Pro Design. What's Pro Design? Well, What's in a
name? Let's see. Pro. As in professional. Design. As in designing, modifying
and fabricating. Just another hop-up shop? No way. Pro Design owner Tom Burba
is a consummate professional and a perfectionist. He prides himself on turning
out products that are of "works" quality. Pro Design has recently
made a name for itself by producing the best kill switch currently available.
All of Team Suzuki and many other top Pros swore by it last season.
Little does anyone know, that shop with the kill
switches is a full-on high-performance emporium.
What about the bike? This is the machine that
test rider J.J. Smulo has been campaigning since getting off his Pro Design
KX80 three-wheeler. Burba has been a long-time sponsor of J.J.'s and jumped at
the opportunity to build him the ultimate Tecate-4.
THE MAKING OF A WORKS MACHINE
The first thing Burba did upon receiving the
machine was to strip it down to the frame! Before any mods were made, the frame
was stripped of its dull silver paint and all unnecessary basketry, then
sprayed with a bright bluecoat of Imron paint. The engine was next. The head
and cylinder were bead-blasted and the cases got a shot of paint stripper to
give them that trick "works" look. Every single piece of the machine
was taken apart, checked, measured or modified, and then put back onto the
machine with all the care of a nuclear technicians working with plutonium.
Here's what it took to transform a fun-of-the-mill Tecate-4 into a full-on
works machine.
ENGINE
CYLINDER HEAD: The head was milled down, the
dome was enlarged, and the squish band was changed ($50).
CYLINDER: The intake port was widened and
lowered, the boost and main ports were raised and, finally, the exhaust port
was widened and reshaped ($165).
PISTON: Stock
RINGS: Stock
CARBURETOR: 38mm Keihin modified for better
flow($120)
AIR FILTER: Stock (Bel-Ray filter oil
used--$2.75/16 oz. Bottle)
PIPE: Pro Design mid-range/top-end pipe matched
to the porting work ($250)
SILENCER: DMC ($44.95).
TRANSMISSION: Stock tranny had all engagement
dogs shimmed, cases were blueprinted. All production flaws are removed ($350).
TRANNY OIL: Bel-Ray 80 weight gear oil ($3.95/16
oz. Bottle)
CLUTCH: Stock.
COOLING SYSTEM: Stock, paint removed from
radiator to aid cooling.
IGNITION: 87' KX250 has lighter flywheel for
quicker throttle response ($450)
SPARK PLUG:NGK B9EV.
GASOLINE: Daeco race gas ($4/gallon).
OIL: Bel-Ray GK-1 (usually used in go-kart
racing--($5.75/16 oz. Bottle)
FUEL/OIL RATIO: 50-to-1
CHASSIS
FRAME: Stock, all unnecessary brackets removed.
A-ARMS: Funco 1-1/2 inches longer than stock
($230/pair). Nikel-plated
STEERING STEM: Stock, nickel-plated.
FRONT SHOCKS: Stock shocks cut open and revalved by PEP ($125) refilled with
five-weight Bel-Ray suspension fluid. Set up with dual-rate springs.
SWING ARM: Cal-Fab aluminum unit, stock length
($375).
REAR SHOCK: Revalved by PEP. Shock body was
anodized, piston was modified ($195). A White Power spring was installed
($65-$90).
AXLE: JP ($89.95/pair)
HUBS: JP ($89.95/pair)
FRONT BRAKES: Stock.
REAR BRAKES: Stock
OTHER STUFF
WHEELS: Mitchell ($40 each)
TIRES: Hoosier (70-front, $80-rear).
SPROCKETS: Pro Design Rear ($45)
GEARING: 14/38.
BARS: Renthal (KX80 bend-$40).
GRIPS: Oakley (4.95).
TETHER SWITCH: Pro Design ($32.95).
SEAT: Stock
PEGS: Stock
NERF BARS: Cal Fab ($150).
FRONT BUMPER: Stock.
REAR SUBFRAME: Pro Design aluminum unit with
integral grab bar ($285).
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