Wild goose chase, home empty handed

tomc

Active Member
#1
I met a guy selling at a local flea market yesterday that told me he had a Tote Gote at home. As soon as he went home I went to buy it. It wasn't a Tote Gote but a small chrome plated frame with a Honda tiller engine. I left it where I found it.
 

Triley41395

Well-Known Member
#4
I met a guy selling at a local flea market yesterday that told me he had a Tote Gote at home. As soon as he went home I went to buy it. It wasn't a Tote Gote but a small chrome plated frame with a Honda tiller engine. I left it where I found it.
No pictures? I try to get pictures of everything, even the junk.
 

DaddyJohn

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#5
Par for the course I’d say; people don’t even know what they actually have half the time.

On the upside, maybe the wrong thing is something you might actually want. If you’re really lucky, it might even be something better than they think they have, and you can take advantage. Or sometimes you leave empty-handed… All of these scenarios have played out for me personally, lol. :D
 
#6
I never get too excited about anything a seller tells me, but I will go and look at it.
If it's parts I can use, or a project I can handle, I buy it. Shiny stuff doesn't impress me much.
I like solid, straight stuff with air still in the tires, cheap.
 

tomc

Active Member
#7
I know the frame had rear suspension.and was open in the rear, meaning no loop behind the seat, like ones with a sissy bar. Coilover shocks (one badly bent, but used replacements included), and the rear frame section pivots up close to where the down tubes turn to horizontal. He was firm at $100 and unless I had a buyer for the Honda engine I was not interested.
Edit: After looking at pics I do believe it is a small Sears. One with the 4" wheels. The LH mounted, long curved rear brake pedal for the scrub brake seems to be unique to the Sears/Roper mini bikes. What I thought was a place for a rear brake caliper was probably meant for the rear fender brace(s). There are no fenders included and the seat is a ridiculous looking homemade thing.
I have a buddy that rebuilds & sells mowers & tillers. I'll see if he is interested in the Honda engine for a tiller. I have a few Tecumsehs and can probably get one running for the frame.
 
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