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Old May 13, 2013 | 07:37 AM
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have a chance to pick up a mid 70's AMF 125 "sprint" ,needs some work and missing a few parts,does not run at the moment but turns over.what woyuld be a decent price to get it for...thanks for the help....
 
Old May 13, 2013 | 08:37 AM
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the Italian made bike was not very good when new , dont imagine it improved
with time
 
Old May 13, 2013 | 08:48 AM
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I wouldn't pay much for it. 40+ years old and needs parts. Nope...not me.
 
Old May 13, 2013 | 08:59 AM
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some stuff is hard to find...but if its mostly there and not trashed, maybe $300.00 realize, though, it will never be worth much money...

in other words, buy it to have fun with in and b/c it is unusual. Not something you can fix & flip for a substantial amount
 
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I've seen a few listed as running for around 1500. I guess if parts are hard to get it would be more of a headache.
 
Old May 13, 2013 | 10:32 AM
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It depends which parts are missing. Some are hard to find, some are the same as big twin parts. Had one for about 10 years...it was almost perfect condition. Not bad maintenance-wise, but it wasn't like you could leave town with it. It only did 65 mph tops. Got it for $600. played with it for 10 years, sold it for $1600. Once, I even had a retired HD factory worker accuse me of fraudulently badging it as a Harley, because "he worked there for 30 years, and they never made those".

Not running, missing parts...worth about $200 max. Not collectible enough to throw too much time or money into it.
 
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For me it wouldn't be worth the effort and money trying to find parts and all.

Like RHPAW stated,it's probably not collectible enough to spend too much time and $ into it but it is your money so do it if that's what you want.
 
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