DIY motocross bike

To participate in motocross racing at the professional level, it is best to think about purchasing a motocross bike-known brand, but if you just want to test drive motocross motorcycle racing, and then we can think about creating motocross bike with his hands (or rather rework his old motorcycle in motocross).



With the housing motorcycle will need to remove the extra plastic covers and fairings. Plastic conventional bike is not suitable for cross-country, because it can fall apart on impact. Metal or plastic wings so the same should be replaced - you can buy a used/have wings on motocross bike and adapt them to his. You can simply lift up the wings on the manner of crosses. However, the alteration of weight is usually cross out much more than the factory models, including skidyvanie even a few kg increase in off-road handling.



If the bike will not be used for civilian roads, you should remove and extra lights - headlights and turns on the no-Cross enduro motorcycle.

motocross bike is not without special wheels. Wheels need big and spitsovannye 21 inches front and 17 inches in the rear with off-road tire treads and large lugs. Probably will have to buy the right size and rim produce perespitsovku. The quality of the rim is better not to save. However perespitsovka - is a complex and time-consuming task, so you can try to fit alloy wheels (on a sports bike for example). These wheels will be strong enough for off-road and rough terrain.





After solving the problem with the wheels You must pay attention to the suspension bike. Suspension of the motocross bike must be tough and long-stroke that can withstand jumps and driving on different types of terrain - from the ridge to the pebbles and gravel.

Shock absorber selected from motocross motorcycle brands, given the possibility of attachment to the frame of your bike. The springs are fitted to the resulting weight motorcycle.

With brakes any problems should arise, because the cross conveyor braking system is quite weak and simple.



at remaking the classic motorcycle in a cross, possibly will have to change and plug in the classic, but with a full range of adjustments (43 mm).



If finances allow, you can replace the engine as a whole, putting the cross-over 2-wire or 4-stroke, for example, from Kawasaki, CRF or KTM. You can speed up and existing engine (even if the donor for custom cross stands an old Soviet motorcycle). First of all it is necessary to reduce the power loss at the inlet, replace the filter with a new one with foam instead of paper. The exhaust system can be co-current, which increases the volume of the exhaust along with increased traction.

Next you should consider replacing the carburetor or finalization.