My first bike [light restoration] Italjet mini mini

[nick.h]

My dad purchased this bike from a 'man down the pub' in a box of bits when I was 6 months old (23 years ago). I think its a Italjet mini mini bambino from the 1970's. He rebuilt it to a running bike 20 years ago. Me and my little sister used it up until I was 12ish. I have some great memories of riding straight into a nettle bush, and burning my leg on the exhaust, it was great fun, this is the bike that got me into riding.

I have recently dug it out of the wendy house, this is what it looks like.

https://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y229/hallnd/IMAG0002.jpg

I've got the seat, which need recovering. I've also got the exhaust, which needs spraying.

Just to show how small this bike is, here it is against my thunderace:

https://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y229/hallnd/IMAG0013.jpg

This is where I am at the moment, luckily everything so far is quite free, maybe thats 20 year copper slip!?. I love how simple this bike is!

https://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y229/hallnd/IMAG0011.jpg

https://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y229/hallnd/IMAG0003.jpg

I finish work at 12:30 on fridays, so i'll strip it down to the frame tomorrow.
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[StevenF]

That ls awesome! Great to hear things like that; you riding it as a kid then retoring it etc.
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[blurredman]

Is it a 50cc?
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Past: 1991 Honda CG125BR-J, 1992 (1980) Honda XL125S, 1996 Kawasaki GPZ500S, 1979 MZ TS150.
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[GrumpyGuts]

[blurredman]

I have no idea of small capacities.
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CBT: 12/06/10, Theory: 22/09/10, Module 1: 09/11/10, Module 2: 19/01/11
Past: 1991 Honda CG125BR-J, 1992 (1980) Honda XL125S, 1996 Kawasaki GPZ500S, 1979 MZ TS150.
Current: 1973 MZ ES250/2 - 18k, 1979 Suzuki TS185ER - 10k, 1981 Honda CX500B - 91k, 1987 MZ ETZ250 (295cc) - 40k, 1989 MZ ETZ251 - 51k.

[Zombeh]

You had a ride-able bike sub-12 years old? You lucky sod. Looks wicked fun for a nipper. Top speed?

[Sako]

i would be sooo tempted to spend a good bit of cash on that and do a FULL restoration, paint, new parts the works.

love it

here's a restored one (pretty tidy)

https://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/Njg1WDEwMjQ=/$(KGrHqV,!lEE8385ivKkBPO33Dwyrg~~60_3.JPG

[nick.h]

The bike above is not the same bike. Its a italjet JC5A I think. I did abit of research on them a couple of years ago and while trying to find out that little bit of info i typed JC5A into google and guess what image pops up!

Thread is here: https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=2582312

Google image:
https://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn9/nick-hall/italjet/Picture053.jpg

Anyway today went very smoothly, no problems encountered.

The engine easily came out:

https://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y229/hallnd/IMAG0014.jpg

Before I knew it everything was in bits

https://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y229/hallnd/IMAG0016.jpg

I did a few jobs; cleaned one of the rusty wheels, cleaned out the carb and air filter, removed the cylinder head and barrell. The plan is to work out what I need, order, and get cracking.

For the time being the utility room is its home

https://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y229/hallnd/IMAG0020.jpg

Here are a few pics of the engine, got a shot of some numbers I'm not sure what they refer too. The barrell isn't in too bad condition.

https://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y229/hallnd/IMAG0018.jpg

https://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y229/hallnd/IMAG0019.jpg

https://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y229/hallnd/IMAG0015.jpg

By the way its a 50cc automatic.
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[nick.h]

[Bomberman]

Barrel does look alright, could use a honing though! must have been an awesome little machine to have at 12
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[Sako]

[ringostar]

hi ive just got one of these i was wundering where u got youre forke seals from if u changed them thanks daz
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