Where do you find your mini bikes?

maknwar

maknwar

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I'm in Ohio near Cincinnati and have not been able to locate a decent priced mini bike frame. I look on craigslist but most are coleman bikes that people are selling for $450. I looked online but can only find the Azusa frames. I really like the Taco Frijole on the Taco website but for $375 I am thinking there has to be something better for the price. Any suggestions on where to look?
 
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vonsrupp

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maknwar said:
I'm in Ohio near Cincinnati and have not been able to locate a decent priced mini bike frame. I look on craigslist but most are coleman bikes that people are selling for $450. I looked online but can only find the Azusa frames. I really like the Taco Frijole on the Taco website but for $375 I am thinking there has to be something better for the price. Any suggestions on where to look?
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All vintage minibikes are up there in price,, keep looking
 
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RobertC

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Yes, keep looking at Craigslist, letgo, etc.... Multiple times daily.

Great deals are on there, and get bought quick....so check often.

Before you know it, you'll have a garage full...:laugh:
 
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cattailhaas

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Try swap meets, garage sales, pawn shops, thrift stores, or get a job installing satellite dishes, so when your up on some ones roof you can look into the neigbors back yards and find the mini's....
 
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Havasu Dave

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maknwar said:
I really like the Taco Frijole on the Taco website but for $375 I am thinking there has to be something better for the price. Any suggestions on where to look?
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Since you like the small frames, (and a lot of us do) why not check out some of the re-pops. Several members here can bend up and weld a frame and might be interested in helping you out with one. Otherwise, keep your eyes open, and be prepared to pay. A beat up Flexo roller requiring significant work will run you $500. An original Frijole, a little less, if you can find them. Do a "wanted" ad.

In the meantime, I was looking for a small frame project for a two stroke motor I've had laying around. I found this off of ebay. A re-pop, not that good on the welds, but a good job of frame alignment, and since it is not an original anything, I can pretty much have my way with it!

This will be my next project. The ebay seller is a guy in CA who sells a LOT of seats. Roller was about $250 shipped.

 
superflea

superflea

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For me I have had the most luck just mentioning my interest in conversations with people and one thing leads to another and your at a friend of a friend's looking at a rusty jewel. So I would call it networking within your own sphere. There might be one right next door to you.
 
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