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i have what i believe is a rupp roadster with the slanted engine plate im wondering if i will find problems with oil if i put a predator 212 in there with it being slanted and all any advice for this?

I'm looking for some input on a rupp project. Would like to just get it going with minimal $ for a first time mini bike driver...don't want to overpower it. Considering putting on a 3hp B&S flathead I have from a edger (or a 79cc predator) and since it's missing the TC driver, just go with...

Would these fit? Close to stock for 70 roadster? 7/8" Black Ribbed Foot Peg Covers (PAIR), 4" total length https://www.OldMiniBikes.com/7-8-Black-Ribbed-Foot-Peg-Covers.html?category_id=16 Thanks

I have what I believe is a 1972 Rupp Roadster for sale Runs, but needs light/kill switch and the belt slips It includes a parts bike with nice chrome. Pick up only in Cedar Rapids Iowa Pay Pay would work , but CASH is King. $750.00 What you see is what you get

1971 Rupp Roadster 2 Mini Bike Street Legal | eBay

From what I've read the governor on my Roadster 2 uses the centrifugal force of the engine to limit how much the throttle on my carb opens using a particular linkage? Is this correct? So bypassing the governor should be as simple as rerouting the throttle cable linkage to open the throttle...

Here is my first attempt at rebuilding a bike....

Gettin' there! TC-1 Driven side installed

Gettin' there! TC-1 Driven side installed

Wheel and sprocket in place. Front wheel goes on later this week.

Rear wheel goes on! The rim could not be re-plated in time, so it was powder coated in chrome. You'd have to be looking really close to notice.

The purple paint photographs darker than the actual mix, but came out nice.

Paint came out well, but shock top and bottom spring caps won't make it back from the chrome plater until mid-June. As a result, painted caps are used as an interim fix.

re-plated, new hardware, ready to install

I broke a tooth on the jackshaft. I braced a crow bar on the sprocket to remove the bolt on the other side to paint the frame. The bolt didn't budge and a tooth on the sprocket snapped off. :hammer: I had to cut off the bolt with a grinder and now I need a new jackshaft and a sprocket. I know...

I figured I'd list this up here before I post it on Ebay. It was pulled from a 1969 Rupp Roadster. All the linkage is there, original carb. NOS filter. Fresh paint (Duplicolor with 2k Urethane clear sprayed over it). It's not perfect, but it looks great. Timing and electronics was set. It...

Restored engine for 1971 Rupp Roadster 2.

Restored engine for 1971 Rupp Roadster 2.

1971 Rupp Roadster going together after a near total restoration.