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- Forks lowered by 4 inches
- Top shell removed replaced with tubular steel section lowered by 2 inches
- Carbon fibre seat fairing from Aprillia 250 GP motorbike
- Cut down carbon fibre leg shields and GP carbon fibre horn casting
- NRG light weight front mudguard
Suspension
- Front forks stiffened with 3 inch spacers and shortened springs
- Rear shocker replaced with solid bar and lowered to 275 mm
Wheels
- Front drum brake fully lightened, oil seals removed and using low friction bearings running in Teflon lubricant
- Front rims are standard Lambretta split type
- Rear rims are AF wide split type
- Rear hub fully lightened Spanish type running with lightened brake shoes
Fuel tank
- ¼ gallon cylindrical aluminium tank, rubber mounted to prevent fuel frothing and angle mounted for fast drain
- Fuel tap ¼ inch fast flow methanol type using a one way quick release coupling
Controls
- Short space ace bars mounted on LD clamp
- Throttle, Honda motor cross type
- Gear change, modified MB cast type
- Front brake leaver, Amal light weight type
- Back brake, Shimanno thumb operated paddle
- Rev counter Scitsu 12,000 rpm dial type
Tyres
- Front wheel, 350- 10 Continental zippy 1 using up to 45 psi
- Rear wheel, 110/80 - 10, 100/90-10 or 350 – 10 Continental zippy 1 using up to 35 psi
Engine
- 1963 LI 150 casing
- Crank mouth opened up to take aluminium Yamaha barrel, which has been extensively modified by MB Developments
- 4 main transfers with two boost ports added by Ralph Saxilby
- Piston ported induction using a 72 mm Wiseco Suzuki TS250 piston lightened by John Floyd
- Six stud central plug cylinder head from billet aluminium, running a compression of 13: 1
- GP crank with full padding using a Rotax conrod with a stroke of 60 mm
- Carburettor is a Mikuni TMX 35
- Fuel is Sunnoco MO2X rated at 114 octane
- Ignition stator is a Motorplat internal rotor type set at 42 degrees before T.D.C with a 2.7 degree advancer box
- Gearing is TV200 treated gear box running on 15/46 for the ¼ mile and 17/46 for the flying mile
- Clutch is an MB Developments six plate type using Taffspeed extra strong springs
- Chain is either an 80 or 81 link Regina extra and uses a light weight nylon tensioner
Weight of the bike fully fuelled is 138 lbs
Power output is estimated between 33 to 36 bhp at the rear wheel |