So I just got back a few days ago from the Mecum motorcycle auction in Las Vegas where I sell and buy bikes for my collection every year. I've never really been too much of a minibike guy, although I do have a Doodlebug and a Motra. The minibike I was really going for was a very original Tote Gote, but I didn't win the bid on that one. But on the last day of the auction this 1965 Sherpa came up and I couldn't resist it. It's all there, almost completely original as far as I can tell, and in very good condition. The motor is the original B&S 142300 series and it date-codes to February 1965. It has a Salisbury Automatic Drive Series 500 clutch. The only thing that needs a re-do is the paint-over dirt red paint job - I'm thinking of powdercoating the bike in army green even though it wouldn't be original . I'm really stoked with the purchase, and I'm eager to learn anything I can about it. I've printed the operator's manual and the parts blowup/list for the B&S engine, and I've gleaned some information from this site about the Tote Gote-Sherpa relationship and the evolution of the Hillbilly/Sherpa. But I'm glad to know anything that any of you can tell me about the bike.
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