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Just sharing a two stroke build I did. No factory suspension or full titanium like I see on many builds here. My boys and I have KTM FE’s, 19 KX450 and 18 CRF450 for race bikes so this is purely for the fun factor, sound and smell. I lucked into many parts on the cheap that were NOS, OEM, New Used and old back stock since I was in no rush.
I don’t have the energy to detail the journey, but everything was painstakingly restored to new. Blasted and cerakoted many parts. I used some parts that were collecting dust in the shop. Race Tech did the suspension. I had a blast doing the work.
Everything is new. Every bearing, seal, crank, cylinder, clutch, etc….. like seriously everything. Started 1st kick and brought back that sense of fun that I don’t get from my 450. Lap times mean nothing on practice days to me at my age. It’s all about the fun now. I did not want a new model 2 stroke. That would have defeated my purpose. I have run 1 tank of VP C-12/927 through it so far. Had to call a DR since the erection lasted longer than 4hrs.
