The bike is yellow over a faded purple, both are not original. I found purple overspray on the foot pegs. I'm thinking it may have been purple to start with since the seat is white with purple glitter. I disassembled it last night and started the sanding process. It took me a bit to figure out that I needed to spread the frame to get the pivoting section out of the main frame. I tried hammering what I though was a bolt only to notice that it was welded in place.
The seat bolts pulled right out of the rotten wood base which I will have to replace. I had hoped to simply re-cover it but that's not possible. The roper seat is wider than all of the replacement seats I could find for a reasonable price. I don't need to put a $125 seat on a $100 mini bike.
It turns out that the handlebars were originally chromed, the thinnest possible chrome it looks like. They are really pitted and whatever chrome is left is pealing. They can't be re-chromed even if I wanted to because the pitting is just too bad. I'll be painting them like it has been done previously.
I can't figure out how or if the sprocket is removable. That is going to make sanding, painting and fitting new tires a real issue.
I intend on putting a small 75cc Predator engine on it, I have a new one on hand. I think a 6HP 212cc engine would just be too fast for my needs.
Pictures will be uploaded shortly.
