Hi folks, I'm new here today. Just thought this might interest you
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When I was 9 my folks bought me a Ruttman mini bike. All chrome, I kept it gleaming. I put a ton of miles on it through our farm and neighboring farms meeting up with my pals similarly equipped. Some years later I wanted to buy a 1964 Honda 90 - C200, ( still have it) so with Dad's consent I sold the mini bike.
A month ago I was cruising Marketplace and searched " mini bikes ". As I scrolled through my eyes caught something and I went back, clicked on an image - and there was my old mini bike. How could I tell?, well like any of us who has an intimate relationship with something motorized - I knew every inch of the bike. Not that difficult being so small and all but 2 details in particular made me know.
One I could tell from the pics. My little sister was riding it one time and ran headlong into a low block wall, throwing her over the bars and the wall - and bending the forks back just so.
The second detail I couldn't check until I saw it in person.
I contacted the seller in Whitby( Ontario Canada), exchanged some info and told him I'd buy it. As it happened he and his family were going north the same time I was at my son's place east of Bracebridge( Ontario Canada). The seller offered to take it North with him and we'd meet up, being closer to each other that if we were both home and I readily accepted.
My son and I drove to his cottage, I looked on the underside of the bike for the second detail - a nick in the frame tube from hitting something hard - and there it was!
How cool is that, finding the same mini bike 53 years later? It needs some loving but once finished my Grandkids will love it.
Now I'm on the hunt for my Dad's McCullough go-kart circa 1960. I think that's going to be a little tougher.
Thanks for allowing me to join and post. Once I'm into the restoration I'll post some pics- meanwhile I'll add a pic of some of my other projects which include the Honda mentioned above.
Randy
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When I was 9 my folks bought me a Ruttman mini bike. All chrome, I kept it gleaming. I put a ton of miles on it through our farm and neighboring farms meeting up with my pals similarly equipped. Some years later I wanted to buy a 1964 Honda 90 - C200, ( still have it) so with Dad's consent I sold the mini bike.
A month ago I was cruising Marketplace and searched " mini bikes ". As I scrolled through my eyes caught something and I went back, clicked on an image - and there was my old mini bike. How could I tell?, well like any of us who has an intimate relationship with something motorized - I knew every inch of the bike. Not that difficult being so small and all but 2 details in particular made me know.
One I could tell from the pics. My little sister was riding it one time and ran headlong into a low block wall, throwing her over the bars and the wall - and bending the forks back just so.
The second detail I couldn't check until I saw it in person.
I contacted the seller in Whitby( Ontario Canada), exchanged some info and told him I'd buy it. As it happened he and his family were going north the same time I was at my son's place east of Bracebridge( Ontario Canada). The seller offered to take it North with him and we'd meet up, being closer to each other that if we were both home and I readily accepted.
My son and I drove to his cottage, I looked on the underside of the bike for the second detail - a nick in the frame tube from hitting something hard - and there it was!
How cool is that, finding the same mini bike 53 years later? It needs some loving but once finished my Grandkids will love it.
Now I'm on the hunt for my Dad's McCullough go-kart circa 1960. I think that's going to be a little tougher.
Thanks for allowing me to join and post. Once I'm into the restoration I'll post some pics- meanwhile I'll add a pic of some of my other projects which include the Honda mentioned above.
Randy
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