Picked up this bike somewhat locally for a really good price. Was figuring on using it for parts for the MM5b Bambino I'm also building. But it turns out this bike is pretty clean so I'm in the process of taking it apart/cleaning/fixing etc..
Nothing major, just a solid cleanup really. It is missing the fenders which on this model are plastic, still keeping an eye out for a set and of course the throttle assy is not correct. But other than that its pretty original.
as found condition:
How it should look and general information:
This bike does not share the same frame with the mini mini's It is very similar to the MT5A though which was a mini trails bike that Italjet made and Indian also re-badged as their own here in the states (How I wish I would not have sold my Project one last year as I would have used this bike for parts for it:doah
So far I did a partial dissasembly, detailed the motor and scrubbed on the wheels. The wheels came out pretty impressive with the exception of one bad area on the rear wheel. As far as display goes though, I can cheat and and face that buggered area at the top and it will never be seen:thumbsup:.
They still need polished up and a little more cleaning on the hubs, the tires have no dryrot, and have excellent tread with very minamal wear, and are correct.
box O parts off it:
Nice OG paint tank :thumbsup:
motor came out nice, the magneto assy was loose inside when I got the bike. when I cleaned the motor up I fixed the problem. I did get it to sputter on the bench so hopefully I got it fixed. I do have a spare motor but I have to share that with my MM5B.
Motor off this bike is center, parts motor far right, left is the earlier model off my MM5B which is kind of an oddball as its forward kick but uses the metal mag cover:
I have a little freetime this weekend, I'm gonna try and stay focused and get working on it some more. Its in my way so I'd like to get it back together so I can give myself some more room:doah:
Nothing major, just a solid cleanup really. It is missing the fenders which on this model are plastic, still keeping an eye out for a set and of course the throttle assy is not correct. But other than that its pretty original.
as found condition:
How it should look and general information:
This bike does not share the same frame with the mini mini's It is very similar to the MT5A though which was a mini trails bike that Italjet made and Indian also re-badged as their own here in the states (How I wish I would not have sold my Project one last year as I would have used this bike for parts for it:doah
So far I did a partial dissasembly, detailed the motor and scrubbed on the wheels. The wheels came out pretty impressive with the exception of one bad area on the rear wheel. As far as display goes though, I can cheat and and face that buggered area at the top and it will never be seen:thumbsup:.
They still need polished up and a little more cleaning on the hubs, the tires have no dryrot, and have excellent tread with very minamal wear, and are correct.
box O parts off it:
Nice OG paint tank :thumbsup:
motor came out nice, the magneto assy was loose inside when I got the bike. when I cleaned the motor up I fixed the problem. I did get it to sputter on the bench so hopefully I got it fixed. I do have a spare motor but I have to share that with my MM5B.
Motor off this bike is center, parts motor far right, left is the earlier model off my MM5B which is kind of an oddball as its forward kick but uses the metal mag cover:
I have a little freetime this weekend, I'm gonna try and stay focused and get working on it some more. Its in my way so I'd like to get it back together so I can give myself some more room:doah: