ITSA Project

While sitting around looking at the bikes and projects scattered about the shop Pee Wee and I got the idea to turn the TY250 he is riding into an ITSA Modern Twinshock bike.

That's the class that allows anything aircooled, drum brake and twinshock.
Not everybody (in fact most of us), Have a complete machine shop that would allow one to build a bike for this class from scratch. ITSA knew this when it formed the class and planned for both one off specials and upgraded existing machines.

We are going to start with the machine in the picture. To date it has some engine mods which include an electronic ignition, B&J's intermediate porting, Boyesen reeds with B&J's mod to the cage, B&J's Mikuni carb kit and a B&J alloy skid pan. Guess you would have to expect all the B&J mod's...it's The Guru's practice bike.

Planned changes are to install the exhaust The Guru modified for the famous blue TY he currently rides. We may play with some different carbs that have proved successful on other projects. The big change will be in the suspension as we plan on installing a set of forks from a TY250 mono shocker along with the front wheel from that machine. The rear suspension will receive an upgraded set of Falcons similar to the ones that were built for the TLR200 Hockeyboy rides. We are also going to install the TY250 footpeg lowering kit that has been sold every time we had a spare!

We will keep you up to date on the project!
Pee Wee is already a candidate for the Nubbie on this bike!

Hyslop Hills

On July 8th the trials riders from the Mid-west and Southeast converged on Hyslop Hills for what was a great round of the ITSA Mid West Regional El Dorado Trials Series. (Now that's a mouthful!)

We couldn't have asked for a better time, everything was perfect! Right down to the food after riding! Nice touch Mike!

We have put up a short video to see how it works. If you like it we will try to use them more often. It's Pee Wee before his try at winning the NUBBIE. Believe me it was a good one. Someone is going to have to work hard on taking this honor away from him this year!

In closing I must say thanks to Mike Hyslop for putting his event back on the schedule.
THANKS MIKE!