Kyosho Hang on racers

[rockthemonkees 2]

I have recently started buying and restoring Kyosho 1/8 scale bikes and wondered what people have done to improve the the standard Bikes.

So far the mods i have done have really improved the performance

Hop Ups So far

bearings

hobbyzone 2030 size brushless motor with a tiny mamba esc.

steel gears

heavy duty rider springs to replace the weak plastic connectors

Ali steering parts from the hong kong ebayers.

Ali gearbox

Pats Brakes

option house rear shock.

tyres and inserts from Zh racing and venom gpv bikes ..

has anyone ever seen a replacement Ali Chassis?

Has anyone found a cowl to replace the standard flimsy plastic one?( Venom one does not fit)

Does anyone in th UK still run these bikes? and fancy a meet

[TWINSET 1793]

I've never seen a whole alu chassis, but I did used to have an alu swingarm for mine

These were all the alu hopups I could get at the time (2003)

[smegs 1]

nice parts.

[PaPeRo 30]

The detail in those aluminum parts are amazing. I wonder how they were made and exactly what kind of CNC machine was used..particularly those forks. I'm thinking 5 axis mill? Anyway I've always wanted one of these Kyosho bikes...may have to get one but it seems hop-ups are hard to come by these days?