Planet Minis

supernes550

found this on ebay. thought it was interesting

Z50King

i dont know why anyone would run those over snowhogs, but i have seen them before

someone here has had them, i remember seeing them

dirtbkr188

d0n has (or had) them on his '84 or '85 Z50R, but I can't find the damn picture of it...

wreck

Looks like a mini Rokon

RcWannabe

I think those a just wheel barrow tires. I have seen some very similar to them made for wheel barrows.

turboglenn

those would be awesome if you put an air snorkel on your bike, ran the vent hoses from the carb and crank up along it and went mudding don't think they'd be so great for cornerting though...NOT FOR MOTARD USE

makotosun

I think those may be tires designed for a roto tiller or something like that. Probably would be good in the mud, but you would need a big A$$ rear sprocket if it was deep!

Very nice little replica of the real thing though. I like the custom exhaust!

Z50King

i think the engine would seize if the water is too cold. anyone have any experience with that?


well the thinking make sense... we use snowblower tires, so why not use tires from other machines?

orracle

Surprisingly if everything is snorkeled correctly the motor wont have any trouble with cold water.

Z50King

so its not going to cold sieze like a two stroke does when you blast it up and down the street right after starting it?

DC50

I dont see how cold water would do anything. Hell i have rode my bone stock 50 at minus 30 and it ran like a dream.

turboglenn

i've seen them jumped in pools, taken out..drained out and dried witha new plug and started right up.. i think you'd be fine with a snorkel on it so it wouldn't suck in any wayter.... or hell just take off into the mud with the motor cool ( just warm enough to run good ) and it won['t be hot enough to cause any damage to the head/cylinder i would think

DC50

I need to find me a Z like that one. lol

turboglenn

dude, if your 2 smopkie siezes after 2 runs up and down teh street when cold you wither have serious jetting issues, incorrecty piston to cyliner clearnace or a pison piston adn jug made of some really crappy pot metal that expands and contracts way too much wth temp changes IMO... i remember hitting my old 2 stroke race bikes hard after only about 30 seconds of idling just enough to not need the choke... i've alo taken 2 and 4 stroke four wheelers through deep deeo water crossings with no troubles.. jsut make sure hte snorkels are on, high in the air and sealed up good right to the top

Z50King

ok
ugh too short

d0n

My tires aren't quite as "tractor-like" as those but I was going for the rokon look too. I bought rokon decals but didn't put them on.



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Portland

don,
did you change your sprockets at all with those monster tires? I have a stock z50 and i put 4.80 Ground Hawgs on it, and there is a noticeable power loss from a dead stop, or trying to do a first gear wheelie. It's not bad, but i did notice it.

fatcaaat

you can get them at tractor supply company