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1967 Harley Davidson Sprint

Check this thing out!!





Just picked it up last night.
Parked since 1981 with 6888 miles.
GF made him park it when they got married, and sell it when they had kids!!

I dont know much about them, but it appears pretty original and all (most) there.

Time to find a Sprint BBS and figure out what to do.

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Just picked it up last night.
Parked since 1981 with 6888 miles.
GF made him park it when they got married, and sell it when they had kids!!
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That's very cool....it took 'em 31 years to have kids ?
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I wanted one of those in high school; haven't heard them mentioned in years. Congratulations!
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That's very cool....it took 'em 31 years to have kids ?
Nope, it took 31 years of nagging before he gave in!!
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Nope, it took 31 years of nagging before he gave in!!
She's having kids at 60?
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Engine looks like a Duc, less a cylinder.
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Cool. Built under contract for Hardly-Davidson by Aermacchi in the factory there by the shore of Lake Garda, if memory serves - the same factory that built Cagivas for years. That is one very cool addition to your stable and looks to be in reasonable shape. Lucky you!

You might want to check this link -

Restorations - AERMACCHI-WORLD
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Engine looks like a Duc, less a cylinder.
UR right Joe, made in Italy....

It rode a buddies Sprint in the woods in 1967. I about killed myself due to the the brake being on the left (wrong) side.......Every time I went for the brake, I upshifted. Beware......
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Time capsule... and good luck getting spare parts for that puppy!
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actually ran some in the baja 1000 with harley davidson logo on them. rare as hens teeth in decent condition.
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Thanks for the link 5string. Google searching is not being too helpful!

A little research shows a Sprint won 4 Isle of Man races back in the day and several 250 and 350cc championships. Cool stuff.
Who wudda thunk a little bit of hp in a light weight platform could do so well?

I only paid a couple hundred bucks, so if I cant find parts and get her running, she will become decoration!
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if alz-meimers hasnt kicked my azz...................


the hardly davidson marketing name given was:



survey says?





.................................................. ............."RAPIDO"


thats yer new fraternity name: "RAPIDO!"


secret handshake maybe next week.



and if mammary serves............................AMF CORP. owned them but i may bee sqrewed on that statement. check me there. IMHO i could be WRONG!
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One of the guys at my high school rode one of those...

Very cool bike!
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Wow, blast from the past! I had a 350 HD Sprint (my baby sporster) back in 74/75, and loved it. Not fast off the line, but a wonderful, steady climb to the top! It was a great bike.
Thanks for posting!
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I have a 1973 AMF Harley Davidson (Aermacchi) 350 in my shop right now. It belongs to an airplane customers friend. He brought it in with no spark after acquiring from his father who had bought it new then at some point parked it after only putting about 2000 miles on it. I put a new condensor in it, cleaned the points, put a new spark plug in it, and cleaned the tank/carb. I also tore the switches apart and cleaned them up. Runs great and he is picking it up tonight.

I cleaned it up a little, but he did not want to pay me for anything more than getting it running. (I would love to detail this thing out, but he does not want to pay for nor would he appreciate my level of detail )

Here is a link to wiring diagrams I found on-line. http://www.sunnymeadcycles.com/files/H-D_Aermacchi_wiring.pdf



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if alz-meimers hasnt kicked my azz...................


the hardly davidson marketing name given was:



survey says?





.................................................. ............."RAPIDO"


thats yer new fraternity name: "RAPIDO!"


secret handshake maybe next week.



and if mammary serves............................AMF CORP. owned them but i may bee sqrewed on that statement. check me there. IMHO i could be WRONG!
O-U, it must have kicked yer ass.

The Rapido was a 125cc 2 stroke, combo street/offroad bike. Offroad since it had two rear sprockets, the normal one, and a larger inner one that could be moved out to cover the normal one. It came with an extra section of chain to add in to accomodate the larger sprocket. It also had a high pipe. I had a 71 back in the early 70's. They were also built by Aermacchi.
It looked like this, except in red.




The engine electrics were a bit dodgy, and I remember pushing it home a lot.
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Thanks for the links Tim.
One family bike with 2k miles? Wow! She looks pretty clean.
Your approach to getting her running sounds similar to what I am thinking, but I may also add brakes and tires. 45 year old tires scare me a little bit!!

How can I support the bike to take the wheels off? Milk crate under the engine case?
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.................................................. ............."RAPIDO"

and if mammary serves............................AMF CORP. owned them but i may bee sqrewed on that statement. check me there. IMHO i could be WRONG!
Yes, The Rapido was the two-stroke version that came after the 4 stroke Sprint was dropped in 1969. AMF owned HD from 1969 to 1981:

In 1960, Harley-Davidson consolidated the Model 165 and Hummer lines into the Super-10, introduced the Topper scooter, and bought fifty percent of Aeronautica Macchi's motorcycle division.Importation of Aermacchi's 250 cc horizontal single began the following year. The bike bore Harley-Davidson badges and was marketed as the Harley-Davidson Sprint.The engine of the Sprint was increased to 350 cc in 1969 and would remain that size until 1974, when the four-stroke Sprint was discontinued.

Harley-Davidson replaced their American-made lightweight two-stroke motorcycles with the Aermacchi-built two-stroke powered M-65, M-65S, and Rapido. The M-65 had a semi-step-through frame and tank. The M-65S was a M-65 with a larger tank that eliminated the step-through feature. The Rapido was a larger bike with a 125 cc engine. The Aermacchi-built Harley-Davidsons became entirely two-stroke powered when the 250 cc two-stroke SS-250 replaced the four-stroke 350 cc Sprint in 1974.

Harley-Davidson purchased full control of Aermacchi's motorcycle production in 1974 and continued making two-stroke motorcycles there until 1978, when they sold the facility to Cagiva.
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So i finally sourced some missing carb pieces and tried to fire her up.
Kick starter is VERY difficult to move.
Pulled the plug and sprayed oil in cylinder.
Still VERY difficult to move.
She had obviously fallen on that side at least twice.
Could something be jammed?
What should I do? Take off cover and see what's inside?
Sorry if stupid question, but I have never worked on bikes before.
Tried a sprint forum and nothing but crickets!
I know there are some good MC wrenches here.

Also, while looking for a parts bike, I found one in better condition than what I had.
This one even runs.
Twins!!


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