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This 1970 CT90 popped up locally for $1200 firm. It runs and drives but the new carb needs tuned. Has 3k miles new tires and a title. Take in or nah?

I've been looking at buying a vintage dual sport for some time and this 1980 XT250 popped up locally. It has a dent in the tank and almost 13000 miles but it runs and rides fine and has a ton of spare parts. It also has had a top end service and a roll pin mod. They are asking $1600 but I plan on offering $1200 is this still too much for one of these?

The Friday before last I bought this 1980 General Moped for $70. It was a piece of junk that I immediately regretted buying but I drove like 2 hours to get it. When I got home with it it it was evident that, on top of being siezed, the rear wheel was rotted out and the fork was bent sideways among many other issues. I tried to unsieze it with all force possible but nothing could be done. No harm ho foul I sold it last Friday for $100 to a guy that needed the parts. Take this pist as a lesson. ALWAYS BE PREPARED TO WALK AWAY FROM A DEAL.

Ordered from 1st pic to the last.

1971 Schwinn Collegiate- Decent 5 speed I got from an antique store. It is my current main bicycle that I ride constantly and absolutely adore. I've done a full service on it along with adding a dynamo headlight and taillight kit. The light sucks but adds character!

1982 Huffy Good Vibrations- Dubbed "free bike" as, despite all bikes being free besides the Collegiate, everything on the bike was pieced together for free, including the tires and tubes. It is my first bike and the one I learned to ride on a whole month ago (even though im 17, just never learned).

1977 Schwinn Breeze- 3 speed I got for free off of marketplace. Freshly cleaned, lubed, and polished. Currently awaiting tires, tubes, and brake pads from Amazon.

1986 Nashbar Toure XC- Found on the curb the night before garbage day, this beast is an 18 speed with 700c name brand wheels, Tange 2 Chromoly frame, and an absolutely massive 66cm frame! Currently awaiting restoration.

Unknown Sportsmaster- Unknown bicycle I found in the woods. Both wheels are bent to an unusable degree. Currently sitting with the Nashbar.

I'm a sucker for old "boat anchor" bicycles (especially the free ones). I have several of them that I'll post about another time. Today I picked this one off marketplace for free. Its a 1977 Schwinn Breeze 3 speed. She needs a seat, brake pads, and, of course, tires and tubes. Its not perfect cosmetically and has no value but free is free and, after fixing said problems, it should be fully functional!

I've driven a motorcycle but never owned one and, as always, I like a project. I've found a very local guy that has two bikes: a 1970 CB350 and a 1971 CL350. The CB (pictured first) is locked up and has no chain but looks nice cosmetically imo. The CL hus mismatched covers and tank but kicks over and has ran in the past 10 years. I am experienced when it comes to 50+ year old carburated engines so mechanics is no issue. The plan would probably be to fix up the CL and use patts off the CB or vise versa. I'm really just asking the value of the pair. He's wanting to trade for my running nin driving truck, which I've put about 2k total in to. Seems fair or robbery? Please help me out

I got this free mid 80s Nashbar Toure LP 18 speed today. Nothing is siezed but the seat and tubes are junk and the pedals are missing. I know nothing about this variety of bike and I know nothing else about it besides the fact that it was made in Japan. Would it be worth fixing and selling or just to keep and ride for pleasure? Or should I just scrap it like the guy I got it from was planning on doing? Sorry for bad pics, I can get more tomorrow.

Last Friday, I bought this 1971 Schwinn Collegiate 5 speed from a thrift store for $50. After replacing the tubes, adjusting the shifter, derailleur, and brakes, and lubing absolutely every pivot, bearing, cable, and gear, I have been riding it 2-5 hours a day. After about every 2 or so rides, the derailleur will not allow the chain to go into high gear and allow it to overshoot low gear and pop off all together. Every time it happens, I readjust the screws and the angle of the whole assembly until it is correct again. I'm not a serious cyclist and dont use it for commuting or racing or anything crazy, just exercise and pleasure riding. Is there any way that I can stop the shifter from screwing itself up? Thanks in advance

Got this 70s Huffy Beach Cruiser bike for free that was my grandad's. I need to replace the cubes which is not a big deal for me but the rear wheels is warped badly and the front is just ever so slightly. The rear wheel also has 2 bent spokes right next to each other. I've already ridden it up and down the road a few times and didn't feel anything wrong. I'm taking it to Bike City in Jackson, TN tomorrow for an estimate. What do yall think?

Everyone seems to be enjoying my posts regarding my 1965 Toro Flymo 19, so here's another update!

This was the first true mow it preformed under my ownership (I talked again with the previous owner and he was told that it hadn't run in over 30 years!) My dad mowed his lawn, most of which pictured, in about 30 minutes. This session was mostly to blow the cobs out of it so we didn't go too hard on it, though the grass hight was taller than ideal. It quit on us twice, once when overloaded and once when a piece of carbon bridged the spark plug gap.

Since then I've mowed 3 other lawns to varying degrees of performance. It absolutely hates high heat and runs awful when humidity is high. It did the worst when it felt like 107 with 80% humidity and does the best at night. I most recently mowed roughly half an acre that was OVER ONE FOOT TALL at night and it handled it like a champ. Like all old, used machines it has its pros and cons:

Pros

-Cuts the yard like a golf course

-Cuts backwards and sideways

-Leaves a smoke screen to ward off attacking neighbors

-Awesome

Cons

-Absolutely will not start without squirting has into the intake (the airbox, from the factory, is a mason jat lid with a piece of cotton)

-Bogs down and is devastatingly low on power

-Constantly needs mixture screws adjusted depending and temperature, humidity, and its willingness to be ripped from retirement to be an alien bush hog

Most of the cons can be attributed to it being a 61 year old 2 stroke. I will continue to use it and will be mindful of its limits (this is the only push mower I've ever used so Im still learning).

Specs for nerds:

2½hp 5.1cui (83.5cc) Tecumseh V51 2 stroke

Fuel mix 16:1

No priming mechanism

Gravity fed roughly 1 quart tank no shutoff valve

19 inch cut at ¼ to ½ inch tall

TLDR: Awesome flying mower put back to work and rocks at it!

Any questions feel free to ask in the comments. Sorry for the wall of text.

I got this 70s Huffy for $10 and I'm trying to spruce it up as much as possible. Someone in the past 50 years has spray painted the whole bike but I've noticed that quite a bit of it has cone off on its own, leaving the paint underneath in good enough shape. Is there a way to get tge rest of the orangeish paint off without taking off the og paint underneath?

My 1965 Toro Flymo 19 is running and mowing after an unprecedented struggle! I bought it on marketplace last Wednesday, bought it home, and disassembled it because it was full of varnish.

Disaster struck when I tried to remove the flywheel and it immediately shattered. I spent about 3 hours of torching and prying to get the center section off and then I was lacking a flywheel. I was able to find one on Ebay and it arrived this morning.

After nearly 5 hours in 97 feels like 107 heat, most of which was spent cranking, losing spark, cranking, losing spark again, again, and again, I finally heard it pop off after priming it so I primed it again and it immediately ran and tried to hover away with me!

I put the handlebars back on and started it again. After adjusting the idle screws, which were way out after my rebuild, it got up to full rpm and I filmed this. There will probably be at least one more update post, as im going to try and use it and run it a lot and hopefully it'll run better and better each time. Hopefully it'll eventually start without me having to take the air box off to prime it!

(Side note: this thing produced more smoke than a Bob Marley concert)

Not necessarily exclusive to the 70s but I mainly see it mid 70s-early 80s. Specially the multicolored striping. I'm more of a mechanic than a designer but when I see something done up in this style I have to have it! I've seen it referred to as many things but what is it actually called?

When trying to remove the flywheel from my Flymo, the outer part snapped off. I've already sourced a replacement but now need to get this off. Ive tride for nearly an hour with a puller, prybars, and a hammer to remove it with no progress. I dont wand to snap the crank what do I do?

I finally got the time to drag it from the woods and take it home. I'll be keeping it safe until I decide where to put it.

I gave in and bought the Flymo! It ended up being nearly a 6 hour round trip but it was worth it imo. It had no spark and the tank was full of varnish so I found it necessary to disassemble it. I cleaned out the tank and it looks brand new inside. The carb was filthy to a point that the throttle was jammed open, along with the diaphragm being junk and the intake gaskets being questionable at best. I ordered a carb kit which should be in later today. It has great compression, no cracks in the impeller or fiberglass, and even a new blade! Im going to town today to get a larger flywheel puller to file the points and some 2 stroke oil (this thing calls for 1/2 pint of oil per gallon or 16:1!). I will post again once I have it mowing

I have found, on my local Facebook marketplace, a Toro Flymo 19. Ive heard of hover mowers but have never seen one. The seller says that it turns over but needs a carb cleaning as they all do. They want $125. How much are they worth and what is a good offer?

To preface, I typically play rank I-IV, as I'm more interested in dogfighting with prop planes. I've only encountered this demon twice, once a few years ago and once today. I am grateful that this thing appears to be exceedingly rare, but whenever I encounter it it's practically unstoppable.

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Its a jut at 5.7 with a 37mm and three 50 cals all on the nose, creating a line of hellfire. I've fought one at 5.0 today and 4.7 in the past. Both times, almost half of my team unites to kill it. However, it can seemingly out turn and out gun every other fighter or interceptor at this BR. Why anyone thought this would be a great thing to add at 5.7 is beyond me.