1970's Harley Seized By Police And Sold At Auction. How Bad Is It?

I buy a 1970's Harley Sprint 350 that was seized by police nd sold at auction. How bad could it be? #Harley, #Motorcycle, #Fix,
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[@jeffdayman8183]

These Sprints were made in Italy by Aermacchi after they were bought by H-D's parent company. They were H-D bikes in name only. Pretty good bikes mechanically but some of the wire used and some of the ignition parts gave a lot of trouble. They sounded great though, even the 350 sounded like a WW2 airplane engine, and was almost as loud! Cheers.

[@buzzwaldron6195]

A very powerful 350cc in its day!

[@robdot1964]

That would explain the metric tools

[@budledbetter7457]

Cool BUT minor suggestion as an old man who's done this stuff for years ITS MUCH CHEAPER TO USE STARTING FLUID TO WAKE UP BIKES THAN GETTING THAT KNEE REPLACEMENT AT 50 YEARS OLD JUST SAYING .

[@shadow7796]

I love older, rarer things like this. That's awesome. You get your hands on some truly cool stuff, Joe. There's no way that I'd ever let go of that. It would take a lot of money.

[@charlesshort4287]

You need a electric or gas powered rear wheel assist starter, Just tearing the engines up kicking them so much plus your kneecaps, Kickstarter assemblies aren't cheap plus the labor to do it, Plus the rear rear start assist spins the engine faster than you can kick it,

[@Happyfacehotwheels]

A treadmill has all the parts needed to make one. The two rollers, electric motor, and motor controller. You can find them on the side of the road for free or on marketplace, also for free.

[@BlockchainToTheFace]

Why would a seized bike from Florida that the seller NEVER touched,have a Wisconsin license plate?

[@scottnyc6572]

Thank you,at least there’s someone else who has there thinking cap on.I guess most are buying into all this when I’m starting to wonder..

[@1damghost]

got the petcock facing wrong way. its meant to be facing inwards towards the carb thats why the old hose was shorter. it shouldnt be coming right out and hitting your knee while riding.

[@canebuilder3520]

25 bhp at its finest! Many owners complain that starting is a bind, even more so when the bike is hot. There are different recommended starting procedures, but one that works 90% of the time is to turn on the fuel, turn off the ignition, and open the choke on the Dell’Orto, kick it twice, close the choke, turn on the ignition, and it will fire second kick.

[@seansysig]

Joe it’s an Italian Aermacchi Aermacchi-Harley-Davidson a 50-50 partnership until late 70’s when AMF Harley bought the whole motorcycle division.

[@mazdarx7887]

Yup, can get good deals at police auctions. They are good to keep an eye on and come with clean titles

[@ballockybill2277]

If bikes could talk lol,

[@CawKee]

A Harley I'd actually ride, thanks for getting this bike running. You must have been excited when you got your hands on it 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@allancunningham6019]

Rachet strap the front forks 😊😊 great video..

[@davebarrowcliffe1289]

A little dab of grease on the points cam is good practice. Stops the bakelite points "heel" wearing out and throwing your points gap out.

[@mikewild8639]

These were a rebadged Aermacchi they were a very fast bike in their day. They did very well in racing in the UK and Europe, even had some success in GP.

[@dennisgreene5055]

made me remember watching these (the 250's) race at the Daytona shorttrack in 73, Markel vs Nixon(on a Triumph cub), You will have no trouble selling this at a tidy profit!!

[@JoeyP322]

Love these videos ! Reminds me of the ‘75 Z-90 Kelly rode in “The Bad News Bears”

[@robertsemple1092]

Must be one tough backbone of that frame. Looks like it would split in half. Crazy design compared to traditional Harleys.

[@johnb5519]

Good old Italian engineering in those bikes. Quite a collectors item, and nice find.

[@bobmorris2907]

maybe the smoke is from all the oil you dumped in the plug hole before you started it

[@NunyaBusiness251]

Really strange not seeing a lower subframe going around the motor

[@pjm204]

What I have done with sealed beam headlights is either replace them with an H4 conversion if a new sealed beam is expensive or I just cut open the original sealed beam. Once cut open I then break the bulb so it can come out. Now I'll fit an h4 bulb to it. Cheap and pretty easy.

[@exup1k]

You need a little rolling road so you can bump start your bikes on the spot :)

[@jasonrutherford4453]

u are living your best life buddy u impress me so much keep on living the way more of us should following our passion your a damn good mechanic brother God bless u

[@davebarrowcliffe1289]

Dellorto carbs are fantastic, and rebuilt kits are still easily available and very cheap.

[@davebarrowcliffe1289]

Best way to check for pinhole in the fuel tank is to go in a dark room and shine a light into the filler hole. You'll soon see if there are pinholes in the tank, and a dry tank is far easier to weld, braze, or JB Weld than one which has had fuel in it. 👍 😊 🔥

[@neutonrenda2303]

There is just something about the sound of a single cylinder thumper when it idles.🤤

[@johnb5519]

You've really come a long way in being very methodical in doing all the major things before starting. Good job. Take off the front wheel and try rotating that lower fork tube. But definitely a whole disassembly is the best way to go.

[@almann5680]

So is that like a car from the 70s where you have to run lead in the gas to not destroy the valves and zinc in the oil to not destroy the cams?

[@gregmcclure2640]

I had A 1974 Norton 850 Commando which had the same reversed rear brake and shifter--was always really exciting for a few minutes when first riding it!

[@RichValentine1972]

Sounds fantastic, great find Joe!

[@jamesdewiel4736]

Holy kickback Batman

[@thebigguy8306]

Great timing, baseball playoffs, and Ol' Joe hitting it out of the park with the Classic Cycles. You are far braver than I, testing the limits of patience and knowledge. Another great addition to your Oshkosh World of Wheels. Beautiful day in the Dairyland

[@CawKee]

08:00 1 click, 2, 3 ...... just like Locksmith Lawyer but with the key :-)

[@bradkeller2899]

Cool little bike, nice job getting it running

[@bevis226]

AMF (American Machine and Foundry) Bought theses bikes from Aermacchi motorcycles in Italy and modified them for the American market. AMF was eventually bought out by the Italian motorcycle company Cagiva. True fact Evel Knievel used modified AMF built Harley XR750s for his stunts from 1972-1980. The 1972-80 XR750 was produced with an all alloy De-Stroked 900cc sportster engine specifically designed for AMA Grand National Championship Class C dirt track racing.

[@JC-zk6gd]

If it was mine, I would restore it and put some high rise handle bars on it to hang from while cruising. Harley enthusiast jaws would drop. The sound brings back memories. Great find and good work. Was looking on JD Power web site and saw that the worth of that bike: (I have no idea if this is accurate in your area, I just googled it for the heck of it) Excellent condition $7,210 Very Good $3,680 Good $2,360 Good for you, love watching your video's God bless JC

[@iplaymytele]

😊 I had one of these…. It had noisy valves , but it always ran good….

[@yasser_khouader]

if they kickstart is kicking back it's probably a timing a, it happened to me when oi tried to start a yamaha xt 600 and that kickstart almost broke my leg cause it was not timed correctly

[@scottnyc6572]

This was the other bike i spotted on the carrier that was next to the Honda Dream.I thought it was an Indian from a glance but was hard to tell.

[@steveaustin1984]

Absolutely triggered every time he revs the piss out of these cold engines.

[@GH-wt7ww]

Nice work Joe.

[@rintin1874]

Great video, Joe watching from Edinburgh Scotland UK 🇬🇧 👍

[@georgeveneziano2754]

Always liked these rode one in High school buddy owned a 350 it was odd everything backwards took some concentration just to ride it. Great job thank you

[@Ulster-1690]

Happy Days Joe Has Posted 🔥🔥🔥

[@jayjudd6518]

I always thought nobody rode those little Harleys when did the Japanese come and take over? Well done again. It could sell fast.😊

[@jasonjuedes565]

This Harley is one of your cooler projects glad you got it going love the channel !

[@CawKee]

36:56 yes, anyone who asks why he put the boot on has an electric start :-)

[@1damghost]

he puts a boot on to kick a pw50.

[@FixItStupid]

@@1damghost They ALL Will Hurt YOU Maico 490 & You Know

[@RonaldDaub-v9y]

He wore his boot to start the yellow Yamaha 50 and broke the shaft off​@@1damghost

[@mazdarx7887]

Dude, you will break the kick starter by letting the kick start lever fly back like that. you have to get on the bike and kick with your left foot, not letting the kicker snap back. Kick all the way down don't let it kick back

[@striptgear5615]

Is there anything you can't fix? I've watched most of your videos and never seen you fail or give up.

[@dennis82468]

This bike looks like when AMF owned Harley Davison.

[@92xl]

This was during the AMF years, also at that time HD had ownership in Aermacchi (Italian bike company) and this bike was produced by that firm.

[@thebigguy8306]

Ditto, AMF Ownership fiasco. Looks like Harley's version of Playskool My First Motorcycle

[@neutonrenda2303]

I really like this one, just has that something about the look and the sound.👌👌❤️

[@daveallen8824]

At one time I had a Honda 350 and a BSA 650 at the same time - they damn near killed me, what with the opposite control arrangement. Go to hit the brake and shift down when riding the BSA; stomping the brake when i want a downshift when riding the Honda. It's all the Japanese fault - all bikes used to be right hand shift, left hand brake. Different shift patterns, but always the same arrangement. But the Japanese sold so many bikes they became the standard - I think there was also some legislation on this. Really confusing if you ride one right after the other, though.

[@neutonrenda2303]

Have definitely never seen one here in South Africa yet, but I really like the look.👍

[@ohwell2790]

The ones that came into the Suzuki dealer I worked at in the 1970's vibrate really bad as I remember. Ran OK but could not ride it for long. Another HD idea gone bust.

[@william6526]

Im amazed you did put some oil in the cylinders before you attempted to start this old bike after it's obviously sat for so long and the rings and cylinder were most likely dry.

[@davidmiller2811]

Always hated right side shift bikes.

[@PoooShooo]

i love that dip stick

[@JoeReed-v4z]

Basically a giant grom engine ,belissimo

[@mazdarx7887]

The shift pattern is reversed because they didn't want your toe dragging the ground when shifting in a right hand turn. A lot of racing bikes are like that, superbikes, GP bikes etc

[@JeffPutchinski]

Anybody catch the brand name of the leak tester Joe used a couple of videos back?

[@neutonrenda2303]

Hehehe, I've never heard someone call a dipstick chunky.😂❤️

[@RT-vo2vh]

Insert "yer mom" joke here 👇😂😂

[@edekoka6267]

There is a hard material on the contact surface of the circuit breaker.If you sand it off, it will burn.

[@tonyaxeman4381]

The engine was missing at times .

[@Poguemuhone]

I'd like to do a ,then came bronson, road trip on that.its similar to his harley sportster.hello from cork city ireland...Michael.

[@fred-san]

1971 : Best steel... Cool, sankyü.

[@williamb.9110]

What a score!

[@motordown7664]

Kick start and foot controls similar to an old BSA.

[@davet3947]

That’s the ss version I owned the xs or sx I forget which and it was a single exhaust up pipe and it was so awesome!!!!!!

[@WrenB111]

seized by the cops in 1973!

[@PoooShooo]

38:57 hahahaha

[@papachis9535]

The problem is not really getting used to the “reversed” pedals, although it is a pain to begin with. The real problem is when you have to do an emergency stop and your habitual (and reversed) reflexes kick in. I speak from experience.

[@steveaustin1984]

Too true!

[@billyclark3989]

Hi from scotland

[@ianmangham4570]

Same color as your 250 😮

[@staygold902]

Keeper

[@tonyaxeman4381]

Hey Bud do not clean a spark plug with a wire wheel .

[@Happyfacehotwheels]

You can't tell a person not to do something and not say why.

[@michaelschlup-c5o]

sounds like it is missing .... maybe some heavier oil will minimize the valve noise?

[@RT-vo2vh]

Headlight might be standard size like from an old honda trail ct70 er st90

[@higheriam]

You going to fix the forks and shocks?

[@jamesweaver9636]

It was worth it…you got a 10mm wrench!

[@johnuk5160]

That ain't a dipstick it's a screwdriver 😀, 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@tobieTyler6007]

It's a keeper

[@TroyRosenbaugh]

Old Harleys, standard bolts? Most are a mix of each.

[@Happyfacehotwheels]

This wasn't made in the US, so it's metric. I never understood why companies would use standard and metric on the same machine. Harley still does this today.

[@TheWibbo]

Dipstick doubles as a tire spoon.

[@CClarke-hr8gp]

its european spec and copies the lay out

[@davidrawlins1622]

You couldn't give me that Harley

[@robertdelinsky7247]

Great way to fix the forks

[@ragnarironspear1791]

71 a great year 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@billycapshew2411]

I think the Wisconsin plates says the Florida storyline is another seller BS story

[@EinarLerschen]

Not a single coke stash in it?

[@elsmitro]

👋

[@TheHemiphil81]

That exhaust sorta sounds like a honda sl 350.

[@benbirkigt493]

Very cool

[@markbrown-us4xe]

I had a cat named. Macchi.

[@evdallas123]

Id have to find me a big hill to roll down

[@Adamdub612]

who do u sell this stuff too? or do u keeo everything?

[@jayeddleston9486]

Bad ass

[@sandmanbub]

Whoop!!!

[@DontCryAboutIt]

Doesn't appear to be purchased with the proceeds of crime.

[@davedrive2775]

buy that bulb from a tractor supply not expensive bulb

[@TroyRosenbaugh]

The more you run it the better it'll start. Fact!

[@conradstone6719]

Its an Aermachi ffs

[@John0302-j7e]

In 1960 Harley-Davidson bought 50% of the Italian co.