Manco what?

[Dodgecharger920]

Hello all I just picked up this little Manco mini bike I couldn't find any numbers on it. However it did come with a HS50 engine. They guy wasn't sure if it's original or not.

Can anyone help me determine which Manco bike this would be and possibly the year?

 

[Kyminibiker]

its a manco streaker, now on the year, ya got me. I don't think they changed a lot on them over the years and pretty sure that hs50 isn't original. based on the look of those plastic fenders alone i'd say its from the 1990's-2000's

 

[Dodgecharger920]

That gets me closer! Thanks! The hs50 motor I think will be fun to put on. I've been debating of putting it on my Fox sprite and putting my built predator 212 on this

 

[Kyminibiker]

I think they came with 2.5-3 hp engines over the years, so yea a 5-6.5 should be a blast on that bike. post progress or finished pics up when you ge ta chance. There are also a few guys who sell the seats now on ebay pretty cheap with different colors/styles. AT least it has the cool manco mags on it, don't think the last versions came with those.

 

[Dodgecharger920]

Awesome! This seat isn't terrible, but I'm the Summer they have mini bike drag racing which this could be fun with depending what motor I put in it. The tires looks fairly good a little dry. It has a scrub brake, the plastic fenders are in okay condition I have to see what I can do to get them cleaned up

 

[Harquebus]

Not the original engine. They were 3.5 (Tecumseh) to 4 HP (Subaru Robin) at the most. That thing is a minor classic minibike and almost complete. Be a shame to butcher it into a drag bike... unless you didn't mean serious drag racing.

http://www.gokartparts.us/pdfs/gokarts-minibikes/model-580/580_operatorsmanual_58000.pdf
http://www.gokartparts.us/pdfs/gokarts-minibikes/model-584/584_operatorsmanual_584b0x.pdf
https://gokartsusa.com/browseproducts/manco-584b-01-streaker-minibike.html

You can determine the general time frame of your minibike from the dates on the parts manuals. I think the plastic fender bikes are from late 1990s to early 2000s.

 

[Dodgecharger920]

Thanks! No definitely not going to butcher it. I planned on blasting the frame and getting it powder coated, clean the engine up, go through it and put it back in.

There's a place around me that has mini bike drag races it's only a few 100 feet and dirt with a few classes. I have a fox sprite frame that I have a similar motor I put in it to run in the vintage class

 

[Harquebus]

No sense in blasting the frame, just wash it/degrease it. Looks like original Manco red and pretty intact--you should just revel in its originality.

I was going to ask what the aftermarket 'pit bike' muffler sounded like but it's not running is it?

 

[Dodgecharger920]

The red is intact in some areas other areas it's flakey.

I can definitely let you know how it sounds once I get it going!