which year AMF's would be the ones to avoid? I've been looking at some
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As long as the scoot has been rebuilt by a reliably knowledgable wrench or owner, any AMF bike is just as trustworthy as any that came before or after it. The issues with AMF were with Quality and Quota.
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Gover HD......... I bought a T-shirt and an overpriced can coolie from them while at the World 100 at Eldora this year. Wouldn't have needed the coolie if I hadn't (in my extremely intoxicated condition) lost the free one I had. 
Didn't realize I was so near your neck of the woods Shu.
Didn't realize I was so near your neck of the woods Shu.
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1. Cast iron jugs sadwiched by alloy cases and heads causing leaks due to differences in expansion rates.
2. Lousy valvetrain geometry, improved in the Evo and fixed in the Twinkie
3. Historic gasket technology
4. Chain oilers that when they worked properly soaked the rear of the bike with oil
5. Substandard charging systems that could "maybe" charge the headlight and tail light, and nothing more
6. Weak brakes
7. Internal tolerences that are overy generous
Damn, I sound like a Shovel basher....totally not my point. I LOVE Shovels. My basement is full of Shovel parts as is my Evo. They are awsome bikes, but they simply need attention. They usually need top ends at 20 or 30K. Could you imagine the crybaby whiners that would come out of the woodwork if a twinkie needed a top end at 20 or 30K!!! It would be anarchy!!!
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Damn, I sound like a Shovel basher QUOTE]
I hope you come to the spring mountain getaway.. We are going to hose your ***!!!
Damn I think you done went a done a swippy swap on us...
LOL......
Where is Elizabeth she needs to open a can of wooop ***.... ...
Damn, I sound like a Shovel basher QUOTE]
I hope you come to the spring mountain getaway.. We are going to hose your ***!!!
Damn I think you done went a done a swippy swap on us...
LOL......
Where is Elizabeth she needs to open a can of wooop ***.... ...
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