Back from the SoCal race April 13th

Another fun day at the track racing mopeds and motorized bicycles.

Thx Neil the organizer for inviting the mopeds to the event, all the volunteers, motorized bicycle/moped riders for coming out and make it another successful event.

The next race is Saturday June 1st, 2013. We’re thinking about renting a U-Haul truck to load a couple of mopeds from Los Angeles area and encourage more moped riders to come play with us. Email Tomahawk Mopeds if you’re interested.

RACE RESULTS:

1- FAST CLASS:

After a fun and very close battle Tomahawk Peugeot 103 rcx 50cc moped (no pedals) won 1st place in the unlimited fast class (11hp and up), Scott motorized bicycle racer 212cc 4T took 2nd place, and Ryan local moped builder finished 3rd place with the Tomahawk Motobecane av10 50cc moped.

Combined 11 HP Bikes class + UnLimited Class + NoPeds +eBikes:

1st: #174 Chris Naulet – 2 Stroke 50cc TOMAHAWK TUNING NOPED
2nd: #3 scotto- 4 Stroke 212cc Predator HF 1st: Motorized Bike
3rd: #191 Ryan Mayer – 2 Stroke 50cc TOMAHAWK TUNING NOPED

2- MID RANGE CLASS:

In the MID RANGE class, Steve motorized bicycle racer won 1st place, and Tyler moped racer from Long Beach “Knuckleheads mopeds” took 2nd place with his Puch once speed  65cc polini.

Mid Range (8hp) + Mopeds:

1st: #8 magrider 4 Stroke Honda GX 120
2nd: #199 Tyler Moped Puch one speed 2 Stroke 65cc polini
3rd: #79 Gbrebes Gilbert 4 Stroke 5 hp Briggs

3- Chinese 66cc PRO CLASS:

David’s 3 official riders at Arrow Motorized Cycles team took 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in the PRO class 2 stroke 66cc 2 stroke Chinese motorized bicycle only.

1st: #88 Jim Rust ARROW MOTORIZED CYCLES
2nd: #87 Jeff Fitzgerald ARROW MOTORIZED CYCLES
3rd: #89 Ryan Scruggs ARROW MOTORIZED CYCLES

4- Chinese 66cc AMATEUR CLASS:

Here are the results for the 66 cc 2 Stroke AMATEUR Class:

1st: #68 VeniceMotorBikes Norm ( Pistonbikes.com Grubee Aluminum Gas Tank Frame )
2nd: #59 headtrama Andy ( JnMotorsBikes.com Walbro Stage 1 Carb w Adapter )
3rd: #73 John K. ( CRmachine.com Billet Aluminum Head )

RANDOM PICS:

Custom motorized bike by “Big Boy Cycles” with a turbo charged and fuel injected Honda 114cc 4T automatic motor with electric start.

Another “Big Boy Cycles” custom bike, twin Chinese 50cc motors, and  a stock Chinese bicycle in the amateur slow class.

Tomahawk mopeds with pegs Peugeot 50cc (estimated 14hp) 1st place and Motobecane av1o doppler 50cc (estimated 10hp) 3rd place in the unlimited fast class.

Monster bicycle 212cc 4T Harbor Freight Predator motor with lots of custom bits (estimated 18hp)

Mid range class (12hp max) motorized bicycles.

Quadricycle 196cc 4T Harbor Freight motor, and Motobecane “7″ moped for sale.

“Knuckleheads” race mopeds from Long Beach, Jake’s Honda Hobbit 70cc, Tyler’s Puch top tank one speed 65cc polini, Puch Pinto one speed 70cc Kstar, plus Sophorn’s Puch Maxi one speed Gilardoni 74cc.

VIDEOS:

1- Video Part 1, Morning in the pit after all the heat races.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iI0YdfIdQps&feature=youtu.be

2- Video Part 2, Afternoon main race Chinese 2 Stroke 66cc PRO class.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1O1DTC8Dnxw&feature=youtu.be

3- Video part 3, Afternoon main race MID RANGE class (8hp).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NzuXtYPZ3Y&feature=youtu.be

4- Video part 4, Morning heat race combining 12hp + UNLIMITED class.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK1xuh1icHs&feature=youtu.be

5- Video part 5, Afternoon main race combining 12hp + UNLIMITED class.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5u74TfU6EMk&feature=youtu.be

BONUS VIDEOS:

- Motobecane TEKNIX crank $75 available at TREATS put to the test.

https://www.treatland.tv/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=MBK-TEKNIX-CRANKSHAFT

Video Part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ns76FoX7BRA&list=UUpmRXys5jX0-1m51Xh0Ixew&index=13

Video Part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THa648eJztQ&feature=youtu.be

- Motobecane STOCK cdi “Le Partie” available at TREATS put to the test.

https://www.treatland.tv/motobecane-CDI-p/motobecane-cdi-ignition.htm

Video Part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUwOr7Xf_LI&list=UUpmRXys5jX0-1m51Xh0Ixew&index=13

Video Part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6y-8qoPInE&feature=youtu.be

Ca se prepare

https://www.facebook.com/GrangeMotorCircuit?ref=ts&fref=ts

Photo from the last race event in October 2012. Tomahawk 50cc mopeds won 1st and 2nd place in the fast class.

Getting ready for the SoCal motorbicycle race event at Grange’ race track April 13th in Victorville, Apple Valley.

Je me prepare pour la course velo motorise’ au sud de la Californie au circuit Grange’ Avril 13 a Victorville, Apple Valley.

Mopeds are invited to the Saturday April 13th SoCal Motor Bicycle Racing extravaganza. Please have your safety gear, DOT helmet, knee and elbow pads, gloves, ankle protecting footwear.

Areal video of Grange’ raceway… rad!

- Moby 50cc air cooled:

I sold my bidalot engine and rebuilt quickly a 50cc doppler engine for the Arpil race. I’m using a cheap Teknix crank $75 to put it to the test and a stock cdi “Le partie” $75 from Treatland.tv with a new high quality coil.

J’ai vendu mon moteur G1 bidalot et rapidement remonte’ un moteur 50cc doppler pour la course d’Avril. J’utilise un vilo Teknix $75 que je veux tester et un allumage origine $75 a Treatland.tv avec une nouvelle bobine interne de meilleure qualite’.

Cheap Motobecane Teknix crank and cdi from Treatland.tv

https://www.treatland.tv/motobecane-crankshaft-p/mbk-teknix-crankshaft.htm

https://www.treatland.tv/motobecane-CDI-p/motobecane-cdi-ignition.htm

 

Moby 50cc video test run:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7ZJOdLB8_8&list=UUpmRXys5jX0-1m51Xh0Ixew&index=2

The transmission 11×59 is tuned for quick acceleration at the short go kart track with top speed 55-60 mph max at the end of the straight away.

La transmission est regle’ a 11×59 pour favoriser les accelerations sur le petit circuit de kart avec vitesse de pointe max 90-95 kmh au bout de la ligne droite.

- Peugeot RCX 50cc h2o Bidalot:

Since the last race fall 2012, I stiffened the EBR fork, cut off some of the clutch pulley shoes for better take offs and accelerations, also went up 2 teeth from 72 to 74 rear sprocket to be quicker off the turn since the bike couldn’t hit top speed on the short straight away.

Depuis la derniere course automne 2012, j’ai durci la fourche EBR, couper la gomme des machoires de poulie pour des meilleurs departs et accelerations, aussi monte’ de 2 dents de 72 a 74 sur la couronne pour des sortie de virage plus rapide vu que la machine n’atteignait pas sa vitesse de pointe dans la ligne droite assez courte.

Video first start:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPVhvkBtcEs&list=UUpmRXys5jX0-1m51Xh0Ixew&index=1

BONUS VIDEO:

“Corrida super moby interlagos”

Motobecane moped race in Brazil March 31, 2013. Photos by Thiago Pinheiro.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wQ8zRw9geU&feature=youtu.be

BONUS PICS:

For fun:

Electric scooter E-Speed concept by KTM Austrian brand revealed at the Tokyo Motor Show.

Electric motor: power 11 kW- torque 36 Nm – speed 53 mph

Lithium-ion battery 4.36 KWh

40 mile range

Regenerative braking system to recycling some electricity to the battery

 

For commuting:

Electric scooter XO2 by XOR Motors:

100% developed and manufactured by a young south of France company. The scooter should hit the market very soon in 2013 in France, Italy, Spain, Benelux, Switzerland, Germany, after a lot of interest shown at the 2012 ECMA biggest international motorcycle show in Milan. There’s also a lot of interest from buyers in Asia, Singapore, Japan.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=usaMzqoV8Tk&NR=1

Price: 3,100 euros ($4,000)

100% approved by the European safety regulations.

Long lasting motor 100,000 miles, zero friction, zero engine parts ware.

Electric motor brush less 8 KW – 75 mph top speed with some of the fastest acceleration for a scooter

50 mile range

Battery fully charged in 2 hours

The scooter can be folded in 20 seconds and legally carried on trains or subways.

Video: Electric XO2 scooter vs Yamaha Xmax 125cc #1 sold scooter in France

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wgj80gqm3k