Wednesday, 12 May 2010

Four race victory for Josh Brown at Three Sisters

The second round of this year's BSSO Championship took place last weekend on 08/09 May at the Three Sisters race track in Wigan. Both days went really well especially for Josh who won all four races. Not only that he broke the lap record which he held from last year but that was on a 77cc, this time our Polini Evolution 3 70cc engine gave him the muscle he needed on the track. Meanwhile, Sam successfully completed and won the Young Guns class and is getting quicker every race. Apart from injuring his knee after an off on day one, Zack did really well too bearing in mind that this was only his fourth race meeting. He appears to be getting to grips with the set up of the bike and is bringing lap times down every lap and coming in mid-pack. We can see Zack in the top three within the next meeting or two.

Day 1:



Day 2: In race three Josh completed a lap of the circuit in 1:02.05 setting a new track record. Observe how he achieved this in lap four:


Bizarrely Josh's quickest lap was identical (1:02.05) in the last race as was his top speed - 54.08mph which goes to show his consistency out there on the track:

Friday, 7 May 2010

Introducing Pedstop stunt rider: Toby Wilkinson

Keep your eyes peeled for more stunting action from Toby during the course of the year...

New Polini Water Pump / Evolution Grips

New from Polini is this CNC-machined stainless steel water pump shaft for Piaggio Zip scooters:


This new bit of kit replaces the original Piaggio water pump, it's lighter in weight and features a stainless steel shaft and toothed pulley made from 'special steel'. Polini products are designed with racing applications in mind and this item is no exception. For those who want to it's possible to remove the mixer.

Another addition to the ever-expanding Polini Evolution product line are these funky grips in those familiar white/blue Polini colours. The grips are accompanied by a pair of brake lever covers which makes for a good combo when it comes to safety, comfort and ergonomics. The lever covers are made of a special anti-slip sponge comprising of selected elastomers and technopolymers of aerospace origin. The grips have been specifically designed to prevent the hand from slipping and help neutralise vibrations.

Thursday, 6 May 2010

Polini TORSEN WD Swing Arm

It certainly looks the biz, it's the 'Torsen WD' and it's a brand new swing arm from Polini designed for use with 50cc Piaggio and Minarelli engines.

With Moto GP styling, the Torsen WD swing arm is designed to stiffen the engine case therefore avoiding flexing which could lead to cracking. The addition of a bearing to support the axle further reduces flexing and stress and according to Polini, improves transmission efficiency. The system also improves stability when riding and cornering as well as reducing asymmetric tyre wear.


The Torsen WD is suitable for both track use and road use and can be fitted exclusively together with the new Big Evolution exhausts or the Polini For Race 2 and Scooter Team homologated exhausts.

Fitment: Piaggio engines (both short and long engine cases). Minarelli engines, CW series with vertical cylinder, MY series (air cooled) and MA series (liquid cooled) with horizontal cylinder and long case.

Wednesday, 5 May 2010

New Polini Evolution Maxi Clutch Bell

Another recent addition to our Polini product line is the Evolution Maxi Clutch Bell which will fit various scooters 125c and above. Part of Polini's Evolution range of products, this new clutch bell is stronger due to the way it is manufactured and offers better performance due to improved heat displacement.


Example fitments are listed below, click on the respective product codes below to get the full fitment list and more details. Our price: £66.80 (inc. VAT).


Product Code: AD/250.028
Example Fitment: Piaggio Leader 125/180cc engines

Product Code: AD/250.030
Example Fitment: Honda Pantheon 125 2T (1998-2003) / Foresight 250 / Forza 250 / Jazz 250, Piaggio 4T X9 250

Product Code: AD/250.031
Example Fitment: Honda Dylan 125/150, SH 125/150, Kymco People 125 / 125 S

Product Code: AD/250.032
Example Fitment: Benelli Velvet 125, Italjet Millenium 125, Malaguti F12 Phantom 125 / Madison 125, MBK Cityliner 125, Yamaha BW's 125 / Majesty 125 / Maxster 125 / Teo S 125 / X City 125 / Zuma 125 4T

Swivel with Polini's new 360° inlet manifold

Polini's new 360° inlet manifold makes life easy. Not only are they simple to install, these new manifolds cunningly allow oversize air filters to be fitted thanks to the many directions you can point (swivel) the manifold. Priced at £40.00 including VAT the swivel inlet manifold is available in various union diameters to fit a number of engines, click on the corresponding product codes for a full fitment list:


21mm union diameter (for Piaggio 2T engines)
Product Code: AD/215.0423


30mm union diameter (for Piaggio 2T engines)
Product Code: AD/215.0424


21mm union diameter inlet manifold (for Minarelli AM6 and Derbi geared engines)
Product Code: AD/215.0427


30mm long neck inlet manifold (will fit Gilera Runner 50/50SP 1999 > 2006 model and more)
Product Code: AD/215.0429

Adrenalin scooter racing action at Three Sisters

Round 2 of the 2010 BSSO scooter racing series is coming up very soon. In fact, it's this weekend (Saturday and Sunday 08/09 May) and this time the action takes place at the Three Sisters race circuit in Wigan. We'll be keeping our fingers crossed for our riders Josh Brown, Sam Edwards and Zack Tingle that they'll get the conditions they need for a fine performance out there on the track.

If any of you fancy having a go at circuit racing or you haven't been to a race meeting before then why not come along and check it out? Three Sisters is located in Wigan, Lancashire. Directions to the venue can be found here on the official Three Sisters website.

As usual we'll be documenting the progress of the Pedstop Race Team throughout the course of the season as part of our ongoing Project Zip series. If you haven't done so already then check out our videos on YouTube. If you've already seen them, watch them again!

Saturday, 1 May 2010

Shop CLOSED: Bank Holiday Monday 3rd May

Most of you will be aware that this Monday 3rd May is a Bank Holiday which means our shop is now closed for the rest of the Bank Holiday weekend and will re-open again at 9am on Tuesday 4th May. Don't forget you can shop online on our website 24/7 365 days a year.

Have a great weekend, Adrenalin.