I've always wanted one!

[Mommamia]

I have always wanted a mini bike! As a kid, I used to sit on the ones at the Sears Tire Center and dream of all the
places I would explore on my mini bike. As I recall, they cost about $129 and that was for the deluxe model. Fast forward 40 years. I came across an old Sears mini bike with the original engine that looked like it could never be repaired to run! Little did I know about how people like to restore those Tecumseh engines. I decided to restore the bike so that I could putt around the farm on it, never planning to go fast. The bike is way to fast for me at this point. This is my mini bike story!

 

[OND]

Welcome Aboard ! :thumbsup: Post up some pics of that Sears bike when you get a chance.

 

[The.MiniTard]

Welcome to the club. I had a Manco Thunderbird with a tecumseh engine way back when i was 12......didnt even know what i really had back then....the hunt is on for another one lol. I've got a couple bikes in the under construction phase, and a couple nice engines. One has been identified as a 1984 3hp. I tried making a thread about it but it hasnt posted.....hope to see you around the forums!

 

[Mommamia]

Yes, if only we had realized it earlier! I am sure mine was a 3 hp too!

 

[Mommamia]

Thanks! Looking forward to learning from all of the mini bike enthusiasts.

 

[chipper]

Welcome to the fun !

 

[the beekeeper]

I remember Dad bringing us up to Wards in the late 60s, I would head for the minibike row and be in heaven!!............Tom.

 

[older then dirt]

Coast to Coast Hardware store, Marinette Wisconsin, spring of 1971. My Cousin Tom, Myself and Toms Dad, My Uncle Russel. Picking up Toms brand new Rupp Black Widow. I was 9 years old. It was the most beautiful piece of machinery I had ever laid eyes on. I never forgot that day, or that Mini Bike. I'm building one right now...