This thread is a compilation of sorts...a short introduction to the bike by my friend Mel Ortner (Meloman) and an update which includes a more detailed history.....
I inherited a 1960 Go Kart Mfg. Greenhorn Enduro Model 100 with a Clinton 2 1/2 hp Panther motor. Back in October 1960 my cousin bought this minibike new . The sales receipt was dated 1960 but it says it was a demonstrator so it could be a 1959. When he grew up, being the pack rat that he was, he stored it in his dry heated basement until he died about 15 years ago. He left it to me in his will so I had it shipped to Colorado where I've had it stored in our dry climate here since then.
With the exception of the seat that he modified to support his big butt, it is all original down to the tires. I was there the day he bought it and got to ride it and fall off of it on the first day. It was literally the starting point in what developed into a life long involvement in the motorcycle industry.
I have the original sales receipt, factory sales brochure, factory parts diagram, owner's manual and spare master link. All the factory labels and serial number are still on the frame and engine. After some 40 years of being in storage, a little premix gas and a couple of pulls and it fired right up.
With the exception of the seat that he modified to support his big butt, it is all original down to the tires. I was there the day he bought it and got to ride it and fall off of it on the first day. It was literally the starting point in what developed into a life long involvement in the motorcycle industry.
I have the original sales receipt, factory sales brochure, factory parts diagram, owner's manual and spare master link. All the factory labels and serial number are still on the frame and engine. After some 40 years of being in storage, a little premix gas and a couple of pulls and it fired right up.
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