Back in 2008 when I restored a "top-of-the-line" K&S Hornet I was able to purchase a base model Hornet locally to get some parts from it. That bike has been sitting in my shed for the last 5 years while I completed another car restoration. Now that the car is done and I am itching to build something else, I dragged the base model K&S out of the shed and am going to do it as a resto-mod.
It originally had a Tecumseh 3 1/2 HP engine on it but that engine has issues. (I may go back and rebuild that engine at a later date.) I got a very nice Briggs and Stratton 5 HP engine at the swap meet for a mere $30 so that is going on the bike. I am going to make some other minor mods to the bike like chrome fenders but keep most of the bike stock as far as paint, striping etc...
The attached picture is what the bike looked like when I got it with the exception of the forks, they were severly bent but I straightened them out as soon as I got the bike. All in all the bike was in decent shape and everything was there.
It originally had a Tecumseh 3 1/2 HP engine on it but that engine has issues. (I may go back and rebuild that engine at a later date.) I got a very nice Briggs and Stratton 5 HP engine at the swap meet for a mere $30 so that is going on the bike. I am going to make some other minor mods to the bike like chrome fenders but keep most of the bike stock as far as paint, striping etc...
The attached picture is what the bike looked like when I got it with the exception of the forks, they were severly bent but I straightened them out as soon as I got the bike. All in all the bike was in decent shape and everything was there.
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