I'm new here but not to Mini-bikes. I bought my first MB out of the back of Popular Mechanics in 1965. A WEN 2 1/2 HP bike. I put so many miles on that thing I wore the engine out by the time I was going to high school. I sold it in 1968 and have fond memories of blasting through the Forrest in Maryland.
In 1992 I moved to New Mexico and bough a portion of an old ranch. After building the house I was policing up the property when I found a place where the ground had been disturbed. ( out here nothing ever heals). I uncovered a mini-bike buried under about 10" of pine needles and clay dust.
Other than the tires it was in pretty good shape. I was able to get the engine working in about and hour. All of the cables were trashed as was the brake handle as if it had taken a spill. It has a B&S engine 80202 series that I think the serial number says it was made in 1967? The bike looks to be factory made.
Not having a mini-bike parts place here I was able to find a few necessary to get it running. It runs well and I'd like to bring it back to what it looked like when it was made. The only real problem is the recoil started engine cover is broken in the inside where the three tabs keep the starter fly-wheel in place.
I looked at several photo's here and on the web and cannot find a MB that looks like this one. If anyone here has info or photo's I'd really appreciate it.
I took close up photo's of the holes that used to hold the chain guard? and fenders?
+++ the software here has turned several photos for some reason,sorry++++++
In 1992 I moved to New Mexico and bough a portion of an old ranch. After building the house I was policing up the property when I found a place where the ground had been disturbed. ( out here nothing ever heals). I uncovered a mini-bike buried under about 10" of pine needles and clay dust.
Other than the tires it was in pretty good shape. I was able to get the engine working in about and hour. All of the cables were trashed as was the brake handle as if it had taken a spill. It has a B&S engine 80202 series that I think the serial number says it was made in 1967? The bike looks to be factory made.
Not having a mini-bike parts place here I was able to find a few necessary to get it running. It runs well and I'd like to bring it back to what it looked like when it was made. The only real problem is the recoil started engine cover is broken in the inside where the three tabs keep the starter fly-wheel in place.
I looked at several photo's here and on the web and cannot find a MB that looks like this one. If anyone here has info or photo's I'd really appreciate it.
I took close up photo's of the holes that used to hold the chain guard? and fenders?
+++ the software here has turned several photos for some reason,sorry++++++
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Something just isn't right about that bike... could it be another bike that was modified? It looks like the bottom all the way to the back where it meets the upper part might been added. I hope someone can identify it 
