I found this picture of my brothers Gilson dated July 1979. The picture was taken when the mini-bike was for sale. I remember coming home from kindergarten and I remember seeing him in the garage working on that pink 4hp Briggs... He started with just the block and assembled the tank and carb he bought at a local small engine shop. I'm surprised he got the right matching colors. This is the mini-bike I talked about when he bought a rusty worn-out Max-Touque clutch from a neighbor kid for $25.00, the same price for a new one. It worked PERFECTLY!!! For years!
He rode that bike for years even on the street on the sidewalk and even brought it up North to our grandmother's house. I don't think anyone called on him, except when he blew up some firecrackers than the whole police department came.
He sold the Gilson mini-bike for what I think is about around $50.00 more or less to a goofy fat kid from Minneapolis.
I remember my brother talking to the kid "aren't you afraid someone might steal it from you."
The kid replied "Oh no... I'll just chain it up... I can ride it up and down the alley... I'm not worried about it."
A short time later the goofy fat kid came back. He asked for a photo of it because someone stole it. No surprise there... He said he was going to put up posters around town with a reward. That was the last I heard about it...
