My Dad rode me around in the sidecar of this very early 60's mini he built! Banana seat, sissy bar, handmade sidecar with Clay Smith Cams Peckerhead logo, Clinton single-lunger motor. Way kool! (Look, I've even got my trademark Converse on! Of course, they could be Red Ball Jets too!)
This is me on my very first minibike, a JC Penney 3.5 HP "Wren-style" bike. Rigid frame, small tires, this thing would beat the shit out of you! I was in hog heaven when my Dad gave me this! I was probably 6 or 7 yrs. old.
My Honda Mini Trail 50, the second bike. These were great little bikes, I wish I had it today!!
My Honda SL710. I would keep this bike and ride it on the street all the way until my sophomore year of High School! I got pulled over countless times!!!
My SL710 after we moved to Florida
The inspiration for theis build, the Sears "Screamer" stingray from the 60's! Awesome muscle bike!
Al of my grand babies ready for a ride!!! Myself, Jaxton, Harmony, and Evynn!
Papa's crew ready to load up for a ride!
The lil' guy is goin' solo!!
My son Danny riding the mini bike!
Mounting the tires just about freakin' killed me!!! They would not bead, and I ended up using tubes in them finally! What a bear!!
Almost together.....
Fink light finished!!!
My fink light is mounted up. I hid the battery inside of the large light below it, as well as the on/off switch which is on the bottom.
Wired up!
I ran the wiring harness down under the frame, and I have a micro plug connecting the two lights.
Check out the orange lens cover I made for the vintage headlight from sheet acrylic.
You an see this thing a block away!!! LOL!!
My dear old friend, Rat Fink.
Work in progress of my handlebar light!
Resin RAt Fink riding Flying Eyeball will mount between the handlebars of my custom minibike I'm building! I drilled him out for LED lighting!!!
Yowza!!!!!
I used a ton of flake in the final top coats of clear!
SPARKLE BABY!!!
Vintage headlight unit attached
Kandy tangerine and gold over Orion silver basecoat
Finished the shock towers, dropped the motor in and hooked up the throttle. It started up and ran smooth!
The tall stingray sissy bar has the perfect rake tht matches the lines of the frame and handlebars
