Top 3 Kyosho Le Mans motors

[coxbros1]

Cool story!

[coxbros1]

This ole boat motor popped up nib on ebay! Seriously classic, wish i had the cash
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F113686093139

[Lonestar]

This ole boat motor popped up nib on ebay! Seriously classic, wish i had the cash
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F113686093139

WTF - 120 friggin' dollars?!? That's what they're worth now?

[coxbros1]

I guess so, plus $25 shipping!

[Coelacanth]

You think that's bad, check this one out--from the same seller:

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/kyosho-lemans-480-gold-new/113682462774?hash=item1a7800b836:g:KEgAAOSw8tZchuib

You don't even get a box!

[coxbros1]

[THEYTOOKMYTHUMB]

The sweetest plum!

[fab20VT]

I've got my 360PT since the 80's.
Perfect for my Javelin 4x4. Good torque!

[coxbros1]

U got a holy grail there in that 360pt, sooooo classsic!!

[fab20VT]

U got a holy grail there in that 360pt, sooooo classsic!!

Yes! And it is just run in
May be this subject has already been treated here but I was surprised the "new" Le Mans 490 was a 30T.
I wanted to stay on a brushed for my Javelin Re Re... The old 360PT with 19T was not considered to be a fast one...

[Coelacanth]

The old 360PT with 19T was not considered to be a fast one...

That's right, it had plenty of torque but top speed wasn't up there. The 360 Gold was better all around. The PT had bearings and adjustable endbell though, unlike the ST.

[mtbkym01]

Thought I’d do a quick stocktake of my LeMans Motors:
1 x 240SB NIB
1 x 240T NIB

2 x 240ST 1 in Optima, 1 in Turbo Mid SE
1 x 360ST in Turbo Optima

And I thought I’d have a look at the Pegasus that I have had for years awaiting a tidy up and too my surprise




A 480T . Will pull it out some day soon and give it a tidy up, it’s too nice to be sitting in the back of a Pegasus I feel

I also have the modern LeMans 490 brushed motor sitting in my re-re scorpion

*edit - whoops, also better go check the Ultima Outlaw truck, can’t remember what that has in it
** 2nd edit - not a LeMans but still pretty

Quoting myself, but this arrived today in lovely used condition



Can anybody tell me if this was standard in any Kyosho Kit, as this seems to have period correct leads on it, but they are about 3 times longer than normal? Wondering if there was a kit that need extra long leads

[Timmahhh]

Quoting myself, but this arrived today in lovely used condition



Can anybody tell me if this was standard in any Kyosho Kit, as this seems to have period correct leads on it, but they are about 3 times longer than normal? Wondering if there was a kit that need extra long leads

The 240s was in the Turbo Optima


For me personally, its probably:
240s
480s
240sb

[SteveMax]

My favorite would be:

for performance:
240SB
240WS
H-240S

for looks:
240S
480S
480T

[TheDiamondOne]

After watching my brother buy and restore basically every lemans motor and test them back to back to back in his monster beetle i have changed my opinion on top 3. The NEW HOLY GRAIL motor without a doubt is the 360 gold. So my new list in order is: 360 gold, 480 gold, 240sb.