1970 Fox Mini bike Resto-Mod Part 1

Well, I’ve finally decided that after seeing how difficult it is to find original Fox minibike parts, that I would find a donor bike and “update” this one.  I picked this up at the Eganville Vintage Snowmobile Show and Swap Meet last year, attracted to its front and rear suspension design.  A member on oldminibikes.com identified the bike for me.  When I looked into the Fox minibike ads, I saw they had a disc brake and several models.  I loved the chrome gas tank that came on them originally, but couldn’t locate one.

Follow along to see how this bike was reborn!

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