Here are some pictures of the petro sidecar,I have been working on it on and off for about a year,it was made fgrom a sears allstate gas tank,finished it 2 days before the Ann Arbor show.:smile::smile:
Just got back from the Ann Arbor minibike show here in Michigan,it was great seeing everyone there,and the rain didnt come til the later part of the day.I had my latest Little Petro at the show along with a side car that I made for one of them.Here are a few pics of the bikes.:smile::wink::smile:
Here's a new youtube video of Jim Odom with his 2 1/2 year old Great Grandson,Graham riding the Little Petro.Looks lioke he's having fun!! :smile::thumbsup::scooter: YouTube - Graham & Papa Jim on Little Petro
I finally finished this bike.I've been restoring it since the end of July!This bike I would say is about 95% original with only the paint being new,the chrome is all original too.It seems endless hours of work went into this bike,but it has paid off.Enclosed are pictures of the finished bike...
I just recieved my Little Petro decals from engine decals on ebay.They turned out awesome to say the least.These were made from the originals which I sent him.I also had the TAS engine decals remade on chrome mylar which came out identicle to the originals.Enclosed are pictures of the final...
Enclosed is a picture from my friend Butch,the picture is from the early 80's and shows his kids on their Little Petro.This is one of 12 of these bikes that are known to exhist :thumbsup::scooter::thumbsup:
It looks like Wayne has his Little Petro for sale on Ebay.That's a sweet little ride.If I didn't have so many bills:sadcrying4:I would buy it myself. :thumbsup::scooter::thumbsup:
Enclosed are some pictures of the Little Petro fork and throttle control restored.Not bad considering this original chrome is over 45 years old! .All I really had to do was detail the fork.The throttle control took more work,I ended up removeing the plateing from the lever and top screw,useing...
Enclosed are some pictures of the TAS Little Petro engine I restored including one before picture.The gas tank was in bad shape,lots of dents.I ended up useing an old skool method of useing body solder lead to fill all the dents,no bondo on this tank at all.The engine was completely torn down...
I cant believe it,I finally found another Little Petro .I've been looking for one for a longtime.I picked this bike up for $150.00 plus shipping.It will need a complete resto,but on the plus side,it's the harder to find TAS version engine and the rare exhaust header,this bike also came with the...
The Little Petro didnt win any awards at the show this year,but there sure was alot of interest in people wanting one!!.I guess I'LL have to get with Jim Odom on possibly remaking these bikes 47 years later!:smile::smile::scooter:
Here's a shot of EJ riding the Little Petro with his mom,Jim Odom's grand daughter.As Jim quotes: He's not quite ready to ride the Petro himself yet.Another photo shows EJ riding his scooter.With that look of determination,he will soon be riding the Little Petro!!
Here is a picture of Jim Odom with his Great Grandson, Elijah James,who is 2, sitting on the Little Petro with Jim,he took his first ever ride today,with his Great Gandpa of course!!Jim will soon have another video for us to share of the both of them on the Lil Petro!
having some fun with my restored Little Pet. on a zero day here in Indy Indiana :thumbsup: mini-matic will want to kill me for having this out in the cold with out a coat on the Pet
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