2007 Lanza YSF100...a what?

With all the hubbub about Honda's new 4-stroke motors some of the old schoolers may feel a bit left out. Those running a Honda NSR50 have the option of paying for a bracket kit to bolt in a XR100 motor, the Derbis can do any number of things.

The fact that we will see a CRF150F bolted into a RS125 frame is a telling sign of the times to come. Head to head racing of 2 and 4-strokes has been going on as long as two riders kicked the motors over. But with the influx of technology be it from MotoGP or MX, the result is the same, the new 4-stroke motors are dominating the previously balanced classes.

Those die hard guys that insist on running the great-grandma of minis, the YSR need not feel left out of the 4-stroke whirlwind. Don't toss that ancient beast, there are options. The new for 2007 Lanza YSF100 is here to give all those YSRs an opportunity to join the 4-strokers without serious effort.

Designed by Southern California resident Joe Lanza of Lanzatech Racing, the 2007 Lanza YSF100 really is a mounting bracket to allow the bolt-in of a 4-stroker with no frame modifications. The Lanza YSF100 (Joe's YSR with a 4-stroker using this bracket) will make it debut at the AMA Southern California Gran Prix in little over a week. While it will still handle like a YSR, it should reel in some of those thumpers.

If you want to reach Lanza you can catch him through his website: http://www.myspace.com/joe_lanza