Bearkat Twister survivor (sort of)

[schleppy]

I got this off craigslist last week

 

[bikebudy]

Nice, hope your going to freshen it up OR restore it.

 

[schleppy]

It's pretty "clean" from as far as I can tell. It looks like it wasnt ridden very much. I'm going to clean it up and see if I can get it running as is. The engine is free, but there are some rust issues. The flywheel is pretty rusty and some of the fins are broken. The gas cap is frozen/rusted on and you can smell the bad gas in this thing from across the garage. It spent some of it's life here in Wisconsin so it has some rust.

I've been working on two other bikes so that I can get my kids riding a little bit, but I'm getting anxious to start working on the Bearkat. Im sure I paid too much for it, but I had to have it.

 

[Richard Trotter]

Nice find! Those gas tanks were made by briggs and can be found with a little searching.

 

[capguncowboy]

Is this the right tank? It measures approximately 5.5"w, 6.5"t, and 8.5" long

I was going to use it on my Bearkat, but my original Bearkat tank has the pressed ends. This NOS one has a brazed seam in the center.

 

[schleppy]

That isn't the correct tank. Briggs still makes the tanks, but they're spendy.

 

[xr7gt]

I have As Twister myself. They sure are cool. I have a tank for you if interested. PM me