We're Fixing The Straight Rhythm Bike.

[@Saa45MIV]

Todd seems like a real class act lol.. he reminds me of a friend of mine that passed on a few years ago from braincancer 😞. 14 year old version of me brought my bike into his shop a few times in a box of parts lol… he would just shake his head and say “what on earth did you do now?”.. I had no money and he would let me work at the shop for to pay for labour and parts. I still think about him quite often and it’s been roughly 10 years since he passed.

[@thomaskimparker809]

People like your guy are what make the motorcycle industry what it is today. I myself have done th same thing and make it I little easier on the people struggling to go racing . It takes so much to go racing (any kind of racing) so when I can help a kid out and my paycheck is to slap a sticker on his bike it makes all worth while to stay up to 4a.m. Thursday just so he can load up Friday morning and head out. I LOVE RACING. ONCE ITS IN YOU ... ITS IN YOU 4EVER

[@ohiomoto]

Full circle back to a guy who helped get you where you are today. Bravo!

[@brandonbladen4691]

My 22 TC250 was so sluggish when I got it. Couldn’t figure it out for like 6 months. Jetting was spot on… then the power valve was checked and it was only opening up 1/3 of the way. After it was fixed…. It literally had 3 times the power. It was night and day.

[@tkeuvelaar9689]

Probably one of your best KZbin segments. I found that very interesting. I’ve been looking for a shop in Florida to work on my two stroke Husqvarna TC250 and I think I just found it.

[@AjCatanzaro]

😁😁

[@davidwashington7696]

Todd is a great guy to work with we enjoy our time when we get to hang out at the shop

[@CarsonPowerandPerformance]

I wonder if the pipe doesn’t have strong enough divergent wave or not enough blowdown time. For example allowing the exhaust to open sooner allows more time for scavenging since the pipe doesn’t have a strong enough negative divergent wave to pull fresh air charge into the cylinder with such low port blowdown timing, I would be curious if the stock pipe made better mid range power

[@austinsonger388]

Man the fine tuning has always intrigued me!! What I would do for a day in the shop with the brain that swapped out springs!!!

[@krotchlickmeugh627]

Its simple as fuck

[@giovanni6866]

Ok I’m gonna be completely honest I thought AJ was telling his plans to some people at classes but it’s just me that knows the future? For those that don’t know The Moto Academy has some big plans I can’t wait for everyone to see

[@doglover136_]

i want to join the app but i don’t ride dirt bikes, only friends quads in the desert

[@ASDesign3D]

The engine is UE version (ilrappa works in Italy) and the CDI is different from USA version because we have less octane. If you change the CDI or if you use 95 or 100 octane fuel the bike will be great

[@toddlachance7855]

CDI was correct. I do a lot of bikes from Europe. CDI maps are fine just need to know specific parameters in order to make bike run correctly in other areas.

[@christophergrande223]

love the 2 stroke vids im about to yank that spring out of my 150 looks like it worked wonders.

[@TheShift1313]

Looked like he pulled out the short spring for the initial opening. The one the pv adjuster on the outside loads against. Guessing that makes the pv open sooner. Be interesting to see how the red green or yellow springs then behave. Not sure what i would do with another 7hp in the mid on my 250xc lol

[@Reubambam247]

Me too, I always run the adjuster out flush so it opens early anyway but if I can more mid 😁😁 Did you take the spring out yet? What was the result?

[@reganmorben9248]

That's an amazing gain in performance.... I'm stunned...

[@JR-ut1yx]

That CR is SICK !

[@kings17court]

That bike experience at Straight Rhythm was a little traumatic for me to watch. I'm very basic and rudimentary when it comes to mechanical issues, so that's the kind of thing that happens to me. But when I see AJ, who has money, connections, mechanics, and even Mitch at his disposal that day, and they couldn't straighten things out ....... what chance do I have when things go sideways mechanically?! I've learned a couple of things over the years, but it doesn't take much to shut things down for me.

[@denniswilder3014]

This is a problem with custom built stuff.they didn't really do alot of diagnostic to figure it out.they just thru some jets at it and tried it.these are very easy to figure out.i have not watched the hole video as I type this but I'm gonna bet the titanium pipe and the jetting was not jiving.either the stinger portion of the pipe is off and didn't like to be hot under a load.if they put a stock or pro circuit pipe on and jetted it accordingly would of fixed it.but the wanted to keep it trick as possible

[@carsonfranks3138]

Also putting the thing together just before the event with no testing.

[@reganmorben9248]

Don't mod your bike, you wont have these sort of mystery problems. If your bike is stock you can usually get help troubleshooting and/or repairing advice for your bike from the online community.

[@motoweenies4431]

its not all hard to learn depends if you're on four stroke or two stroke, but reading, youtube, service manuals, and attention to detail. It's all doable

[@inshallah4280]

@@denniswilder3014 I was gonna say aswell as a completely custom airbox....

[@bloomerb4162]

I put the red spring in the 125 and 150 instead of that weird stock spring.

[@Sender76]

is this the "Rappa" CRF two stroke?

[@Jthornton64]

Looking forward to you coming to Desoto in March

[@BrianLatimerFishing]

My tc125 does EXACTLY THIS

[@nicohamard488]

Can’t wait to hear some News about that 150!!❤

[@toddlachance7855]

Coming soon

[@richardgodwin3671]

That was a cool video I’m glad you guys recorded that.

[@jamiescarr3127]

Mxers for Jesus! That’s awesome I didn’t know. Are you able to buy those hats somewhere?

[@wherewithalmoto]

If you got the bike to him before straight rhythm you would have won for sure!

[@kings17court]

The way you kept the confidential stuff secret with the editing was funny.

[@SickFelix]

Man your lucky that you got cr 2 stroke

[@KaiMiller]

I was there when you guys rode that yz woods setup at fast farms haha

[@mcsbikelife3829]

Rc guys on the channel !!!! I had no idea he was into bikes !!

[@jfnaud112]

hey can Todd would fix your crf250r also and what would be the outcome?

[@greysonriegel465]

15:20 hey I was still watching okay 😂

[@SaafeTy]

Love ya AJ. Blessings to you and your family this holiday! Keep doing you! You’re truly saving the sport and making my son and myself a better rider. His dream is to meet you and the Lawrence brothers and get some lessons 7yrs old but we live in Ontario so maybe one day we will get lucky enough to be blessed with a lesson. One Love brother! moto academy Merry Christmas and stay safe

[@AjCatanzaro]

Thank you!! Hope your family has a great holiday!

[@littlesilver2205]

Hats incredible as is that 2 stroke lol.

[@PiazzaWoodWorks]

Was the tuner concerned about the pipe?

[@bernardomagi9324]

Rappa racing!!🇮🇹

[@henrikk7658]

So he still have stock spring, but removed the smal spring ? Powervalve flush or ?

[@Reubambam247]

I run mine flush, did on my 18, 19 and now my 21, will be pulling the small spring out and trying that

[@nope-ez3io]

That little censoring bit was funny and makes me want to watch more.

[@boxd1888]

i have a 2021 ktm 250 mdone by todd at tlr man i love it she got some torgue

[@woodysrockspyro6436]

Now you are older... not broke... and still have no idea what direction to head! 🤪😁 Keep doing your cardio and stay healthy!

[@AjCatanzaro]

😂😂 still no idea what I’m doing

[@dg1019]

I don't even know what a CDI is......wow.

[@moto2103]

My guess was that it had a vacuum leak somewhere or CDI issue. Those are the only things left that you guys didn’t switch at the race 😂

[@toddlachance7855]

Reed cage, reeds were not sealing. So people tend to lean bike out thinking it's rich. Alot more to that discussion.

[@Reubambam247]

​@@toddlachance7855 Was there an outcome to the power valve? Was there an issue or was it fine to run it without the internal spring?

[@raceboy002]

I wanna know where he got that checkered shirt from.

[@TORKiT]

Baddest bike at RBSR ! It is going to rip soon.

[@chupacabraracing181]

Air Stryker is better than any other carb

[@5635randy]

Run T4 only its consistent and 927

[@ShawnDickens]

Watching this while driving from Melbourne to Tampa to pick up airboat gearboxes

[@kyleduggan6]

Hey theres 3 i listen till the end too

[@bobbyblenio4571]

The Reason you had Engine Problems…the Honda Chassy Didn’t Like You putting a KTM motor in it🤣🤣

[@scottpeters705]

It doesn't like all that power.

[@shanesmith8088]

I want to ride that thing when I come down from winning the Christmas grand prize!!

[@AjCatanzaro]

😬😬

[@cookracinginc.2783]

is that ryan styles harris? i follow his rc channel

[@cbh148]

Was that the Ryan dude that does RC car vids?

[@krotchlickmeugh627]

"Paid 14 or 15k." I got a bridge to sell you

[@connerburger8170]

todds the man!!

[@Youllneverknow143]

should just run a cr125r engine.

[@crashtest603]

I was thinking the same, or get a 05 - 07 cr125 motor and do a 151cc big bore, I've heard the 151cc rips, would have been way cooler

[@Edward-ry1jk]

Why put an old engine into a new chassis? A modern ktm 150 engine has much better performance

[@MrPriest73]

I need to be sencored 😂 Me too

[@danieldinatale9414]

Why do you say its a CR125 when its actually a SX150?

[@JKrause616]

Probably because everything else is Honda. You wouldn't know it had a KTM engine unless you looked up close.

[@allenharker66]

Lets link up AJ I'm am freelance videographer would love to help ya out

[@gunnarpettus1010]

What kind of exhaust pipe is on this bike anyone know ?

[@sitnlow4life]

1744 Race creations , he makes absolute jewelry out of Titanium. The problem is he has no dyno or tuning experience

[@thomaskimparker809]

What's wrong with the HONDA. IT HAS A KTM IN IT.. LOL... THATS WHY IT WONT RUN PROPERLY...LOL

[@timparker533]

Hey AJ, do you still want to get rid of it like at Straight Rythm? 😂

[@Borntoride125]

You bought a banshee. . .

[@jonruger]

In my experience engine swapping never feels right. The manufacturer spends a lot of time dialing in an engine and chassis combo you probably be better off on a pure KTM or older Honda two stroke.

[@onlygazza]

Mukini carbs on crs were sh#te you could never jet them correctly, kehin airstriker carbs can be jetted spot on and we’re the carb for Hondas and an adjustable ignition

[@chupacabraracing181]

It's a KTM 150 motor..not Honda

[@onlygazza]

@@chupacabraracing181 I see, I thought it was a bored out Honda motor 👍

[@williamscholze]

🎉 yea!

[@quixy683]

ye

[@derkbrock5996]

Ik what he bought GPF facility

[@carisi2k11]

Hey, I was still watching at the end....

[@AjCatanzaro]

Thanks Craig 😁😁❤️

[@carisi2k11]

@@AjCatanzaro No probs, so when are you and Jett coming to Australia to do a class with @crtwotwo?

[@724MX]

@@AjCatanzaro did you guys swap the exhaust spring? My understanding is the 150sx comes with a Green spring? So did he put in the red spring? When you were up in Canada you should have rode my 2022 150SX at class oh wait you had plugs in so you couldn’t put on a helmet…shhhh🤫. I have the new lectron and swapped out my suspension with KYB spring inserts. Next time when you come back to Canada with Jackson you will need to try it!!

[@jopsball-turret6969]

I thought this video was pretty entertaining…a lot of people were probably curious about that bike👍🏼

[@shotgunbrown2821]

Be cool if someone could get a 125 to about 45 hp

[@kx250fforlife]

Bro that's a lot, that's like stock 250f power. Not sure that's gonna happen

[@clappedadventures]

my kx132 does 41hp

[@shotgunbrown2821]

Against the rules tho anybore over 125 cc

[@kx250fforlife]

@@shotgunbrown2821 against what rules? Dudes on a 150 and this isn't ama

[@sitnlow4life]

How much you want to bet that pipe is the issue ? That dude makes beautiful pipes , but with no dyno and no tuning experience he is just pissing in the wind 🌬️ Throw the stock pipe on there and run it back to back . Bet you there will be some hurt feelings

[@kennyrmurray]

Dude how do you know nothing about fixing dirtbikes?¿?¿ lol I had no choice but to learn because my parents wouldn’t have it fixed for me and my pops was a a truck driver and only knew basic stuff so he couldn’t teach me. He knew absolutely nothing about dirt bikes whatsoever! Keep up the good videos though, I enjoyed this one with the bike on the dyno. I’m sure he really knows his s%^t

[@benvitale9881]

💨💨💨🤙

[@haskinhardman4445]

Will you frost your hair again.

[@vwgtdturbo]

this is a awesome chassis honda but a shit engine-ktm

[@dannyv2335]

My name is not Jaime and I’m surly not your Mom but I’ll be your Daddy AJ 😉

[@zook_291]

Idk why this bike came to be. Should’ve been an actual CR, the power sacrifice would be worth it.

[@j.tin23]

Nice bike lame video!

[@jacksparkes5217]

im from aus and i still watch brother aussie aussie aussie

[@kx250fforlife]

You didn't explain it this well on the straight rhythm video, you just said it bogged a little.