05-26-2018, 12:33 AM
I dreamed about the mini trail too! There was one Rupp in the neighborhood, but the 5 hp genetic was the fastest (you had to reach down and hold the governor open ;-)
By the time I was big enough to earn enough to pay the $250, mowing 5-7 yards a week, I was almost too big for it.
Still loved it. Being the first mini bike with GEARS, made it very powerful and like a real motorcycle!
Being older I was actually able to take advantage of the fold down handle bars and fuel shut off to load it into the trunk of my parents car! What an ultimate toy to take wherever you went...compare that to a video game...ha!
I was the neighborhood mechanic. We used to change out one shared front sprocket to make them approach 40mph! Still couldn't beat that 5 hp one with the governor open :-(
By the time I was big enough to earn enough to pay the $250, mowing 5-7 yards a week, I was almost too big for it.
Still loved it. Being the first mini bike with GEARS, made it very powerful and like a real motorcycle!
Being older I was actually able to take advantage of the fold down handle bars and fuel shut off to load it into the trunk of my parents car! What an ultimate toy to take wherever you went...compare that to a video game...ha!
I was the neighborhood mechanic. We used to change out one shared front sprocket to make them approach 40mph! Still couldn't beat that 5 hp one with the governor open :-(