1964 Other Makes Moto Parilla

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What we have here is a 1964-ish late model 125cc Parilla Wildcat scrambler. It is titled as a '64 model. The later models have the clutch cover access plate. Many were sold back in the day, but over the last decade of hunting down Parillas of all sorts, I can only find 3-4 dozen 125 Wildcat survivors and of those, maybe about a dozen that run or can be made to run. Can't say they are super rare, but definitely in the hard to find category. The history of the bike is unknown beyond the owner before me. The last owner was a motorcycle packrat and bought up 7-8 125 scramblers. He carefully took all of them completely apart right down to bare cases. He took pages and pages of meticulous notes, bagged and tagged all the parts and drew dozens of diagrams of various pieces. This bike is the only one of the group that wasn't stripped down. The bike is not 100% factory original. The last owner modified it a bit and switched parts here and there. Here is the run down of the major parts: Gas tank: Original gas tank that was repainted 8 years ago using correct gold sparkle decals. looks good inside, but has very old gas in it.Bars: Factory handlebars, but painted black and not chrome. The mounting brackets to the fork were cut off for some reason. Seat: Not for the Wildcat, but for the street "racer" version of the 125 which was called the 125 Sprint. The original seat was a rather oversized one for two people. Wheels: 19" chrome rims. Tires are ok with very little cracking. Forks: Factory with no modifications other than the lower fork tubes painted silver. Triple tree not painted frame color. It's leaking fork oil right now, so that will have to be addressed.Frame: Original frame with original paint. Not modified or bent. Fenders: Factory front with it's original mounting brackets. The rear is ok with slight chrome flaking. Tail light: Not the factory Catalux lens, but replaced with a period 60's CEV unit. The bracket has surface rust.Muffler: Not original, but replaced with a new copy from the UK. Motor: The motor in the bike does not match the serial number of the frame. I have the matching number motor, but it's just an empty bare case. I'm throwing it in with the bike if you really need matching numbers. Motor kicks over. Other notes: No speedo was installed, so no mileage. In the last 10 years that I've owned the bike, I've put a grand total of 200+ miles on it. Two vintage bike rallys and several dozen miles putting around the property. Judging from the paint wear on the frame, I doubt this bike has done more than 2000 miles. Bike does not run and has been in storage since 2006. I believe it was some kind of carb problem that stopped it. The bike will have to be taken apart to some extent to clean it out and adjusted to make run. Still has the factory brush guard and it's not bashed up, but there are weld repairs to the flip-up footpeg mounts. A strange tube has been mounted to the top of the motor. I have no idea what the last owner was trying to do. No key. To start, you flip a switch under the toolbox and then kick. This is not factory and was done by the last owner. He also rewired the bike. The shifter was modifed by the last owner. The original shifter was a small heel/toe unit. Headlight is not sitting properly in its shell. Probably needs a new retaining clip. Before the bike was put away 7 years ago, it rode great. It's light and you could ride around the property at a walking pace without getting off balanced. On the street, it's a bit under powered for today's traffic. I hauled it in my van to vintage bike runs and then rode it from there. Its most happy at sub 45mph speeds. I tried to describe the bike the best I can. I'm not a motorcycle mechanic, I just ride them, so I can't answer technical questions. Bike sold AS-IS. high bidder will send $50 (non-refundable) through PayPal at auction's end to secure bike. Since I've had good experiences with bidders so far, I can hold the bike up to 4 months while YOU arrange shipping or pick-up. I can deliver bike to anywhere in the Seattle-Tacoma area for free. I can also haul the bike anywhere in a 250 mile range from Seattle for the cost of gas. If winner is in Canada, they will have to cross the border into Washington to finish the delivery. Will be willing to help ship to Europe, but you will have to do all the work arranging shipping. I would prefer not to crate the bike for shipping. Too much work and I don't have time. The bike does have a title, so one less hassle to getting it transfered. E-mail with questions. I run a Moto Parilla website and have one of the biggest Parilla paperwork collections in the world. I can also answer questions on other Parilla models if you are interested in this motorcycle company. Just Google "Moto Parilla NA" to get to the website. E-mail with questions. Headlight rock guard seen in the "before" picture was owner made and not included in the sale.On Mar-06-13 at 11:10:24 PST, seller added the following information:Here are some answers to questions that have come up - The general dimensions of the bike with the handelbars removed are 40" high, about 14" wide and 6' 6" long. I tried to get an approximate weight with a bathroom scale and it seems to be around 180 pounds give or take. --I do not know exactly what stopped the bike from running. It would kick over and then die. I fiddled with the carb and I think it just made it worse. It would be up to the buyer to troubleshoot the problem. --The matching motor to the frame is just bare empty cases. That's it. It's been stripped down to nothing, so this would not be an extra parts source for the motor that is in the bike. For some reason there seems to be more 125 parts available out there than people with surviving 125's would need. Just about every 125 engine part can be found in good used condition. --The 125 scrambler is much more common in the USA than the street racer model (called the Sprint). In Europe, it seems to be the other way around. More Sprints than Wildcats. There is not much evidence that the Wildcat was used in competition in the USA. They were mostly advertised as a functional small trailbike to go hunting and fishing with, or to buzz around the property or neighborhood.