MB165 flat tracker
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looks good man. just thought i would give another idea for tires for your next set they work great on mine for oval racing
this is the only shot i got that you can see the tire desent
this is the only shot i got that you can see the tire desent
I used a Chinese tyre off my old lawn tractor lol.
For now that is.....
Rubber is too hard need something a bit stickier
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Here's the front brake mode. Real simple its just a rear drum adapted to the front. HUGE difference in stopping power, bets mod I ever did. Now I can actualy slow down and corner properly.
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Tyres are Cheng shin 20 - 8 - 8.
They fit with some shims on the rear sprocket. These are a 4 ply with an 800 pound load rating made for tractors. They are hard as hell but I make up for it somewhat with a wide foot print.
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Tyres are Cheng shin 20 - 8 - 8.
They fit with some shims on the rear sprocket. These are a 4 ply with an 800 pound load rating made for tractors. They are hard as hell but I make up for it somewhat with a wide foot print.
Yes thats justa rear drum on the front. This is a no weld mod and with it you have enough brakes to stop the 165 real short. Where you see the most improvement is down hills and cornering. You can brake late and get on them real hard. Feathering the front brake in a corner and you can aply power early and snap the rear end loose so you turn can come out of the corner under power earlier and turn a little shapper.
These bikes handle like cow. You need to measure your traction against the available power. In some cases being able to make the back end slide will make you faster out of a corner IF you can control it but this is hard to do without a front brake.
My tyres as I said before are real hard. I can lock up the rear wheel if I'm not careful.
Taller and Wider adds its own wierd handling to the 165. The bike feels like double decker bus and some effort is needed to make it turn. You need to lean and pull it now and stearing becomes about swinging your ass as much as.
Some will have a diffence of opinion and the different front ends and wheels do things I can't realy comment on.
These bikes handle like cow. You need to measure your traction against the available power. In some cases being able to make the back end slide will make you faster out of a corner IF you can control it but this is hard to do without a front brake.
My tyres as I said before are real hard. I can lock up the rear wheel if I'm not careful.
Taller and Wider adds its own wierd handling to the 165. The bike feels like double decker bus and some effort is needed to make it turn. You need to lean and pull it now and stearing becomes about swinging your ass as much as.
Some will have a diffence of opinion and the different front ends and wheels do things I can't realy comment on.
Well you may need to use some 5/8 flat washers to fine tune things a little. The factory front wheel spacers might be good on one side but as you can see I used a plate to hold the brake in place and I used a couple of flat washers to set up and center everything.
Other than that its a perfect fit and works like a charm.
Net cost freebie from the Baja dealer off a dead 165 he stripped. Brake cables and handle freebie from the same guy who lets me dumpster dive.
1 pring from Canadian tire as a return and some solder for the cable I end since I used a rear brake cable off some sort of Chinese ATV.
Net cost, box of doughnuts as a thank you.....
Oh ya and the steel is some realy thin stuff. Not sure of the gauge but I got it fresh off two line at Algoma lol ( still warm and fresh from the shear line scraps bin of course ). Nothing like clean virgin steel made from quality iron ( Algoma... The US army's 1st and oonly choice in armour plate lol )
Other than that its a perfect fit and works like a charm.
Net cost freebie from the Baja dealer off a dead 165 he stripped. Brake cables and handle freebie from the same guy who lets me dumpster dive.
1 pring from Canadian tire as a return and some solder for the cable I end since I used a rear brake cable off some sort of Chinese ATV.
Net cost, box of doughnuts as a thank you.....
Oh ya and the steel is some realy thin stuff. Not sure of the gauge but I got it fresh off two line at Algoma lol ( still warm and fresh from the shear line scraps bin of course ). Nothing like clean virgin steel made from quality iron ( Algoma... The US army's 1st and oonly choice in armour plate lol )
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AGK is the best. ordered ground shipping and it came in two days:biggrin:
look what came in the mail:wink:
my first billet flywheel, man these are nice to look at in person!!:laugh:
its coming along nicely
http://www.oldminibikes.com/forum/a...05-evil-eds-new-smallblock-eds-shortblock.jpg
looks very similar.. haha :wink:
look what came in the mail:wink:
my first billet flywheel, man these are nice to look at in person!!:laugh:
its coming along nicely
http://www.oldminibikes.com/forum/a...05-evil-eds-new-smallblock-eds-shortblock.jpg
looks very similar.. haha :wink:
