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  1. philip metzner

    10 inch wheels

    I have a mini bike that came with these 10 inch wheels. I grabbed the pic elsewhere here on OldMiniBikes. The question is, mine is not a Rupp, did these come on any other bikes? It may help me find some. Mine were rotted in half.
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    All American-El-Tigre

    I only recently found out this what my first mini bike was. I have been looking around for any info I can find and it appears there are two different types. Mine was the type that had a fully suspended lower frame section. I would like to know more about when they were made. Was mine a early...
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    finally i.d.'d my first mini

    I bought this mini used about 41 years ago. I didnt know what make or model it was so it was hard to find any info on it. I have been looking at pictures here and everywhere for a long time and finally found some pictures of someone else's like it. It's funny that the search ended up bringing me...
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    varnished up gas tank

    Does anyone have a magic mixture that will clean out the stale gas varnish and crud?
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    carb kit

    I have three Tecumseh carbs on different bikes,(not Tec engines) that have bad bowl orings and needle seats. I dont know the model of the engines they came from and I havent seen any numbers on them. The place I got them from said they came from 6 hp engines. They are very run of the mill carbs...
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    my first mini

    i have been thinking about my first mini lately, and wonder if anyone may know what it was. i got it used, maybe in 72??? it had 5 inch aluminum wheels, and the rear wheel had the same bolt pattern for the sprocket, like a modern kart with two piece sprockets, cast right on the wheel. it had...
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    scrambler colors

    hey brandt, you didnt happen to get a picture of the gemini scrambler you saw did you? im wondering about the color sceme. im not sure the one i use for my avitar is exactly right or not. i remember from when i was a kid they were orange, but im not sure about the white bottom on the tank, and...
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    brake shoes

    hey guy's, after a sitting for a long time my linings fell off my brake shoes. any idea what will bond them back on? i got some j-b weld?
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    wheel question

    has anyone had any experience with the 10 inch azusa wheels? are they made well? does anyone have any used ones to sell? can anyone take a measurement of the width of the hub where the sprocket or brake would bolt up? i need to know if my stock sprocket will line up with my t.c. sprocket. in...
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    pic's of my other project

    ok guy's i got my wife here and she is going to try to post some pic's-phil
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    my other project

    i have another project that just needs brakes and paint. i built it loosely from plans from a old popular mechanics. its made out of a old 26 inch bicycle. it has knobie tires on 5 inch wheels and a mc92 MCculloch 2 cycle kart engine. it has a jackshaft with the clutch mounted on it. its direct...
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    what lube for comet t.c.

    what kinds of lubes have you guy's used for the flywieghts in the driver units? any comonly available stuff?-phil:scooter:
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    my project

    my project is my gemini scrambler, made by San Tong Co. it suposed to look like my avitar. i have waiting to get it from delaware down here to georgia and i got most of it. some remaining parts are being gathered up by my brother and shipped. i have been busy collecting up metric bolts and ball...
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    tecumseh carb help

    wile looking for a replacement carb for my hs50 i found one that looks good but the plastic fuel fitting is broke off the carb. there is a metel splined thing still in there. are the plastic fuel inlet fittings replacable??-phil:scooter:
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    carb issues

    i got my 5 h.p. tecumseh out today for the scrambler. after cleaning and gapping the points it lit right up with a prime of gas, but the carb is ruined. all my spare tec carbs have a smaller bore. anyone have a 5 h.p. tec carb body they dont want?-phil:scooter:
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    gemini scrambler

    hi folks, i have been tied up with other stuff for a wile. but i did just get most of my scrambler delivered down here to georgia, from delaware. so far i am missing some parts, but i think my brother has found most of it and i can get him to mail them.BUT i am realy messed up in one area, my...
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    better pic of gemini scrambler

    with the help of some great people i found this picture. except for the briggs engine this is how i remember them when they were new.-phil
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    homemade mini

    im going to try to post a picture here of a mini im building from a 1967 popular mechanics (i think) plan. its built from a 26 inch bicycle. they called for a clinton 2 cycle engine, but i wanted more power. it aint done yet, i need brake, throttle, paint, fenders.-phil
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    post and pic

    how come my post and picture didnt show up here?-phil
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    Found a old pic of the Gemini

    This is the Gemini that I have been asking for help on ID'ing. The seat is not original. Has anybody seen a mini-bike "cycle" like this? Phil:scooter: *Note: Edited by Hent. I re-sized and added your photo to the album for easier viewing.
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