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26 or 32 is quite small for a young bloke, a bike, a trailer, a jerry can and a load of rusty gold.....could always have a play and end up rehoming a surplus Villiers on the back of that old bike and flip the bike motor?

Its only small, I want to just make a cool looking bike.

I will have to get the broken down old ride on next to the shed sorted to pick up local rusty gold. I will have to go door knocking! might find some old cans.

If a young bloke came up my driveway driving a ride on with his trailer and a cut lunch, tapped on the door and asked if he could poke around my old shed I'd have to let him in I reckon.
It sure would be a cool old nostalgic bike with the motor on it.

It's actually a power output limit, not engine capacity as such. Has to be 200W or less, to qualify as a legal 'power assisted bicycle'. And it's up to the rider to have proof of that. The rule in Queensland is that electric motors only are permitted; not as it is in Vic, where other motor types are OK up to the 200W total power limit.

This rule was brought in to stop those 50cc 'monkey bikes' being ridden on the street, so it is enforced.

It would be expensive to get done, too - no rego, no third party, unroadworthy and no motorcycle licence...

Looks like my bike will be braking a few laws.... will be a show only bike.
The ride on might be a better idea for picking, if the cops ask I am just mowing the grass!

I got the outboard today, its a Suzuki, might just be pulled apart and used for parts, its not in the best condition. If I do it up it will probably get a Victa.

Hi all

Kye, I love that spherical fuel tank!

240 Miles per gallon! that sounds pretty good, but I doubt the fuel tank could hold a Gallon.

Hi Kye

No, but it would be interesting to know the tank's capacity
to work out how far you could travel 'on a tank'.

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Jack

I would say about half a gallon Jack, maybe 120 miles if what the ad says is true.

Also in case you haven't realized Jack the Berini is a Rotary Valve, just like a Pope! I just did some research and the fuel tank is 1/2 Gallon

Hi Kye

No, I know nothing about these little motors, but what an amazing
part of Malvern Star history!

So, 120 miles on a tank. That would take you from Bris Vegas to the Gold Coast.
The engine would struggle when towing the caravan though ...

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Jack

I do not think these are made by Malvin Star, they are just being sold with Malvin stars in the ad. They were sold with all kinds of bikes and by them selves.


This little source I found has a report from back in the day that says it is more like 160 miles per gallon, so probably only 80 miles. Still pretty far for the little thing.

Hi Kye

No, not made by Malvern Star, but nonetheless important to
their history - because they were the importers.

http://collections.museumvictoria.com.au/items/374641

I love the link to the 'cycle attachment engine'.

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Jack

Ahhh Didn't know that Jack!

That faded red bike with the skyways reminds me of a Kuwahara, wouldn't surprise me at all if you'd pulled one of them out of a shed Kye!

From what we have been told it is probably a Quick Silver.

Nice, got me back into looking for the old school bikes now and forgetting about mowers haha

Me and my dad are into them now as well!

Our plan is too keep the Quick Silver and another one, and do them up original, then do another one up like a hot rod, then have an old 50s style bike with the Berini! We have the gear shop show off thingy too which is pretty cool.

Quite a few of the older bikes are worth a pretty penny nowadays, countless time watching bmx bandits as young kids and always wishing we had enough money to get a cool bike like that one day, if the red one is a genuine quick silver, she'd be well worth saving, putting the time into and enjoying it

We have gotten told by bike collectors that it is we are very happy