How to Remove Your Mk2 Mini Moto Engine
By Matt Tong
Many mini moto modifications will require you to remove the
engine from the mini moto. This is why I have produced the
following guide.
Firstly you will need to remove the mini moto’s fairing.
Start with the seat fairing, unscrew the four seat screws and
remove the seat. Unscrew the screw at the front end of the seat
fairing and remove the petrol cap. The fairing can now be lifted
from the mini moto. Replace the fuel tank petrol cap and remove
the fuel tank by pulling the rubber tube of the nipple on the top
of the carburetor. You may want to double the rubber fuel tube
over and secure it in this position with a clothes peg. This is
to stop fuel leaking out.
Remove the bottom fairing by unscrewing the holding bolts (two on
each side), this frees the bottom fairing from the top. Unscrew
the two bolts on the underside of the bottom fairing. The bottom
fairing is now free. The top fairing is only now held on by one
last bolt located in between the handle bars at the front of the
mini moto.
Once you have removed the fairing, you will need to take the
chain off the front sprocket. To do this loosen the back wheel
nuts and the tensioning bolts. The back wheel can now be
maneuvered toward the front sprocket loosing the chain. When the
chain is loose enough you can remove it from the front sprocket.
Remove the pull start from the engine by unscrewing the three
holding screws. Once the pull start has been removed you will see
the wire that comes from the stop switch. Unplug this.
The throttle cable can be removed from its fitting on the top of
the carburetor. Pull the rubber seal up so that the locking nut
can be unscrewed, the throttle can now be pulled from the
carburetor along with the needle valve and spring.
The next step is to Remove the Exhaust. The exhaust is fixed to
the mini motos frame by a bolt located just under the seat
fairing toward the back of your mini moto. Undo this bolt with a
spanner and an alan key. The exhaust is fixed to the underside of
the engine by two bolts via a gasket. Remove the two bolts with
an alan key making sure that you do not lose the gasket washer.
The exhaust can now be slid out past the engine and removed form
the mini moto.
The engine is free from its mechanical fittings, the engine then
needs to be removed from the mini motos frame. The bolt at the
top of the engine must be undone first using the alan key. The
three screws located on the underside of the engine are the last
fixings to be undone. The engine can now be completely removed
from the mini moto.
Matt Tong has been importing and riding Mini Motos for two years.
For expert advice and Mini Moto information please visit
http://www.minimotosandmore.com
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