air box cover

[tmc3c]

I need some help in finding a fiberglass air box cover for my 1976 250 mc5.Thanks in advance for any help.

Thomas Carmichael

[Tom Gougeon]

Try [email protected]. He's got tons of fibreglass repro's.

 

[tmc3c]

Thanks Tom I appreciate you telling me about rpm.They do have penton part's but unfortunately don't have any part's for my 76 250 that I saw. I e-mailed him to check if there was more to his stock.Thanks again.

Thomas Carmichael

[offshoreyacht]

what years are the same ?  i have 75 air box covers  please advise  thanks

kevin dunn

[tmc3c]

Hi offshoreyacht. I'm not really sure what year's swap, maybe a senior member will share some of their wisdom on this matter.Do you have both side's?

Thomas Carmichael

[Mike Lenz]

76 mc-5 panels were plastic. I doubt there are any new oem ones around. I think AL Buehner has good white plastic ones.

 

[tmc3c]

Hi Mike Lenz.Thanks for your input.I thought the cover's were fiberglass when you have a fiberglass air box.The exhaust cover and air box cover that was on the bike is fiber glass just trashed. But I don't doubt what you are telling me,The bike has a 1974 motor in it.I talked to Al the other day and he said he had fiberglass exhaust panel but did not have air box side.

Thomas Carmichael

[Mike Lenz]

76 mc-5's had alum or mag metal airboxes. Sounds to me like you have a 76 GS model which was basically the same as the 75 mx and enduro models

 

[Mike Lenz]

Mr. Gougeon or anyone I can never get to the rpm site and I cant figure out why??

 

[OUCWBOY]

Hey Mike,
Try this address: http://rpmsfiberglass.safeshopper.com/index.htm?299
I just went there and it works!
Donny

Edited by - oucwboy on 03/26/2002  01:50:21 AM

[tmc3c]

Hey Mike. Thanks for following up on this for me.I thought it was a mc5 but with the motor being a 74 I couldn't really be sure.I was trying to bring the frame & suspension up to date,along with the cosmetics.Do you know if the gs had piggyback shocks? Sounding like I got a mixed bag!I do know it is a PENTON and wont have to worry about racing it.Thanks again

Thomas Carmichael

[Rocket]

Tom
I had a mid-year 1975 that came with the piggyback marzocchi's, so yes they were available.  
Rocket

 

[tmc3c]

Thanks Rocket.The guy I bought my bike from was pulling parts out of the barn and I wasn't sure if they were something he had or what.He went in and out and each time came back with something else.The mc5 and the GS models is there a lot of difference?

Thomas Carmichael

[Rocket]

I believe the MC5 and the GS6 had similar frames, GS6 being a frame breather.  The older bikes with the fibreglass airboxes were called GS's also.  They were made from I believe 72 through 76.  I am thinking that the MC5's were released in the mid 76.  Anybody know forsure?  I also believe the Gs6's were all 77's.  Relying on old memory!!
Rocket

 

[tmc3c]

Rocket was the mc5 supposed to be faster & lighter? I know that the 5 means it was a 5 speed, right? Have you ever had a bike with Carl Crank porting job, or rode one? I would really like to suprise my friends with the bike I,m building!any ideas? Thanks

Thomas Carmichael