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crgildart last won the day on June 14 2017

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  1. ^^^^I know! I haven't been that high on a bike (or anything else) in over 20 years hahahaha
  2. Ramp came this afternoon.. Oops left the helmet sitting on the porch.. No worries, I didn't catch any air at all.. Any faster and I would have been worried about the post landing shut down.. Still bottomed her out.. Number plate with FMF sticker.. Still waiting on the cat eye J60 wheel reflectors. Will put it away and only jump the regular rides from here on out..
  3. And, yes I am wearing a helmet. I make my kids wear helmets too.. It's actually a law in NC.. $10 fine for no helmet on a bike.
  4. It won't be a regular activity. Just a couple times for old time sake. This is the only vintage bike I've ever gone after and acquired, I'm more of a vintage skateboard collector. With these things, I'm more of a fan of everything being functional and ride-able to be ridden from time to time, but with greater care the nicer and more valuable the thing is. Everything in my collection that wasn't a complete virgin when I got it or that isn't signed by one of my heroes is going to get ridden some here and there. Might just be a ride down the hill around the corner and back instead of out on my mini half, but I always give them a drink of lube before and clean up the wheels before putting it back up after. I think it's better to keep them running smoothly than frozen in time. Not concerned about resale value on anything I buy. I don't sell, I enjoy and keep. If I want to get rid of something.. usually to make room for something else that caught my eye... I just GIVE it away instead of selling it. That way everyone is always really happy with the transaction and never disappointed.. As for set up, I know I could drop some iron in with the fork springs to stiffen them up, but leaving it stock. No plans to do anything big or use her as a daily ride. Gonna jump it a couple (more) times in the yard when the slightly bigger little ramp arrives then re retire her as a show piece. One thing I thought might happen when I did jump it was the ones we had would throw the chain off on landing and compressing the shocks hard it the swingarm or rear wheel wasn't perfectly straight and squared up. This thing is amazingly solid in that regard. No wobbly cranks, no shaky head bearings, No dirt motos planned, just a couple of little hops in the grass before cleaning and shining the tires up and putting it up. Now, this guy?? He beefed up his springs and probably has the resources to fix anything he wrecks... and the bike probably was already rough before the resto done..
  5. Saw on an old thread on another forum other old farts like me are actually JUMPING their vintage Moto-Bikes. Not to be prudent, I started looking for a mini launch ramp because the Fresh Park Quarter I'm using to skate is WAY bigger than I feel confident on with 2 wheels.. and don't trust the bike to withstand a full flat landing of that magnitude. Didn't find any available at local big box stores so ordered one online. In the meantime I pulled out the ramps I use to change the oil in our cars, set one up at the bottom of the driveway in a slight incline to the yard, then came barreling down the street and hit it a couple times. LOL, the front forks bottom out on the pedal downstroke when I'm a bit forward hahaha. wasn't pretty but I did do it. I'll get a kid to come capture the potential disaster on video when the little launch ramp arrives bwahahaha!
  6. OK added the reflectors I was missing, picked up an owner's manual, but only found a 76C. I would prefer a 75B but other than the cranks pretty much the same parts as 76 since I have the 76 forks (still with the sticker on them). I'm still waiting on a number plate which I will add a "75" to when I hang it on the front.
  7. Also added a round red rear fender reflector today. Wheel reflectors on the way, but not the OEM ones.
  8. I was very close to being a monkey back in the day. I was really scrawny, lightweight, and a good climber. One of my best BMX buddies had a dad who was a professional pipe fitter. We talked about building a rig and racing it at the other larger track across town but it never materialized.. Think his dad got called to go work on the Alaska Pipeline so our welding connection fell through.. Also moved on to, gasp, skateboarding about that time.. our track got suburbanized and houses now stand there. Good times were had for about a 5 year period there though. Fun to remember them best we can.
  9. I was looking for a thread on what folks consider when deciding whether or not to actually ride really vintage bikes. I get that they're built to take a beating and last but breaking or damaging a 40 year old virgin may not be worth the risk beyond "real slow in the driveway" if you know what I mean. That said, the 75 Moto-bike I just got came with pretty old but really solid tread Scramblers. But, the rear is showing a few cracks where it probably sat flat for a period of time. Filled the cracks with Shoe Goo patch and pray hahaha. I don't want to replace a legit 75ish part with a new(er) one unless absolutely necessary and the front tire is still good. But, old tires are pretty dangerous, nobody should drive a car with tires that old even if the tread was perfect. Tire could suddenly blow heading around a curve at speed So, do folks have ridable wheel sets for their older bikes which also have vintage wheels and tires for display? I'm seriously considering that option.
  10. Tires are Schwinn Scrambler BX. Rear has a couple cracks indicating it sat flat for some period of time. I filled the cracks with shoe goo and will leave as is. Not planning any century rides on this thing hahahaha.
  11. I scored what I'm calling a 75 and a half Yamaha Moto-Bike. I had a 74 wen they came out and rode it in to the ground selling the rusted, repainted pile of stripped bolts to a neighbor friend who used it in another project bike around 79. Wondered if any were still around went shopping. Came across this one which seems nice. Frame and cranks are late 75B but the forks are clearly 76. Swingarm is BLACK, looks really cook with the black bars, chain guard, and Yamaha banana also mint. Chain guard is 75, Thinking this may have been VERY LATE 75 right before they switched over to 76 one piece crank frames,, but got 76 forks? If the bike looked refinished or otherwise not so sweet I'd just assume a Frankenbike 76 and 76 rebuild from restored parts which was what I thought when I saw the photos in the listing, still wanted it and got it. Now that I see it in person it looks legit. What do you folks think?
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