Aluminum subframe - $507

I keep finding great stuff from Japan. Check this out, half way down the page. Engrish by Googroo transwate;

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.dion.ne.jp%2Fdiablo%2Farchives%2Fcat_366119-1.html

Love that (aside from the little chin fairing).

I'd love an aluminum subframe, at least until I wrecked (again) and tweaked it all to hell.

The bottom is a track required oil catch pan so when your motor goes poo you don't crash out others. Maybe with the chin they're thinking they could grab some more cooling and hence a bit more power. The tubing wrapping down around the front frame down tube probably goes to an oil cooler. Interesting also the holes drilled over the air intake side panel. These guys look serious about their go-fast so its interesting to see they haven't chosen a "power bulge" on the pipe. You can be pretty sure its seen a lot of dyno time. I think the tire warmers are gayer than a bag of dicks.

I wish I could figure out what they did to the shift linkage/transmission - almost looks like they reversed it for gp shift - which I would kill for.
That belly pan is sick. Its larger than the cf one i have on my bike - scoops forward prob bc it has to hold a certain amount of liquid to pass tech.

I want that dam front number plate!

Bob - why you no like warmers? I hope youre talking about the colors(if so, i agree)
Luckily I have an extra set from my 600's and always use them with the race tires...even on the 250 makes a HUGE difference.

Can't see the website (blocked at work). What's the weight savings on the subframe for $500 bucks ?

I mostly find my self wondering why on earth they bothered with our bike at all. Why not start with a lighter more powerful MX bike.

Web site says alu subframe one kilo lighter than stock.

I love extra hot baked tires - its just the colors. Too busy. Tho I do love the Nihongo sense of over-the-top style. I have this semi-perverted attraction to Japanese girls in Hello Kitty swimsuits...

They're racing them...every little bit counts. More than likely they had to have them made and are trying to get back some of the coin they dumped on them for their own race bikes. We always just chopped the crap out of the stock one or made our own.

You never know overseas, they get all kinds of cool shyt that we cant touch.

I.E. that dope Diablo Racing exhaust on it.

Just Bob wrote:

The bottom is a track required oil catch pan so when your motor goes poo you don't crash out others.

Ah, of course. I've been away from the track too long... Forgot all about that.

Just Bob wrote:

Web site says alu subframe one kilo lighter than stock.

I love extra hot baked tires - its just the colors. Too busy. Tho I do love the Nihongo sense of over-the-top style. I have this semi-perverted attraction to Japanese girls in Hello Kitty swimsuits...

So, roughly 2 lbs? Seems like you could easily cut that off of the stock one if you never intend to carry a passenger.

Also, +1 on the swimsuits comment.

I am really really looking forward to seeing what the chassis designers do in Moto3. Aluminum subframe? Pah. How about carbon fiber!

Just Bob wrote:

I have this semi-perverted attraction to Japanese girls in Hello Kitty swimsuits...

And where would I find pictures of these young ladies? .... links please

I looked up moto3 because I did t know what it is, our bike is actually too light for the class lol. By almost 50 lbs! Course they would just throw our motor into a prototype chassis with a lot more compression and a cam that lets it rev out to 14k. If they use our motor I bet they get 60 or 65hp from it. They don't get that much from mx 250s but high speed asphalt doesn't need the wide rev range.

oic0 wrote:

I looked up moto3 because I did t know what it is, our bike is actually too light for the class lol.

Wow! oicO I knew that couldn't be right so I looked it up and the weight limit will be 148 kilos or 326 lb.s WITH THE RIDER. This is a huge new development as heavier riders will now no longer be penalized. So for a lightweight like me at maybe 150 lb.s with gear my bike can weigh 176 lb.s! - about 100 lb.s less than a stock R2.

Just Bob wrote:

oic0 wrote:

I looked up moto3 because I did t know what it is, our bike is actually too light for the class lol.

Wow! oicO I knew that couldn't be right so I looked it up and the weight limit will be 148 kilos or 326 lb.s WITH THE RIDER. This is a huge new development as heavier riders will now no longer be penalized. So for a lightweight like me at maybe 150 lb.s with gear my bike can weigh 176 lb.s! - about 100 lb.s less than a stock R2.

Yes they will lol. My bike would have to weigh 70lbs for me to be competitive lol.

I roadraced mine one race weekend just bc i had it there. Got second place against 4 other ninja 250's. Surprisingly competitive for the difference in shape/aerodynamics.

Little 16yo 100lb fuker got me - couldn't draft him to save my life. lol

There is no weight limit for the class i raced it in tho and I'm 185 =[

pbnut wrote:

Love that (aside from the little chin fairing).

I'd love an aluminum subframe, at least until I wrecked (again) and tweaked it all to hell.

Does anybody know where i can get the Chin fairing..........

wharvey357 wrote:

Does anybody know where i can get the Chin fairing..........

Send them an email at info@dia-blo.jp

I saw another with that pan on this page. Some of these R2s are kick ass!

http://www.dia-blo.jp/product/ori_f.htm