Grom : progress and 4 stroke problems

[m in sc]

So, i have a '14 honda grom. its a dumb fun little money pit. I bought it black, then changed the body set to white for a few years, and this weekend decided to mount the red set i have. Its a 170 4v big bore with a ridiculous amount of modifications. 

Anyway, they have issues with cam chain components when you hot rod them, and they make the upgraded adjuster, etc. However, in true 4 stroke fashion, it decided to eat the idler wheel in the cylinder. found chunks of it (rubber outer wheel) in the oil this go around of an oil change i did when i swapped the body work, so i have to tear the head off and replace the wheel while im in there im going to shave the cyl (deck it) about .015" to jack up the compression a  hair.

here it is in red:

[boars]

There have been some crazy mods to those things, they look like a bunch of fun.

There's a guy in Brisbane cruising around with a 300 Ninja engine in his, I'm pretty sure you can buy a kit to mount those.

I really want an overpowered electric one to commute on - it's a shame the Suzuki Extrigger never materialised: https://evnerds.com/electric-vehicles/e-motorcycle-news/suzuki-extrigger-electric-moto/
But you could do an electric conversion of a grom: http://www.bikeexif.com/custom-honda-grom-zero-electric

Assuming you don't hate electrics - god the torque... would be a fun package.

What's your bike top out at? And happily cruise at?
Probably not the best for my commute along highways.

[SoCal250]

I remember when you picked that up from the dealer. I've been watching the progress of that Grom over the years. Leave it to Mark to continually push the modification envelope!

There are few of those around here that I see guys riding full-on hooligan style throuigh traffic. In So Cal, that's just begging to die young.