Greetings! I stumbled upon a curbside freebie recently right around the corner from my house. A Manco thunderbird. Only had to spend about $25 bucks to get it going. ($20 for a new carburetor on Amazon and 4+ bucks for a spark plug) Runs like a champ. Just had to dump out bad gas and get some fresh stuff with stabilizer added, replace fuel filter (got a bunch in a drawer in garage) change oil, replace the carb, and take the rear wheel off to re-bead and inflate using a tie down. (prob coulda done it without removing) What a blast. It really goes! Was pleasantly surprised at how fast this thing is for only 4 hp Robin/Suburu engine, and it gets up a grass hill no problem! So anyway, I'm curious what year this thing is from?
Model # is 594B-0
Serial # is 1049118
I believe this is 126cc?
Obviously I hit the jackpot with this as it is in super good condition and I saw one listed for like $850 somewhere. (saw a video of two guys that paid like $250 for an older one with a 3.5hp Tucumseh that was not running and obviously needed a lot more work to get it there.) So I'm thrilled with this lucky find. literally was on way back home walking from park and there she was with a free sign on it. I had to pinch myself to make sure I was not dreaming. lol
It's missing the chain guard/cover. Any way to get that part anywhere? Does anyone carry any parts for this model? Not finding much out there and cannot find any source for the chain guard.
Lastly, it would appear there should be some sorta rod that connects between the rear suspension springs as there is a hole on both sides but nothing in them and it sorta wobbles a bit in the back since it seems the only thing holding the seat in place in the rear are the suspension springs. So I ran a large zip tie on both sides then another one connecting those two ties together and this significantly improved, if not removed the wobble while riding. That was driving me nuts. lol. (see 2nd pick) May have to do more mod on this as I can see the ties stretching overtime and getting loose. Looks like there was some sorta plastic thingy that connected that likely woulda prevented the wobble.(per another pic I found of one)
Model # is 594B-0
Serial # is 1049118
I believe this is 126cc?
Obviously I hit the jackpot with this as it is in super good condition and I saw one listed for like $850 somewhere. (saw a video of two guys that paid like $250 for an older one with a 3.5hp Tucumseh that was not running and obviously needed a lot more work to get it there.) So I'm thrilled with this lucky find. literally was on way back home walking from park and there she was with a free sign on it. I had to pinch myself to make sure I was not dreaming. lol
It's missing the chain guard/cover. Any way to get that part anywhere? Does anyone carry any parts for this model? Not finding much out there and cannot find any source for the chain guard.
Lastly, it would appear there should be some sorta rod that connects between the rear suspension springs as there is a hole on both sides but nothing in them and it sorta wobbles a bit in the back since it seems the only thing holding the seat in place in the rear are the suspension springs. So I ran a large zip tie on both sides then another one connecting those two ties together and this significantly improved, if not removed the wobble while riding. That was driving me nuts. lol. (see 2nd pick) May have to do more mod on this as I can see the ties stretching overtime and getting loose. Looks like there was some sorta plastic thingy that connected that likely woulda prevented the wobble.(per another pic I found of one)
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