Recent content by bennelson

Got some more work done on the mini-bike. This is sort of a low-budget "use what works" project as much as I can make it. I had already taken the rear wheel apart, wire-brushed the rim, and primed it. I took a look at the tube. Although it had been patched before, the patch looked good. I...

Can anyone tell me if the brake caliper sold at Old Minibike Warehouse would fit the bracket on this frame? I'm looking at the "Disc Brake Assembly 2" - https://www.OldMiniBikes.com/Disc-Brake-Assembly-2.html?category_id=164 The holes on this brake bracket do appear to be centered 1 & 5/8"...

Not sure exactly what to do with that hole now. Maybe I could drill it out a little more, tap it, and install a zerk grease fitting?

I was FINALLY able to break loose the rust on one of the rear shocks! It only took about a week. I had sprayed down the shocks with PB plaster every day for like 5 days in a row. Tried shaking, smacking, and twisting them with NO results. I ended up drilling an 1/8" hole in the shocks so that I...

I did some work taking off the rims and cleaning them up. Here's half a rim after hitting it with a wire wheel for a bit. I'm also starting to prime some of the parts. I've decided that I'm not really doing a restoration on this, it doesn't have to be perfect, but I don't want it to be a...

Can anyone tell me if THIS brake is appropriate for the Stellar Black Beauty? https://www.OldMiniBikes.com/Disc-Brake-Assembly-2.html?category_id=164 The mounting bracket already on the bike has two holes, spaced 1&5/8th inches.

OK. I think I finally got some thumbnail photos to show up in the very first post.

Hmmmm. I haven't been having good luck with the forum so far. It took me FOREVER just to make my first post. I kept getting a "You can't have links, no forbidden words" and weird errors like that. Here's a link to photos on my blog. Lets see if the forum lets me link or not. Stellar Black...

Hi everyone! Newbie here. I picked up an old mini-bike frame at a rummage sale. I'm one of those guys who would always have loved one as a kid, but my mother would forbid me even if we could have afforded one. Now, I am an adult, saw this and thought it looked like fun. I really don't know...

Test test test.

Does anyone know how many teeth the sprocket on this would have been?

Hello folks! Total newbie here. I always thought mini bikes were cool and I got a deal on a mini bike frame at a rummage sale this weekend. I have no idea what it is, but if I did, it would be great to find an old advertisement for it, re-paint it the original color, etc. The frame is...