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makenzie71 · February 11, 2007, 10:02:53 PM

5000 cool points to who can guess what it is.

NiceGuysFinishLast · February 11, 2007, 10:09:45 PM

It's an old HD trials bike.

Jughead · February 11, 2007, 10:26:32 PM

1976 Aermacchi Harley Davidson SXT 125 only a Couple of Years before the Cagiva Buyout.Early Model Cagiva's were the Same thing only rebadged as Cagiva.

makenzie71 · February 11, 2007, 10:32:13 PM

It's actually a 175...but yeah. Aermacchi/Harley Davidson Sprint. The egine is locked down, the frame is rusted, the wheels are frozen, the tank's missing, the wiring harness is screwed up, the seat's screwed up, forks and shocks are shot, and the side covers are busted up. Great shape other than that, though.

yamahonkawazuki · February 12, 2007, 12:52:57 AM

so youre basically sayin its pretty much f%&ked up, but other than theat, its nice ?

makenzie71 · February 12, 2007, 01:59:06 AM

nah it has hope. The biggest issues are the engine and the wiring...wiring can be fixed wtih some tape and solder and it's a 2-stroke; how much can be screwed up inside?

I'll make her a tank and all the plastic stuff is pointless anyway...I doubt she'll ever be a street bike again.

Turd Ferguson · February 12, 2007, 06:58:13 AM

Jeez, looks like an assload of work to me... Every single peice of that bike needs work...

-Turd.

NiceGuysFinishLast · February 12, 2007, 10:33:14 AM

Quote from: Turd Ferguson on February 12, 2007, 06:58:13 AM
Jeez, looks like an assload of work to me... Every single peice of that bike needs work...

-Turd.

It's Mak.. what else does he have to do? Watch cows?

dgyver · February 12, 2007, 10:36:32 AM

Quote from: makenzie71 on February 11, 2007, 10:32:13 PM
It's actually a 175...but yeah. Aermacchi/Harley Davidson Sprint. The egine is locked down, the frame is rusted, the wheels are frozen, the tank's missing, the wiring harness is screwed up, the seat's screwed up, forks and shocks are shot, and the side covers are busted up. Great shape other than that, though.

Looks like the grips are in ok shape.

Turd Ferguson · February 12, 2007, 10:59:09 AM

Quote from: dgyver on February 12, 2007, 10:36:32 AM
Quote from: makenzie71 on February 11, 2007, 10:32:13 PM
It's actually a 175...but yeah. Aermacchi/Harley Davidson Sprint. The egine is locked down, the frame is rusted, the wheels are frozen, the tank's missing, the wiring harness is screwed up, the seat's screwed up, forks and shocks are shot, and the side covers are busted up. Great shape other than that, though.

Looks like the grips are in ok shape.

Bwahahahaha!

annguyen1981 · February 12, 2007, 11:36:10 AM

Is the chain seized up like that?

damn.

NiceGuysFinishLast · February 12, 2007, 11:44:12 AM

10K RPM.. whoa..

makenzie71 · February 12, 2007, 12:01:29 PM

2-smoker, guy...a 175 can hit 20k if there's reason to.

werase643 · February 12, 2007, 04:26:21 PM

not without a serious redesign to the expansion chamber
exhaust design determines max rpm, I don't think you could get that high, even unloaded. well, ma-b unloaded.....

and the ball bearings don't like much over 14k, ceramic should get you closer

and yes, with mods....it probably could spin 20k.... for about 30 seconds.....before it pukes it's guts out all over the ground

makenzie71 · February 12, 2007, 04:30:48 PM

it's not so difficult for so small a motor and yeah, some things have to be tweaked to do it, but it's very possible. There's just no reason to...there's nothing up there. We ran the snot out of an old yamaha 125 just to blow it (it had problems that made it easier to just buy a new motor) and she hovered around 18500rpm for nearly 20 minutes before giving up the ghost.

Point being, 10k isn't that impressive for a 175.

Susuki_Jah · February 12, 2007, 04:48:57 PM

sweet project.

sledge · February 12, 2007, 05:27:53 PM

Geezzz....dont butcher it, its sacralidge!. Thats a very rare bike and there are plenty of restoration enthusiasts who will pay good money for it, even in that condition. If you were in the UK I would make you an offer on it. Put it on e-bay and use the cash to buy a shagged-out 90`s jap` stroker that no one will miss.

makenzie71 · February 12, 2007, 05:38:43 PM

no one misses this bike. I had to dig it out from under 3 tons of scrap iron and garbage (literally...scaled weight of the garbage heap was 6300lbs and this bike was at the bottom).

sledge · February 12, 2007, 06:09:57 PM

I promise you that bike is worth a lot more than its scrap-value and you will make money by selling it to a restoration enthusiast, either in parts or as it stands.........but I guess its your call.

Susuki_Jah · February 13, 2007, 09:41:19 AM

Quote from: makenzie71 on February 12, 2007, 05:38:43 PM
no one misses this bike. I had to dig it out from under 3 tons of scrap iron and garbage (literally...scaled weight of the garbage heap was 6300lbs and this bike was at the bottom).

How did you even know it was at the bottom of all that?

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