Here is the 73 KO XR75 mini of my youth parked outside at the family homeplace (where I terrorized the hood)
, stored in the basement till about 4 years ago...I decided to dig it out. Parents saved everything.!!! I ran it really hard and even raced it a few times. Slowly it came around, as I had a bit of work and good deal of parts hunting actually to bring the little mini back to life. The engine (amazing) is still running on the original bore , and has never been apart. The whole bike is 100% original Honda parts , including 95% of the frame paint is factory black. I lucked out finding several tuff items for this project ... I replaced the original rusty/bent/bashed gas tank with a practically NOS tank that was in fact a long forgotten warrenty take off from a dealer in FL who found it stashed away in their service building loft since 1973 ..LoL...Turned out, all it needed was a thin copper washer to seal the petcock to tank . This was (only flaw I could find), suppose it was easier to replace it than figure out why it leaked and fix it.
I polished out the original chrome rims, spokes and handlebars. Added htf NOS KO fenders , grips, lever covers, side & front NOS Number plate and rare NOS Honda rubber tipped levers . Restored the ol exhaust pipe/muffler best I could . Used all new Honda bolts, springs, cotter pins ect, and a new set of vintage Chen sen knobbies. I still have the original covered KO seat with tools still attached and a prized NOS skid plate stored away ,for inside display one day. I keep a recovered seat and beat ol skid plate so I can still ride a bit . Fun to ride after all these years., yea.. It was much faster when I weighted 100 pds.
