Project: BIG BAD VOODOO BUDDY

Post by **ericalm** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 2:43 am

jrsjr wrote:Seriously! The Blur's suspension and brakes rock. The bike just needs to be able to back it up with a kick-ass motor.

It's like 2006 all over again in here.

Post by **jrsjr** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 3:29 am

ericalm wrote:
jrsjr wrote:Seriously! The Blur's suspension and brakes rock. The bike just needs to be able to back it up with a kick-ass motor.
It's like 2006 all over again in here.

Good ideas never get old, right?

Post by **Lostmycage** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 4:18 am

Wait, have you not had a chance to try out the 220i? They got their backup with that model.

Kaos · Post by **Kaos** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 4:35 am

Ok, we're headed back down the rabit hole.

This is headed my way shortly

What is it you ask? Its 'big block' GY6 cases!
These cases can be bored to between 70 and 72mm.
Those combined with the 6mm stroker crank I'll be ordering shortly
will net me between 254 and 268cc of engine.

ScooterTrash · Post by **ScooterTrash** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 4:46 am

Post by **ericalm** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 5:03 am

QUASAR engines are for wusses.

Kaos · Post by **Kaos** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 5:12 am

ericalm wrote:QUASAR engines are for wusses.

It also helps that this whole setup was less than it would cost me to get a new red-key made for the QUASAR

Post by **jrsjr** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 5:13 am

Kaos wrote:Ok, we're headed back down the rabit hole.

This is headed my way shortly

What is it you ask? Its 'big block' GY6 cases!
These cases can be bored to between 70 and 72mm.
Those combined with the 6mm stroker crank I'll be ordering shortly
will net me between 254 and 268cc of engine.

Damn! That's what I'm talking about!!!

Post by **Lostmycage** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 5:16 am

Hah, wow. So you'll be getting you Buddy back on the road again soon, right?

ScooterTrash · Post by **ScooterTrash** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 5:58 am

Lostmycage wrote:Hah, wow. So you'll be getting you Buddy back on the road again soon, right?

Then shortly after.....

bigbropgo · Post by **bigbropgo** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 8:01 am

cool to see this is going again. Thought you went vintage and gave up on the fantastic plastic.

jasondavis48108 · Post by **jasondavis48108** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 12:38 pm

so the moral of this story is that if Genuine can't make the 270cc cruiser for us there are ways to make such a beast ourselves

Glad to see the monster Buddy will be back in action Kaos

Kaos · Post by **Kaos** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 4:18 pm

bigbropgo wrote: cool to see this is going again. Thought you went vintage and gave up on the fantastic plastic.

Nope, I DID get a couple of vintages, but the Buddy is too awesome to give up on.

I've been trying to get parts to get the GTS 250 engine going, but when I finally found the cost(It'd be about $2k more!) I switched tracks.

I've missed having it on the road. As fun as the vintages are, the Buddy handles a lot better.

gearhead · Post by **gearhead** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 8:19 am

X10

Glad to see this thing getting wrenched on again! Where did you get those cases?

Kaos · Post by **Kaos** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 1:20 pm

gearhead wrote: X10

Glad to see this thing getting wrenched on again! Where did you get those cases?

A company in Taiwan makes them.
They're a bit different than your average GY6 cases, as the case opening is rectangular instead of square like a regular GY6.

This gives you a TON more surface space for boring. They come stock at 69mm, which is about the largest a BORED GY6 can get. They're 100% compatible with regular GY6 parts as well with the exception of cylinders/heads as they need the wider bolt spacing.

Post by **jrsjr** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 3:50 pm

Kaos wrote:They're 100% compatible with regular GY6 parts as well with the exception of cylinders/heads as they need the wider bolt spacing.

That's very, very cool. I can't wait to see and hear video of MegaBuddy running down the road.

Kaos · Post by **Kaos** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 3:53 pm

jrsjr wrote:
Kaos wrote:They're 100% compatible with regular GY6 parts as well with the exception of cylinders/heads as they need the wider bolt spacing.
That's very, very cool. I can't wait to see and hear video of MegaBuddy running down the road.

I'll have it up thesecond its running.

Syd · Post by **Syd** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 10:05 pm

MegaBuddy! Sounds like a 50's Japanese Monster movie. MegaBuddy meets Mothra!

Post by **jrsjr** » Thu Apr 14, 2011 1:51 am

Syd wrote:MegaBuddy! Sounds like a 50's Japanese Monster movie. MegaBuddy meets Mothra!

One of the great pleasures of hanging out on Modern Buddy is that I can make a comment like that and somebody will totally get it.

peabody99 · Post by **peabody99** » Thu Apr 14, 2011 2:11 am

jrsjr wrote:
Syd wrote:MegaBuddy! Sounds like a 50's Japanese Monster movie. MegaBuddy meets Mothra!
One of the great pleasures of hanging out on Modern Buddy is that I can make a comment like that and somebody will totally get it.

I know it is downright freaky how cool the people are on here.

Syd · Post by **Syd** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 11:07 pm

I noticed Kaos posting today, so thought I'd maybe rip a scab off an old wound. How's the project going, Kaos? (Haven't seen you around as much lately, so I guess you've been busy with that damn job thing.)

Kaos · Post by **Kaos** » Wed Aug 03, 2011 12:07 am

Syd wrote:I noticed Kaos posting today, so thought I'd maybe rip a scab off an old wound. How's the project going, Kaos? (Haven't seen you around as much lately, so I guess you've been busy with that damn job thing.)

Whoo, yeah work has had me snowed under. Today is the first time I've been on MB in a couple weeks. I've been ordering parts for it again since I sold one of my 74 Vespa Supers to fund the Buddy. I've got cases in now. a 8mm stroker crank, and a 5mm dome-top piston are on the way. My other project, stuffing the buddy motor in a 64 Vespa smallframe has taken up a bit of time as well.

I'm getting ready to send the cases out for machining, and I'm working on the head when I get a few minutes here and there. Things should be slowing down soon so more should happen faster now.

Syd · Post by **Syd** » Wed Aug 03, 2011 12:30 am

That's good. I don't know about others, but I've missed the insanity.

Kaos · Post by **Kaos** » Wed Aug 03, 2011 12:37 am

Syd wrote:That's good. I don't know about others, but I've missed the insanity.

Heh, I've missed the MB crowd. Nothing quite like scooter people.

still shifting · Post by **still shifting** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 3:16 am

Mega Buddy... Mothra. Will Mothra look like one of those low rider custom Morpheus units?
There is a graphic novel here I'm thinking. R

Kaos · Post by **Kaos** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 7:59 am

still shifting wrote:Mega Buddy... Mothra. Will Mothra look like one of those low rider custom Morpheus units?
There is a graphic novel here I'm thinking. R

No, it'll be fairly stock looking. The new cases are long cases, so the rear wheel will sit a bit farther back, and will be a 12" wheel instead of a 10". See the photos earlier in the thread to get an idea what I mean