I have three more MT1/KV75s in pieces not visible in the picture. I'm still working on a show-quality 1971 "Dyanamite". I just have too many projects going on right now.
I'm the guy who manufactures the MT1/KV75 sprockets so if you need one drop me a line. I sell the front and rear sprockets as a set complete with a new RGK 420 chain for $39.99. Can't beat it.
I see you have a Benelli Buzzer. I used to have one back in the 70s as well as a 1971 Kawasaki MT1. My MT1 was the fastest minibike in the neighborhood. Back then the roads were private in our neighborhood so it was legal to ride minibikes on the street. I used to deliver papers on a paper route riding my minibike! Those were the days baby! We also had a bunch of off-road trails nearby we could ride too. Just about every kid in the neighborhood had a minibike.
I had a few friends with Honda z50s and also one with a Suzuki Trailhopper. My Kawasaki would easily eat them all in a drag race. It came as no surprise due to the 25 more cc's plus it being a 2-stroke.
The big block in the pic is a brand-new 510 cubic inch rat with the following:
- GM Gen VI Block Bored .040" over, studded & O-ringed for forced induction
- Callies 4340 crank
- Crower 4340 I-beam connecting rods
- Arias forged blower pistons
- Bill Mitchell-prepped Dart 360 heads with titanium valves and Jesel shaft rockers
- Isky mechanical roller cam (custom BDS Stage III grind) with Jesel belt drive
- BDS Stage III 8-71 supercharger
This engine was dyno'ed with twin Dominators underdriven on 93 octane fuel at 1,013 HP. I was planning to buy a 1967 Chevelle pro street car and drop the rat in it but the deal fell through. Now I'm not sure what I will do with it.
I have two early Novas (a 1965 Nova SS show car and a 1964 Nova SS pro street project car). I might drop the blown rat in the '64 although I do have a pretty-nice roller-cammed 406 sitting on an engine stand too that I was originally going to use with the Nova. The '64 Nova has a Mustang II front suspension though so a rat will fit right in easily if I want to use it.