I forgot about those Marc (sorry). However even though Kyosho made some plastic cars back then they weren't cheapening the models by releasing cheaper versions, if anything cars like the Rocky were rereleased as Turbo Rocky etc...
Unfortunately when they started selling the Ultima II, Lazer Alpha etc.. they were taking great cars and flogging cheap nasty ones. Kelron. Pfft.
That's true, I always got the sense of quality from Kyosho's cars, even at the lower price points. Maybe it was because they had the reputation of making "serious" race cars with the Optima & Ultima series and successors...Tamiya was never really known for making race cars, just good-quality hobby-grade cars...and probably that good rep filtered down to their lower-end models, I suppose.
I bought a lot of motors that included a few stock motors to use in stock class racing, and I got a Kyosho LeMans 480S motor in the deal. The endbell looks new, there hasn't been any motor wires soldered, besides the nicks on the front of the can,...
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If you dont want to put it in a shealfer.
Sell it. Should be enough to buy a new brushed motor.
Yes its a Mild mod motor but in its day was rather quick.
Its a 24t single with.80mm ga wire. Max revs 21 to 22ooo.
I have of these old gems and would like to get more. Anyone have any leads on new ones and even info on the old ads or brochures on these fantastic old motors??
I have a 480 Gold and it seems the fiber plate that the brush hoods/brush mounting point are stripped out by the previous owner. Are there replacements for these or a workaround that someone has used to ensure the brushes are grounded properly and...
I got hold of a nice NIB motor! It’s a Kyosho LeMans 240S that is modified and tuned by Trinity. It even has its one series number “95-168”. That I discover when I opened the bag and red the bi packed tow documents from Trinity! And I wonder if...
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I'm looking for a Le Mans alloy endbell, if anybody has a spare? :)
Yes I have the Gold end bell for sales. Pls. PM me if u are interested.
Hey guys,
I'm in the process a building a few of my favorite RC cars I couldn't afford as a kid (the Tamiya Hornet was as good as it got for me in the 80's). I'm kind of getting back into RC after about a 8-9 year break and am loving all of the...
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I went with the LeMans 240S 15.5T.
The tabs were tight but they just barely fit. The tabs on the 240S motors are turned opposite from the regular LeMans brushless motors. They are also an open U shape that allows you to route the wire to the motor...