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The
home for weird and wonderful 2-stroke Honda's from around
the world!!
We are always
searching for unusual bikes to be shown off here, from wacky
low-riders and drag bikes, to mini-motos and gag-bikes. Feel
free to send us pictures of anything interesting you think
would be at home here, along with a detailed description if
possible as we'd like to make this a little more informative
than "just another old gallery"!!
This
little gem is based on an LS125 commuter
bike. It just happened to pull up outside
a speed-shop in downtown Bangkok so we
grabbed the nearest camera and reeled
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The
LS125 is a single cylinder liquid cooled
bike sold in the SE Asian market as a
low budget commuter. Several versions
are available; a fully faired "sports"
model complete with alloy wheels is the
top of the range model, but due to the
nature of the bike, and its intended purpose,
"bikini" faired, wire wheeled
versions are more common! This bike had
several little trick features, such as
the Perspex stator cover, but what really
catches the eye are the machined forks
and lightened swing-arm. It appears chassis
strength isn't of paramount importance
to the Bangkok street racer!! |
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This
bike runs an open NSR150 carburettor with
an alloy ram-pipe and an aftermarket expansion
chamber. Brakes are hardly state-of-the-art;
just a solid mounted disk with a twin
piston sliding caliper up front, and a
drum brake on the rear, but take a closer
look at the chromed disk and you will
see it's cross drilled holes are resized
helping distract you from the fact it's
still stock! An Earles braided steel hose
is fitted to increase efficiency and feel
though. All
in all, we think it's a very eye-catching
street racer, especially as it's almost
in our team colours!! |
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This
drag racer really has to be seen to be believed!
It's another Honda Thailand based machine, this
time a Dash moped. Again, the Dash is a 125cc
liquid cooled 2-stroke, but there isn't much
left of the little "shopping" bike
that left the showroom!! |
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The
custom ported cylinder is bored out to a little
over 160cc and fitted with a Wiseco single
ring piston. Fuelling is by an open 38mm (yes
38mm!!) RS125 Keihin, and the expansion chamber
is hand made stainless steel based heavily
on an A-kit RS125 system. Silencing is sort
of taken care of by a kevlar stinger!
These
little drag bikes are all about screaming
motors and light weight, just look at the
holes drilled throughout the frame! The usual
pressed steel swing-arm has been replaced
with a custom alloy unit too.
The
stock Dash peaks at 7000rpm, this little screamer
revs on to 12,000rpm utilising an adjustable
ignition unit. Although these bikes are never
dyno'd, their performance figures are outstanding...
this particular bike covers a standing quarter
mile in just 11.3 seconds! Not bad for a "girly
shopping" bike!!!
More
pictures of this wild bike are coming soon!! |
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Well!
Another thank you to Mike D'agata for sending
us this unusual contraption!! |
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This
special is actually a 160lb or 72kg Lambretta
with 33 rear wheel horsepower!
It
has a CR250 cylinder (so at least there is
a Honda connection!), custom crank, gearing,
clutch, radiator, and a whole host of other
less obvious tweaks! Take a look at the custom
disk brakes!
At
the owner's local circuit, Streets of
Willow race track, it will wheelie heading
up the steep straightaway at about 80mph the
entire way and must be steered with body movement.
Well, no-one ever said Vespa's or Lambretta's
were the best handling of 2-wheeled machines!!
It will also power wheelie out of every turn!
It
blows up quite often, but as you can guess,
it's worth it!!!
Original
power output from the factory on this scooter
is 8.2hp! What a transformation!!
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Not
even a 2-stroke, but it is an NSR!! |
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This
was the e-NSR as pictured at the Bangkok motor
show.
Standing
only knee high to the proverbial grasshopper,
it's powered by a tiny "green" electric
motor, hence the 'e' in it's title!
Designed
mainly as a child's first step into two-wheeled
motorised transport, it is also hoped that
it will be a hit with customers wanting that
special "talking piece"!
Although
looked upon as a toy, there are some fantastic
features, the most prominent of which has
to be the rim-mounted hydraulic brake disks.
Expect to see them on production machines
in the very near future!!
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Here
you go... probably the weirdest and most wonderful
addition to the site possible!!
This NSR is
shown who's boss on the dyno, and an intrepid
sound recordist was there to capture it in
all its audio glory!
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Questions or
comments, feel free to e-mail
us!
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