Show us your mini bike.

[RW490]

                My first bike




My first bike and my current bike.

[Paul552]

http://i1061.photobucket.com/albums/t465/rw490/image_zps8d836171.jpg
My first bike

That is cool as
sorry if I am ignorant but what is it?
Looks unreal

[RW490]

It is a home made mini speedway bike, made by my dad, that I got when I was 5. October 1968 was my first ride and I ploughed it into a fence. The bike is now 44 years old and my daughter rides it. The motor is a cycle master front wheel push bike motor, 2 stroke. Best part is I have 2 complete spare motors.

[Paul552]

Man.
That is so cool

[09.0]

If there was a 'best mini bike' contest, you'd win! Cool looking and the fact your dad built it.... Priceless.

[JAP 454]

That's unreal, Rick a brilliant bit of family history !!.

I've just refurbished a Z50 for a mate, it was his own bike in '76, his six year old son got it for this Chrissy,  he's stoked !!

Have a look at this video of a 1948 mini Speedway bike, if ya haven't seen it already.
http://www.britishpathe.com/video/child-motorcyclist/query/cole+speedway
Foss

[Ando]

My '74 MR50...

Had one as a kid (my first bike) and just couldn't stop the urge to build one...

 

[RW490]

Hey Foss
I checked out that Video. How good was that. If you can, get a copy of Once A Jolly Swagman.
Early speedway movie starring Dirk Bogard.

[JAP 454]

Yeah, Rick, good stuff, Eh ??

I do have a couple of copies of Once a Jolly Swagman, I watch it from time to time, a great film for it's day.
The young fella in the 1948 video is Howard Cole who was responsible for the Cole Speedway motors in later years
Foss

[hodaka]

First new bike in Dec 1972 , a Deltek Gremlin 65 ( basically a rebadged Gemini ) .
An earlier post PCMAX mentioned his new Gemini DB65 came from Waltons in Sydney . That is one standing next to my Deltek 65 . Less than 1000 of the three types of 65cc Geminis were produced . The other 65cc model produced by SST was the Cox Deluxe 65 , again another rebadged Gemini . All of these 3 models are very rare .  The difference between the 65's and 50's were the handlebars , seats , tanks , crankshafts and top ends of the engines . Engine / frame numbers all began with M65 instead of M5 with the 50cc models . My bike came from Stebbins in North Melbourne , It was a great bike and l rode the wheels off it for a couple of years never missing a beat . Hodaka ,,,

[KB171]

MR/CR 50   Built this for my son to learn on 14yrs ago.

XR75   Not a bad note on this. 

XR/HL 80  Still confuses a few   

CR80  Just sold it, KO bike    Same as its big brother 

CR/XL 125  Built for my son after the MR/CR

MR 50 Trike  Built for a joke, Your got no idea how many asked if it goes at  CD1 

[Canam370]

First new bike in Dec 1972 , a Deltek Gremlin 65 ( basically a rebadged Gemini ) .
An earlier post PCMAX mentioned his new Gemini DB65 came from Waltons in Sydney . That is one standing next to my Deltek 65 . Less than 1000 of the three types of 65cc Geminis were produced . The other 65cc model produced by SST was the Cox Deluxe 65 , again another rebadged Gemini . All of these 3 models are very rare .  The difference between the 65's and 50's were the handlebars , seats , tanks , crankshafts and top ends of the engines . Engine / frame numbers all began with M65 instead of M5 with the 50cc models . My bike came from Stebbins in North Melbourne , It was a great bike and l rode the wheels off it for a couple of years never missing a beat . Hodaka ,,,

....just a small hijack ......I have 2 tanks, an exhaust with heatshield, rear guard, front forks and a l/h engine cover to suit the 50/65cc Gemini's for sale. All used but sound. Give me a pm if interested. Now I'll just sneak away.....

[maico police]

XR75   Not a bad note on this. 

Don't we know it.....

[JohnnyO]

MR/CR 50   Built this for my son to learn on 14yrs ago.

XR75   Not a bad note on this. 

XR/HL 80  Still confuses a few   

CR80  Just sold it, KO bike    Same as its big brother 

CR/XL 125  Built for my son after the MR/CR

MR 50 Trike  Built for a joke, Your got no idea how many asked if it goes at  CD1 

Very cool collection, MR50 looks trick in '74 Elsinore colours.

[firko]

I always get a smile up when I see that little HL80, it's a seriously cool pitbike That little mini speedway bike gets mega points for the reason Brad stated and for being a true one off. RW must have been the coolest kid on the block with that little gem....metalflake seat and all