Rare 1972 Daytona Trailcat TSC-125 Minibike

Well ,,,,,,,,, you have possibly heard of  the  " Trike of Death " ????

You know , there's a funny guy called  " HOLLYWOOD " , trying to sell a poorly suspended , overpowered , 3 wheeled yellow death machine

he calls the " Trike of Death "  right here on Ebay . Apparently it's a yellow Yamaha YFM175 or something like that anyway .

Very funny , look it up and have a read , l killed myself laughing . Not quite sure why it was so funny , but it was .

Anyway , what we have here is the  " Minibike of Death " , ( hope he doesn' t go me for plaguerism ? ) which l think is a

close cousin to the " Trike of Death " ??

What we have here is a really interesting little minibike called a Daytona Trail Cat 125 .

These bikes were imported by Bob Jane Imports back in the early seventies from Taiwan .

I think they were manufactured by a company called Eastern Star or Powerdyne Vehicles , not sure which one ?

The term minibike conjures up thoughts of little Johnny or Mary happilly riding their little two wheeled machines around the yard

with smiles as wide as Texas .

Well , let me warn you right now , this is not the bike you would buy for little Johnny or Mary to put under the Christmas tree

in a couple of months time . Let me explain .

What was Bob Jane thinking , l don't know ??   Okay , this Trail Cat has a 125cc rotary valve two stroke engine which puts

out somewhere around 12 to 15 horses with a 4 speed manual gearbox and 8 or 10 inch rims . It pulls wheelis in 2nd , and even 3rd

gear without any clutch work or any body english !! 

Just wick the throttle and up she goes , yep , straight up , unbelievable .

And that was after l changed the original rear shocks with a nice new set that are a few inches longer !

If you win the auction the original shocks will go with the bike . ( It almost looks a bit Chopper-ish with the orig shocks ) .

The bike itself is a real time capsule and is in remarkable condition with matching eng / frame numbers .

The paintwork is nice on both frame and tank and the chrome is also quite good .

The engine runs as tight as a drum and the bike clearly has done little to no ride time .

The rims have been powdercoated . The bars are nice and straight and lights / controls are original & intact .

The seat has no tears in it and is the original , however , the foam is slowly disintergrating as it does and the seat has lost

some of its height as a result .

These bikes are extremely rare and with a little bit of fiddling here and there this bike could be improved even further .

For sale  " as is , where is " , with no warranty , express or implied .

Contact required within 24 hours of auction end , with payment by direct deposit within a further 48 hrs .

No cash on pickup please . ( Unless l know you ) .