flying machines (and wheelie monsters).

[Blau Zedong]

As I've seen a DT125LC engine in a DT50, anything is possible - the exhaust might be the hard part. I think what Stinkwheel said about the MT/H100 hybrids would apply to such a contraption - would be very pokey indeed. The 50 / 125 hybrid I mentioned earlier was too much for the chassis really - it might as well of been made out of pasta than steel when riding it hard off road.
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[Pete.]

I know a guy who has fitted a CB500 engine into a Cagiva Mito frame AND turbocharged and intercooled it.

Anything is possible, it's how badly you want to do it that limits you
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[Pete.]

Ha, knew I had a pic somewhere. Built by a guy called Robert. Very clever man.
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132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[Yoshi]

That's cool but it's a bit dodgy. I wouldn't do something like that unless I was absolutely sure the frame could take the extra strain, as I've heard of nasty crashes and deaths of people doing similar things, ZX9 engine in ZXR400, and CR500 engine in derbi 50, Due to the frame twisting etc.
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[Pete.]

CR500 engine in a Derbi is stupid it makes what 10 times the power? The proper frame could barely cope with the delivery.

I think the Mito beam frame is quite strong, designed to handle the 33hp of the deristricted engine but the turbo powerplant makes 90HP far as I can remember. It's good point though, you would have to consider what you're doing very carefully.
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132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[colin1]

interesting project, but not sure id want to ride the result

bikes developed with big budget R&D for the win
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[jakey.goodman]

I have just brought an RXS100 of ebay (£76!! Bargain) and i am going to see what it is like as standard off road. If its to bumpy (which i should imagine it would be) then i will do an engine transplant into my DT50.

I will post picks up of progress if wanted.

Jake

[colin1]

please do
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