All things Palmini

[just frank]

Palmini was a really good aftermarket parts company for go karts and I think mini bikes too... I am a big fan of it! I've been thinking about posting products that Palmini made through the years, I will look on the web and see what I can find... If any of you owned any of their products please write about it and a picture as well.

 

[just frank]

Paimini is most famous for it's gas tanks, here is a sample of what they sold.

 

[just frank]

The gas cap is top heavy and was famous for falling off during a race.... The theory goes that on a tight curve on the track the gas cap would fly off into the grass where many are still there to this very day or buried underground somewhere. My theory has been if someone with a metal detector would go to these old racetracks, they might find them and or other vintage go kart parts as well. Does anyone here have a metal detector and live close to a vintage go kart racetrack? Who knows what you might find... On EBAY I hear the original gas caps alone can fetch as much as $200.00, might be worth it...

 

[Moderator]

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[just frank]

Interesting... Very interesting...I tried to post a picture of it but was unable too.

 

[just frank]

Here is an engine mount for a McCulloch kart engine... NOTE: This has a different bolt pattern than your standard bolt pattern for a Briggs and Stratton.

 

[just frank]

Here is a vintage go kart with a Palmini gas tank, notice what the owner did to the gas cap. I think that's a good way of doing it... The dent looks bad... I'm not sure if the tank can be fixed.
Come to think of it, it looks like the chain broke off and slammed into the tank just missing his head. I hope he was wearing a helmet. He must been going really fast at the time.

 

[just frank]

Someone put a Palmini gas cap on a mini bike tank. I think that looks cool...

 

[just frank]

 

[sonerenos]

https://www.oldminibikes.com/forum/index.php?threads/1963-steens-timberline.96832/#post-845052

I have one of these. I actually just took it all apart a couple weeks ago. I plan to clean the palmini parts up and put it back together with new bearings.

 

[sonerenos]

Here is an engine mount for a McCulloch kart engine... NOTE: This has a different bolt pattern than your standard bolt pattern for a Briggs and Stratton.
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the bolt pattern is the same as almost all the go kart motor mounts, which is the same as Briggs and Tecumseh flat-head engines.

 

[just frank]

I am sorry but no, the McCulloch bolt pattern is a little smaller, I found that out the hard way. In the golden days of karting, they experimented a lot back then. maller... I found that out the hard way...

 

[Custom Job]

Someone put a Palmini gas cap on a mini bike tank. I think that looks cool...


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Yup. This bike came to me with that cap. Still on there.

 

[just frank]

Cool... It looks original...