Rare Whizzer Service Pick Up?

[HoughMade]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Whizzer-Service...in_0?hash=item4ceb1f80ce&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

I am no Whizzer expert, but I have never heard of this. Here are some quotes from the listing:

You are looking at a Whizzer Service Pickup.It is the Rarest Whizzers out there. They only made a hand full of these back in the 1950's

When I bought the chassis I thought I was buying a Whizzer Sportsman with a homemade rack on the back but later found out it was a factory built purpose built Whizzer from the factory for service station mechanics. Value on this bike 1 1/2 years ago would have been $6,000 to $12,000 depending on condition and accessory's included. I figure base value is $2000 for the rolling chassis and Kick Start engines when you can locate them are worth in the $1500 range. The real bonus is that I purchased a Title and Kick Start case with matching numbers a couple years back from Pennsylvania and since this style Whizzer has no pedals it is considered a MotorCycle rather than a Moped in the DMV's eye.

So- is this guy realistic at over $3500?????

 

[HoughMade]

...and the bags don't look right. A little Googling has shown other "Service Pick Ups", but all with rectangular metal boxes like in the ad in the eBay listing. Could these be original? Like I said, I don't know, but $2500 for essentially a frame may be worth it, but with something rare, the les original it is, the less value.

 

[rjs5700]

As with anything for sale, it is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it. The Whizzer service pickup is probably the most rare of any. I have only seen a couple. The bags on it are not original. They are like the ones in the ad. The asking price may seem a little high but is probably reasonable due to the rarity of it.

 

[Quenton Guenther]

Hi everyone,

The Whizzer service pickup was a very limited model and rumors have approx 6 produced.

They are easily spotted by the welded bracket for the tool boxes [similar to saddle bags].

The service pickup was designed for automotive dealerships and didn't catch on.


There is a Whizzer more rare than the service pickup and was a proto-type 20" based on the "stingray" bike, and as far as I know was never put into production.

Have fun,

 

[HoughMade]

I have read about a 2 speed transmission on the Service Pick Up. Were those used an other models?

Anyone know where I can see a picture of the innards of that transmission?

 

[Quenton Guenther]

Hi Houghmade,

The 2 speed Bi-Matic was offered on the Sportsman [20" Kickstart motor], but was soon discontinued because of high failure rates. Today the Bi-Matic is being upgraded & rebuilt by a friend of mine [Terry McAllister] in IL. The original problem centered around the bearings and the seals. Better bearings and better seals are available today to aid in the upgrade process.

I have ridden several Whizzers with the Bi-Matic [including Terry's OHV Whizzer] and they really work nice. You simply let off the throttle and it shifts, and best I remember it can be shifted at approx 15 MPH. I have the original pictures [drawings] of the BI-Matic in my Service manaul, but it isn't high quality printing [it is a copy of the original manual].

The average cost of the vintage unit is around $750.00.

Have fun,

 

[ren]

Bi-Matic

Can one purshase the upgraded 2 speed Bi-Matic clutch, and if so, will they work on an NE5?

 

[Quenton Guenther]

Terry modifies them to fit the new edition motors. I don't know if he has any for sale but you can contact him at theboopsters1750@sbcglobal.net

You should also suscribe to the Whizzer Newsletter when you contact him.

Have fun,