What did I just pull out of the shed?
here is the post I am talking about. www.oldminibikes.com/forum/general-minibike-talk/49325-anone-hap-jones.html The rear pegs location and the kickstand are the same
your are correct that it is a Hap Jones. the victor name was used on on a lot of the import parts, I dunno if that was the company name used in Taiwan or what, a few other companies also used the victor parts.
They were sold as both a kit bike (less engine) and complete, Tecumseh HS40 is what they used to power them.
They were sold as both a kit bike (less engine) and complete, Tecumseh HS40 is what they used to power them.
Given the scarcity and prices of parts to make it whole again I'd say have your way with modifying it and have fun doing it. I've highly modified a compete Arco but it sat in the mud and snow rusting the lower frame so badly I could justify cutting and changing it. It's one of my greatest builds but it's my Son's bike and the only one we built together so it lives here forever and will never be or sale. Every person that has come to buy one of the numerous minis I've sold has tried to buy it. Go nuts if you want, there are no rules or limits to what you can do.