A Two-Stroke Feast
Monday, December 30, 2019
Saturday, December 21, 2019
Friday, December 20, 2019
Puch Tomos Motocross Build Story: Chapter 2
Chapter 2:
Trash to Treasure
After an epic fail in Chapter 1, it was time to tear down the kickstart motor and go for a kit.
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| Tear down begins |
Puch Tomos Motocross Build Story: Chapter 1
Chapter 1:
The Ups and Downs
I built a motocross bike with a Tomos Sprint frame as the base coupled with various Puch parts. The inspiration came one day when I stumbled upon a European maxicross build by #therealribens and his crew #ejowpuchacademy, and #banana. They used a Puch Maxi frame as their base and converted into a motocross bike that they took off road and raced around a dirt track. Their bikes looked super cool and looked super fun to ride.
I initially set out to build this bike for my sons and niece to tear around on her uncle's farm. It supposed to be a cheap build using all the left over parts I had. But as you will see, it turned out to be anything but cheap. #mopedluau build to the scope creep degree.
The build story begin with a rusty barn find at my cousins house:
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| Barnyard Tomos Sprint rusting in the rain at my cousins house for over 10 years. |
Thursday, December 19, 2019
Puch/Tomos Motocross Bike
From the barnyard......
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| Sat in the rain for over 10 years |
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| Restored within a year |
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Thursday, June 20, 2019
Soma's Corner: Ohisashiburi - Yamaha RD Meet in Hakone.
Our resident Japanese Moped Luau contributor Soma-san sends us a report on his latest two-stroke exploits:
What: Yamaha RD meeting in Hakone. I attended the meeting with Yamaha RZ-R team members.
When: 28 Apr 2019
Where: Daikanzan Parking are in Hakone. We gathered at Seisho service area first. →Left a Seisho service area. →We arrived a Daikanzan Parking are in Hakone
Time: From 1000 ~1400
Why: This is an annual meeting for Yamaha 2 stroke engine of the motor cycle such as RD400, RD250, RD125, RZ350, RZ250, RZ350R, RZ250r, tzr250, etc.
There was around 100 motorcycle machines of 2 stroke freaks. This is one of big 2 stroke bike event in Japan. I could see many friends and motorcycles in there. It is nice weather day. I could see a beautiful Mt.Fuji beyond Ashinoko Lake.
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| Seisho Parking |
Friday, April 26, 2019
Monday, February 4, 2019
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