In a message dated 02/13/2000 6:21:15 AM Pacific Standard Time,
crothfuss@coastalnet.com writes:
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List,
As I looked out the window this morning I saw a kid on a mini-bike putter
past. That got me thinking about possibly getting a new pit bike. The old
Schwinn has served me well for many years, but it's kinda big to fit atop
the trailer, and it can be a lot of work pedaling it against a 25 MPH Maxton
headwind. I'm looking for something small with a simple gasoline engine.
Preferably something a bit nostalgic. I'd love to have a Whizzer or old gas
bicycle conversion, but they'd be a tight fit on the trailer. Any
recommendations?
Last time I rode a mini-bike we had a guide from a sycle bar mower (Looked
like a three foot spear tip) bolted to the front and we'd ride around
spearing dead trees. Maybe that's why Mom would never let me get a
motorcycle?
Chuck "Amazed that I survived my childhood" Rothfuss
ECTA #9
Pole Cat Hollow, NC
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Chuck,
I have a 60's Mini-Bike that I bought at a swap meet many years ago with
a 3 hp Briggs for power. It would run, but just barely. The blow-by was so
bad that it pushed oil out of the breather.
After stumbling over it for several years in my shop I disasembled it,
had all the parts powder-coated red and silver, installed a super-wide turf
tire on the back, and bought a new 5 hp Briggs "crate-motor" for it. The 5 hp
motor is so wide that it's pretty well offset in the frame, making stability
at speed a little annoyance, but the thing's really a "hoot".
It's light enough to load easily onto the front of the RV, has no tranny,
and a friction brake that rubs against the rear tire.........Ardun Doug in CA
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