Restoring Mini Bikes

lockman1 · 11-28-2015, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by smallblock450sl

...Had a friend with a Benelli. He'd do a wheelie for a mile, while dragging his feet...he went thru alot of shoes

...

Same with my friend! (that boy had some balls!)

Ahhh... the stupid stuff we did when we were kids!

kgsc · 11-28-2015, 01:19 PM

Yep, one of the neighborhood big kids had a cart they dropped a saw motor on. Man that thing would move.

And bird those bikes are sweet

I bought a Honda crf 70 a couple of years ago and was ridiculed by the buddies. Changed out the rear spring with a pit bike spring to carry my large butt, new ho cdi module, smaller front sprocket and a break away shifter. Total investment $600. We ride it so much I bought a twin

Tbirddipp · 11-28-2015, 07:11 PM

Here's a go cart that I did also. I put a 6.5hp motor on it with electric key start. It came out nice but it was so much work. It was in really rough shape when I got it.

kgsc · 11-28-2015, 07:20 PM

I wanna come play at your house..

TheNewGuy · 11-30-2015, 01:07 PM

Cool mini bikes!! I've been thinking about doing this myself. Nice work!!

Tbirddipp · 11-30-2015, 01:12 PM

I was buying broken down bikes and fixing them and reselling them. I really didn't make allot considering the parts and time involved (maybe about $100 on average) but they were sure fun to restore.

tlocus · 02-28-2019, 07:23 AM

Wow very nice :)

MILLERTIME · 03-01-2019, 01:31 AM

My Sears Roper.

Mooncarter · 03-01-2019, 02:18 AM

Nice stuff. Really cool!

I had a 75cc Kawasaki with the small wheels. It would probably run 50 mph. Most dangerous thing you could ever put a kid on. The thing was still running after me and my 2 younger brothers went through it hand-me-down style.

bighanded · 04-10-2019, 10:16 AM

so great to see these old pics... and yes, many great memories of riding an old mini bike.. Briggs 3.5 or 4 hp.. can't even recall now...1970s...even when I had reached the age for a drivers license.. i still loved hopping on the minibike, sand roads, golf course cart trails and even the back 2 lane road for about 10 miles to get to my girl friends house a couple times..couldn't get away with that today.
while there aren't any minibikes in my garage...it has crossed my mind... I still ride my honda Trail 90 at least weekly on my property trails and on the road as a licensed motorcycle when we are camp trips cross country..

thanks for sharing the pics ya'll

11-28-2015, 01:19 PM	#12
kgsc Gone Wild Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Aiken, SC Posts: 13,141	Re: Restoring Mini Bikes Yep, one of the neighborhood big kids had a cart they dropped a saw motor on. Man that thing would move. And bird those bikes are sweet I bought a Honda crf 70 a couple of years ago and was ridiculed by the buddies. Changed out the rear spring with a pit bike spring to carry my large butt, new ho cdi module, smaller front sprocket and a break away shifter. Total investment $600. We ride it so much I bought a twin

11-28-2015, 07:11 PM	#13
Tbirddipp Getting Wild Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 134	Re: Restoring Mini Bikes Here's a go cart that I did also. I put a 6.5hp motor on it with electric key start. It came out nice but it was so much work. It was in really rough shape when I got it.

11-28-2015, 07:20 PM	#14
kgsc Gone Wild Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Aiken, SC Posts: 13,141	Re: Restoring Mini Bikes I wanna come play at your house..

11-30-2015, 01:07 PM	#15
TheNewGuy Admin/Moderator Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 18,046	Re: Restoring Mini Bikes Cool mini bikes!! I've been thinking about doing this myself. Nice work!!
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11-30-2015, 01:12 PM	#16
Tbirddipp Getting Wild Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 134	Re: Restoring Mini Bikes I was buying broken down bikes and fixing them and reselling them. I really didn't make allot considering the parts and time involved (maybe about $100 on average) but they were sure fun to restore.

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02-28-2019, 07:23 AM	#17
tlocus Not Yet Wild Join Date: Feb 2019 Posts: 19	Re: Restoring Mini Bikes Wow very nice :)
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03-01-2019, 02:18 AM	#19
Mooncarter Gone Insane Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 14,214	Re: Restoring Mini Bikes Nice stuff. Really cool! I had a 75cc Kawasaki with the small wheels. It would probably run 50 mph. Most dangerous thing you could ever put a kid on. The thing was still running after me and my 2 younger brothers went through it hand-me-down style.

04-10-2019, 10:16 AM	#20
bighanded Getting Wild Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: South Carolina Posts: 83	Re: Restoring Mini Bikes so great to see these old pics... and yes, many great memories of riding an old mini bike.. Briggs 3.5 or 4 hp.. can't even recall now...1970s...even when I had reached the age for a drivers license.. i still loved hopping on the minibike, sand roads, golf course cart trails and even the back 2 lane road for about 10 miles to get to my girl friends house a couple times..couldn't get away with that today. while there aren't any minibikes in my garage...it has crossed my mind... I still ride my honda Trail 90 at least weekly on my property trails and on the road as a licensed motorcycle when we are camp trips cross country.. thanks for sharing the pics ya'll

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