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  1. #1 Mini Motard In Australia 
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    MiniMotard in Queensland Australia
    These are our bikes
    Firstly my bike is based on a Chinese BBR style frame that was given to me by friend, I have built the bike up over the last little while. The motor is a yx140 with a 160 bore kit, the kit uses a 60mm Scut piston (leaves 1mm wall thickness) it is a nickasill bore, it has a 7.2mm lift cam (stock was 5.9) it runs 12.8/1 compression. The head on this motor has been extensively flowed and runs polished stainless valves with heavy duty valve springs that allow the increased lift from the cam. The carburettor is a 26mm Taiwanese OKO semi flat slide (copy of a kehin PWK). Many home made parts have gone into the development of this bike and I haven’t finished yet.




    My sons bike is based on a MSO brand Chinese bike, When MSO built these bikes they used top end DNM suspension and high quality brakes. The motor is basically a standard Lifan 140cc motor with a 145 big bore kit and a 7.2 lift cam and some mild head work. This bike is almost fully constructed of billet alloy the frame is a work of art.




    His bike is better at the short tracks due to a shorted wheel base, it gets better turn in for corners but my bike is better at the fast flowing tracks where my extra wheel base aids in high speed stability for fast sweeping corners.
    Both bikes use Dunlop TT92 tyres
    Here is a youtube videos of the local mini motard scene (some play racing with friends on a practice day).
    Archerfeild track
    Last edited by sabertooth_buterfly; 05-01-2010 at 05:01 AM. Reason: edited to get youtube link working
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  2. #2 Re: Mini Motard In Australia 
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    Here is a few more youtube links to the local minimotard scene
    Scooters and MiniMotards at Lakeside in Brisbane

    A friend of mine runs his new Chinese motor on a dyno, these HP figures are real using a Z155 motor that has been massaged

    I think he was happy LOL

    Tina
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    Great work, Tina. Wonderful seeing your passion for this project. If you don't mind I'll likely be sharing this link with a bunch of friends in California.

    I'm feeling frustrated that youtube is so hard to watch here in China, but will fire up the VPN and see if I can reel them in.
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    Did you do the port work on the head yourself? I am impressed with your dedication.

    Keeping the rubber side down
    DT
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  5. #5 Re: Mini Motard In Australia and STUFF 
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    Oh this was a great way to start the day! Loved your excellent report and it brought so many good memories in my mind. It doesn't matter with what you race if you have fuel in your blood! Hell, I have had tons of fun racing with friends with underpowered go karts! Those are not even bikes! I haven't tried mini motard racing yet but I am absolutely sure 100% I would love it.

    Race on!



    And expect to get reports of my most belowed variety of racing, the Finnish Enduro Racing No hijacking, just a little teaser what it is

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  6. #6 Re: Mini Motard In Australia and STUFF 
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    That’s fine euphonius share with anyone hope they like what we are doing here. Is there a better host service that is easier to view in china than youtube?

    Yes TexasAggie I do all my own work on our motors, I have been building race vehicles for almost 30 years. Many little tricks gained in that time. Some would say dedication but as a training psychologist I’m sure it would be called obsessive compulsive disorder lol.

    Your absolutely correct moilami any sort of racing that involves motors is a hoot. In the past I have raced some very expensive forms of motor sport including top fuel drag’s, I think the mini motard is the most enjoyable motorsport I have ever been involved with. On the track we race hard and sometimes just millimetres between bikes but in the pits we are all friends helping each other out and sharing development ideas and suggestions (no secrets).

    Mini Motard is much bigger in the united states and in europe but it is just fairly new here so we are all learning. The positive of this is that we don’t know the limitations so some great new wild ideas are being trialled, I love the building and the development side of it. I have been in the sport for 4 years now.

    Tina
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