HONDA XR75

[runutz698]

Hi all I am just about to join the honda club this week when I pick up my new purchase being a hond XR75 78 mod.,

Just been sifting the net and wondering does anyone make repro frame kits for these bikes?? Like the DG frame or even just the DG style swingarm??

I have found a good site for the engine side of things but yet again does anyone repro or have a DG pipe for the XR75.

I wanting to do a really nice period race set-up of this great mini bike, and any help would be great.

Cheers
Tom

[Quicksilver]

Tom.
You can spend a mint or do as I did and build your own swingarm.

[Quicksilver]

As well your own pipe.

[runutz698]

Look ok, but I am after after the real macoy or I will just do a mint standard resto.

Does anyone have any lead on the realy macoy or can point me in the right direction of where some of the trick parts for these beast may lie??

Cheers
Tom

[Tim754]

Last DG arm (No frames I know of around , except maybe a Van Tech and do you want to pay $4000 for it!!!!) I saw sell on EEEEbay went for $554 USD. You have picked a small Honda to  NOS resto . Please don't take offense but you will have to realize right now that it is going to cost you plenty. Best to follow Quickies advice make your own and enjoy (and buy a set of DG stickers to plaster over your little thumper).  Cheers Tim

[runutz698]

Nah I have a nos pipe and a set of nos plastics 2 x XR75 Frames so I can easly do a full standard resto, If a DG swing arm came up I would pay 700dollars for it no probs. I am acually suprised people haven't made after parts for them like swingarms and even mono shock frames like they use to as these bikes are massive in the states.

So what other company's apart from DG made trick parts for these bikes!!!

[BETRIC]

TOM IF YOU ARE BUILDING A 78 DG RACER, YOU CAN BUY A REPO DG SWINGARM FROM GMC IN VIC, MONOSHOCK DG RACERS WERE FOR 4 SPEED MODELS ONLY, A FRIEND OF MINE MADE 10 DG REPO MONO SHOCK CROME MOLY FRAMES ONLY ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO, 6 WENT TO THE USA, 4 STAYED IN OZ, I HAVE ONE OF THEM IT COST ME BIG $$$$, DG NEVER MADE A ALLOY SWING ARM FOR THE 4 SPEED, ONLY THE 5 SPEED MODEL, THEY MADE A CHROME MOLY VERSION FOR THE 4 SPEED SIMLAR TO THE MONOSHOCK VERSION BUT WITHOUT THE MONO'S UPPER FRAME WORK.   LOOK UP XR MINIRACER OWNED BY ALEX JUDD IN THE USA, HE MAKES DG PIPES AND MANIFOLDS FOR XR'S, ALL SO LOOK UP VINTAGE FACTORY AS WELL. IT IS BELIEVED THAT DG ONLY MADE 50 TO 100 FRAMES IN TOTAL.

[Quicksilver]

DG racer.

[kevwrx]

DG PARTS WERE NEVER IMPORTED INTO OZ

They certainly were, I grew up with Derrim Porter (he actually works for me now), his parents were the Aussie distributors for DG in the 70's and 80's.
Their company was called Porterpower Imports, some of you might remember Derrim had the trickest XR-75 in the land.

[Viper79]

Yes I can remember, Porter Power, and Fury racing who where the FMF dealers and Erics minibike centre. I was racing my XR75 back in the days of Derrim Porter, I used to get a lift to the track with Robin Rhodes and his dad.

I still have my 78 XR75 in race trim!

Viper 79

[runutz698]

GMC in Vic?? What is the full name as if I punt in GMC I get these high quailty power tools from Kmart lol

CHeer for your help I knew someone had to be repro these parts!!!
Tom

[BETRIC]

GEOFF MORRIS CONCEPTS, LOOK ON THE FIRST PAGE OF OZVMX, HIS ADD IS DOWN THE PAGE AND HE IS ON THE FORUM AS GMC.

[GMC]

I usually get confused with General Motors Corporation. Imagine that, 3 large corporations with the same initials.
XR 75 DG replica swingarms, normally $495.00 but I am willing to accept up to $700.00 if need be

[runutz698]

Hey Geoff,
Are these a direct copy of a DG swingarm you have had??
Also do they take the standarded length shocks(or is the actual swing arm longer)??
Does it come with a chain rub block/bushes for the front mounting??

Cheers
Tom

[GMC]

Hi Tom
Are these a direct copy of a DG swingarm you have had??  Yes
Also do they take the standarded length shocks Not sure, I think so, whatever DG recomended in the day.
(or is the actual swing arm longer)?? I don't have the specs for the original arm but I think they were.
Does it come with a chain rub block/bushes for the front mounting?? No

Cheers
Geoff



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