Here's a goodun! Name it and tell me why I bought it.

#3
Because that is about the neatest looking angle iron or square frame tubing mini bike that I've ever seen.

And to learn that it was a manufactured mini bike up's the cool factor.

Not to mention those sprockets and their covers.
 
#4
It also has 2347 stamped into the frame. What caught my eye was the engine. It's a Red Seal Continental and I have been looking for one for a SuperFlea I got from BayAreaBurrito. I thought the bike was homemade and I wouldn't be committing sacrilege by stealing the motor. Now I don't know. Markus I did not see any info on our site.
 
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There was an article about them in an issue of Ford Times. The basic Model 1120 Continental was rated at 4.25, hp. Continental supplied a modified version for Simplex and Hawk that was rated 6 hp, and then 7 hp in 1964 and 65. Hawk Tool sold a package of a Continental engine with their Maximatic drive to a number of manufacturers. Hawk said the modified version was made to their specifications and had the rectangular throat intake manifold and a long dwell cam, both of which were popular quarter midget mods.
 

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Just stumbled on this post, Hahahahaha, while it is cool, I find the ad to be hilarious. Nearly 2 years in development, more like 2 weeks designing it, 2 days rounding all the corners on the grinder, the other 1 year 49 weeks and 5 days were figuring out how to keep it together. 105Lbs.?, GEEZ!, I thought it was made out of aluminum!, I guess all the steel nuts and bolts probably account for half the weight. It is a cool find and I hope it stays as original as possible and I'm glad you shared it although on the mini bike scale of evolution, it seems to have gone backwards not forward.
 
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