Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Oscar Gaetan’s AHRMA racing 1974 Can-Am

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Via : www.offroadmotorcycles.ca





When it was new, the Can-Am 250 was state of the art. The short stroke, rotary valve inducted, oil-injected two-stroke was produced by Rotax in Austria for Can-Am and cranked out a then astounding 35 horsepower at the rear wheel through its five-speed close-ratio tranny. Called the ‘MX1’ by Can Am, Gaetan’s racer is not a true MX1 but a hybrid of various early TNT, MX1, MX2, MX3, and GP models. With its Mikuni Carb, specially cut rotary valve, cylinder porting, custom ‘black widow’ replica high pipe and six-speed gearbox... Read more


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