Hi all! I have been lurking here a while and thanks to some great information from you folks, I have purchased a new Serengeti Puma from my local Rural King store. Serengeti Motorsports Puma 200 Mini Bike 6.5 HP America's Farm & Home Store
I bought it to replace my tired (and tiny) 74' Honda Z50. I looked over all the fat-tired offerings @ Big Dawgs, Baja's, and even the Rokons'.
The Puma was dead on what I needed for my budget and my terrain. I am currently breaking the motor in, changing oil, tightening bolts, removed the bogus tank, and generally adjusting what ever needs adjusting. So far it has exceeded my expectations. At 6' 1" and 186lbs it rides me fine on snow and muddy woodland paths (my buddy rode at 6'4" 230lbs and it didn't miss a beat haulin' him around).
I was surprised to see that it came with a stock jack-shaft and a CARB 196cc motor with lighting coil.
I will GPS it at max speed soon. Also am equipping it with a tiny-tach for hour meter and rpm readings. At this point I feel I need to slow it down somewhat and may change the gearing to focus on lower speed torque (I don't need it to do more than 15MPH as I ride river-bottom fields and swamps). Maybe find some tire chains for it too, mud is very slick.
I hope to take some pics soon, let me know if you all need pic-shot of some feature.
Thanks again for providing such a fine resource as this forum!:thumbsup:
I bought it to replace my tired (and tiny) 74' Honda Z50. I looked over all the fat-tired offerings @ Big Dawgs, Baja's, and even the Rokons'.
The Puma was dead on what I needed for my budget and my terrain. I am currently breaking the motor in, changing oil, tightening bolts, removed the bogus tank, and generally adjusting what ever needs adjusting. So far it has exceeded my expectations. At 6' 1" and 186lbs it rides me fine on snow and muddy woodland paths (my buddy rode at 6'4" 230lbs and it didn't miss a beat haulin' him around).
I was surprised to see that it came with a stock jack-shaft and a CARB 196cc motor with lighting coil.
I will GPS it at max speed soon. Also am equipping it with a tiny-tach for hour meter and rpm readings. At this point I feel I need to slow it down somewhat and may change the gearing to focus on lower speed torque (I don't need it to do more than 15MPH as I ride river-bottom fields and swamps). Maybe find some tire chains for it too, mud is very slick.
I hope to take some pics soon, let me know if you all need pic-shot of some feature.
Thanks again for providing such a fine resource as this forum!:thumbsup: