coolest mini bikes???

[Neck]

Powell Phantom 7

The powells are really cool.

This looks like whats left from a Powell Phantom 7! Wheres the "right stuff" Geo?!

 

[tomanator]

I'm pretty partial to the Terra Tandem's.

thats sweet i need one

 

[bayareaburrito]

Neck
Here's the RIGHT stuff!!

 

[Neck]

[/QUOTE]

Wow! That's a heavily optioned Powell! Lots of bells and whistles.

 

[bayareaburrito]

That would be the Powell Phantom 7 JL :thumbsup:

 

[james c]

very cool don, still have those extra rear fender mounts?

 

[bayareaburrito]

very cool don, still have those extra rear fender mounts?

I do james..
They were promised to another member but I can PM them to see if they still want them..
I'll let you know what they say..

 

[robmckee]

manco big cat

 

[bdazz1109]

That double seater is freakin awesome!

 

[scooter_trasher]

Since people are posting pics of mini motorcycles , Nothing will ever out cool the legendary 50s Mustang!

 

[DaddyJohn]

Pretty much anything built with a Hodaka engine…

 

[Sprocket86]

Arctic Cat Screamer

By far the most bad ass mini made! So rare. I believe they only made 500 or less.

 

[Sprocket86]

The ones that actually get used are the coolest. If you cant ride it not worth haveing.

100% agree.

 

[t555trailblazer]

820’s raise them up the list.

 

[Ding Ding]

By far the most bad ass mini made! So rare. I believe they only made 500 or less.

The number I've heard is 482 Screamers produced in 1971, which was the only year they made them.

I am fortunate enough to have 2 of them.

 

[Sprocket86]

The number I've heard is 482 Screamers produced in 1971, which was the only year they made them.

I am fortunate enough to have 2 of them.

That's amazing! Have you ridden either one yet and how do they perform? I'm curious as to what model number of 820 came on these. I have a early 70's Chrysler 820 with model # 820005

 

[race]

Cool thread. I'll weigh in with the Taco 66. Let me preface though, we all are sentimental about the bikes we had as kids so maybe I'm biased on this ... but I think, aesthetically, it is the best looking. It has the double cradle frame, rear shocks and just the right spacing of the engine and gas tank within the chassis. The two shots I attached definitely catch the best angles. The compact two-stroke AH-58 fits in perfectly and had a more exotic appeal than the trusty Briggs. Others have already attested to the purple frame. I can still recall, one look at that ad and I wanted to ditch my Taco 22 and get one!

Which I eventually did ... after totaling my poor 22. And having owned one back then, I can attest that trying to combine the jack-shaft and swing arm pivot was a terrible design. It was only a matter of time before it would come undone ... usually after launching it off a jump or curb.

BTW - finding pics of a Taco 66 is like hen's teeth. No doubt due to it's short model lifespan of a year or two.

 

[Ding Ding]

That's amazing! Have you ridden either one yet and how do they perform? I'm curious as to what model number of 820 came on these. I have a early 70's Chrysler 820 with model # 820005

I haven't ridden either of mine yet, but am eager to do so as I want to know how they perform considering their almost mythical status as being one of the fastest. The Arctic Cat Screamer came with engine model 82019, which is a Screamer specific number.

The 82005 engine is for: "Stock: Pumps, Augers, Drills, Saws" - as stated on the West Bend/Chrysler/Power Bee information.

 

[Sprocket86]

I haven't ridden either of mine yet, but am eager to do so as I want to know how they perform considering their almost mythical status as being one of the fastest. The Arctic Cat Screamer came with engine model 82019, which is a Screamer specific number.

The 82005 engine is for: "Stock: Pumps, Augers, Drills, Saws" - as stated on the West Bend/Chrysler/Power Bee information.

This 820 I acquired was NOS. It originally had 2 .062" head gaskets installed and a small Tillotson HL-189 carb. I plan on installing a .032" head gasket and HL-232 1" bore carb.

 

[thebronc4019]

In my opinion the "HOLY GRAIL"!