BRC500

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Edited Date/Time 11/25/2022 11:31am
Ran across this tonight scanning Craigslist. Had not heard of these. Anyone familiar?

https://brcracing.ca


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jonesaustin 11/23/2022 7:41pm
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I now want to know why ALL large tanks aren’t black like this one.
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I’ve done my research on the kits and I want one. Seems to be very well built kit.
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APLMAN99 11/23/2022 8:26pm
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This just may be the most exciting thing that they are developing……

600cc twin 2 stroke. Can you hear it already?!?!?!?!


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burn1986 11/23/2022 10:43pm
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Bad! Nice FTE!

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Joshracing 11/24/2022 12:57am
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jonesaustin wrote:
I now want to know why ALL large tanks aren’t black like this one.
Simple, for transparency. They like to be able to see how much fuel is left, at a glance.
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FreshTopEnd 11/24/2022 9:02am
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Bummed to get only 2 thumbs down for this. I was going for ten. Going to ruin my Thanksgiving.
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crawfishoo 11/24/2022 10:19am
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BRC has been doing the 500 conversation kits for several years. Didnt seam like they advertised much for the dirt market, primarily I have seen marketing for snowbike applications. They work "okay" for snowbikes, there are two of them in my extended snowbike group. One is an older carb model and the other is a 2019 TPI. Overall they are a novelty item IMO.
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CPan 11/24/2022 11:08am
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crawfishoo wrote:
BRC has been doing the 500 conversation kits for several years. Didnt seam like they advertised much for the dirt market, primarily I have seen marketing...
BRC has been doing the 500 conversation kits for several years. Didnt seam like they advertised much for the dirt market, primarily I have seen marketing for snowbike applications. They work "okay" for snowbikes, there are two of them in my extended snowbike group. One is an older carb model and the other is a 2019 TPI. Overall they are a novelty item IMO.
Same opinion here. Rode with a guy last year that had a BRC 500 and a yeti kit. Couldn’t keep up with the 450’s.
313 SlowDown 11/24/2022 11:58am
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crawfishoo wrote:
BRC has been doing the 500 conversation kits for several years. Didnt seam like they advertised much for the dirt market, primarily I have seen marketing...
BRC has been doing the 500 conversation kits for several years. Didnt seam like they advertised much for the dirt market, primarily I have seen marketing for snowbike applications. They work "okay" for snowbikes, there are two of them in my extended snowbike group. One is an older carb model and the other is a 2019 TPI. Overall they are a novelty item IMO.
CPan wrote:
Same opinion here. Rode with a guy last year that had a BRC 500 and a yeti kit. Couldn’t keep up with the 450’s.
I don't think anyone buys them to be faster, but just for the fun and passion
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APLMAN99 wrote:
This just may be the most exciting thing that they are developing…… 600cc twin 2 stroke. Can you hear it already?!?!?!?! [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2022/11/23/578174/s1200_C7E39CD0_3949_47E1_BE35_D96C659F7E33.jpg[/img]
This just may be the most exciting thing that they are developing……

600cc twin 2 stroke. Can you hear it already?!?!?!?!


Now this, this is something I would buy.
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KONG 2 11/24/2022 2:11pm
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Sorry, it's all in french... but you can still enjoy the riding parts!

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KONG 2 11/24/2022 2:14pm
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FGR01 wrote:

The one with Neville Bradshaw (already posted somewhere else here) is actually far nicer to watch...

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there's a guy who shows up at Croom occasionally on one of these. I forget the amount he mentioned but it was crazy expensive. my CR500 AF in an 03 CR125 chassis works fine.
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Rider 5280 11/24/2022 3:09pm
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crawfishoo wrote:
BRC has been doing the 500 conversation kits for several years. Didnt seam like they advertised much for the dirt market, primarily I have seen marketing...
BRC has been doing the 500 conversation kits for several years. Didnt seam like they advertised much for the dirt market, primarily I have seen marketing for snowbike applications. They work "okay" for snowbikes, there are two of them in my extended snowbike group. One is an older carb model and the other is a 2019 TPI. Overall they are a novelty item IMO.
Curious: which bikes are best for snowbike applications?
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yota wrote:
there's a guy who shows up at Croom occasionally on one of these. I forget the amount he mentioned but it was crazy expensive. my CR500...
there's a guy who shows up at Croom occasionally on one of these. I forget the amount he mentioned but it was crazy expensive. my CR500 AF in an 03 CR125 chassis works fine.
I think they are in the $7500 range for the kits if I remember right
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swordfish 11/24/2022 4:08pm
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crawfishoo wrote:
BRC has been doing the 500 conversation kits for several years. Didnt seam like they advertised much for the dirt market, primarily I have seen marketing...
BRC has been doing the 500 conversation kits for several years. Didnt seam like they advertised much for the dirt market, primarily I have seen marketing for snowbike applications. They work "okay" for snowbikes, there are two of them in my extended snowbike group. One is an older carb model and the other is a 2019 TPI. Overall they are a novelty item IMO.
Rider 5280 wrote:
Curious: which bikes are best for snowbike applications?
450, 480 and 500 4 strokes.
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crawfishoo 11/24/2022 4:43pm
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crawfishoo wrote:
BRC has been doing the 500 conversation kits for several years. Didnt seam like they advertised much for the dirt market, primarily I have seen marketing...
BRC has been doing the 500 conversation kits for several years. Didnt seam like they advertised much for the dirt market, primarily I have seen marketing for snowbike applications. They work "okay" for snowbikes, there are two of them in my extended snowbike group. One is an older carb model and the other is a 2019 TPI. Overall they are a novelty item IMO.
Rider 5280 wrote:
Curious: which bikes are best for snowbike applications?
Stock engines: YZs and KTMs are pretty popular and both work great. The 2019/20 CRF is my personal preference for a stock engine.

Mild mod engine: Full GYTR YZ or ported KTM + ECU. Both are great bikes

Serious snowbike engine: KTM 450/500 platform. DCR cam, porting, ECU, and oversize throttle body. 75 HP is achievable on both 450 & 500 engine displacements. The latest generation KTM 450 engine can be potent and has proven to be very reliable.

You tend to see groups of guys on similar bikes. My regular group has 1 CRF, 1 KTM, and 8 YZs. We regularly see groups of all KTM/Husky bikes.

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lestat 11/24/2022 5:04pm
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I worked for BRC way back when they were racing karts . Their karts were dominant at that time .
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FreshTopEnd 11/25/2022 10:03am
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FreshTopEnd wrote:
Bummed to get only 2 thumbs down for this. I was going for ten. Going to ruin my Thanksgiving.
I've got 4 on the original post now, getting there, but still weak. Come on folks.
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FWYT 11/25/2022 10:54am
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I want to know more about that 600cc two stroke twin!!!!
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CPan 11/25/2022 11:05am
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313 SlowDown wrote:
I don't think anyone buys them to be faster, but just for the fun and passion
Maybe not as a dirtbike, I own a kx500 for fun, but in the snowbike world nobody buys anything that doesn’t make their bike go faster or climb higher, and the BRC kits don’t accomplish that.
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MXMattii 11/25/2022 11:31am
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FWYT wrote:
I want to know more about that 600cc two stroke twin!!!!
Would that work in a dirt sidecar if the ECU is done well?

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