Solo super Rex,142cc monster in sheeps clothing

[ajschainsaws]

Those 80's smaller Yamaha and Kawasaki dirt bikes where fun bikes lively and put a smile on your face just like these saws we all love

This derail was meant too be , all this talk about 100cc 2-strokes bikes
leads onto the half brother of the super Rex the solo twin
Which sounds like a mean ole dirt bike

 

[skip sail]

I like derails,they add to the rumbling train wreck of the modern Information Age
I'm chasing a solo twin at the moment
I know where one is,but have to find the right swap material for it

 

[USMC615]

Derail it is then...we'all try to keep it within bounds...lol.

 

[junkman]

That solo reminds me of a 30's luxury car like an old zepher or something .

 

[ajschainsaws]

That solo reminds me of a 30's luxury car like an old zepher or something .

Yeah that's true it does with the slanted cylinder and cut away chain cover

 

[Brush Ape]

I'll own the derail guys. It's hard not to reminisce about the old bikes. But nothing wrong with a derail you know what I'm saying. This place isn't like good site/nazi site like a few others.

P.S. I'm still wondering what makes that onry lookin' bastard a wolf in sheep clothing. Haha. It looks radical as it can get.

 

[Yukon Stihl]

I like derails,they add to the rumbling train wreck of the modern Information Age
I'm chasing a solo twin at the moment
I know where one is,but have to find the right swap material for it

If you find the right trading material.....
See if he has any parts,i need an air filter for a solo twin.
I can find trading material or $$

 

[skip sail]

I'll own the derail guys. It's hard not to reminisce about the old bikes. But nothing wrong with a derail you know what I'm saying. This place isn't like good site/nazi site like a few others.

P.S. I'm still wondering what makes that onry lookin' bastard a wolf in sheep clothing. Haha. It looks radical as it can get.

its because it looks exactly the same as a standard rex

 

[Brush Ape]

because it looks exactly the same as a standard rex

Had to google it, Boss. Back to murdersickle derail haha......

 

[SawTroll]

Do you know visually how you tell a standard Rex from a Super Rex? I am pretty sure they were 12ish H.P saws, not bad for their age and what we have today.

Looks like 10 SAE Gross hp (= calculated hp, not comparable to modern measured hp) to me, if you compare the number for Super REX to the numbers for the regular REX?

Super REX: http://www.acresinternet.com/cscc.nsf/ed1d619968136da688256af40002b8f7/a9ff461d1fcb85da88256b3a001b400e?OpenDocument

REX: http://www.acresinternet.com/cscc.nsf/ed1d619968136da688256af40002b8f7/811337b78cfd8cba88256afb00252e53?OpenDocument

That said, I would like to see additional sources on the numbers - and the MK. II versions (of both) allegedly had "boosted power"....

 

[SawTroll]

There are some threads on the history etc. of the Solo 125, REX and Super REX here: http://www.chainsawcollectors.se/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=22499

 

[VinceGU05]

The train is running 4x4 tyres now [emoji12]

 

[ajschainsaws]

The train is running 4x4 tyres now [emoji12]

Al those bikes listed on this mag cover are some of the best dirt bikes goin

 

[Cut4fun]

Solo super rex restored that was raced by Helsel with pic. http://chainsawrepair.createaforum.com/solo/solo-super-rex/msg23126/#msg23126

 

[ajschainsaws]

Maybe I should tear down a couple of Rex’s so everyone can see how they where built 60yrs ago

 

[ajschainsaws]

Solo super rex restored that was raced by Helsel with pic. http://chainsawrepair.createaforum.com/solo/solo-super-rex/msg23126/#msg23126

Good too see that Saw , I wonder if there’s any videos of it in action

 

[P.M.P.]

Last time I was on a motorcycle I woke up to a train whistle coming at me.Dad said to put a fuggin helmet on or I would never ride the fuggin bike again and it was already in gear. There were alot of truth to those words.

 

[Lee H]

Solo super rex restored that was raced by Helsel with pic. http://chainsawrepair.createaforum.com/solo/solo-super-rex/msg23126/#msg23126

I owned that saw for two days. I won't get into it on open forum. If you need info on it send me a pm.

 

[Al Smith]

I think Rick H has a big Solo that was a constant winner in the 60's when his Dad ran it .After Cliff tinkered with it he shipped it off to Wisconsin for somebody to borrow and danged if it didn't win like 30 years later .

 

[Al Smith]

Now those bikes .I was an old Harley rider before I went in the navy .Thought I could ride anything .Yamaha 250 twin,tuned pipes,drunken sailor ,can you say asphalt fever or road rash ?I learned how tuned pipes worked at 19 years of age --the hard way .