Hello guys and gals! New member from SC here.
Been surfing the site all morning and WOW!, there's a lot of info out there! Some background on me: I'm 46 and have always liked having a project in the garage. Started out years ago with air cooled VW's, switched to vintage Japanese motorcycles and now, since I have a three year old grand-daughter, am considering a mini-bike project.
It all started when I picked up this vintage go-kart frame....
A friend gave me a Tecumsah side shaft engine for it. No pics right now, but I think he said it was from an air compressor and was a 5HP engine. (Pics later).
Anyway, that stuff has just been sitting under the house and in the garage for a while now. I was surfing Craigslist and started running across some vintage mini-bike frames and projects from time to time. That got the gears turning again....
I've yet to pick up a frame or project. I saw the other "what is it" boards, but since I don't actually OWN one of these yet, I thought I'd ask here. Plus, it said not to ask for appraisals. I'm not looking to sell anything, but WAS wondering if the prices on these are market correct.
This bike is about 2 hours from me:
The Good: Mostly complete (compared to some I've seen), I like the style of the tank.
It's listed as a Sears, but I haven't been able to find any info or similar pics. They want $99 for it. So....what is it? Is it worth it? Can I make my engine work with it? Etc., etc.
Here's the tag on it:
Been surfing the site all morning and WOW!, there's a lot of info out there! Some background on me: I'm 46 and have always liked having a project in the garage. Started out years ago with air cooled VW's, switched to vintage Japanese motorcycles and now, since I have a three year old grand-daughter, am considering a mini-bike project.
It all started when I picked up this vintage go-kart frame....
A friend gave me a Tecumsah side shaft engine for it. No pics right now, but I think he said it was from an air compressor and was a 5HP engine. (Pics later).
Anyway, that stuff has just been sitting under the house and in the garage for a while now. I was surfing Craigslist and started running across some vintage mini-bike frames and projects from time to time. That got the gears turning again....
I've yet to pick up a frame or project. I saw the other "what is it" boards, but since I don't actually OWN one of these yet, I thought I'd ask here. Plus, it said not to ask for appraisals. I'm not looking to sell anything, but WAS wondering if the prices on these are market correct.
This bike is about 2 hours from me:
The Good: Mostly complete (compared to some I've seen), I like the style of the tank.
It's listed as a Sears, but I haven't been able to find any info or similar pics. They want $99 for it. So....what is it? Is it worth it? Can I make my engine work with it? Etc., etc.
Here's the tag on it: