Aprilia RS50 Race Bike

A little more time spent on the race bike refurb!

For Sale Now! My 2001 Cagiva Mito SP

My 2001 Cagiva Mito SP

Here is your chance to own the best setup Cagiva Mito in the nation!
Less than 30 imported to the United States!


-Clean title, currently on non op with DMV so no registration back fees
-Only 3000KM's
-Both original CRD keys with original pouch
-Original owners manual
-Factory shop manual 
-Carbon fiber front fender
-Full floating Brembo front brake disc
-Brembo Billet 2-piece front caliper (Honda RS125GP)
-R6 front master cylinder with ASV adjustable lever and Rizoma Billet reservoir
-Samco silicone radiator hoses (full kit)
-Adjustable Ducati 996 steering dampener 
-Bridgestone BT0016R Tires-Full power "bunny ears" air box
-Dzus fasteners 
-Tank protector 


Rare Unobtainium SP kit Parts!
-SP Kit Front Fork Internals (Marzocchi)
-SP Kit 415 Conversion 
-SP Kit Pipe and Manifold
-SP Kit Power Valve Controller
-SP Kit Overflow System 


I am a late 90's thru 2000's European two stroke aficionado with over 15 years experience owning, riding, maintaining, and preserving these bikes. Co-Founder of bayareatwostroke 10 years ago which is a not for profit motorcycle club dedicated to the preservation of these rare bikes. I can say with confidence and experience that this is the best setup Cagiva Mito in the United States with only the best and rarest parts used!
Full disclosure: The bike looks good and has good condition original bodywork from Evo 1 and 2 bikes, but does have a few minor bumps and bruises

 

Sweet Smoker at Cars and Coffee SF!

Decided to take the DRD on a final ride, before it goes to the new owner, to the Cars and Coffee San Francisco held at pier 32. This time they were supposed to be featuring 1972 and older motorcycles, but the bike section was a bit thin. I better email the organizer to open it up for all unique bikes next time for a better turn out since there were quite a few motorcycles parked outside that probably would've payed to show at the event. Glancing over the few bikes there I immediately noticed the beautiful red italian mini sitting in amongst the triumphs and Hondas. This little 50 smoker has beautiful details to look at everywhere including the unique rear suspension system, crazy can looking exhaust, and straightforward controls. Seeing an old italian bike like this really helps you to appreciate the craftsmanship that used to go into each and every vehicle of the time. If only we still had small companies committed to quality like this today.

Beauty Marks

I have been asked a lot about damage from low sides so here is the extent of the damage to the fairings. All hardware is already replaced.

FS: 2004 Derbi DRD Supermotard

This Bike has been SOLD!

Here is your chance to own the nicest Derbi in the nation!

2004 Derbi DRD Supermotard $2500

Spanish made using the best European mini race parts available.

DRD stands for Derbi Racing Division (like HRC for Honda)

Special orange metallic and black plastics (recently polished and looks like new!)

Dual piston front brake caliper (regular motards come single)

Radial front master cylinder

Domino throttle

Derbi factory hand guards

Paioli rear shock with external reservoir

Progressive link aluminum rear swingarm

Morad black rim 17" wheels with 3.5" rear

Digital speed sensor with digital derbi dash

Marzocchi Magnum front forks

Keihn 24mm carb

Metrakit racing intake

Metrakit 72cc top end

Metrakit SP under pipe, best for street
Shorai Battery

I am a late 90's thru 2000's European two stroke aficionado with over 15 years experience owning, riding, maintaining, and preserving these bikes. Co-Founder of bayareatwostroke 10 years ago which is a not for profit motorcycle club dedicated to the preservation of these rare bikes. I can say with confidence and experience that this is the best setup and cleanest Derbi Motard in the United States, possibly the world!

Bats Racing KTM is Ready to Rip!

Spent some time at CN Racing today after work and we managed to finish up the last odds and ends on the KTM. The bike fired right up after some gas, oil, and coolant were added even though it was completely disassembled in pieces just days ago. I can't say enough about what a great job CN has done with cleaning this thing up to get it to the ready to ride state it's in now!

Heat cycled and checked over for leaks!

Bikes and Coffee Ride July 19th!

It's been awhile since we had BATS ride and I just can't pass up this opportunity to meet up at the cars and coffee event July 19th which is featuring motorcycles this time around! This takes place between 7-10am at pier 32 and I plan to do an SF city loop ride after I'm done checking out the bikes and coffee! I will be riding a super shiny Orange and Black DRD Derbi to the meet, hope to see some other smokers out there!

Bats Race Aprilia Revitalization Update

With little time for wrenching these days, getting the Bats 8 hour bike ready for track duty again is going to take some time with only 30 minutes here and there to wrench. Even with limited time I decided to spare a few seconds for pictures documenting the refurbishment and give unique insight into how a two stroke preservationist maintains and restores an Aprilia RS50 in the spirit of its original design. If you recall I made a list of things that needed attention to properly prepare the bike to go back on track since it has sat in storage since last April when the Bats raced it in the 8 hour M1GP race. Many of the items on the list were parts replacement due to damage from the low sides that occurred during the 8 hour race from last April.

Note: Orange Silicone Applied to Banjo Bolt for Tech Inspection

First up this time around was to replace the bent rear brake lever with a brand new factory Aprilia lever. I even sprung for a brand new rubber piece so it would look good as new. I also bled the rear brake to make sure it works as well as it looks! Why spend so much time on the rear brake you may ask? Well Jon, who raced with the bats on this very bike last year and was a 125cc west coast champ, explained to us how he stayed on the gas around the corner to stay on the pipe and used the rear brake simultaneously to steer the bike. This concept is something I will give a try when I get this bike back on the track.


Next up was the rear shock hardware that was not factory correct, we used the hardware from my street RS50 for the race last year that has since be reinstalled onto my street bike in preparation for a trip north up highway 1. As you may or may not know, every brand new factory original part is available to be ordered from your local Aprilia dealer for the RS50 making it really easy to restore with the right parts! Here is the new hardware (with part numbers) and everything mounted up to the doppler rear shock!

I also found time to install a brand new factory original, Domino brand, clutch lever before having to call it a day. Nothing like replacing with brand new factory pieces, especially when they are made by the company that actually supplies parts for MotoGP!

Domino: "Here we go Here we go as the tune starts to bloom"

That's it for now!