I must warn all of Keith's potential competetion...his mini-bike may not be the
fastest... but it is the loudest,. Bring ear protestion!!!
Keith's Friend,
joe
Keith Turk wrote:
> Okay Doug how fast is it? Wanna run it.... a Back Lot struggle on the
> salt? Length of the pits just outside the boundry?
>
> 5hp briggs against a 5hp briggs..... No ringers for riders either.... Just
> you and me with our Hair in the wind.... (if I have hair by then)
>
> Gauntlets on the ground ..... My Mini Bike is faster then your Mini
> bike....and we don't even have powder coaters round here.... hell we don't
> have anybody that could read the instructions...
>
> Keith ( ahhh No I ain't quite Right now that you mention it )
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <ARDUNDOUG@aol.com>
> To: <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2000 12:29 PM
> Subject: Re: Pit Bikes
>
> > In a message dated 02/13/2000 6:21:15 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> > crothfuss@coastalnet.com writes:
> >
> > <<
> > List,
> >
> > As I looked out the window this morning I saw a kid on a mini-bike
> putter
> > past. That got me thinking about possibly getting a new pit bike. The
> old
> > Schwinn has served me well for many years, but it's kinda big to fit atop
> > the trailer, and it can be a lot of work pedaling it against a 25 MPH
> Maxton
> > headwind. I'm looking for something small with a simple gasoline engine.
> > Preferably something a bit nostalgic. I'd love to have a Whizzer or old
> gas
> > bicycle conversion, but they'd be a tight fit on the trailer. Any
> > recommendations?
> >
> > Last time I rode a mini-bike we had a guide from a sycle bar mower
> (Looked
> > like a three foot spear tip) bolted to the front and we'd ride around
> > spearing dead trees. Maybe that's why Mom would never let me get a
> > motorcycle?
> >
> > Chuck "Amazed that I survived my childhood" Rothfuss
> > ECTA #9
> > Pole Cat Hollow, NC
> > >>
> > Chuck,
> > I have a 60's Mini-Bike that I bought at a swap meet many years ago
> with
> > a 3 hp Briggs for power. It would run, but just barely. The blow-by was so
> > bad that it pushed oil out of the breather.
> > After stumbling over it for several years in my shop I disasembled it,
> > had all the parts powder-coated red and silver, installed a super-wide
> turf
> > tire on the back, and bought a new 5 hp Briggs "crate-motor" for it. The 5
> hp
> > motor is so wide that it's pretty well offset in the frame, making
> stability
> > at speed a little annoyance, but the thing's really a "hoot".
> > It's light enough to load easily onto the front of the RV, has no
> tranny,
> > and a friction brake that rubs against the rear tire.........Ardun Doug in
> CA
> >
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