Two Stroke Motocross

Two Stroke Motocross Forum => Non-Moto => Topic started by: TMKIWI on November 18, 2010, 06:03:40 PM

Title: Last of the breed
Post by: TMKIWI on November 18, 2010, 06:03:40 PM

Interesting article on the last of what was a good class of racing.

http://www.sportrider.com/features/146_1004_marco_simoncelli_gilera_rsa250/top_end_power.html (http://www.sportrider.com/features/146_1004_marco_simoncelli_gilera_rsa250/top_end_power.html)

Title: Re: Last of the breed
Post by: SachsGS on November 19, 2010, 08:57:41 AM

I have a Gilera 125 mx in my collection and it is a bizarre bike, 280mm straight axle forks, rotary valve induction, no primary kick start and gobs of screeching top end power. I have owned this bike for about 8 years and could not find any info. on this bike anywhere, I didn't even know what year it was. Very recently I was on a vintage parts site and I found a photo of the Gilera - it is a 1979.

The ignition was shot and I could not even identify the manufacturer, but I was successful in remachining the taper on a Motoplat flywheel and was able to get the bike running.

Title: Re: Last of the breed
Post by: ford832 on November 24, 2010, 04:24:17 PM

Cool.I'd take any of those 250 2t's-what a thing to have if you could get them street licensed :D