Mini Moto Fuel Question

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My brother has just bought a Mini Moto (like this one), and since a lot of his friends have them too, inevitably they're going to have to race them. In order to have the upper hand, he wants to get some performance parts for it (I'm not joking, there seems to be a huge aftermarket for these things). There are various parts, ranging from special keys which promise more power to kits to bore out the engine and give you another 2 ccs.

Anyway, my suggestion for instantaneous performance increases was racing fuel. Would this fuel damage the engine of the bike (Tech Specs for fuel here), and would it lead to real, noticable performance gains?

I don't have a link to the exact bike he's got at the moment, but he should be coming in from work later on, so I'll add that if I can.

TIA
 
If the bike isn't tuned to take advantage of high-octane fuel, it will actually decrease performance to go to a higher octane rating.
 
Get him to do it on a track.

They aren't legal on the roads - you aren't insured and you aren't taxed. Anyone you hit will have to pay their own bill (or sue you for it, and probably add a few medical complaints to the list). There's some total knobber on my street that drives up and down - with his two kids joining in. No helmet. No protective gear. Often no shirt. Haven't heard them since the cops chased them down the street though.


If you can afford £400 for a MiniMoto, you can afford £40 for a track day.
 
Duke
If the bike isn't tuned to take advantage of high-octane fuel, it will actually decrease performance to go to a higher octane rating.
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Ok, cool. Ta for the reply.

@Famine...I never said anything about where they were going to race. Get on your high horse and ride it elsewhere. Your reply was neither necessary nor appreciated.
 
*hand up* Errr, whu?

Didn't say anything about where he was going to race it either - just to make sure that he does it on a track.

Plenty of people own MiniMotos and ride them legally. Horses, high or otherwise, were not involved.
 
Famine
Get him to do it on a track.

They aren't legal on the roads - you aren't insured and you aren't taxed. Anyone you hit will have to pay their own bill (or sue you for it, and probably add a few medical complaints to the list). There's some total knobber on my street that drives up and down - with his two kids joining in. No helmet. No protective gear. Often no shirt. Haven't heard them since the cops chased them down the street though.


If you can afford £400 for a MiniMoto, you can afford £40 for a track day.
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I've got a few where I live too. They're complete idiots because they ride madly.

It's funny to watch a person on such a small vehicle though. :)
 
Famine
*hand up* Errr, whu?

Didn't say anything about where he was going to race it either - just to make sure that he does it on a track.

Plenty of people own MiniMotos and ride them legally. Horses, high or otherwise, were not involved.
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Your reply sounded, to me at least, fairly patronising. He's not a 13 year old child, he does not need to be told where and when to do things. He has enough common sense to work this out for himself. Perhaps I should have noted in the first post his age.

I took it the wrong way, but I think in most cases if people are told what to do by strangers they don't react too well

Apologies
 
Noted.

The guy on my street isn't 13 either (and drives his crappy car and works van like a complete and total foreskin everywhere). It took a police car chasing him down and impounding his bike to stop him (and that was REALLY funny to watch).

He let his 8 year old son ride it regularly (again, no helmet, no protective gear). Yeesh! At 30mph on a relatively crowded suburban street it's only a matter of time.


Still, they're great little things, meant for having a laugh on. Do it legally and responsibly and everyone can have a laugh.
 
My friend got one of those, referred to as "pocketbikes" due to their small size.


I rode it and it's a quick little bugger.

I'll stick to my bike.
 
amp88
...except my mum and dad :lol:
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It's their job to be opposed to all technology. It's in the contract - check it out...
 
most of those are 2cyl. right? well most of the time they require mixing your own fuel with some additives. why not run a open header <8- ) won't do much except be loud though.
i am guessing the sound just makes them seem that much faster.
 
Being a two cylinder doesn't mean you have to regularly add engine oil into it, unless there are no four stroke two cylinder engines. If that's what you were talking about.
 
Famine
Noted.

The guy on my street isn't 13 either (and drives his crappy car and works van like a complete and total foreskin everywhere). It took a police car chasing him down and impounding his bike to stop him (and that was REALLY funny to watch).

He let his 8 year old son ride it regularly (again, no helmet, no protective gear). Yeesh! At 30mph on a relatively crowded suburban street it's only a matter of time.


Still, they're great little things, meant for having a laugh on. Do it legally and responsibly and everyone can have a laugh.
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I would have considered taking advantage of that situation and gotten a new front bumber for my car out of the deal ;)

A few months ago we had the same situation in my `hood, but it included golf carts, four-wheelers, and a lot more people. AND they were breaking the sound ordinance not only for 'after hours' but during the day as well. It was insane. We called the cops, as I'm sure many more people did that day.
 

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