i bought a little lem mx'er upside down forks looked to be in good shape lots of compression, she trys to run kicking but will only idle for a few sec. no problem with that. but when i looked closer and i noticed it was piston port [no reeds] the engine# is 10707 the model is a 00890. i don't know if it is worth putting in a bike frame? dyno streach cruzer. any info would go a long way as i cant find anything about this motor. thanks dennis
1997 lem $150?
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I can't find any info either, but if it is a morini, I'd have to say that you are looking at better quality than if you had a chinese engine, even if it doesn't have reeds. I say you should go ahead and put it in a bike frame. One thing I'd want to know is if that particular engine had parts available, it might turn me off from using it if there were no parts. Peace
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on closer inspection their might be some in their behind the intake [its on the back of the barrel] unlike the new ones [motor case] but they would be small. theirs ch1.2 and morini cast into the alum. barrel. just found out its a s-5t small reed block [the s-5 gs has bigger intake] no HP ratings yet
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woha! its alot more powerfull than i thought it would be. speedwaymotorparts has parts, made from 1993-2003. don;t know the HP but it will blaze the tire pretty impressive for a single speed auto clutch 15yrs old. musta sat alot.
The clutches don't last too long with the RPM they turn....just sayin.
lem was a mini MX that competed with ktm and cobra, they were know to be prety good little bikes. don't know if there still around but they were one of the first pro style mini mx bikes.
talked to franco morini yesterday, the dude sounded like he had just put down the bong, totally uninterested, slow didnt want to give any info. although their website says any questions? i asked how much HP?... oh i don't know...maybe six? i asked him if he was alright? fine. thanked him for his time hung up. must be the owners son. anyway thanks for the info ls614,camlifter, scotto- and go bronco's daveC
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well i finely rode the bike around the block today! its a kustumkruzer [dyno] stretch roadster with a s5n morini, springer forks with disk brake, moped rear hub with drum brake 58 tooth sprocket 11t c/s. teny double wall alum rims 12 gage ss spokes, hookworm 26x250 tires and a treatland $35 chamber and air cleaner. smooth as can be and the springer is nice and tight. both brakes work very well. motor has sat along time and had alot of carbon in the exhaust. each time i or freinds rode it it ran better so i think the youngster was a little light on the throttle [carbon] i'll post some pic's as soon as i finnish touch up paint and talk my son or daughter to post since i'm not smart enough to do it dennis
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it's nice that people like my motorbike thanks for the kind words. the rear hub is off a motobecane dead moped with a freewheel on the right side and a drum brake [see pic's] and sprocket on the left side. i had to widen the top bracket 1/2'' but went together pretty easy i even used the coaster arm bracket as the torque arm bracket complete with chain adjustment slot.
