Hi,
I'm new to this forum and looking for some help identifying a mini bike my dad used to own (he passed away in 2007).
He won it in a $3 raffle at the Hillsdale, Michigan county fair in the late 1960's. It would have to be after 1966 based on where the picture was taken. I remember it from when I was about 7 or 8 years old.
As I recall, it was street legal (he had it licensed) and had a transmission (4-speed?). The photo shows him and my mom's mom on the bike, but his leg is covering up the tank badge and no one in my family can remember what the make of the bike was. It looks to be a round logo, but nothing I've seen on the internet exactly matches the bike.
There are white side panels behind the engine with a small access door, perhaps for an oil injection tank? With a magnifying glass, you can make out that the sticker on the panel says "Leon's motorcycle shop, Osseo Michigan"
The engine cylinder seems to be mounted upright with a slight forward tilt. The headlight is mounted on a bracket that sticks out from the yoke, not on the forks like most headlights, maybe part of an accessory kit? The tank is chrome, and the handlebars appear to fold down, with friction knobs on the back to lock them in place.
The front fender is rather small and chromed and is mounted just above the rubber fork gaiters. The wheels appear to be solid with drum brakes front and rear.
All in all, it appears to be a pretty high-end mini bike, with a lot of neat features! Any help figuring out what this is would be appreciated!
Here's the only photo of it we've been able to find.
I'm new to this forum and looking for some help identifying a mini bike my dad used to own (he passed away in 2007).
He won it in a $3 raffle at the Hillsdale, Michigan county fair in the late 1960's. It would have to be after 1966 based on where the picture was taken. I remember it from when I was about 7 or 8 years old.
As I recall, it was street legal (he had it licensed) and had a transmission (4-speed?). The photo shows him and my mom's mom on the bike, but his leg is covering up the tank badge and no one in my family can remember what the make of the bike was. It looks to be a round logo, but nothing I've seen on the internet exactly matches the bike.
There are white side panels behind the engine with a small access door, perhaps for an oil injection tank? With a magnifying glass, you can make out that the sticker on the panel says "Leon's motorcycle shop, Osseo Michigan"
The engine cylinder seems to be mounted upright with a slight forward tilt. The headlight is mounted on a bracket that sticks out from the yoke, not on the forks like most headlights, maybe part of an accessory kit? The tank is chrome, and the handlebars appear to fold down, with friction knobs on the back to lock them in place.
The front fender is rather small and chromed and is mounted just above the rubber fork gaiters. The wheels appear to be solid with drum brakes front and rear.
All in all, it appears to be a pretty high-end mini bike, with a lot of neat features! Any help figuring out what this is would be appreciated!
Here's the only photo of it we've been able to find.
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