Hey guys,
New to the forum and hobby. Had my first ride 3 days ago, and I'm totally hooked along with both my boys. My 11 year old was visiting a neighbors moving out yard sale and was given a mini bike. It had been sitting for years not running, but we finally got it going. All it needed was a good carb cleaning/tune up, pull start repair and we were
We have been riding every day. Even the wife came out and joined the fun. I used to ride 600cc and 1000cc back in the day, but never a mini. Didn't realize how much fun they could be:smile:
Based on my research, it is a Manco Thunderbird, early mid 90's. It has a Tecumseh 3.5 engine that idles smooth and pulls hard. I am 190lbs, and hit 33mph on my radar gun and averaged 29/30 every pass. If my elven year old would wind it out, he could hit at least 35/36 being only 90lbs.
The bike is very comfortable for me 6ft, and has excellent front and rear shocks. I did some research for adding a hand break, but had no luck. That is the only upgrade I would do, everything else is cosmetic. Gonna be picking up my 2nd mini bike real soon, just have to make a decision what route to take. A few pics.
New to the forum and hobby. Had my first ride 3 days ago, and I'm totally hooked along with both my boys. My 11 year old was visiting a neighbors moving out yard sale and was given a mini bike. It had been sitting for years not running, but we finally got it going. All it needed was a good carb cleaning/tune up, pull start repair and we were
We have been riding every day. Even the wife came out and joined the fun. I used to ride 600cc and 1000cc back in the day, but never a mini. Didn't realize how much fun they could be:smile:
Based on my research, it is a Manco Thunderbird, early mid 90's. It has a Tecumseh 3.5 engine that idles smooth and pulls hard. I am 190lbs, and hit 33mph on my radar gun and averaged 29/30 every pass. If my elven year old would wind it out, he could hit at least 35/36 being only 90lbs.
The bike is very comfortable for me 6ft, and has excellent front and rear shocks. I did some research for adding a hand break, but had no luck. That is the only upgrade I would do, everything else is cosmetic. Gonna be picking up my 2nd mini bike real soon, just have to make a decision what route to take. A few pics.
