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Upgrading my Coleman Bt200x minibike

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hickory n Steel:
I bought this Coleman minibike about 2 years ago at this point and it's been great, it fires right up on the 1st pull every time and I just don't have many complaints considering what it is.

There are a few things that need to be addressed though.
The first thing I decided to take care of is the breaks, where I ride I keep having issued with fine dirt getting in the drum break and causing a very loud squeak.

The simple cheap solution was to upgrade the shoes to a pair of EBC 304G grooved break shoes which I actually found for $12 shipped.
Normally they're $15-$20 which isn't expensive at all, but I'm happy to save money.



The original break shoes.


And here's the new EBC, with it's grooves where moisture and dirt...ect can accumulate instead of causing issues.




The next thing to address is the HP, I'm not looking to add a bunch of additional top speed because I don't need it and the plastic fly wheel can't take the high RPM's and there's no aftermarket billet flywheel available for the 212cc Honda clone engines.
I just need to increase the pickup a bit, I just need to reach top speed a little sooner so I can get up hills...etc better.
To accomplish this I'll be adding the stage 1 upgrade kit from GoPowerSports.com, the kit is $130 which is cheaper than the HF ghost upgrade kit and it's a much better kit .
This kit includes a header pipe ( ordered the muffler too for $50) that's more efficient than the square exhaust box.
A better / more efficient air cleaner.
And it includes a replacement Carb with appropriate jet, because the factory carb has a " non removable " EPA jet in it with a 1-way screw slot.
This upgrade kit is supposed to give me a 3HP boost according to their website.

In stock form the bike does 20MPH, all I have done is backed off the throttle stop screw to get the full speed out of it.
From what I've seen online it may boost me up to 25MPH which will be appreciated.

I'll update more when I get everything else in.

muddy:
I go with EBC on my Harleys have had good experiences with them.

Sent from my Twisted Mind Of The Mudman

hickory n Steel:

--- Quote from: muddy on July 24, 2023, 08:48:16 PM ---I go with EBC on my Harleys have had good experiences with them.

Sent from my Twisted Mind Of The Mudman

--- End quote ---
They sure do seem a helluva lot better in quality than the factory brake shoes.

stokester:
I use EBC brake pads on my Beemers with Brembo calipers.

Their pads and rotors are well regarded in the BMW motorcycle community.

hickory n Steel:
I've gotta do some more riding with this and see if the squeaking issue has been solved.
I just cleaned the breaks really well about 2 or 3 weeks ago and it took a few days but the squeak returned.
I sure wish it was something I could notice right away, it sucks having to replace a part on the bike and not know if I've even fixed the issue until it either doesn't or doesn't return.

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