[wood-tzr]

Hello...

I have ordered my new exhaust (Gianelli system, with alloy silencer).

I have also got a new exhaust gasket coming for it...

The thing is, is that I have ordered a copper gasket, because in my experience with small 2 strokes (Dont laugh, but strimmers, lawnmowers, and other small workhorse 2 strokes), copper seemed to last the longest before replacement was needed.

But I just wanted to check what material is best for the gasket?

Fibre
Aluminium
Copper

I thought that fibre gaskets broke up after a few months?

Any thoughts/ideas/help?

Thanks

 

[DJUnreal]

Depends what fibre and what it's under. If it's taking heat, either copper or ally...

 

[gregs656]

copper sounds good

 

[wood-tzr]

good!

I thought copper were the best for 2 strokes.....seems that my knowledge of small workhorse 2 strokes like strimmers is paying off!

 

[DJUnreal]

Strimmers rock!

 

[wood-tzr]

haha

they sure do!

I personally like the lagre capacity strimmers...

47cc 2 stroke!

The one I played around with safely revved to 19,000rpm!

Bloody thing screamed then!

I sadly did blow it up!

 

[gregs656]

i have a strimmer engine that im supposed to be fitting to a push bike, what i dont have is a spare push bike

strimmer lump only cost a fiver, too.

 

[wood-tzr]

I am selling a 16" frame mountain bike

Nice alloy framed one...

The only prob with it is the pedal keeps falling off! the nut just wont hold at all!

Shame you are SO far away!

 

[DJUnreal]

Can't help there...

 

[gregs656]

lol, i would never get round to it anyway, it was an immense idea at the time, though.

probably 2 years ago, mind!

 

[DJUnreal]

I need to get a TZR125 engine for an alternative use some time...

 

[wood-tzr]

alternative use?

Nothing dangerous I hope? (Thats my job!)

I need to get another bike!!!

A 'project'...thinking of either the TZR250 (hopefully the reverse cylinder model), or a Suzuki RGV250

 

[DJUnreal]

Well, my mum's getting a bit old now... she's officially old enough to retire, and she's a grandmother. So getting her a bike is out of the question. But...

I hate those little electric things that you see old farts driving around town. Figured I'd get a TZR125 lump and drop it into the shell from one for her

 

[wood-tzr]

...............

why not make a trike from a tzr instead?

reliant robin rear wheel drive model with shorted axle?

Would be 'fun'!

 

[DJUnreal]

Because my mum said earlier she wanted me to soup up one of those things the old people drive. So I figured a TZR lump would be perfect!

 

[wood-tzr]

fair enough!

it would need twin exit exhaust though!

just infront of the rear wheel!

I was wondering about using the engine out of the Suzuki GN250 I have got for something.....maybe radio controlled car? 100mph radio controlled car!

yippee!

 

[DJUnreal]

Why a twin exit? Why not a single like the TZR? Most of these are trikes or four-wheelers anyway...

 

[wood-tzr]

because if you have a pipe exit each side, just infront of the rear wheel...it looks cool....a bit sporty!

 

[DJUnreal]

What about one in the middle at the back between the two wheels? Flush mounted under the bodywork, with an exit hole smack bang in the middle?

 

[wood-tzr]

hmm....mini cooper style....could look good....

another idea would be up and under the seat....so in cold weather, it keeps arse nice and warm!