
Those things have a crazy wide assortment of aftermarket crap you can add to them since big kids like them for pit bike racing. Steen’s company built countless thousands of its Tacquito, Burrito, and Frijole-model mini-bikes between ’63 and ’71, until more sophisticated Honda Z50 and Kawasaki Coyote mini-cycles put the mini. For a little more zip, around here there are always KTM 65's and 85's on Craigslist. Taco Mini Bike was the brainchild of John Steen, a top off-road racer and the inventor of Steen C, the first 100-percent synthetic motor oil.
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Nice and mellow plus Yamaha still sells them so parts are easy. They are cult bikes so not cheap used, but a TW200 might be fun. Since they usually get beat to death almost any used one will need some love. So, for someone that can already ride, fixing up any one of the big wheel mini MX bikes or a trail bike would be cool. I outgrew the minibike pretty fast and was lusting over my neighbor's Harley Davidson 250 (yes, I am that old).
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We rode those things everywhere and got a ride home in the back seat of a police cruiser with the minibike in the trunk more than once.īut, if your son already knows how to ride, it won't be as much fun as fixing up a real motorcycle to ride. And not a bad way to learn to ride since they are pretty slow. I spent a lot of quality time with my surrogate dad working on those things. Order the Frame Kit, add an Engine, Parts kit and Seat to complete your bike 1144 Mini Bike 5 in. So, as a project, I think your son would enjoy it. 44, 66 or Frijole mini-bike kit, send 25