Popular Post Wildo Posted November 26, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted November 26, 2023 Hey everyone this is my first post so I thought I would start fairly strong. My name is Will, I’m 22 years old and absolutely love Mini Bikes. My current project is a tru test mini bike which I purchased back in 2017 in a very original state, as far as I can tell it was essentially a complete bike as they would have come from the manufacturer albeit worn down as a 40 year old bike would be. It ran a Kirby-Tecumseh HK35 and had custom mudguards which I believe were produced by tru test themselves. I had the frame acid dipped and then powder coated, original new old stock grips I sourced from eBay and recently after a 4 year hiatus I managed to track down another Kirby engine which I’ll be putting on as it’s more complete and in better condition than the original was. I have a tiny bit of regret for not just cleaning the bike and leaving it in its original state but I know I’ll be very happy once my restoration is complete, Also if anyone is able to date the Kirby engine tag I’d love to have a rough estimate of what year this engine was as I have no clue what exact years these bikes were made and that could help, the tag number is “F1027” and “35093” I can’t seem to post all the photos so will try do some comments of how the frame currently is Cheers 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Wildo Posted November 26, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 26, 2023 This is how the frame currently sits I also forgot to mention I had a new seat made which I may end up getting another as this one’s a bit thin and I’m trying to be as close to original as possible but I’ll see 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildo Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 It’s been a while but I’m slowly chipping away at the bike, My work has been rather quiet and on my breaks I prepped and finally painted the engine. It was painted using a can of Mipa 2K aerosol can white over some rustoleum general white primer and has come out absolutely stunning and will fit the bike incredibly well, I also managed to paint both mudguards and the chain guard using this one can and I’m incredibly satisfied with the result although there are a few flaws just from improper prep work. Overall I’m really happy with how it all turned out and the 2k paint should hold up well for any potential fuel spills. The original engine was dated to be a 1976 Kirby Tec so I’m gonna assume the bike was produced on this year so she’s a 1976 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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