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Ok, just got back from Deal's Gap. On Saturday night, they had a sanctioned race in the parking lot. 
these folks take this seriously and to look at them, well, they didn't look like much. 50cc hondas for little kids.
But they put bigger springs and handlebars and an engine kit along with street tires.
All together this made for some great racing. 0 to 60 in just few seconds and U turns, I am guessing 15 or 20 mph but in a 5 foot width. Crap, these were fast, turned on a dime and they could stop in an instant. seriously makes you want one. I was thinking about someone here pulling a real dirt bike behind the Wing and got to thinking that I could pull 2 (one for each of us) anywhere we wanted to go.
This looks like a winter project as there are plenty of used ones kids are outgrowing and a website to get the details to build. I do know it's a 88cc kit in the one shown in the video.
Maybe no one else finds this interesting but it looks like a blast to me and as I have grandkids, this could be the beginning of a week end thing if I got them one too (but without the upgrades)......
Here they are practicing before dark.
these folks take this seriously and to look at them, well, they didn't look like much. 50cc hondas for little kids.
But they put bigger springs and handlebars and an engine kit along with street tires.
All together this made for some great racing. 0 to 60 in just few seconds and U turns, I am guessing 15 or 20 mph but in a 5 foot width. Crap, these were fast, turned on a dime and they could stop in an instant. seriously makes you want one. I was thinking about someone here pulling a real dirt bike behind the Wing and got to thinking that I could pull 2 (one for each of us) anywhere we wanted to go.
This looks like a winter project as there are plenty of used ones kids are outgrowing and a website to get the details to build. I do know it's a 88cc kit in the one shown in the video.
Maybe no one else finds this interesting but it looks like a blast to me and as I have grandkids, this could be the beginning of a week end thing if I got them one too (but without the upgrades)......
Here they are practicing before dark.