Critical Miss - 2013 Dirtbag Challenge build

By terry dean · Unknown Unknown · 1967

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Not a moped, I know, but Dan said to put it up!
This whole thing had to be built in under a month and for less than $1000, which really meant like 15 hours (after work and on weekends when we could) and ~$300 (we ain't got $1k to drop on something like this). This is a '67 Kawasaki Roadrunner 120cc baby enduro that Ryan and I paid a guy $50 for. It had been sitting in his backyard for 20 years, so he said. It had not been registered since new.
The piston was rusted in the cylinder pretty bad, i had to beat it out with a hammer and pipe.
We got a NOS piston, our rings were 2nd over and I had to file them down. Took the bottom end apart to check the seals and assess the insides, everything was old, but looked ok.
We cut the back off, stretched it a bunch, rebuilt, shortened, and stiffened up the front end off a '74 Kawasaki and slapped it on. What else? It's a super fun little 120cc two stroke city blaster. I ripped around SF on it the morning before the Dirtbag Challenge and it's perfect for the city. Way more awesome than a boring Vespa and was getting a ton of attention.
Now that the Dirtbag is over, we'll rebuild the motor to get some fresh seals and bearings in it, put some finishing touches on it (a seat pad would be nice) and ride the crap out of it.
See more info at terrydean.wordpress.com.

Parts

carburetion

engine

  • Stock 115cc
  • Stock Kawasaki

exhaust

  • Kawasaki scrambler pipe hacked up

electrical

  • Puch Za50 points

Tuning

Main 98 · Idle 45

Comments (5)

Josiah McCoy — 12 years, 4 months ago

Wow... the before vs after is pretty gnarly. And that rotary...yum! I'm still on the hunt for rotary Sachs. One dayyy!

Ryan Schimmel — 12 years, 4 months ago

Footbrake is gnarly... I need a rotary intake shifter so bad...

Adam Arsenault — 12 years, 5 months ago

THIS BIKE IS TOO COOL HOLY TITS I WANNA MAKE ONE!

terry dean — 12 years, 5 months ago

kawasaki c2 120cc

Dan Kastner — 12 years, 5 months ago

What engine is it? I'll add it.