Going to look @ a Honda Monkey 50 today...Thoughts?

[oldrock]

I used to ride on like that as kid. Wasn't mine but a friends. Was a very cool little bike. Hope you can get it running soon and be sure to post pics when you do!

[bradthreee]

Soo i ended up getting it. Its missing the headlight, taillight, airbox, and some wiring. Its not starting but the seller said it ran when parked. I downloaded the service manual already and printed it out at work. I put some gas in it And it has a leak at the petcock. Im at a wedding now but ill take some pics when i get home. Im dying to tear into it and get started.

I have some bolts and nuts and such from my build, some are original "8" bolts that just need to be cleaned. I also have a exhaust heat shield repop, never used. I'll go through them tomorrow if you'd like, you can have them for shipping.

Man that would be much appreciated

LMK if you need any Spree stuff so I can return the favor. Here are a couple of pics of the poor monkey

The tank:


Carb looks like an original:


This Monkey was tortured:


Dog ate the fender?


Other side of engine:


Need new foam and seat cover:


The only control on it .

[eliteguy50]

...The only control on it ...

Ah, who needs controls? You've got that "go one"

[zuphilius]

Congrats! I see it has the original carb and petcock (petcock VERY rare), muffler, shield and stinger, ignition switch and key, rear brake rod assembly and the shifter and kick are not welded on. The tank looks to have been bondo'd, the cutout for the mini trail emblem is missing.
I have four places for you to go.
http://www.hondatrailbikes.com/
http://hondaminitrail.com/
http://www.hondanuts.com/
http://www.dratv.com/index.html
Besides Ebay, I got 90% of my Z50 parts from these places.
Most expensive parts are the headlight and bucket assembly (about $150+), the tailight bracket (about $75-$125) and seat foam and cover ($100 for the foam and cover).
Good luck with the build, you have a solid base to start from.

[bradthreee]

Thanks for the links. I plan on putting in some elbow grease then looking out for parts. Hope ou don't mind if I send some questions your way in the future.

Brad

[toboggan]

nice find! looks like it'll be fun