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Emo Kiddy



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PostPosted: 17:09 - 15 Nov 2015    Post subject: Pit bike Supermoto Reply with quote

Seeing as Chaly is very nearly finished, with only a wiring loom to make.
I decided to have a browse for another track bike for 2016.
Spotted an original Thumpstar for sale in the free ads. These were the best pit bikes in their day. Best built by far! Every spacer, and every bearing fits just how it should. Id say they are as well built as a lot of the Genuine Hondas.
This one is a 2002 model, so it's 13 years old!

The 120cc engine is not much use to me for a Supermoto, so I've decided to convert it to Semi-Auto and eventually swap it into the Chaly.
Electric start, and 4 speed box mean it will be a nice fast, reliable road engine.

Forks, wheels and rear shock, I have sold to a friend. That has clawed back some of what the bike owes me, leaving me with a Frame and Swing arm that I was after.

The frame is very similar in size to a Honda CRF50 frame. I think they measure up as a +2. Slightly more leg room for an adult. Laughing

Swing arm, is one of my favorites. Without going and spending £300 on a billetware / Fast-50s / Red Baron / Five-0 item. The Thumpstar swing arm is as close as you can get I think. Nice and chunky, but not too long, keeping the wheel base nice and short for track.


So here is the little beast:

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Plastics off, to reveal a nice adjustable rear shock, and Mikuni VM22 carb.

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Annnnnd. Finally what I wanted to get to. A frame, ready for the powder coaters. Razz

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This one wont be going pink. I assure you that.
I'm feeling either silver (Alloy wheel silver), or white.
It depends on what colour plastics/graphics I go for. Blue or Red.


So the goal:

I'm going for something in between these two:

My old CRF50. Which was on an FYM Xsport frame (+1 size), and Genuine Thumpstar Swing arm.
This was running Honda CRF50 forks, with +1 Red Baron springs and HD legs. It was also running a 250mm FastAce rear shock.

It's about the perfect geometry I think:

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And then my old MonsterMoto Mk1. +1 size frame, and the Monster Moto Gull arm (Rare as rocking horse shite now!)
This was running a set of shortened forks, and a shortened rear shock, at just 245mm.
It was so dialed in, I regret selling it. Doh! Laughing

It was running a Zongchen 155ho engine. Proper power house!

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I'm debating whether to run the new bike in then standard 140 class, or go for one of the open classes.

Im drawn more towards the standard 140 class, and I'm tempted to run a set of Honda forks with +1 internals again. Granted, they are just springer forks, but with a steering damper mounted vertically on one of the legs, you can get half decent feel out of them. With the added bonus, they weigh fuck all. Keeping the bike light gives an advantage over the bigger mid-sized bikes, because realistically that's the only way you're going to stay in front. The mid-size bikes are so much more stable on the fast corners.
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PostPosted: 18:25 - 15 Nov 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very nice, when you prep it for racing, could you get pictures of like the catch cans and other bits and pieces like that, because I'm not sure what to do.

I want to get mine track ready, but I'm confused as to what needs doing because the rules I've found don't seem very concise, and it's still just a plan in the making at the moment.
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PostPosted: 18:50 - 15 Nov 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

Track day prep, and race day prep are completely different.

To participate in a track day at somewhere like Stretton 2000. You literally need a quiet(ish) exhaust, and supermoto tyres. They like you to have the usual bits like hand guards and bobbins, but they dont really enforce it.

Whilton Mill are a little more strict as they are an international Kart race circuit. You need a catch tray (Some people just cut the bottom of a 5L petrol can off and cable tie it to their bash plate).
You will also need peg bobbins, axle bobbins, carb over flow bottle (or just route it into the catch tray), you'll need a quiet exhaust, and a working kill switch.

Things like lock wired sump are only really important when racing.
But, it's never a bad thing to have all the race prep.


Will take photos every step of the way. Smile
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PostPosted: 14:23 - 16 Nov 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

Watching with interest. Mr. Green Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 18:36 - 16 Nov 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

Interesting project thread as always!

I love where the 120cc engine is heading for, (perfect finishing touch).

But I have to say all this talk of race Supermoto pit bikes, (though I can appreciate a fine chassis and spec) leaves me really cold. Neutral

All I want to see, hear, feel and smell is the little Alitalia/Malaguti king of the 13" wheel power house project! PLEASE MOAR! Laughing
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PostPosted: 22:15 - 16 Nov 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

I kinda should soldier on with the Rotax pit bike. But it's a dead ender at the moment because it wont classify for racing.
I was so close to just buying a KLX pit bike frame and a 160 engine. Looting the forks, wheels and swing arm off the 2 stroke, and selling the engine...


But I changed my mind. Laughing


I've bought a couple of 10" scooter wheels which I am going to look into converting for the bike. Benefits are running tubeless, and no maintenance. But down side is they are a bit heavier than pit bike wheels.

Undecided on forks yet.
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PostPosted: 23:13 - 16 Nov 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

Don't batter the smoker, that is a thing of beauty. Thumbs Up

Thanks, binge, if I were going to do it, I'd do everything, lock wire, sliders, the works, that way it would be ready for any track I went to, I'm not one for racing, I'm not competitive enough but enjoy a good track practise session.
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PostPosted: 23:41 - 16 Nov 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

You planning to race with (what's now) National Minibikes?

You could always see if you could run the 2 stroke in a Nora-sport (full size) SM class Smile.
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PostPosted: 20:10 - 17 Nov 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think I will sit on the smoker for a while longer. See how I feel.
I guess it'll never lose value as it's got a Rotax 123 in it.

Regarding racing. I will probably do a few track days / weekenders at Stretton/Whilton/Redlodge for a bit, see how I get on.
Might enter a few rounds of the NMRRC. I used to ride with all the lads who enter, before the series came about. A real great bunch of people, and some true friends were made from Pit bike supermoto. It's probably the main reason I'm getting back into it. Great memories were made. Thumbs Up


Regarding Nora-sport and the 2 stroke pitty.
I dont think that'll happen G.

I value my life. And those boys are fucking epic GODs among Men. I've seen them on their 450F motos. I would actually die before the first corner! Laughing


Found some clip from Stretton when I had the TZR Pit bike. Guy filming is Mart. He's one of the leading riders. He was merely tickling his bike following me. Laughing

https://youtu.be/nICKQzqlEWI
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PostPosted: 01:03 - 18 Nov 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

Are you allowed to run full size SMs at Stretton pit bike practice days normally?

Not sure what the deal was, but actually there was talk of running full size SM's with national minibikes.
Do want to get my KTM200 down here sometime soon and wondered about having a play on that (I know it'll be pretty outclassed by the 450s etc).

Usually elsewhere at the weekends, but if you fancy sharing a van to Swindon on a Monday evening to save fuel etc, I'd be up for that.
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PostPosted: 01:06 - 18 Nov 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

They let me on years ago with the 450F.


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PostPosted: 07:38 - 18 Nov 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

binge wrote:
I kinda should soldier on with the Rotax pit bike. But it's a dead ender at the moment because it wont classify for racing.
I was so close to just buying a KLX pit bike frame and a 160 engine. Looting the forks, wheels and swing arm off the 2 stroke, and selling the engine...


Bloody hell! My heart nearly stopped reading this! Shocked
As everyone says you can't break/scrap sell the Rotax, it'd be a serious criminal act! If it were me and I wanted to build a race supermoto first, I'd just park the Rotax beast next to my bed for a while, to dream about in the middle of the night while building the other bike for track use.

It does sound cool to get back into pit bike supermoto racing with a suitable machine (which I can understand the smoker is not), but my limited and tiny little mind can't see past the finished Chaly and the Rotax monster, I've not got enough imagination for anything else! Laughing
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PostPosted: 13:42 - 20 Nov 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ha I just bought an identical thumpstar 120 same colours, same blue anodised bits, same carb but no nice shock. couldn't say no for £60! took the lump out and sold it for £100 minus the carb Laughing Laughing Laughing
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PostPosted: 13:48 - 20 Nov 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm not all that up on the pitbike stuff, why the crf50 size bike rather than the crf70 type?

I thought most people went for the trellis frame type stomp/demon-x/wpb with 12" wheels usd forks/dnm shock etc?

genuinely interested to know your thoughts on what the best setup is as your obviously fairly clued up unlike most on the pitbike forums/groups lol
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PostPosted: 14:14 - 20 Nov 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

Fun being the key word really.
The mini pits are hard to ride, they're a challenge and they are a hell of a lot faster as they weigh about 2/3 as much as a midsized.

Once you get into the 12" wheels, DNM forks etc, you are knocking on for full size supermoto money. May as well just take the leap and get a big bike.


Again, that's just my opinion. Very Happy
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PostPosted: 18:39 - 09 Dec 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here we go! Cool

Now that Chaly is finished. I can crack on with my winter Smoto build.

Spent an hour or so earlier fitting up the rear wheel, into the swinging arm.
The caliper mount was about 2.5mm out to clear the disc, so a bit of careful hole elongating has allowed clearance. Not sure if I felt right or not doing something so 'pikey' but then I remembered the MTB Hope mounts have elongated holes in them anyway for their £150 billet calipers to bolt to. Laughing

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As you can see, plenty of room to mount a sprocket to the left hand side of the wheel.

Thanks to the BCF massive for the CAD diagram, and hopefully my Grandad when I get round to sending him the bits to make my adapter, I will have another set of tubeless supermoto wheels made from Scooter rims. Thumbs Up

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PostPosted: 20:21 - 11 Dec 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nothing too exciting yet. Materials arrived to make my sprocket carrier.
Gonna buy another piece off ally, and another pair of wheels, so I can run two sets. Wet and Dry tyres


New forks are on order, will receive them over the next week or two.
As are a pair of cut slicks (PMT - R super softs).

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And my new forks:

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PostPosted: 16:14 - 16 Dec 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bit of a side note.

I dragged this old girl out of the garage today, just to have a sit on it, and remind myself how fucking epic it is gonna be when finished.

It's got a Showa rear shock on it, which I was trying to take apart last year, and it ping off in two, letting a load of oil out.
I tried to get it all back in. it seems to be dampening enough, but it's got no compression really, it's a bit soft. Are these nitrogen charged? It's got a valve on the underside of the piggy pack cylinder.


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PostPosted: 17:41 - 16 Dec 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

Seeing that beast again is very much making my day! Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 17:51 - 16 Dec 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

There is one thing concerning me.

Look just below the front sprocket. Frame brace running left to right.

Look at the path between front and rear sprocket, where the chain will be. (underside of chain)....


I've got a feeling.... Something is gonna be in the way.
Unless I run the chain over the top of it, and have one of those nylon wheels like on an MX bike. Hmph.
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PostPosted: 01:03 - 17 Dec 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

Could you not chop out the brace bar though, and maybe make a thinner pair of tubes to go across above and below the run of the chain, and get them welded to the frame?

Does the swing arm spindle pass through the back of the engine as well? If so that should give some support and bracing anyway. If not then could you maybe make up a rigid pair of engine mounting plates that also bolt to the frame and that the swing arm spindle can pass through too?

Hard to see the clearance issues from this angle, but it's definitely solvable one way or another.


As for the shock, I don't know much about those Showa units, but there's a good suspension specialist down the road from me that would probably be able to rebuild it for you and sort the damping to suit the bike/rider.

www.revsracing.co.uk
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PostPosted: 20:01 - 22 Dec 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

So this nice comfey seat turned up today. I do love a branded seat on the Mini Pits. Looks so much better than a Chinese shitter. Thumbs Up

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And then my DNM Hornets turned up. Super plush forks! Very Happy
In the 7 years of having pit bikes, I've never had a decent, branded set of adjustable forks. I've always been the one to whack a couple of spacers inside, on top of the springs, and change out the oil for some 10w40 engine oil, to slow them right down. Let my tyre pressures down to 10psi, and just fucking go for it.
This'll be the first season I ride with a bike that is tunable trackside. heh.
Might hate it.

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And then a friend cut me a couple of these off and dropped them round today.
My Grandad, AKA, The Norton King, is coming down from Leeds with my Grandma tomorrow for Christmas.
Will ask him nicely to take these back up with him, and work his magic on them. They will hopefully become a couple of sprocket carriers to have welded onto my scooter wheels.

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PostPosted: 10:31 - 23 Dec 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've started fitting the front wheel up into the forks.
Looks like I am going to struggle getting a caliper on that disc. Looks like there are only 2 options for me...

Cut the posts down on the fork leg, and re-drill closer, to allow a caliper to fit over the current disc.

Or try to get a bigger disc.


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PostPosted: 11:57 - 23 Dec 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well I've just come across this fucking awesome kit!

230mm disc! Emailed the seller to see if he will do the discs on their own.
He also does 210mm set ups, so gotta see which I'd prefer. 230mm is pimp! But not sure if it's necessary.

They are the same as my wheels, so both will defo fit (Y)


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PostPosted: 20:25 - 06 Jan 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote

Grandad is a legend!

Now I just need to find a skilled Ally welder to make the carriers stick to the wheels.


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