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It was! I live in Englewood and decided to shelter with Mark’s family, not thinking I was heading right for the storm!

Do you live in Sarasota? It went over the house I was sheltering in as well. Off Clark road out by I 75. That eye lasted a really long time. For us, the worst winds were on the backside.

Thanks so much.

It was a rough storm, but we were really lucky here in Englewood. The rain they were predicting was higher than what we actually received. There’s a lot of trees down, and debris everywhere, but it could have been much worse. I was expecting damage and flooding like we had with Ian. I am...

Thank you so much for all the kind words. I love the memory of you having an unspoken competition…that sounds just like something Mark would do. He used to challenge me with trivia…mostly movie lines which he would win every single time. Sometimes he gave hints but mostly just made fun of me...

I forwarded this thread to Mark’s family so they could see everyone’s posts. His sister Holly asked if I could post a message from the family: Good morning. We just finished reading all the beautiful posts about Mark on the minibike group. We are so touched by the the kind words and tributes to...

Thank you so much for your card…that was very kind of you. it meant a lot to me and I’ll be sure to share it with the rest of Mark’s family.

He was the best…he always was so quick witted and always made people laugh.

Thanks so much!

He was 51 in February.

Thanks so much!

Although Mark would have loved to have a grandpa with a warehouse full of cool toys, he actually was an X-ray technician. Thanks…this made me chuckle!

He was self taught…everything he knew he learned on his own. His mom told me that as a child, he would constantly take all his toys apart because he wanted to see how they worked. His dad would get so upset! He was an automotive technician before he started working solely on small engines repair...

I’ve been reading all the comments and it’s so heartwarming to see how many people love him as much as I do. What kindness and generosity you saw through the forum was how he lived his life. He always helped our neighbors, from fixing their lawn mowers to putting a new engine on a boat. There...

He was so excited when he received the tool you sent…it really meant a lot! He showed me right away and was really happy…He couldn’t wait to track down more merch from that company. Thank you all for all the condolences…it really means a lot to me.

Yes its correct, Technically they didn't have a name from what I have seen. Roper was the company that made the bike (not Bird during that time) and they actually made ALL the bikes that Sears sold during that time. I had the Chrome version of yours, which is and 80714, I could never find an...

your engine on that model should be a 143.607052 which is an HS40 and a 2 speed jackshaft

They were always around, and they were sort of an optional thing for manufactures to choose for their application, that is why even today you can find both styles of the air filter housing available. For going "correct" you would want to see an original bike or have the numbers from the...

Clayton got it. That is actually a 1982 engine that Bird engineering used, so it is and always was a true recreation version engine from the factory (although it was originally a slanted application) that I had resto-customed. I replicated the tag so the numbers would be correct if parts were...

It will be interesting to see if anyone catches what's wrong with the one I pictured above ;)