Hello OldMiniBikes fellas. I just picked up a T555 from Facebook marketplace for $300. Frame seems to be in decent shape. The guy I bought it from said he got just a rolling frame and he rigged up brakes, throttle and engine. He got it operable but it’s quite sloppy.
You can see here that he trying to rig up 7/8” hardware to the 1” frame.
The oddest part is that he got the motor to line up by flipping around the axle. Usually there is a jack shaft setup and the sprocket is in passenger side of motor mount. I’m a bit worried that it’s missing.
I wanted to post for you guys and see if anyone has suggestions on direction of the engine setup. I really like having things as original as possible, but I have limited equipment and no fabrication skills. The main concept I’m rolling around is that i might keep axle like it is and bolt on a predator 212 with a torque converter on it. If anyone has words of advice or encouragement, I’d love to hear them.
Also, it seems that a thumb throttle doesn’t exist for a 1” diameter handlebar, only twist.
You can see here that he trying to rig up 7/8” hardware to the 1” frame.
The oddest part is that he got the motor to line up by flipping around the axle. Usually there is a jack shaft setup and the sprocket is in passenger side of motor mount. I’m a bit worried that it’s missing.
I wanted to post for you guys and see if anyone has suggestions on direction of the engine setup. I really like having things as original as possible, but I have limited equipment and no fabrication skills. The main concept I’m rolling around is that i might keep axle like it is and bolt on a predator 212 with a torque converter on it. If anyone has words of advice or encouragement, I’d love to hear them.
Also, it seems that a thumb throttle doesn’t exist for a 1” diameter handlebar, only twist.