Harley MX

[firko]

If you've fallen in love with Johnny O's lovely Harley Davidson MX 250 and feel the need to own a similar one, this bike looks to be a pretty good example. The seller's a noted collector and wheeler dealer and his stuff is usually pristine. It's not cheap but try and find a dunger and than restore it to this standard and you'll quickly learn that 6.5k is a pretty good deal. I still shudder with regret at not following through on buying one for $1300 in 1999



http://www.vintagemx.us/cgi-bin/largephoto.cgi?C=yaFCAWwGHEdXwCko&w=4
1978 HD 250 MX
This bike is unrestored all that i did was clean it, replace the air filter and air boot between the carb and air box. The bike was a trail bike for the original owner, he did replace the rear shocks Curnutts these are the only non-original items on the bike. The bike has good compression and spark, looks almost new. Asking $6500.00 Just trying to get my money back.
     David Tellez
Thousand Oaks, CA
Phone: 661-904-5093 | Email
Registered Since 10

[Slakewell]

I think it's you Firko

[firko]

I think it's you Firko]

Nah Mick, I'm way past wanting that type of bike. As sweet and interesting as it is I'd rather make my own these days.
It's a hobby thing.

[Canam370]

I saw this one on Marks.........I really, really, really would like this one   :'(

[shortshifter]

Nice one.Is this a rebadged model from someone else or did HD design and build their own twinshock 2 stroke?

[Marc.com]

Nice one.Is this a rebadged model from someone else or did HD design and build their own twinshock 2 stroke?

At one point Harley owned 50% stake in Aermacchi which produced very successful 2 stroke and 4 stroke motorcycles. Harley had a range of trail bikes from 125-350cc.

Plus produced full on 250 MXer for a couple of years. Cool part of the first 250MX is they used reversed forks on the back as shocks, but the idea never caught on.

Harley also held the world road racing title 1974 / 75 / 76 with rebadged Aemacchi RR250 and beat the 250 TZ with water cooled 250 road racer.

[Marc.com]

350SS is also quite sort after now.... a lot were wrecked for their engine which fits in 350 classic bike racing classes.

[firko]

350SS is also quite sort after now.... a lot were wrecked for their engine which fits in 350 classic bike racing classes.

Yeah Marc they're getting a bit thin on the ground but here's a cheapo for someone looking for something  a bit different.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160602277710#ht_548wt_976

[Marc.com]

Looks like good classic racer fodder Firko..... bit like the Ducati singles, they get swallowed up into the road racer world. The Sprint motor is a little different from memory with cases adapted for electric start.

[firko]

There's a fair bit of difference between the humble old Aermacchi trail bike and that GP bike you've posted Marc. The SS is a humble wet clutch 5 speed pushrod motor while the road racer is a whiz-bang D.O.H.C. 6 speed, dry clutch with very little in common other than it being a horizontal single. Having said that, the pushrod engine does indeed make a good clubman level road racer though.

[crash n bern]

That Harley is in nice condition, I can just see it sitting in the corner of my shed with the tyres going flat and a nice covering of dust and patina. 

A mate of mine has been buying original low mileage Shovelhead Electra glides out of the States for not much more money.

[GD66]

There's a fair bit of difference between the humble old Aermacchi trail bike and that GP bike you've posted Marc. The SS is a humble wet clutch 5 speed pushrod motor while the road racer is a whiz-bang D.O.H.C. 6 speed, dry clutch with very little in common other than it being a horizontal single.

The Ala d'Oro roadracers are pushrod, not dohc.

[Marc.com]

There's a fair bit of difference between the humble old Aermacchi trail bike and that GP bike you've posted Marc.

Major difference in the engine casings is the casting for the electric start. Ala d Oro is a bit pricey but a few replicas exist using the Sprint engine.

[firko]

The Ala d'Oro roadracers are pushrod, not dohc

Major difference in the engine casings is the casting for the electric start. Ala d Oro is a bit pricey but a few replicas exist using the Sprint engine.

Doh!! Wrong again....serves me right for trusting my old bloke memory. I do remember takling to a bloke at Eastern Ck and asking him if his Aermacchi 350 started life as an SS or SX and him telling me that they were very different engines. I should have checked. They're good bikes though....they sound amazing.

Forum member Jonathon Houston of Aspes and Ducati (Team Wog) fame races a Motobi which is very similat to the Aermacchi.

[ji107]

The Aermacchi 350 P3 roadracer number 107 is mine and was built from a 350sx motor (much modified, shorter stroke, bigger bore, c/r gearbox, big valves, race cam, cr clutch, race ign) all in a modified 62ss frame.
The factory race bikes were different in the castings but you would have to be very fanatical to pick the differences.
Strange where these photos turn up??
JI