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You've got to be kiiiiiiiding me. Canada customs rejected my rotor and returned it to Italy. Probably thought it was a land mine. The terrorists are winning.

Welcome to the club. A Rupp is a dam good choice. keep us appraised during the search.

I got a rotor, I got a rotor. It took me almost a year but I finally identified the correct rotor and found a NOS one in Italy. It will take a few weeks to arrive, so in the meantime I can source the mounting nut and washer, plus a condenser.

Building a mini bike in grade 8 class, how cool is that. If back in the day, I asked to drop history class and build a mini bike instead, I'm sure I would be banished to stand in the hall as punishment for lunacy. I compliment you for your efforts.

Good job on an interesting project. Love the looks of the pressure washer engine. Good choice of the gas tank as well. I await further progress.

You know, I forgot about Cosmopolitan, even though I bought parts from them for my Montgomery Wards Riverside Mojave about 15 years ago. I kinda thought they sold off their old Italian parts years ago. I will reach out to them, thanks for the tip.

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Met a guy who knew a guy who had old small Italian engines. It didn't pan out. Still looking for a rotor.

OK I had a look at the tires today. They are Pirelli SC16. The size for the Bobcat are 10x4.

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I moved the bike to a garage over an hour away so I can't see what tires they are. I'll let you know when I get back to the Cimatti. I will guess Pirelli.

Yeah you're right, there are other manufacturers that used this engine, Attex, Malaguti Italjet to name a few. I guess it's still early in the search, so yeah more time and searching. I'm going to try and advertise out west where Gambles had a presence.

For the last two weeks Ive been searching, but I haven't come up with a flywheel, so I can get this Cimatti running. Still dead in the water. Hanging out here at OldMiniBikes has caused me to stray, and given me a greater appreciation for old minis. In the meantime perhaps I will get another mini that...