I Bought a New "Antique" 2 stroke Harley Davidson Motorcycle

[@Anonymous-oy5jj]

You got the authentic Harley experience. Traveling to the closed factory, a department closed on a Wednesday, worthless executives, and leave empty handed. Well done Harley.

[@heavymetalcreationz711]

I own a Harley… It’s my first and I’ve been terribly disappointed.

[@pjm204]

They really missed the boat at potential positive marketing. They wouldn't print out a manual, ridiculous.

[@ksavage681]

They are just wasting money paying those people to sit around for nothing. Shame.

[@z.a-c_h]

"Oh yeah.. its Wednesday, I forgot you're closed." Nothing says American company like high paid execs earning money by selling shitty products and not being available ever.

[@SheldonGoff]

​@heavymetalcreationz711 I had an 02 Ultra for a few years. Nice bike, just not quite for me. I'll probably get another some day.

[@P-J-W-777]

I find it amusing that Harley Davidson said they won’t issue owner manuals to the general public. Says a lot!

[@DrHackmoff]

They're stacking that printing paper 😂

[@Bob_Smith19]

This type of thing should be illegal. I get charging for the manual. But not providing one, when they have it, is unacceptable.

[@P-J-W-777]

@ Yeah, I really don’t understand that. It’s not like they are sacred works of art that they need to protect. After all it was a vehicle they produced and they admitted they had the manuals.

[@tommiller6469]

Harley isn’t the only manufacturer to not provide a owner’s manual. KTM doesn’t either.

[@P-J-W-777]

@ That honestly doesn’t surprise me. However KTM doesn’t have the mass following that Harley Davidson does so I’m surprised they’ve even bothered to archive their owners manuals after a certain date.

[@Legotruck82]

Lol Harleys factory being closed and them being completely unhelpful seems on brand. The guys who worked for them seem nice tho

[@thejunkman]

The clibbin's got them Haddacloserdown.

[@sferg9582]

They'll be happy to sell you a Tee-Shirt and a jacket for your dog though.

[@browngreen933]

Guard dude yes, the Museum guy was a jerk 😢

[@conscienceepoch9839]

Man Harley should of made it fun . He had a post card that they prob would never see again. Harley never fails to disappoint

[@browngreen933]

Absolutely shameful treatment 😢

[@kd5inm]

Yeah, I would thrown a fit and demanded my damn manual. Even a printed one.

[@jamesosullivan3460]

Should have shown up with a $4000 Harley 883 and $3000 in gear on like most riders. Then would have gotten a better response. Plus 6 Tattoos involving Wide glides and Fat tails.

[@roryhennessey1983]

I was a Harley guy my whole life. Sold my last Harley 4 years ago, best choice I ever made

[@Greg-io1ip]

The Aermacchi were the only Harley's worth having. Evil Knieval used Aermacchi exclusively until whiners forced him to get on a tank twin made in USA by mob union workers. Evil and a specialist spent months lightening the USA Harley 4 stroke as much as possible. This was when Evil started wrecking his body, to appease Mafia losers. Harley was good in it's WW2 era. As soon as Honda started getting imported into USA, Harley was second rate. BMW was a better bike, only started showing up in USA in numbers after Honda's starting getting imported. Obviously the BMW and Moto Guzzi much better bikes than the Harley.

[@bw4593]

Can’t express how much I love seeing the new old stock bikes rescued from their wooden prisons. This thing looks like an absolute blast!

[@pappawmiked2162]

I rode one of those 175 Harley bikes back many years ago. It was a good bike for cruising on dirt roads. It didn't handle too much hill climbing here in East Tennessee. But it was a fun little bike for sure. Not long after, I got a YZ 250. That was the beast I loved.

[@tomeickhorst6787]

Where is the biker build off ??? Paul Sr has been showing his bike but not you or Craig

[@eric4232]

I was going to make the same comment.

[@deadlyicecream1]

@@eric4232 make the comment !

[@brucefraser4778]

@@deadlyicecream1 😂

[@emiljohansson5829]

He told you 11:55 min mark

[@mikalliz2167]

Ya what's going on

[@brucecooper7905]

Bought one of those new in 1978. Harley could not GIVE them away. Dealer threw in a free trailer. Good thing. Had to use the trailer a couple of times for "retrieval" by wife and car. NEVER missed it. Am happy for you. Good luck.

[@cedhome7945]

Weird how time changed things, they now go for £1000+ in the UK as anything over 40 years old doesn't need yearly inspection or tax

[@jamesf4405]

Yes, I remember these.. you are right.... Those bikes were known to be total trash back in the day.

[@kurtloptien185]

I'm concerned that you paid for something that was trying to be given away.

[@dougoneill7266]

My first bike in 1979 was the 250 SS. I had a good time on it and it was no less reliable than my mates' DT 250 Yams and TS 250 Suzukis. Must've been lucky and got a decent one.

[@doonhamer252]

​@@dougoneill7266a scarce beast indeed, I doubt many made to the end of the payment plan ... forks rusted out side panals gone one or two tooo many seizures......by far my worst motorcycle purchase , and saying that , I've bought several sight unseen fleabay..

[@Nahyoudontgetthat]

You can't lie to us, editor..... those are definitely original sniffs

[@stevenmitchell6347]

The "dual" checked off was for "dual spark plugs". I remember those bikes. AMF was the "scab lands" of Harley when the Shovelheads ruled. I really enjoy you guys rescuing old bikes in crates. They simply decay otherwise.

[@plowboyh6054]

No dual ment had lights and was legal for the road and could be tagged, We always put a compression release for coming back off steed hill climbs that fit the second spark plug hole.

[@maartenyzer4121]

Perhaps dual seating

[@rubenvanderkooij1571]

Harley Davidson: "We're closed". Come on, you should have made it happen, HD! I would be pretty disappointed if I was head of communications and marketing @HD. Should have at least printed something

[@kpizzlemynizzle922]

To WOKE to actually be helpful!!

[@JPTulo]

Yeah they should be embarrassed about that.

[@blakeog2034]

@@kpizzlemynizzle922what does that even mean???

[@digm0repaka]

The fact that those manuals aren't publicly available for direct download from the manufacturer is disappointing. Especially one that is so proud of 'heritage' (selling outdated crap) products.

[@kpizzlemynizzle922]

@@blakeog2034 I find MOST woke people come off as entitled, very self centered, and not willing to put in the effort to give EXCEPTIONAL service up to and including the forethought of future customer needs. Hope that helps. Glory be to God via Jesus of Nazareth!

[@cobbleup]

Very cool bike. I suggest a squirt of oil down the cylinder before the first kick over.

[@godzillas6301]

Takes me back to 86 when i had a cagiva sst125 .... the same bike but 125 . Mine was an 84 with 2K .... bloody good machine . Watching the fuel lines and panels removed was a blast to the past of near 40 years ! .....

[@thomascrum185]

When I learned how to ride bikes in the late 80's as a teenager my instructor told me to look where your going instead of straight ahead, best advice I ever got and saved me more times than I can count!

[@gregoryblair9810]

In contrast, if you look at the board laying on the road you will go straight to it.

[@NWI_Steel]

Target fixation

[@bwofficial1776]

What if I'm going straight ahead?

[@fireblade95]

Classic! Comedy gold👍🏻​@@bwofficial1776

[@rjnation5042]

I was actually quite impressed when in the mid 90's I called Harley Davidson parts department from Australia & got parts for my freshly purchased 1970 Airamaki road bike, when I explained what I had & the story behind it the factory were really helpful, I've still got the bike & I'm 1 month older than it, Rj in Oz

[@jimhmod]

Aermacchi???

[@knuckles-3386]

I worked for a Harley dealer in the 60s i rode and raced the Aremachi 250cc it was a good little bike but it couldn’t keep up with the 250 yamaha twin

[@doonhamer252]

​@@knuckles-3386I did too in 75, France and uk

[@doonhamer252]

​you could beat them off the mark, but by 3rd in 250 you were done .. and if wound flat out you got about 5miles before it locked ..

[@doonhamer252]

​where?

[@mikaelimakela]

pls put some 2 stroke oil in the gas, those old 2 stroke oil reservoir things dont usually work

[@SheldonGoff]

More trustworthy to block off that oil injection pump and mix the gas

[@Toxic2T]

Unless it's japanese. My FA50 still uses the automix since it left the factory in 1992.

[@danw1955]

Absolutely.. especially on old Italian bikes!! The Jap oil injection was actually pretty reliable for the most part if they were adjusted right. I had an old Suzuki 125 twin that had oil injection and after tinkering with it for a few days, I finally got it to where it didn't foul plugs regularly, but still smoked a bit (we were using Castrol 2 stroke oil back then). I rode that thing for about 2 years before I gave it to my brother when I bought a brand new CB350F in 1974!😉👍👍

[@victorrivera3938]

Wow! That was My first bike! The Italian Harley! Lots of Fun! Lots of smoke! Pure power! And I am 71 years old! Two cycle engine! Remenber the oil

[@jimp.7286]

Remember the oil, "and",...the smell. I'm just a couple years behind you. Every time I start my weed trimmer or blower the smell takes me back to the 70's. That's all most of us rode - two strokes. Cheers.

[@robertvergason2518]

Motorcycles were shipped with cosmoline on the outside for protection dealers remove it before they put them on the floor display

[@matthewmoilanen787]

I didn't have any power, I'm 64 and these were made fun of because AMF owned them. Every Japanese bike built then was a far better bike than these.

[@_Peremalfait]

I've always liked the colors and graphics on the 70's AMF Harley motorcycles.

[@franmos]

When is the next build off video anyways keep up the good videos

[@christophershanz498]

I refuse to watch the build off videos I remember watching occ and Paul sr is a piece of crap fr that’s why his whole family left him his act he’s trying to pull ain’t fooling me

[@colby_graba]

They had to postpone the build off fir a month or two because Sr said he was involved in to much stuff and needed more time. Craig the bearded mechanic channel gave an update on that.

[@shane8493]

@@colby_grabaif you been watching Paul Sr he has been posting his build

[@repurposedperformance5762]

@@colby_grabaPaul Sr finished his bike on time and dropped weekly videos, sounds like these guys just told more lies about OCC to make themselves look better again.

[@JPTulo]

16:12 They have the owners manuals on file, but they don’t give them out to people who buy their bikes new? Says everything you need to know about the company right there. They just took a solid marketing opportunity, and made theirselves look like jerks when they could have been the hero. Way to go! 🤦‍♂️

[@browngreen933]

Shameful treatment by HD 😢

[@shameless6963]

You have to get them online.

[@gerneticut]

Can someone please tell me what company will honor a 50 year old ticket for a booklet? Go in to bmw and ask them for something 50 years old, or how about honda or Toyota? I dont care how prestigious the company is 99.9 percent of them will tell you to get lost.

[@browngreen933]

@gerneticut That's not the point. Bikes & Beards has 2.46 million KZbin subscribers and yet nobody at HD, Inc (except the security guy) grasped the public relations aspect at a time when HD already looks like an uncaring, Woke basketcase of a company. This merely reinforces that image. I hope this goes viral.

[@JPTulo]

@@browngreen933 Same here. Especially after he went all that way. The more I think about it, the more aggravating it is.

[@jessetellez1734]

These new old stock bikes are so cool!

[@erichnagel6547]

2:32 there’s no way homie has a poster of himself hanging on the shop wall 🤣🤣🤣

[@mainey1512]

Gets me every time, too! 😂

[@warrgri]

Bet you wish you did

[@JohnnyFletcher-s5u]

I was just saying the same thing when I saw it lmao. Like, come on bro

[@erichnagel6547]

Narcissism at its finest!

[@Big_John_C]

Typical narcissist, If daddy didn't give him a dealership he'd be flipping burgers at McDonald's.

[@alexiezachariades4872]

My wife won the Sena (Harley cardo)! Thanks so much! I use Cardo with my ride group! It made my holidays!

[@glennbellman1100]

I got a new sx175 at the end of 1974. I mostly rode it in the desert near home. I put over 5,000 miles on it in the first year, and it held up pretty good.

[@donaldrogers3162]

My dad had a 1974 sx125, bought used.

[@alexanderhikel2350]

Crazy how those tires weren’t cracked, and with a 175 two stroke your really gettin like a 350 four stroke power so it’s definitely gonna be a full size bike

[@Toxic2T]

old tires were made to last. I have a chinese PA50 moped that has the same kind of tires, they havent dried and theyre from 1992

[@patchesdf]

That poor motorcycle has a spirit that lay in waiting for fifty years dreaming, "Some day, I'll be ridden." And you made that motorcycle's dream come true.

[@TangoOscarMikeN3WS]

In the late 80's I was ripping around on a 1971 Kawasaki Mach III I bought from my grandfather for $100 bucks. 2 strokes are a different animals.

[@leonhart2452]

What was the Mach III? I had a 75 Mach I, it was a 500 cc. The Mach II was the 750 cc. My 500 was a monster. Very fast. Top end in excess of 140 mph. At least that was how fast I ever got to.

[@TangoOscarMikeN3WS]

@@leonhart2452 Same bike, just different years / model names. Mine was 500cc too. I actually had 2 of them. The others was my uncles. They had bought them at the same time. Used one as a parts bike.

[@flynncrawford1960]

I was 16 in 1976 and I saw a 1976 new AMF 175 Harley 2 stroke in Madoc, Ont. and I wanted that bike. My uncle bought me a 1976 Suzuki 185 adventurer street bike instead. The Suzuki had twin cylinders, twin carbs, electric start and front disc brake. I think my uncle paid $100 dollars more for the Suzuki. It turned out to be a great beginners bike and far superior to the Harley 175 in every way.

[@stangman962]

I predict Paul will win the build off. Picking a Japanese bike that was a Harley imitation was a natural fit for him. It’s his forte and he’ll probably do a great job. We’ll see?

[@coolmonkeymc8268]

Survived 50yrs in a crate now in less then 50 minutes bikes & beards will kill it !

[@bladeskytower3894]

Oh, when I was 13 years old in 1981, my dad bought a 1975 SX 125 Harley-Davidson. It was black. It was the most beautiful bike I had ever seen. I wish I never got rid of it it looks to me that you have a 1976 SS 175 you could tell right off the bat by the front fender the SX the fender was up by the headlight the SS. The fender was down on top of the tire but I bet that bike fires right up

[@Iamw0rmn8er]

Where are you competition videos on your biker build off with Paul Sr? Paul puts out a video every week. You and the bearded mechanic have not put anything out in weeks. What gives?

[@kevinvoyer5053]

Back in 71-72, I ran around on a 71 Hodaka 100 ace. A good friend who had an uncle that owned the local HD dealer gave him great deals on the 2 stroke Harley’s that were honestly not bad, actually had better suspension for trail riding than any of the Japanese trail bikes other than Hodaka. The first one he had was a 100 Baja, that wasn’t street legal but quite a quick and fast little stormer, that had two rear sprockets and a removable length of chain, that allowed for high torque low speed trail rides up to 50 mph, or a smaller sprocket mounted inside the bigger rear sprocket, that allowed for higher speeds u to 70 mph on hard packed moderately soft dirt runs, like Baja! After all it did place 1st in the Baja 100 class. That little beast ran right alongside another buddy’s Hodaka 100 Super Rat, to 50 mph, with the high speed setup at 50 walked away from the Rat, but only from 50 on! The next one was just like the high front fender 175 HD with the side pipe and knobby tires, but was street legal with all the lights. That ran great.

[@MadsWorld34]

i got a new one back in 76 but it had dirt tires on front and rear. and the rear sprocket was was 2 in one. not sure of the teeth but it was like a 70 tooth and a 45 tooth sprocket you pulled the large one off and shorten the chain that had to master links and put it back together

[@MadsWorld34]

after watching the entire video mine as more of a dual sport bike the exhaust was high up and it had both fenders but they was higher .

[@jhoncho4x4]

Push starting in a higher gear works much better than repeatedly kicking and saves the kick starter from breaking. I grew up on top of an 1/8 mile long hill, and always roll started my bikes. The trip back up the hill helped the engine to warm up quickly and run smoothly.

[@daveporter9222]

I had one of those when I was about 14. It was a lot of fun until the oil injector quit working and the engine seized. Got the cylinder board out a new piston, and it was never the same. 🤘♾️☮️♾️🇺🇸

[@RonaldHawes-sr3cr]

The cylinders are plated. I have a few new sets with the pistons. The number one failure is running it out of oil. Number two is the cable breaking.

[@Toxic2T]

Yeah probably because it either was a aluminum cylinder that had Nikasil coating or was a iron nitrided cylinder. Once u bore them the magic dissappears.

[@davessparetime83]

1975 they didn't have ethanol in the gas. You need to take all the o-rings and rubber out of the carb and fuel line and replace them. Richen the jets.

[@g.e.fourie5672]

Please please do call John Maleki - would love to see a combo with the two of you!

[@1972mercurycougar]

Cool!!

[@IceTTom]

no

[@toddsunderlin7574]

When I was a kid in the 70s we had the little Harleys. MY dad's boss owned the local harley shop so I got the 73 z-90, my brother had the 125 rapid and the 73 TX 125 and sx175. I took the 125 and dad got one too. Both 73s. Then he got the 74 sx 250, I traded the 73 125 in on a 75 sxt 125. Alot of memories on these bikes, all the other kids called them Tonka toys. Wish I still had the last one.

[@Stratoliner]

As a bike fan, I never understood the appeal of Harley's except they are an American company. I will say I do enjoy the Harley's from the 30's to the 50's but that's about it. I'm more a Honda and Kawasaki guy myself. (Massive shout out to the CBR1100XX!)

[@neilkemsey-bourne5799]

Cagiva engines also appeared in a 125 and a 250 version,the 250 had a Speedo and a rev counter ,but not sure about the smaller ones.All were good entry bikes until you passed your test in the 70's

[@jessetellez1734]

Show your build please!

[@nickpapagiorgio5056]

Wow! Ya know what’s crazy?! It really has that Italian moto street bike sound to it! Amazing! That is the perfect bike to whip around town and that’s exactly why they are so perfect in small Italian towns with narrow streets and stone paths etc. Beautiful piece to add to any bike collection! The welds may not be great but a couple things Italians are really good at are bikes and cars, idc what anyone says lol

[@VictorVarelaa]

Build off, man! We want the build off!!!

[@dharleyfan1]

I had a bike Identical to that in 1976. It was AS BAD on the road as it was on the trails 😅 Under powered and doggy on the road, and under powered and doggy in the dirt, with tires that were pretty much worthless in both places lol. It was still fun to run around on though.

[@juliancrooks3031]

Shame on Harley for not honoring their agreement to provide an owners manual and not standing behind the warrantee to the bike😢

[@lordtray]

Could you imagine that you reintroduced old germs back into the circulation when you popped that bubble wrap ty for bringing polio back!

[@leehaelters6182]

Polio was eliminated in the industrialized world by the 1970’s. I remember receiving the Saulk and then the Sabin vaccines in school as a child in the late 50’s and early 60’s. No more children living their lives in an Iron Lung. No more leg braces and crutches. Now we can look forward to that all over again, as folks in the industrialized nations start to shun vaccines, led by the USA.

[@sanushantony]

"Listen, buddy, riding an RD 350 or a Yezdi Roadking isn’t just owning a bike-it’s signing up for a cult of legends where the exhaust note is your war cry and every ride is a battle against boring commuters! The RD 350 will have you grinning like a lunatic as you leave everything in your smoky 2-stroke dust cloud, and the yezdi Roadking? That’s for when you want to look like a king who just conquered the highway. Forget ABS and rider modes-real bikers ride these beasts because the only traction control we need is courage and a good grip on the handlebars!"

[@kd5inm]

I used to have three RD350's. A complete bike and a project bike and a parts bike.

[@Toxic2T]

2 stroke for life.

[@tophernuttle420]

Imagine how clean the air in those bubbles is...Thats a premium💯💯...Start the bids at 25k for that!!

[@UNTITLED_EDITz_]

Rx 100. Please 🙏

[@TLS6723]

The stripes on the tanks were different every year. I had two 76s. One SX125 and one SS250. Loved those bikes. The 125 we had to pull start it. usually with my 72 Honda CB450. The 250 after I rebuilt the carb was a one kick start. The biggest problems those bikes had was the carbs. Once they were dialed in....those were great bikes. Alot of people didnt like them. I would take another right now.

[@averygentry35]

Sup with Bike Build off???

[@TREX7476]

Shhh, we don't talk about that haha

[@MrMwmussel1]

They said it was on hold due to Paul Sr having other commitments.

[@f.austin]

fun video, wish harley hq would have helped joe out with the manual; but, shout out to the security officer doing all he could… haha. also, glad to see y'all taking safety more seriously…

[@TheWolfsnack]

I recall a neighbor had one back in 76.....two things I remember was the terrible time he had starting it, and that none of us who rode actual Harleys let him ride along with us...

[@P_Jason]

I love that Joe had the same clothes on for the unboxing and the trip to Harley in Wisconsin!

[@benbarrow6310]

Can we see build off bike now

[@jetski54]

I had a 76SX 250! Nice bike. 2-strike. When you hit the power rev range it really took off. Wrote to HD a couple of times about it. Received a personal letter in response. They revealed to me the eventual release of the 883Sportster

[@paulgleeson9885]

Almost as old as your biker build off challenge

[@AvaPxiaO]

Betor Spanish suspension components, Bultacos Montesas Ossas had Betor . The SS (street) and SX (on/off) 175/250/350 bikes looked very much the same and shared many parts.

[@doonhamer252]

Moraine? Spanish for peeling chrome and pitted aluminum

[@doonhamer252]

Had both in 250...

[@caino313]

what happened with the bike build off?? done with this channel!

[@58dbeck33]

I was in love with Harley Baja 100 in the 70's damn thing had 13in ground clearance, knobbys ready for the woods

[@geezerguy6410]

My first new bike was a Harley Aermachi Rapido 125cc. Drove it to Mexico from Pomona California at least six times a year. Put over 14k miles on it in 2 years. Cost me all of $349 at Harley of Pomona, corner of Lewis and Holt.

[@UNTITLED_EDITz_]

Buy rx 100

[@rustbucket9318]

Super cool find and startup.

[@HUMANSLAMMPIG]

What’s the point of doing a bike build off if you’re not going to show us getting done ?!?? I am feel like I’m gonna vote for Paul just cause he shows his work

[@leonhart2452]

The second hose on the petcock is how they connect the let and right sides of the tank. Like they do on the bigger bikes, they just did it at the rear of the tank instead of the front.

[@MotorbikeMike028]

Neat old bike, good of you to save it from its plastic snd wood sarcophagus. Glad you finally cleaned the front fender that was driving me nuts.

[@caseyspeer8179]

I was hoping for a update video on the biker build off bike that you're doing but I guess it's going to be a surprise senior has a handle though

[@michaelwhitewolf10]

I had 2 Harley bobcats back inthe 60s a blue one and a red one they both had one piece fiberglass body's a 175cc 2 stroke motor with built in 3 speed circular transmissions! I bought both of the for 275 dollars in 1965 they were made in 1964! I gave them to a friend of mine in the 70s when I got sent to Germany when I was in the army . The only thing bad about them you could not ride in water or in the rain they would short out the ignition and you had to push them home and after about 12 hours of drying out they would crank back up! The ignition plate on the side of the crank case was not water proof and the point's would get wet and no spark! Have to wait until they dried out! They were used a lot by me and my friends for about 14 years!😊

[@cadesmith4278]

The sweet, sweet sound (and smell) of a little two-stroke. Brings back so many memories.

[@davidbeers5949]

One of my old friends who's not around anymore, in the 60s had some kind of single cylinder Harley-Davidson.

[@ronquixote3767]

Love the 2 strokes, I have a 73 RD350 it’s older than me and it’s the most amazing motorcycle to ride. I get a lot of weird looks and 👍 from the old timers 😂 2 strokes for life

[@edwardsmith7501]

When I was a kid my dad bought me a 71 harley rapido had a blast on that bike your bike brings back lotsa good memories thanks guys.

[@stevenlaxton3618]

😂😂 Lafarge cement is based out of my hometown of Kamloops BC which had a wicked Harley dealership back in the day(bought by a family who owns a bunch of dealerships) the old owner apparently won some awards with Harley for sales numbers back in the day. Kinda funny when I seen that logo on the wrapping.

[@earlmccraw7374]

Extra keys for tool box on side panel. It’s a two stroke and should come with a plug wrench and a space for extra plug when they foul at the most inopportune time like they always do.

[@jambroish]

Reminds me of a Can-Am Bombardier I used in London during the 90s. Similar bike, Can-Am built, Austrian Rotax single 250 2 stroke. Good military bike - literally bulletproof tank

[@TREX7476]

I just picked up a 1965 m-50, which was only made two years. It was a barn find for sure. I have compression but no spark. Waiting on the new points to install. I might just upload a video of me screwing around with it haha

[@chadnelson8259]

Nice! My parents had a set when i was a kid. Blue for mom and orange for dad. I still remember when they were delivered to the house in those crates. Good stuff

[@Between-Bikes]

Here in the UK a trip to the HD factory/museum is a bucket list thing but after watching the cold way the suits act, why bother? Watching this reveal seems to show where all modern bikes have gone wrong. These simple machines are such a great way into motorcycling. Regards.

[@tinyb610]

I'm in Northern Ireland, I always wanted to visit warrs just because it's the first hd dealer in UK. I recommend a visit to trev deeley in Vancouver he was the 3rd dealer and first outside USA but they also have a museum attached we spent most of a day there

[@Hopalong..75]

It is not a cool as you think.

[@bdhale34]

When you said that a 175 was a small bike I was reminded of my youth and that a yz125 was fully capable of getting out from under adults and putting them into the dirt. 2 strokes are a different animal.

[@PatricioGarcia1973]

my neighbour had one in the late 80s in Argentina, I would see it every couple months or year with a new owner, all trying to get it to start up. Even my dad had it for a while. it had some issue with the ignition system and could not get parts there.

[@pb68slab18]

I'd bet Bill's in Bloomsburg PA has one! I got a NOS manual for my 1968 FLH from them some years ago.

[@ronart5852]

I bought the SX175 in 1976. It was kind of crazy I bought it from a shop that had a Bultaco that I wanted but could not afford. They had raised a highly modified 250 version in the Baja. I think they won their class. Anyway, very cool video.

[@Hopalong..75]

When I was a kid the harley 125cc, the 165cc were everywhere, and there was a 175cc with a magneto..in high school they came out with the M50 and the 250cc 4 stroke single but I had a 1956 K model and everyone wanted an XLCH. Then the Honda 750 popped up. Now it wasn't super cool to ride a sportster. But by then my daily was a 1948 panhead. Still riding Harleys to this day. A Roadglide Special and a 1984 FXRT with a California Sidecar.

[@kevinjansen2738]

I had one of those only in a 250cc. As a matter of fact it was the first bike I ever rode with gears ( just mini bikes before that) still riding Harley’s today and have been looking for a good one of those for over 20 years. Nice find. I am jealous

[@DeVoNmotorsports]

26:13 you need to take the spark plug out and put some oil and gas mix right in the cylinder and then kick it over a few times after tipping it left and right, its most likely some surface rust in there, use a light spray of quick start/gas to in intake to get it going to lube the throttle slider as well

[@PoodlePuncher]

I gotta say, the pink to red, is my second favorite AMF stripe, right behind the brown to orange.

[@jamesmair2512]

Hi Sean, the 250 was released in the UK under the cagiva brand, got a fairly good review in Bike magazine 250 shoot out against Japanese and East European models! Unfortunately Italian build quality was shocking at the time so never a big seller, rust and iffy electrical issues doomed any sales promise. Love the video though. James

[@stuartr2764]

Love it! My first bike was ‘76 SXT125 - I got it in about ‘84 when I was 16

[@JPaul60]

I worked as a Harley mechanic back in the 80's and I repaired the electrical systems one after another of those bikes, 125, 175 and 250. I rode a Baja 100 one time. You had to be as tall as me, 6'4" with a 36" inseam to touch the ground. My XR650L is just my size today.

[@cliffwebb1443]

A buddy of mine got one of those because his pops, Bob Phipps was a mechanic at Dudley Perkins Harley in SF. Bob was a good guy.

[@pickoftheglitter]

Quite intriguing. When HD sold the whole asset and the projects to the italian Cagiva (that wasn't yet a motorcycle producer), I think about in the 1975 - 1976, Cagiva called it SST and reduced the engine to 125 cc. for the 16 years old bikers (in Italy you can drive a 125 cc. bike at 16 years of age). The SST (and later SXT) sold quite well, until Cagiva developed the Aletta Rossa, a 125 cc enduro that someway gave the birth to the italian enduro market for the 16 y.o. teenagers. Of course 125 cc. enduro already existed, but the big boom began somehow with Cagiva. As far as I remember.

[@FloridaBiker-t3b]

The gas tank decal on 1976 HD's were the coolest IMO, they had other nice ones different years in the 70's but they brought the 1976 design back it was popular.

[@leifhoffman6533]

Craig had an AMF Harley that is similar to that but I can't remember if it was a 175cc. Same color and same style. It was not in a crate I know that. Your bike is pretty quick for that displacement. Please don't fall again.

[@DeuceRollinChainSmokin]

Stickers mean it was seen and approved by 3 inspectors. The numbers and colors correspond to the name of the inspector on that day and shift. During this period of the start of AMF quality was always the complaint. So they added more inspection criteria to try to stamp the leaks and stuff out. Manufacturing is crazy documented. Would be cool to see the logs and figure out who built your bike.

[@mistermacgray]

I've been aftwr another aermacchi for awhile. I owned a x90 20 years ago and sold it off. What i do still have is the shop manual for all of the 2 strokes up to 125cc

[@jhoncho4x4]

Older natural rubber lasted nearly forever. I have a homemade car trailer from a camper frame with original 1970's bias ply tires mounted on old Dexter wheels. I tow trailer hundreds of loaded interstate miles and don't own a spare tire. Today, many rubber components rot and have to use EFI fuel line with a carb so that the fuel line lasts more than 2 years.

[@thumasta666]

i have a 1974 sx175 that i bought years ago off my dads buddy for 400$ , its been sitting in my garage for like 15 years, wish i had the money/time/parts to get it on the road, all it needs is front brake cable, clutch cable, tach and speedo, new tires, seat cover, piston, and some electrical work. other than that its mint. lol.

[@KenCoppola-v9o]

Wow, that crate says Smithfield Ave, Pawtucket Rhode Island on it! Right down the street from me.

[@PhilipCockram]

Brawndo's got Electrolytes .