pw80

[pbforlife3]

Im buying a early 90's pw80 from my neighbor for 100$...it runs flawless starts in 2-3 kicks...no problems...new tires...can i get like a big boy kit (bars, forks, springs, anything to make it faster more stable for me) just want a cool looking mess bike that goes quick thats not extremely small....kinda like a pit bike

 

[FruDaddy]

NO, the aftermarket sucks for the PW80, you will have to be resourceful with this bike. I found that loosening the clamp and pushing the bars forward about 4 inches makes it more comfortable. Boyeson makes a reed, and FMF makes a pipe and two silencers. Most everything else will have to be custom.

 

[pbforlife3]

im just gonna go with yz85 forks for it...rear spring stuff like that...i needa get a new throttle cable though it snapped today...after 13 years i guess its had its life

 

[FruDaddy]

There's no way a YZ85 fork will fit a stock clamp. That fork will probably be too long to be safely used anyway. You would be better served to find a way to stiffen us the front of the stocker, or find something close to stock length so that the front and rear rise about the same.

 

[splatt]

I'm with Frudaddy putting on YZ85 forks is going to make it look like a stretched chopper.

Steve

 

[freightrain]

The guy at mini bike springs dot com has some front springs that work great. No affiliation, just relating my experience.

 

[pbforlife3]

yeah thanks guys....i just ordered all my parts for a tune up so it should be a good time to have it running perfect....the front forks are doing fine its more the rear im worried about

 

[Jasle]

some guys drill a new hole to remount the rear shock and get 1" taller. I've heard of guys using different junk yard shocks from bigger street bikes. i thought one guy here mentioned a sportster shock...