Oct 05
- TWMX Pages 138 139 MaxPower RPMs YZ167 STEALTH 10 year anniversary
of the YZ167 appearing on the cover of Cycle News May 20, 1995. TWMX
tested Jay Clark’s personal 2005 YZ167. Max built it to be a top end
screamer for Jay.
“We were worried about having a “Vet” big bore with
tons of bottom and mid but no top end pull, but the bike remains snappy
and exciting to ride, as top end power is incredible.”
Oct 05
- TWMX Pages 132 136 An interview with Rick Peterson on the 10th
anniversary of the YZ167. "A Decade of deceit."
Rick only gives out the names of a few cheaters that
have stiffed him for payment!
Oct 05
- Dirt Bike tests Team Kawasaki Offroad racer Cole Caulkin's KX315F ICE
CUBE at the Maryland GNCC
Aug 05
- MXA History of the Big Bore in Motocross. An interview with Rick
Peterson.
Click here to see the article.
July 05
- Dirt Bike Destry Abbot's Max-Power KX285Dirt Bike Destry Abbot's
Max-Power KX285
July 05
- Dirt Rider Max Power-RPMs YZ167
July 05
- Dirt Rider CRF302 (On the cover+ a 6 page test) ICE CUBE full tests
and brief test on the YZF315 ICE CUBE.
"..the 302 is amazing. It barks hard from low in the
rpm range; the middle rpm range is more muscular by far but still as
controllable and as fun as stock. Let the bike rev, something you do a
lot less of on the 302-and it rips with as much as 8 more horsepower
than stock. You tackle rutted turns a gear high as you would on a 450
and accelerate through the turns at a far lower rpm than with a stock
250. The same is true with jumps that require you to shift right
beforehand in order to clear them on a stock 250. On the 302 you just
shift earlier and let the power pull all the way up the face. This bike
is not a hot-rod 250. It is a different animal that feels between a 250
and a 450.-a place we like. As powerful as the 302 is. it remains
useable and easy to manage like a 250. As effective as modern 450's are,
they can be demanding to ride, and many pilots find them overkill. The
biggest difference for me is how much faster I can ride in and out of
turns on the 302. I'm not sure I am faster on the 302, but I certainly
feel quicker and can last longer......when it (150 mile Best in the
Desert Race) was over, all three of us were blown away by the bikes
instant response and great power. We pounded it through rocks, mud and
deep sand, and it never missed a beat. We have at least 15 hours on the
engine, and it shows no signs of slowing, and the valves checked out as
perfect after the race. Laughlin had lots of sections that called for
wheelying right into steep faces, and the RPM's bike was excellent there
in in whoops of all sizes. Now we know that a fun motor is a fun motor.
We aimed at a great moto engine combination, but it proved awsome
off-road. This bike is an addiction. Once you have ridden it, you want
to ride it more; It's that much fun. Sure, it's pricey; but a thrill
ride such as this CRF302R is priceless."
June 05
- 2XTREEM.com Volume#6 Satellite TV show where Randy Hawkins installs a
YZ315F ICE CUBE and test rides it.
May 05
- MXA Pages 76-82 CRF498 ICE CUBE “If you are the kind of guy who
likes to start with the most horsepower and fine tune it to the nth
degree, this is the bike for you.”
April 05
- MXA Profiles Page 274 MaxPower’s purchase of the RPMs 2-stroke line
and RPM’s move of the ICE CUBE machine shop from Covina, California to
Ontario, California. Page 279.April-05 MXA Page 268 KX276F kit photo.
March 05
- Cycle World WR302F ICE CUBE (Street Legal)
“It retains the light feeling and quick-easy
handling of a 250cc four-stroke, but with significantly increased
bottom-end snap. Wheelies are much easier and gear selection isn’t
nearly as critical. In the hands of an expert, you’d be hard pressed to
find a bike that could attack a trail as effectively while having the
lungs to keep singing in wide-open spaces. Overall, the WR315 provides a
supurb balance of power and agility and makes one of the most fun trail
bikes about 30 percent more so.”
March 05
- Cycle World Pages 82-83 KXF276 ICE CUBE
“..we came away with a bike without a displacement
class at the track, but which was a lot more useable for real-world
riding. If you own a KX-F or RM-Z and you’re thinking about a little
more power, just wait until rebuild time and use it as an excuse to step
it up. We’re sure glad we did!” Jimmy Lewis
Feb 05
- Dirt Bike WR276F ICE CUBE install on Gary Jones' street legal bike.
PS- Gary later bumped up to a WR315 and is still
riding it every time I see him out at Glen Helen.
Nov 04
- MXA CRF302 ICE CUBE revisited
Oct 04
- ATV Sport Magazine Suzuki Z455 Big bore.
“In head to head hole-shot comparisons, the Max
Power Z 455 pulled over 6 quad lengths on the stock quad (with exhaust)
that we had for comparison." Jerrod Kelley-editor
Sept 04
- MXA CRF-302 ICE CUBE
Aug 04
- Dirt Bike YZ-139 STEALTH
“if you don’t mind shifting a little more often, the
139 has power that’s comparable with the thumpers.”
Aug 04
- Dirt Bike KX-276F ICE CUBE
“What a difference a few cc makes!”
May 26 04
- Cycle News, YZ277F STEALTH
May 26 04
- Cycle News YZ302F.
June 04
- Dirt Rider CR-280 (2-stroke) STEALTH
Apr/May 04
- AmateurMX CR151 STEALTH
Apr 04
- MX Racer RMZ-302F ICE CUBE (Now the RMZ315)
“the RMZ runs perfectly and hasn’t boiled over since
the ICE CUBE was added.”
Apr 04
- Dirt Rider Page 140 KX151 STEALTH
“RPMs loves oversize pistons, and the company does
the research to make big bores right.”
Mar 04
- TransWorldMX RM-277F STEALTH
http://motocross.transworld.net/2004/4/23/mod-squad-yamaha-yz277cc-big-bore-kit/
Mar 04
- MXA
“An increase in cubic centimeters is the time
honored method of making a four stroke faster. Rick Peterson Motor
Sports makes 302cc versions of all popular four-strokes.”
Mar 04
- Motocross West Features MaxPower-RPMs Super-Mini test rider Shawn
Hayes with the cover shot.
Feb 04
- Dirt Bike KX-302F ICE CUBE (Predecessor to the KXF315)
Sept 03
- Final Lap YZ302F (Predecessor to the YZ315F)
Nov 03
- Cycle News KX167 STEALTH
Oct 03
- Dirt Rider KX151 STEALTH
“the bike is perfect for the Vet racer who wants a
125’s weight with more horsepower.”
Oct 03
- Dirt Bike Pages 94-98 YZ167 (Kevin Hines' bike in a brutal enduro
test) STEALTH
“This isn’t a 125,’ said Kevin. ‘It’s more like a
200, only way faster. I’ve been riding one like it for over a year now
and I don’t want to ride anything else. It’s just incredible.”
Oct 03
- Motobike Pages 78-82 YZ262 STEALTH (This magazine is published in
Israel, so you read it backwards, but the pictures are great!)
Sept 03
- Dirt Bike WR302F Street Legal (Predecessor to the WR315F)
Aug 03
- Dirt Bike Page 72 Rebuilding a a 2-stroke.
“Where to go: RPMs in Ontario, California and
MaxPower in Madison, Wisconsin are tops in dealing with plated
cylinders…”
July 03
- MXA Pages 80-84. YZ151 STEALTH
“Unlike a breathed-on 125, which gives away
something to get something, Rick Peterson’s YZ151 doesn’t give up
anything. It just gives and gives and gives.”
July 03
- Dirt Bike RM105 Super-Mini and MaxPower KX155 STEALTH
July 03
- Dirt Bike RM105
July 03
- Dirt Bike MaxPower KX155 STEALTH
“The 155 is a rocket! If you’re a cheater in the 125
class, we recommend watching the gate drop, counting to three, then
leaving the start line” Ron Lawson-Editor
July 03
- TWMX YZ302F in pullout poster. (PS-The 302 isn't the only thing
featured in the poster............)
May 03
- TWMX Pages 112-114. YZ302F (Predecessor to the YZ315F ICE CUBE)
“The RPMs YZ302F is, for sure, the most fun-to-ride
bike we’ve come across. It’s a 10.”
Feb 03
- TWMX CR134 STEALTH
“…the old saying, ‘There’s no replacement for
displacement certainly holds true……..”
Jan 03
- Dirt Bike YZ302F (Predecessor to the YZ315F like Randy Hawkin's
races for Team Yamaha.)
Sept 02
- Dirt Bike Pages 120-124 YZ262F STEALTH
“Making a YZ250F faster than stock is a tough job.
Replacing the pipe gives you a horsepower or two but then it gets
difficult. You can spend thousands on airboxes, cams and headwork, but
you run into diminishing returns. Giving the bike a 2mm overbore is like
getting a clean slate. All of a sudden the bike can really us more flow
through the airbox, the head and the exhaust. So all of the
modifications that net marginal results with the stock bike are suddenly
worthwhile.”
Sept 01
- Dirt Rider Page 128 RM125 Replate
Aug 01
- MXracer KX167 STEALTH
“It’s the best of both worlds put into one."
Aug 01
- MXA Pages 195-202 RPMs 8-page catalog.
Mar 01
- Motorcycle Product News Page 43 CYLINER PLATING
“RPMs, better known for it’s 2-stroke big bore kits,
wants the world to know they also replate 4-strokes…”
Aug 00
- Dirt Rider Page 84
“RPMs spends mega hours on the dyno developing big
bore 2-stroke engine kits…..”
July 00
- Dirt Rider Page 53 RM285 STEALTH
“With the RPMs 285cc kit, the bike is very fast, but
more importantly, the engine has a grunty, torquey feel to the power
that is attributable to the extra displacement. Very Cool.”
June 00
- Dirt Rider CR265 STEALTH
“The engine featured mild porting and compression,
so it runs on pump fuel with no problem. It produces very smooth power,
thus it is easy to control. The power is much like stock, but more and
smoother. The engine runs very strong in the midrange.”
May 00
- MXA Pages 161-164 YZ134 STEALTH
“We’ll get this out of the way from the start. Our
RPMs YZ134 is the fastest legal 125 we have ever ridden.”
Apr 00
- MXracer Page 88 YZ139 STEALTH
“This thing rips!’ exclaimed Eric Kehoe, ‘It’s
definitely faster than any modified 125 I have ever ridden.”
Mar 00
- Dirt Bike Page 43 CR265 STEALTH
“Even though the Honda showed the smallest
displacement increase in the test, it showed a dramatic change in the
powerband.”
Mar 00
- Dirt Bike Page 44 KX310 STEALTH
“Frankly, this bike blew our minds. It is exactly
like a normal KX250, with the exception of huge power output. It’s a
giant killer.”
Mar 00
- Dirt Bike Page 46 RM285 STEALTH
“Even though the bike is more tame than the stocker,
it will outpull any 250 easily. Once again, the real work was in using
the extra power to fill in the holes in the stock Suzuki’s power curve.”
Mar 00
- Dirt Bike Page 48 YZ300 Big Bore&Stroker STEALTH
“The 500 pound gorilla of the overbores.”
Jan 00
- Dirt Rider Page 152 KX82cc STEALTH (from KX60)
“We were thrilled with the result and so was our
test rider, 8 year old Keenan Hateley. He liked the bike much better
than his kX60 , since the power worked so well and it was easy to adapt
to.”
Nov 99
- MXA Page 167 Profiles RPMs
Nov 99
- MXA Page 176 YZ167 STEALTH Voted one of the best buys of 1999.
“Yes, it’s cheating, but not in the Vet class!”
Oct 99
- Dirt Rider Pages 89-90 CR167 STEALTH
Oct 99
- Dirt Rider Page 90 RM167 STEALTH
Oct 99
- Dirt Rider Page 91 YZ300 STEALTH
Sept 99
- Cycle News KX144 STEALTH
Sept 99
- ISSUE 36 Cycle News Page 47 Cylinder Replating
“Peterson’s repeat customers include Factory
Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha race teams, FMF, Pro-Circuit, Chaparral,
White Brothers and many more of the top aftermarket firms.”
Sept 99
- MXA Pages 14-152 YZ420 STEALTH (RPMs kit sold by White Brothers)
Jun 99
- MXA Pages 112-116 YZ280 STEALTH
“..it poured the power to the ground. It produced
several more ponies than the stocker, but it did it in a more manageable
manner.”
Dec 98
- Dirt Bike YZ112 SuperMini
takes on 1999 YZ125. The SuperMini was much faster
to the first turn on a Stalker Radar gun, but the 125 had faster lap
times for most riders due to superior suspension and larger wheels.
Nov 98
- MXA Pages 116-126 YZ167 STEALTH
“The YZ125 has the perfect powerband: good bottom,
great midrange and good top end, and the YZ167 mimics this-only with a
4X multiplier. It has great bottom, powerful midrange and unbelievable
top end.”
Aug 95
- Dirt Bike Pages 65-68 YZ139 and YZ167 STEALTH
May 95
- issue #20 Cycle News Cover and Pages 20-21 YZ167 STEALTH
“The bike would repeatedly run dead even in drag
races against a stock YZ250, and to our delight, yelded a holeshot in
our first race against 250 and 500-mounted Vet riders.”