I've got this Bonanza, that i think is a BC1200, thanks to TONS of digging and research on here. It's a forward peg model and all i seem to be able to find pics of are mid peg models. Was the forward peg a model year thing or an option, or what? Since the Roper was all goof balled, i decided that this Bonanza would be the one i try to get as close to original as possible. A resto-mod of sorts. Thanks! Oh! what colors were on these things when new? was there a large variety or were there just a couple of colors available? Thanks again!
Bonanza year?
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I would think yours probably looked something like this when new. Probably the color too!
I'm not the bonanza expert by any means but most are the blue. Looks like the blue under your black and silver.
https://www.oldminibikes.com/forum/index.php?media/20190318_094641-2-jpg.151488/
I'm not the bonanza expert by any means but most are the blue. Looks like the blue under your black and silver.
https://www.oldminibikes.com/forum/index.php?media/20190318_094641-2-jpg.151488/
I was thinking 1200, because there's no light bracket on the rear, but now (with more research) i see that lights were optional on the forward peg 1300. So now it could be a 1200, 1300 or a 1300T? I guess i just need to pick one and roll with it. Lol! Hoping to score a Tecumseh flattie to go on this one. It just wouldn't feel right putting a later OHV engine on here, especially when i want it to remain relatively stock, within reason. At least nothing that can't be undone, as i come up with the correct parts as i have the budget to do so. I think I'll call it a 1968 model since that's my birth year. Lol!
SLAP A HODAKA ON IT AND CALL IT A BC1300SH
https://oldminibikes.com/forum/index.php?threads/fs-bc1300sh-hodaka-e-code-restored.151235/
https://oldminibikes.com/forum/index.php?threads/fs-bc1300sh-hodaka-e-code-restored.151235/