Dirt Bike 212cc Tillotson Engine Swap ~ Honda CR80

On Todays video we take a 2001 CR80R and install a 212cc go kart engine. This thing performs awesome and we can't wait to squeeze more power out of that engine. Thanks for watching and don't forget to like, comment and subscribe for more content.
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[@riclulua5813]

Being a disabled person this would be the perfect back trails bike for me. I built myself a Honda XL 250 with a ATC 200cc motor and used a thumb throttle for the left side. Thank you guys for the awesome vids. Thumb up.

[@jasoncoulter2834]

Thumb up, hahahaha

[@RedBeardsGarage]

Should we do a big block next on a 250 frame?

[@landonmcentee4899]

Yes

[@ralphthedog1680]

Just do it.

[@mulberryoff-road7839]

No keep a Honda a Honda please do it to a Yamaha

[@zekemchenry2368]

Red Beard's Garage Ya definitely do it! That would be a cool video! Thanks for sharing RedBeard.. Cheers 🍻

[@boya3goob218]

Red Beard's Garage no

[@georgeduckworth4452]

Red Beard be like: If it ain't welded out one hundo percent, then it ain't welded!

[@brendanhogarty872]

George Duckworth Cars and Cameras be like: it’ll be fine!

[@georgeduckworth4452]

@@brendanhogarty872 lmao yeah when they should be the ones welding it out 100% lol. I love em and all but they probably have one of the biggest budgets...but their projects don't always look like it lol

[@brendanhogarty872]

George Duckworth yeah haha, i love them too, but tbh i think some things aren’t thought out as well as they should be

[@bryanroupe8646]

One of the biggest budgets my ass. That kid is rich. They are just hacks. No comparison to red beard or rbw. They actually build stuff. C&c have had a channel for like 4 years and have only built 3 carts. Thats why they have 1/4 the subs read beard has.

[@ianlacour3947]

I'm actually watched a few videos about guys putting Predator 212 on dirt bike frames and it seems like a really good alternative when the motor blows up on these dirt bikes

[@neatjunk2337]

look at my video. I welded mine different than other people. It doesnt look retarded the way i did.

[@israelisrealallpraisestoth8129]

Dude that's like 6 hp are you serious

[@Toxic2T]

@@israelisrealallpraisestoth8129 So true lmao. it's a downgrade, those Predators have no balls.

[@brenthazen8327]

Very cool I was surprised to see how well that old Honda ran with that engine. Keep up the good work.😊

[@trevorjameson3213]

Nice build, you guys are fun to watch, enjoy your videos. There's a guy on youtube that I saw last week who took an '82 Dodge Ram50 4x4 and installed a Predator 212cc engine in it. Funny to see that tiny engine under the hood. It ran pretty good, I was surprised. He got it up to about 15mph or so. He welded a sprocket to the truck transmission input shaft, then just hooked it up via chain to the predator. He was running a regular centrifugal clutch, and somehow it pulled that truck along just fine, but only in first gear of course.

[@sabrom]

Thats Killer!!! can't wait it see when it's fully modded staying tuned for sure!

[@kimberlyshelton4563]

It's Just me but I would like to have seen the trike have the side shaft motor but it still looks absolutely awesome as a dirt bike. Killer work guys. Hope to see many more builds like this.

[@trailerparkgarage6574]

Says "This is a pretty much stock engine" later says its Tillotson 212cc with a 196cc head with a Mod2 cam, don't know your version of stock but that's not it to me.

[@watahyahknow]

to keep the chain tension perfect through the travel you need the rear pulley and its axle put intoo bearings in the same spot the pin for the rear suspension used to mount could do a u shaped piece of pipe over the carb and mount the airfilter on that inside the frame , will make driving it a little more comfortable

[@Tyresong]

Your fabrication has come a very long way... that looks sooooooo much better than the other guy who stuck a pred on a dirt bike

[@adisonsweaney828]

I’m putting a 212 in my old 86-87 Kawasaki KX80 and I was wondering how I’m going to cut the frame and make up a new to mount up the 212. This video has helped a lot thank you.

[@joelrobe5498]

Now that I've seen this. I'm not sure I would do this mod. I would like to have it in the stable though. Reason being is that with this setup you have an automatic style trans for a dirtbike. With manual you have the engine engaged to the wheel full time and have that instant response to power up but with automatic you have to let the torque converter spool up after coming to a slow crawl right after a hard brake. I'd have friends or kids practice on this first before going to a bigger manual bike. GG guys

[@Realryancurry]

The rebound damper screw is on the bottom of the mono shock. Clockwise turns increases damping (slows the return of the spring)

[@eyeballengineering7007]

lol right?

[@bryanmorgan8501]

I love the sound of the bike.

[@aguyashed1124]

i was more a fan of the 3 wheeler attachement thing :P nice job

[@MrNosajwhitey]

Been looking forward to a minibike Monday this was awesome a great idea now u might have to try to get a bike frame for the 440 duromax lols can you tell me if you guys got any dunes close by to see if this set up would cope riding them as I have plenty in my neck of the woods

[@markilleen4027]

i think one these cvt, engines would be great as a bike to share with friends that don't have bikes

[@07GTCalispec]

Do you know how to disable the compression release on these engines? Its really the last item that could possibly be giving me a hard time and I could care less for it with electric start.

[@tacticoolcommando7305]

I'm putting a 212 on a street legal ke100. I cant wait to drive it around town!

[@boatdoctors]

Did you do it yet??

[@Reeothec]

@@boatdoctors i wanna do this because city riding on an enduro with dirtbike like gearing made me never wanna shift again

[@evanwalker5757]

What size sprocket did you use because I'm thinking of doing a similar thing in a kx65

[@shaynedumas4436]

I REALLY LIKE IT GUYS...TUNE HER UP ..ILL BE WATCHING...COOL!!!

[@heathfiedler]

@Red Beard's Garage Hey i was wondering would this work with a 10hp Techcumseh flathead? i found a dirt bike roller for 250 and was thinking of doing this with it. Think it would work?

[@JosePerez-ob7mc]

Hey I have a question do you have any racing go kart frames really looking for one I wanna build my own go kart and I need a base to start at

[@a.j.sgarage9637]

They bought it for the motor. Played with it for a bit. Took the motor. It was just sitting around. Might as well make something useable out of it. Stop the hate. We all know that it was a better bike before. But it made an even better shifter kart.

[@sittinlow6787]

This is pretty cool. There needs to be a company making some minibikes that resemble dirt bikes. Would be perfect for kids

[@Bri-tg6xr]

Me likey likey. Looking for a roller now!

[@xtrah8ed4life]

Is it possible to kickstart the predator 212? Can you fab something for that?

[@Clearanceman2]

You can mig weld steel to aluminum? I had no idea...

[@TheOverisel]

You guys do great work. I like the Honda clone engines but I dont like how the air filters end up sticking way out. On my daughters minibike with a 6.5hp Jiangdong I made a flat square air filter work from a Briggs flathead engine.

[@billlester3088]

Enjoy your videos very much, always varied in content which is refreshing , you must have fabricated the band saw stand, I have the same saw but alas difficult to use in its present form, I sure could use a stand such as yours.

[@dirtbikesrawseome]

Ive got a 82 rm80x I thought about doing this to for awhile just haven't gotten around to it yet

[@Carson_Garrett]

This just removes the torque that a dirt bike should have

[@broughttoideas]

I can't complain I took the exact bike and put an old cr 125 motor on it

[@duncanreich2042]

What did you do with old motor I need one

[@LuchMobGarage]

Awesome 👏

[@Firebird_876]

And let hate begin. At least it’s isn’t a vintage Honda ATC 70 that someone put a gx270 engine on.

[@lancekippenbrock5307]

Firebird 87622 that sounds cooler

[@jets8991]

At least it would all be Honda parts still haha

[@tacticoolcommando7305]

Gx390 on a 70 sounds better.. I have a little 3 wheeler the size of a 70 that has a 301 predator on it and it SMOKES my buddies 70's and big bore 70. Hes got a 190 swapped 70 that will hold it's own against the 301 and get it top speed but my 301 is way "better" than a stock 70. I do want one though lol buddy wont sell me one from his huge collection

[@davidwichner2018]

ikr people think that they can magically change there minds but who gives a f### i like the build only because im trying the same with a pitbike?

[@tacticoolcommando7305]

@@davidwichner2018 I bought a ke100 which is street legal but it had a junk engine. Parted out the engine for triple what I paid for the bike and it's been sitting now. I need someone to help me weld my engine plate to the bike so I can mount the 212. Going to install a lighting coil and 12v-6v reducer so that it will power all the factory lights no problem and I wont have to deal with a battery right away. It will be basically a street legal automatic dirtbike that I wont care what happens to it because I'll still be in profit and a free bike at the end of the day. I'll ride it around town and let my friends ride it and I'll ride my 650 enduro. It will be a lot of fun in my opinion but we all have our own.

[@dustinbrinker2733]

Would a 420 big block fit on that bike

[@jeremyharrell1901]

I want to see you guys finish this bike so bad!

[@juanarredondo910]

good job and what is the maximum speed

[@charliewidick8314]

U gave me a good idea thanks MR. RED BEARD what kind of bender is that kool keep up the awsome builds

[@bryanroupe8646]

You can buy a cheap tubing bender at harbor freight. It gets the job done.

[@minibikeaction4266]

That thing has possibility's. the front tire might hit the frame at full compression.

[@shaynedumas4436]

LOVE YOU GUYS TO!!! YALL ARE BAD ASS!!!

[@perfectcell7995]

Loved the video guys can't wait till you bump up the power on this build on show these haters what's up

[@Tyresong]

Must be time to build up a 999cc V twin and make a long fork chopper that OCC would be proud of

[@abdulkamau2862]

Nice

[@jesuspablin5811]

@4:15 his laugh 😂

[@NiiJiiLuv]

Bro.. It would be cool to see y'all build the trike like The Slingshot...Do It.. Or you could build a four-wheeler into a trike with the single wheel in the rear..

[@yzrider3101]

I’m building a dirt bike with a built small engine but mine is a yzf 250 f dirt bike frame so I guess it’s a yzf 212 f now

[@SchizoGamingChannel]

nice

[@bobaganooshy]

Does it whoolie?

[@handyhippie6548]

i just bought a 1975 suzuki ts125 for $75 in order to do this very thing to it. the suzuki engine is shot, and i think the frame has enough room to need little modifications. plus, it's hard to pass up $75 for a complete bike, minus carb and title.

[@charliehollis5614]

It awesome

[@gokarting1018]

It looks a lot slower

[@lancekippenbrock5307]

In my mind you just ruined that bike should’ve done that to some clapped out ttr

[@Firebird_876]

Lance Kippenbrock haha

[@tmonster1498]

Agreed 💯

[@Tyresong]

@@tmonster1498 you thinking 140cc Lifan? with a 30mm carb, extensive port work, 180cc cylinder kit and racing cam?

[@lancekippenbrock5307]

russell bennington no I am thinking a 2001 cr80r engine

[@ninevoltmodz4687]

@@lancekippenbrock5307 A done out piranha would be better imo.

[@bwxmoto]

Put a 70 tooth rear sprocket on that thing!

[@abdulkamau2862]

Can u tell me what website I can get one thanks

[@kylehampton6078]

If u still have the cr 80 motor put it on that custom made drag race Minibike please that would be so cool!!!!😃

[@bryanroupe8646]

My buddy put a kx65 on a old 79s mini bike and as much fun as we thought it was going to be you couldn't even ride it. Front tire in the air 99% of the time. Would have had to stretch it out to make it work. He built a wheeling bar with a skate wheel but it really didnt help much. It just let it come about 2 inch off the ground but still off the ground.

[@GoKartsorGoneFishin]

I like the new tunes👍

[@hichman5382]

génial!!!

[@troycrowder9942]

hey, guys, that's cool i did one a while back i have a 8 horse Briggs on 200 honda XR frame homemade jackshaft i call it the moto Stratton i like it they are smooth in the trails mine will do about 50 that's plenty great workmen its fast i can tell very interesting people like these videos

[@israelisrealallpraisestoth8129]

50mph!!! Hakeem you want to keep working here? Lay off the drugs!!!

[@contraband1543]

@@israelisrealallpraisestoth8129 you're definitely a moron

[@shanestephens4879]

Nice vids man keep it up

[@hellrazoryt7792]

Why not a predator v-twin with a performance mods

[@tacticoolcommando7305]

212 with a 196 head like off a stock Baja warrior will raise the compression?

[@RedBeardsGarage]

Yes sir

[@tacticoolcommando7305]

@@RedBeardsGarage any idea roughly how much of a gain that would give you? I have a spare 196 engine laying around and I'm going to do my first but mild build to a small engine which will be one of my gx200's. If I can get a nice gain out of a parts engine I have laying around, I'd be really happy!

[@aaronroberts3848]

Sooo u spent a bunch of time making a cr80 slower ? Good job !

[@thegreatpotato4882]

I belive i seen the chopper that you made on the facebook market place the one you got rid off at the swap meet

[@lukecombs5659]

Very unorthodox my friend but it sounds cool but slow do a kart with a twin 2 stroke snow mobile engine now that would be cool

[@kaelkramer1259]

You watched 3dmachines and oliver motorized? They used 2stroke snowmobile engines!

[@lukecombs5659]

Fpv Drone Videos not even that it's just a 2 stroke snow mobile engine would rip way better than a junk 212

[@kaelkramer1259]

@@lukecombs5659 thats defenetaly true

[@cozmolives]

You should throw a snorkel on it because it looks like it floods a lot there.

[@mattroberts6996]

Be a wicked trail bike, but ya def needs to be a bit more peppier !

[@lancekippenbrock5307]

Matt Roberts you know what is even more of a wicked bike? A 2001 cr80

[@Innovaspeed]

This is a great option for people that want to race in pull start/mini classes with their local flat track club!

[@sandmanbub]

Whoop!

[@camerasandgokarts5002]

It even sounds like a dirt bikw

[@mr.bubbles9958]

Cool but with my love for Cr 80s this hurt

[@Lfrperformance]

@redbeardsgarage, how hard is it to get over wanting to kickstart it? 😂

[@RedBeardsGarage]

I have a kick start on the way for it actually sir lol

[@Lfrperformance]

Now that’s the bomb diggity!

[@andrejcernak7793]

13:05 What happend on that road ?

[@vinniecocco9932]

Someone got ran over. I hope they are ok.

[@drdraws9597]

What no driveway jump? LOL!!

[@Typerkins20]

I put a predator 212 On a dirtbike not to shabby if I do say so myself

[@peterk.2772]

Let’s see it go without the governor!

[@drdraws9597]

Stage 2!

[@Clearanceman2]

That's awesome but top speed listed for CR80 is 80mph.

[@axismc33]

Y'all should find a way to put a 4speed trans

[@braaapboys6683]

I did this same thing but with a 1995 kx 80 and a Baja 200 motor

[@mattshearer89]

Lag is probably the cvt.

[@kenjohnson5498]

Scuff the plastic up with sand paper and flash it with a torch see if it clears up

[@RedBeardsGarage]

I will try that for sure. I think I have heard that before somewhere

[@kenjohnson5498]

@@RedBeardsGarage Somewhere out there is a video on youtube telling you how to do it. From what i seen it turned out good enough

[@randallbaker9055]

It can also be done with a heat gun

[@dellstudio10]

If the plastic isn't too far go the magic erasers work wonders on getting out that embedded dirt and stains. Then I use SC1 to bring the shine back. It's cheap, fast, looks great and the SC1 smells awesome for day's after you apply it.

[@danieldaniel43]

Needs a bigger sprocket on the rear

[@richardmccracken9180]

But I'll say this its cool but you should've got a swingarm from a atv and modified it to fit exactly the way the oem swingarm mounted it'll look way better your already fabricating ect so why not

[@elsibaritadelcastillo1630]

Más trabajo

[@markfrazier2289]

Sweet build keep them coming

[@mulberryoff-road7839]

It hurts me to see a awesome bike that I would love to have destroyed

[@NOFx420x]

Do a build give away?

[@shaynedumas4436]

good job guys ...whats the deal with all the 40 haters??? I DONT GET IT!!!

[@speedyme200]

It's not hate it's just that people are looking for bikes like these and can't find them and they see stuff like this happening to them..

[@TxTea713]

0:07 😂

[@BUILDNIGHT]

Buy a TRAK Lathe! You won’t be sorry! It can be used manually or as a CNC automatic lathe.

[@makeityours2229]

He's getting a South Bend heavy 10

[@davidwichner2018]

honda + predator = hondedator or idk :p

[@samuelmcbride]

Cool project and congrats on success, but not for me. A crf80 would probably beat it. My built klx140 will certainly beat it.

[@jbeez.]

Sick now it’s slower than it was before

[@jamesetyrrell13]

I love it..but I think you should have left it a trike

[@tmonster1498]

James tyrrell that tilliston engine would never move those 2 tires on a trike...the 2 stroke barely moved em

[@jamesetyrrell13]

@@tmonster1498 that sucks...it would have been cool as hell if it the way it was

[@erautosales4997]

Like you said,"it's been done before" but not as nice!

[@trevorjameson3213]

There's a guy in Washington state (can't remember youtube channel) , and he did this to an old XR100 with great results. He had the engine hopped up though and it was pretty quick. Not fast top speed though.

[@wyattjayy2739]

YEA

[@austincurrier5088]

At least its not a trike anymore trike idea was bad

[@BUILDNIGHT]

Lonnie guessed top speed of 45mph. I’d say he’s prob spot on...I am running a Predator 212 with Mikuni 26mm, ungoverned, header, and a few other mods on a custom built minibike with a 7” CVT and 45 tooth rear sprocket that tops out at 47mph. metalman329 on KZbin.

[@rustybeatty6567]

What is your front tooth sprocket amount a 17 tooth sprocket on the front would help increase your top speed past 47 mph you might even get closer to 60 mph.

[@Realryancurry]

Will you please use the phrase “roll that beautiful bean footage “ again?

[@austinback5435]

@@DTW-bx2vy Why did you report him?