Cohn Racers Grom-aha 125

[38special]

Here's the YZ

[RDnuTZ]

Beta

to me represents a modern reimagining of the original Yamaha enduro models going back to early 1970s incorporating relevant mechanical & electrical technology advances but not too many whistles and bells for Luddites like me to use and enjoy 

https://www.betamotor.com/en/bikes/xtrainer-2t-300/

[RDryan]

A KTM300 engine,that's cool. I sorta like that better than a banshee engine. Or a CR125 like they did. Only cause I had a lot of ideas about terrorizing my local roads with a hopefully street legal dirt bike supermotoe'd. I know KTM has those grey area titles for the XCW's and those willing to convert to their state street title blah,blah BS. Also those XCW's do have the lighting coil you would need and electric start, also pretty light even as a dirtbike...I think.Now I did also read the newer fuel injected ones kinda suck, but.. with my limited facilities,tools and funds this just seems easier and maybe the best end product of enjoyment, a better balanced machine made for an adult sized person to whip properly around their riding venues.

That Grom is certainly a dream machine. It's funny because with the right stuff I can see what you did and why you did it Mark...with yours. I think this custom one is so over the top and of course I like it but I really like yours better.

As an aside,I hardly ever see a reasonably priced liquid cooled two stroke bike engine for sale at what I consider an affordable price. I do see from time to time folks will sell for example a cr250 engine with the carb and ignition but it's up there at about $3-4k asking price and that to me is pricey. Could be a 500cc or 250cc sometimes it's a KX model or something of the like. I dunno just seems like you gotta have all the right stuff to make a Grom two stroke swap work realistically cheap if that makes sense?   

Sorry to thread drift a bit but a fella's gotta dream.Just living in two smoker envy.Consider it my today's contribution to forum scuttle butt.

I have a street legal (fuel-injected)'23 300xcw TPI. I just got a set of supermoto wheels for it, too.

It does not suck.

Ha,ha that's awesome. I have much respect for you to take the plunge$$$...I know you have had many bikes and you are meticulous with some of those older restorations. I thoroughly enjoyed your chronicles or resurrecting that LC 

Yeah I tend to read a lot of folks experiences and watched some YT clips about the newer fuel injected 300's. I guess they may just come a bit lean from the factory, maybe theirs something else that was going, I do tend to forget exactly what the issue was. Just to say that some people had some grips about the bikes not idling well or have poor throttle response in the lower part of the rev range. You gotta love em though, I mean for KTM to do what they have been doing with two strokes in this day of age and they are oil injected.

[pdxjim]

Street plated '23 300xcw.

Still need tires and gearing.

[RDryan]

Wow that is pretty sweet looking.

[85RZwade]

Wow that is pretty sweet looking.

As is the new garage! A far cry from your old one. 

[RDryan]

Yep I agree,talk about a serious man cave with some sweet machines.

[Kawtriplefreak]

Very very cool..