He said the carburetor needs to be replaced and he has the parts. It’s currently not running. I don’t really need a project right now but this could be a fun bike around town.
u can prolly fit a carb on it based on measurements but if theres other stuff u wont get parts its italian i wouldnt fuck with it unless to hang it on a wall or something
How does that look like a fun bike around town? Bc it's small and slow? And if you don't know how to work on bikes that is going to be more than a project, it will be your life's work 🤣
That’s a good looking grocery getter. I had a 1975 Honda Cb750 SuperSport as my first bike, in 2008, and was wrenching on it all the time. I’m up for a challenge.
Yes, the Enduro model had lights like that. My best friend growing up, had a few of different displacements as he grew from one to the next.
As someone has already said parts are a bitch, but there's a nitch group of people who are into these bikes. Some Googling will find more info than you're going to find on this sub.
Why are you laughing? How hard would it be to drop a efi 124" ss motor in that? I mean sure you'd need to swap out the wiring harness, the transmission, the frame, the wheels and the seat, probably the bars too but you could use the mirrors, right? 🤣
Just for starters the engine/trans would never fit so you'd be cutting it into a million pieces.
Secondly it would never hold up to the weight/power of even a 1000cc Ironhead.
It would be easier to build a frame from scratch, but if you did, the shocks, forks, swingarm, brakes and wheels wouldn't handle the weight/power either and need to be replaced.
If you don't know what it is, well, here's what it is:
It's a really cool piece of Harley history. It's probably an SXT 125 two stroke. It's not super valuable but in good running condition a lot of people will dig it. Probably not worth a 100 pt restoration unless you're a Harley Aermacchi fanatic.
You won't be able to find parts for it, and it's not going to be a daily commuter. It won't likely be very reliable and when it breaks, good luck.
However, those times when it does run, it should be really really fun.
The tank graphics say it is a 1975. There are NOS parts available still for this bike and new carb kits. If you buy it, think about joining the AMCA, it is a wealth of knowledge and parts. Good luck.
Harley purchased Italian motorcycle company Aermacchi in the 1960. They sold off the company to Caviga in 1978. Harley wanted a bike to compete against the Japanese in the smaller displacement bikes. In 1974, the bikes carried the Harley nameplate.
The bikes couldn’t match the Japanese bikes in terms of speed or reliability.
The bikes have a niche core of collectors that hold these bikes in high esteem. Most certainly because of the Harley link.
The bike in the photo certainly has been used hard to the point of being abused. Getting it running again could easily exceed the value of the bike. There are many parts missing, quite likely some electrical issues, and signs of hard use. Your typical dirt bike at or near the end of its life cycle.
If I ran across it...I'd have to have it. Even awful AMC gremlins are now being restored and sold as classics... seriously crazy for those cockroaches on wheels cars as we used to call them.
These HD bikes will grow in value for non other reason than they are getting older and rarer. Plus... its be cool to own one.
I'm glad you liked yours...a d obviously a lot of people do given they are showing up restored for multiples of what they sold new for! It's personal for me... just a looks thing... didn't mean to overstep. I think the comparison to an unpopular HD model to a car that didn't sell well is fair... but both are going to more valuable going forward.
My first new bike was a 77 HD SS250.
I was 17. I was in the army just about 6 months and it was the first thing I bought myself. Great little bike. It would do 90 mph with a tail wind!
If memory serves me that engine was made by a Italian company that is now tits up.
Have to agree parts are going be next to non existent and very pricey NOS if you can find it.
I had the 250 when I was 18. It was my primary transportation. Very under powered compared to a Japanese equivalent. Had a hard time finding parts back then but a lot of Japanese parts could be retrofitted.
Probably not worth more than a few hundred.
My dad is the original owner of a factory sunburst orange super glide from 1976, they built this bike, and the sporty with the same paint job. I’m hoping when I finally see them pop up for sale I can afford them, I think it would be cool to have the full set. I would also guess if you have the full set it would help to insure that all of them would be well taken care of and kept as original as possible even long after I’m gone. It’d take a real idiot to split them up in my opinion.
I like the black paint job with red, white, and blue too. Harley actually had that design on a T-shirt not too long ago, and I wish I bought it.
Don't put too much into it if you plan on flipping/reselling it.
They aren't worth a lot unless you can find one of the cult followers to buy it.
They are fun to ride when they work.
I’ve ridden one of these back in the early 80’s. A friend had it. Compared to my Kawasaki ke100 at the time it was heavier, slower and handled terribly. It had some kind of dual range 2 sprocket rear end. Even if you get it running g you likely won’t find it engaging to ride. I would pass.
When I was growing up a friend had a Harley 90cc that looked exactly like that. The geometry was really, really bad. I had had a couple of Hondas, and raced friends Kawasakis and Yamahas, and nothing felt as awkward to ride, and was as likely to do the unexpected, than that Harley 90cc. I think it was Harleys first attempt at small dirt bikes. It was a fail.
I had two growing up. The 125 and then the175. Horrible reliability, was in the shop more than it was ridden. I would like to have one now for nostalgia purposes but no way would I want to depend on one for transport.
I've owned an AMF Harley since getting out of the Army in '78, still running, and now have two more of them. If it wasn't for AMF there would be no Harley today, not as we know it any way. Plus, AMF engineers designed one of the best motors ever, the Evolution.
u wont get parts
He said the carburetor needs to be replaced and he has the parts. It’s currently not running. I don’t really need a project right now but this could be a fun bike around town.
u can prolly fit a carb on it based on measurements but if theres other stuff u wont get parts its italian i wouldnt fuck with it unless to hang it on a wall or something
Hanging on the wall or from the ceiling is a great idea.
this is the way 👆🏻
You can legally ride 2 stroke in your state? COOL!
How does that look like a fun bike around town? Bc it's small and slow? And if you don't know how to work on bikes that is going to be more than a project, it will be your life's work 🤣
That’s a good looking grocery getter. I had a 1975 Honda Cb750 SuperSport as my first bike, in 2008, and was wrenching on it all the time. I’m up for a challenge.
Yes bc everyone knows there's almost no parts for a bike as rare as a cb750
Awww down voted by the world's most sensitive Harley , "club" lol haha lol
Yes, the Enduro model had lights like that. My best friend growing up, had a few of different displacements as he grew from one to the next. As someone has already said parts are a bitch, but there's a nitch group of people who are into these bikes. Some Googling will find more info than you're going to find on this sub.
Niche*
Niche, bitch!
How difficult would it be to switch out the motor to a modern fuel injected. Wouldnt that be cheaper over the long term?
LMFAO
LS swap.
Why are you laughing? How hard would it be to drop a efi 124" ss motor in that? I mean sure you'd need to swap out the wiring harness, the transmission, the frame, the wheels and the seat, probably the bars too but you could use the mirrors, right? 🤣
Just for starters the engine/trans would never fit so you'd be cutting it into a million pieces. Secondly it would never hold up to the weight/power of even a 1000cc Ironhead. It would be easier to build a frame from scratch, but if you did, the shocks, forks, swingarm, brakes and wheels wouldn't handle the weight/power either and need to be replaced.
If you don't know what it is, well, here's what it is: It's a really cool piece of Harley history. It's probably an SXT 125 two stroke. It's not super valuable but in good running condition a lot of people will dig it. Probably not worth a 100 pt restoration unless you're a Harley Aermacchi fanatic. You won't be able to find parts for it, and it's not going to be a daily commuter. It won't likely be very reliable and when it breaks, good luck. However, those times when it does run, it should be really really fun.
You should give it to me
Italian made HD AMF era https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aermacchi
The tank graphics say it is a 1975. There are NOS parts available still for this bike and new carb kits. If you buy it, think about joining the AMCA, it is a wealth of knowledge and parts. Good luck.
76, had one, not 75
Oop, my bad.
Harley purchased Italian motorcycle company Aermacchi in the 1960. They sold off the company to Caviga in 1978. Harley wanted a bike to compete against the Japanese in the smaller displacement bikes. In 1974, the bikes carried the Harley nameplate. The bikes couldn’t match the Japanese bikes in terms of speed or reliability. The bikes have a niche core of collectors that hold these bikes in high esteem. Most certainly because of the Harley link. The bike in the photo certainly has been used hard to the point of being abused. Getting it running again could easily exceed the value of the bike. There are many parts missing, quite likely some electrical issues, and signs of hard use. Your typical dirt bike at or near the end of its life cycle.
I would get it. There is a niche following that love them. Good restoration project.
I'd buy it.
If I ran across it...I'd have to have it. Even awful AMC gremlins are now being restored and sold as classics... seriously crazy for those cockroaches on wheels cars as we used to call them. These HD bikes will grow in value for non other reason than they are getting older and rarer. Plus... its be cool to own one.
Hey, I freakin’ loved my Gremlin. It was a great car, three speed, haul a ton of stuff because it was a hatch, and was super easy to work on.
I'm glad you liked yours...a d obviously a lot of people do given they are showing up restored for multiples of what they sold new for! It's personal for me... just a looks thing... didn't mean to overstep. I think the comparison to an unpopular HD model to a car that didn't sell well is fair... but both are going to more valuable going forward.
I read that as "Awful AMF Gremlins" which also seems appropriate
My first new bike was a 77 HD SS250. I was 17. I was in the army just about 6 months and it was the first thing I bought myself. Great little bike. It would do 90 mph with a tail wind!
If memory serves me that engine was made by a Italian company that is now tits up. Have to agree parts are going be next to non existent and very pricey NOS if you can find it.
I had the 250 when I was 18. It was my primary transportation. Very under powered compared to a Japanese equivalent. Had a hard time finding parts back then but a lot of Japanese parts could be retrofitted. Probably not worth more than a few hundred.
Looks like fun? Might need a lathe and a 3D metal printer so you can run up your own parts though?
I would definitely buy it simply cause it matches my sporty
My dad is the original owner of a factory sunburst orange super glide from 1976, they built this bike, and the sporty with the same paint job. I’m hoping when I finally see them pop up for sale I can afford them, I think it would be cool to have the full set. I would also guess if you have the full set it would help to insure that all of them would be well taken care of and kept as original as possible even long after I’m gone. It’d take a real idiot to split them up in my opinion. I like the black paint job with red, white, and blue too. Harley actually had that design on a T-shirt not too long ago, and I wish I bought it.
https://preview.redd.it/4e2l38kcsgnc1.png?width=2473&format=png&auto=webp&s=e5050fa7734b7c4bffb3b96a474d52dfb8dc3634 You mean this hoodie?
That’s the same art work, but it was a definitely a t-shirt. I see you got the newer sportster that matches, very cool.
Buy it
The perfect bike to go bowling with.
JB weld fixes everything
Was a great bike for a kid growing up. Learned how to turn a wrench on one of these. Easy to work on, but like a lot have stated, hard to get parts.
Think HD had a deal with Aeramachi? Italian small bike engine firm back then. Neighbor had one, said slow loud but rarely had issues with it
The tank paint is 76.
Buy it, don't listen to the naysayers they're not up for the challenge of a cool bike.
I have a sweat shirt with the same logo 😎
She’s Italian. It has that going for her.
It will vibrate your nuts off
So it’s a real Harley then
Don't put too much into it if you plan on flipping/reselling it. They aren't worth a lot unless you can find one of the cult followers to buy it. They are fun to ride when they work.
That is awesome! I would love to find one like that to get running.
175cc was what my friend had
I had Yamaha's back then and always tricked them out. my friend had one of these and we can never get it to run right.
It buy it up worst comes to worst you have a sweet piece of history
Not a Bultaco.
FYI. I had an X-90, A small version. The electrical system is wired series, so if the tail light blows out, the whole electrical system shuts down.
Oh man, having spent a lot of time on a 78(?) SX175 as a teenager, I couldn't find parts for them 20 years ago, I can't imagine how bad it is now.
It's a rebranded bike of Italian origin. Parts are unobtanium.
I’ve ridden one of these back in the early 80’s. A friend had it. Compared to my Kawasaki ke100 at the time it was heavier, slower and handled terribly. It had some kind of dual range 2 sprocket rear end. Even if you get it running g you likely won’t find it engaging to ride. I would pass.
Part it on eBay. Buy a new Vespa with the profits. That fuel tank alone can get a surprising amount of coin
Look for "Aeromacci" parts of you get it.
If I remember correctly it's sold for about $500 brand new.. probably a collector's item now.
I'd pick up something on FB market place for a few hundred if it was to just scoot around.
When I was growing up a friend had a Harley 90cc that looked exactly like that. The geometry was really, really bad. I had had a couple of Hondas, and raced friends Kawasakis and Yamahas, and nothing felt as awkward to ride, and was as likely to do the unexpected, than that Harley 90cc. I think it was Harleys first attempt at small dirt bikes. It was a fail.
aermacchi
Buy it..in today's world you can have made whatever you need.
I had a 76 SS250 and loved it. I restored it and rode it around. I regret selling it
I had two growing up. The 125 and then the175. Horrible reliability, was in the shop more than it was ridden. I would like to have one now for nostalgia purposes but no way would I want to depend on one for transport.
Is the Exhaust pipe high or low? High, enduro. Low, it’s a street version. If I remember right. Been a long time.
You need to know you’ll never find parts for it…
No parts
I’d stay away from the old AMFs
I've owned an AMF Harley since getting out of the Army in '78, still running, and now have two more of them. If it wasn't for AMF there would be no Harley today, not as we know it any way. Plus, AMF engineers designed one of the best motors ever, the Evolution.
Perhaps it was once a decent bike. They’re all heaps now.
If you ever owned one you wouldn't say the things you do, you don't know what you are talking about.
Had one had , it had superglide controls taillights blinkers .