Noob here - Bonanza, but not sure of possible year or model

[thinkracing]

Hey, new guy here.

I bought this bike recently and am new to the forum and mini bikes in general. I race sports cars and this is to be my little paddock ride.

It is a great looking little bike, but it needs sorting.

Any information on what year and model you might think it is would be great ...

3 hp motor.

Thanks!

 

[sgv]

bc 1300 not sure what year

 

[slywilliez]

The bike is a bc1300 with a bc1400 front end or it might be a 1400 if it has 3 mount tabs on top of the frame. The seat is like a ruttman seat and the fenders and for pegs are wrong. The bike is a 69 to a 72. If you want more info on it to make it correct pm me. Have fun with it, nice bike.

 

[ScooterBoy]

BC 1400 and 1500 had those clamp on handle bars. Hard to pin down the exact year on Bonanzas, but that model came out in '69 or '70....

 

[racer756]

cool bike, have fun with it.

 

[george3]

69 or later BC1400 wrong seat, 1990s engine, aftermarket throttle. Not oem fenders, but Cool bike.

 

[thinkracing]

Thanks everyone. I can understand how it would be impossible to identify exacts on these bikes, especially given how they change over the years as people modify them, etc. and how they all can look the same. I really like it ... it is just plain cool.

Identifying it would help me source the right parts for it ... There is not a lot I want to do to it right now, but I do need to sort out a chain alignment issue. That is for another thread.

 

[thinkracing]

Gotta make a third post, so I can satisfy the rules and get permission to send a pm.

Thanks again for the feedback.

 

[charliechaindrve]

Hey, if you found a new shroud you could paint the logos&stuff from the car on it:laugh:

 

[george3]

Thanks everyone. I can understand how it would be impossible to identify exacts on these bikes, especially given how they change over the years as people modify them, etc. and how they all can look the same. I really like it ... it is just plain cool.

Identifying it would help me source the right parts for it ... There is not a lot I want to do to it right now, but I do need to sort out a chain alignment issue. That is for another thread.

This bike has been IDed. It is still listed as unanswered. BC1400