links below here not added yet
Luke jumping the "Jaw breaker" at Spring
Valley motocross track
Pat jumping the triple at Spring Valley
motocross track
Don jumping the "Jaw breaker" at Spring
Valley motocross track
Luke's Racing is a motocross engine shop in Western Pa. (about
60 miles north of Pittsburgh). We have just officially opened
for business in March 2001. The owner (myself)/(Mike Heaney),
started MX racing in 1975 on a Harley Davidson 100c.c."Baha".
In 1976 I was employed full time as a construction equipment
mechanic and did all the service and repairs on my "76" CR
125 Elsinore. Over the years I have been involved in amateur
MX, harescrambles, dirt drags and hillclimbs.
At age 40 I still do a little moto cross racing in the Senior
class but mostly ride at the local strip mines with my brother
Don, his son Pat and my son Luke. Pat and Luke both started
riding at age 5. Both are still actively racing in 250 A (Pat)
and 4 stroke class (Luke).
I started out as a full time mechanic
in 1975 and to date I have 32 years experience in the mechanic/welding/machinist
field. I have worked on bikes, cars, trucks, construction
equipment, gas and diesel engines. From 1/4 horsepower weed
wacker motors to 6000 horsepower train engines. I have worked
as a mechanic, welder and machinist for Construction and Trucking
Companys, worked for Sheflers Speed Shop in New Castle, PA,
and presently work for General Electric in their railroad
engine plant.
Over the years I have experimented with many
different engine modifications, I have experimented with Nitrous
oxide injection, alcohol, Nitro-methane, turbo chargers and
superchargers, porting and flow testing heads, different camshafts
and different cam timing, multi-spark distributers, dual spark
plugs, tuned intake and exhaust systems. On 2 strokes I have
built my own pipes, modified port timing, added booster ports,
changed combustion chamber shapes, compression ratio, and
squish bands. modified power valves, different reed valves,
and Ceramic coated pistons. I have worked on piston port,
reed, case reed, and rotary valve 2-strokes. Almost all modern
bikes are now case reed valve motors. Their have been some
that used a combination like the early Suzuki RM's that used
a piston port and a case reed, and Can-Am used 2 carburetors
one on a rotary valve and one on a case reed.
Hopefully this
varied experience and experimenting will help to run a successful
business. I have done the trial and error experimenting on
my own engines, so you don't have to be the "guinea pig".
If your looking for parts or performance gains from your MX
bike email or call. Imformation and advice are free and parts
and service are reasonable. Thank You Mike
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