PE175 is done

[OLDMXRACER 393]

Well, this one is no competition for Master Dogger's work, but it sure has been fun! Picked this up a year ago and now it's ready to race a Post Vintage MX National next weekend. I'm guessing I'll be the only bike on the line with barkbusters. The weekend following it goes into it's natural element at a 2-day Cross Country meet. Engine has a fresh top end and mild port work. Runs great!

Talk a budget building. A wire wheel on my drill was my best friend at times.....

DC Plastics '80 RM125 front fender and sidepanels. Got both as seconds for peanuts and the rear fender is an eVil Bay '83 RM125 $9.99 special.



NOS spokes frt and rear. Got one of the last two rear sets remaining in the Zuki parts system.



NOS Answer muffler for an RM125 modified to fit.



And in a move that would make the Nitro Circus proud, I faked some stripes with tape. Take any bets they make it through the 1st practice?

[TRexRacing]

Nice.Looks like a fun ride.I love my vintage bike.It just has those rough edges that make it kinda scary.

[ccnut]

Awsome job, Although not Doggers calibur, I find yours more intresting,because you are actually going to ride an race it!! I just have a hard time with restoring a bike to let it sit as a display. They were built to run!! So when you race it post some pics!! Congrats ! ...Jerry

[Mainjet2001]

Andy, that's awesome....flat awesome.
You will have the grunt coming out of the corners.
Excellent job dude.

[Spikester]

That's nice, congrats.

[Big Maico 393]

Hey Andy!

I know you did your best to get the restore done, but I do know that there is one small problem with it.


It has a loose nut behind the handle bars


It really came out nice & it looks like it will be fun to race. Please give us a race report after it trial run on the MX track.

[dogger315]

Sweet ride Andy, and nice job on bringing her back to life.
Refresh my memory, was the PE series originally a street/
trail bike or hardcore trail only?

By the way, if your black stripes come off, buy a sheet of
universal fit black number plate background. Cut yourself
some new stripes using that material and I can almost
guarantee they won't come off.

I just have a hard time with restoring a bike to let it sit as a display. They were built to run!!

Jerry, I completely agree with that sentiment. I don't like building "dust
collectors" any more than you, that's why I'm taking a break from the
pure vintage builds and am putting together a 1993 CR250 to race. It's
not vintage but it's not current either and I can ride it as hard and as fast
as I want and still get replacement parts - for now at least.

dogger

[TRexRacing]

Ah c'mon dogger tell the truth.Ya ran outta money after those two stellar jobs didn't ya?

[VAL]

[pragmatic393]

Nice job!!!!!

[OLDMXRACER 393]

Thanks guys. No show bike, just should be a good solid rider. Spent a few minutes on it yesterday and it handles great. And THIS bike even has some suspension!

Loose nut....."why I oughta......."

Leroy, no real "hit" in the powerband, just good pulling from idle all the way up. I like it.

Dogger, PE's were dirt only here in the U.S. Aussies and UK(?) got street legal versions w/turn signals, batteries, ect I think.

I'll post a write-up of some kind after Casey. My fiancee is a good picture taker too. I signed up in 40+ Int, so I may be taking a pocketknife to a gunfight. Should be a hoot though!

[char393]

Loose nut... that's not your nut brother name, is it?

Looks great Andy!

[dogger315]

Ah c'mon dogger tell the truth.Ya ran outta money after those two stellar jobs didn't ya?

Those two sure made a dent, but we had a nice wet Spring and my money
tree is thriving - I'll need it for the 93 build

dogger

[OLDMXRACER 393]

Ride/race report:

Bike worked well (ok, 1 minor glitch to reveal...) Suspension suited me and the little engine ran like a top all day. This bike is capable of things I can't do.....

And those that know me well know I don't jump much. I cleared a little baby step-up thing 1st lap of practice that had always scared me and did it all day long. Wouldn't be nothin' for you young'ns, but it was big for me. LOL!

1st moto: 8 in my class. A couple of 250 YZ/RM's and the rest big-bores. GREAT. Surprisingly, it got off the line well and I wasn't dead last to the 1st turn! My NOS muffler didn't quite clear the suspension linkage and got fubared. Had to make a pit stop and pull it out from between the tire and swingarm. Still finished 4th that moto.....

2nd moto: Went to the line minus the sidepanel and muffler. Jill told me she could always tell where I was. Gated even better this time and got 4th again for 4th place plaque on the day.

Now to hack on a nasty looking original muffler for 2 daze of Cross Country racing next weekend. This thing should rock in the woods.

The little 1-7-5 trying to run with the big motors.


Can't jump my Super rat like this!

[ccnut]

Awsome Pics, That little 175 looks like it screams!! Great job !! Love seeing the ole bikes run. Those were the days!! PS.thy are also the reason for kidney belts! LOL.....Jerry

[Flash393]

That's awesome Andy, sounds and looks like you had a blast....

[TRexRacing]

Cool.Great to see someone using a bike they way it was built to be used.Surprised you didn't it?Looks like the tape stuck better than the muffler.

[dogger315]

My NOS muffler didn't quite clear the suspension linkage and got fubared.

Andy, what exactly happened to the muffler? Was the can too wide? Too
long? It looked like a good fit in the picture.

Looks like you had a ball and the noise from your unsilenced exhaust probably
intimidated your competition, improving your results in the second moto
(though it sounds like you would have had similar results in the first moto
without the pitstop).

All in all, I would say this 'zook is a big success.

dogger

[OLDMXRACER 393]

Originally Posted by TRexRacing

Looks like the tape stuck better than the muffler.

Aw man....I wish I had thought of that one!

We stroked the suspension through and THOUGHT it would clear. It was an RM125 muffler we thought could be made to work.

[char393]

Woohoo!!!

Way to go olmx!

Good luck next weekend.