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Thu Oct 08, 2009 5:36 pm

LeviMan2001 wrote: Russ Wolfe wrote: That breather is a #5755 Chrysler fuel filter. Made in Des Moines, Iowa.

I do like your gas tank mount.

Probably, came off my AMC eagle, they use a fair share of mopar parts. Lol probably made in taiwan or something though.

I do not know if that filter was ever made in Taiwan. Parr Filters in Des Moines, IA held the patent rights. But then they were sold out to Mahle Filters back in the 90's. The metal can is the give away. The ones from Taiwan were plastic. Mahle dropped it from their line when they took over.

Thu Feb 09, 2012 11:57 am

I just got a 60's Ital-Jet motorcross.

Thu Feb 09, 2012 2:32 pm

www.minidoodle.com the kawasaki coyote I had a 1971 model, what a ride ... E-bay shows some available, highly collectable IMO wish i still had it, Hondas much more ordinary and common.

Thu Feb 09, 2012 4:37 pm

domorr wrote: A freind of mine always wanted a mini bike. He orderd a kit from Ebay and this is what he put together.
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I think it is pretty cool![/img]

Thats an Azusa kit. I'm an Azusa dealer, so if any of you guys need parts I may be able to save you a few bucks.

Thu Feb 09, 2012 4:51 pm

i just got a 1969 bronco tx2. not as clean as the one in the pic but appears to be all original.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tO0z-CRfmXA/S93fuQLuXVI/AAAAAAAAApg/HCngi4HFsrE/s400/bronco.jpg

Mon Feb 13, 2012 6:55 pm

I just got done putting together a Ruttman. I think it is a late 60s model.
It was a blast to work on and Ride.

Wed Jan 23, 2013 9:53 am

HEY,
Nice topic!
I'm into mini bikes! here are some picture's of my collection.

Honda ST70 (with Takegawa 124 cc engine)

Honda Z50A european model.

cz100,z50a,cf50

Honda ss50 ( also witch Takegawa engine)

Wed Jan 23, 2013 11:10 am

Very nice collection! How is the Dax to ride on the street over there?

I have a CT70 that I'm toying with the idea of turning into a street legal cruiser, but I'm not sure how the small bikes work around vehicles.

Wed Jan 23, 2013 7:28 pm

I had a quarter horse (rare)
Honda CT 70 4 speed
Margay Panther X (go kart)
When I was a kid....

Built a Scat Kitty (rare)
Honda QA 50
For my kids...

Now I have 3 grandsons ready for mini bikes...

This is a cool youtube video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej1XENiu5gE

Thu Jan 24, 2013 10:22 am

Very cool stuff, my first bike way back in 1976 was an Indian 50cc, that thing was way faster than the Honda 50 at the time plus it was a more true dirt bike than a mini bike. I just got back from the Buses bye the Bridge event were I took my Zooma. We had drag races in the parking lot with a kid on a mini bike, it was too cool. :lol:

Thu Jan 24, 2013 3:11 pm

I had the little Indian, too. They had one on Pawn Stars. Mine was blue with a white racing stripe. It was around '72.

Thu Jan 24, 2013 3:51 pm

jifu-dax wrote: HEY,
Nice topic!
I'm into mini bikes! here are some picture's of my collection.

Honda ss50 ( also witch Takegawa engine)

I'd love to see more pics and info on the ss50.

Thu Jan 24, 2013 10:04 pm

NJ John wrote: I had the little Indian, too. They had one on Pawn Stars. Mine was blue with a white racing stripe. It was around '72. Here was mine, I still have that helmet. :o

Fri Jan 25, 2013 7:37 am

Mine was less dirt bike looking. It had street looking tires and steel fenders. The number plate was fiberglass instead of ABS plastic. Cool pic, I'll look for mine.

Fri Jan 25, 2013 7:57 am

I also have a Honda Z50, from '74

both vehicles look better now

Fri Jan 25, 2013 9:10 am

NJ John wrote: Mine was less dirt bike looking. It had street looking tires and steel fenders. The number plate was fiberglass instead of ABS plastic. Cool pic, I'll look for mine. The front fender is steel with the white stripe, but that back fender was the famous Preston Petty "mini mudder" and so is that number plate, and I still have that too btw. :D

Fri Jan 25, 2013 1:12 pm

scott s wrote: I'd love to see more pics and info on the ss50.

Ok here`s some info of the ss50 :twisted:

This is an original one.

Search for the difference :twisted:

So we want to build a racer of it.
A look a like Hailwood racer.

Firts start extra strong swing arm.
hard to find so welded on togheter.

Next stop twin exhaust..
Also hard to find for a 1 cyl bike..
Welded one togheter.

My father on the bike

here some rev of my dax

Fri Jan 25, 2013 11:51 pm

That Honda and all the Hondas are awesome! I also have a custom Honda that I built but it doesn't fit in the minibike thread. :twisted:

Sat Jan 26, 2013 6:56 am

Here's my "Old School 1970" Popular Mechanics Tom Thumb minibike that my father and I built some years back. I had the popular mechanics issue for years with the plans to build your own so we finally did.

Couple pics from the article.

And our finished product.

Here's a link to my build article with more pics: http://www.pnwds.com/t409-tom-thumb-retro-minibike-build

Hodakaguy

Sun Jan 27, 2013 11:00 pm

Hodaka Guy, I think we've met. Were you and your father set up at a Vintage V8 Ford Club swap meet in Spokane a few years back? I recall seeing that little bike, and you had copies of the build instructions with you. I never got one from you, and always wondered what happened to them. Any chance you still have a copy? I would love to build one of those, and I know where there is a small generator that uses that little engine.

On topic, I started riding minbikes and motorcycles in the third grade, as my best friend's dad owned the local Honda dealership. Started on Z50's, and graduated to an XR75 and multiple ATC's. Got my first minibike around age 10, and I still have it. It's a Whisperjet XL ,with a 3.5 hp Tecumseh. It finally lost all compression about five years ago, and it is sitting in my shed waiting for some love.