1975 Huffy Mono-Shock 
#1 2009-06-08 11:03am
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1975 Huffy Mono-Shock
1975 Huffy Mono-Shock
Note: These were not made in 73. Is that the entire serial number?
Huffy Monoshock 6073# serial
1975-ish Huffy Monoshock. If anyone knows different or can confirm, please do.
When we got it, it was caked with greasy mud. Someone had kept it good and oiled up. The grease helped preserve it, one heck of a cleaning though.
It is all original, the only things that aren't OG on it are the handlebars and the tires. The tires that were on it were worn down to the inside, someone got a lot of use out of it, and kept it good an oiled all the time. The bars on it weren't original, so we stuck this pair on.
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#2 2009-06-08 1:26pm
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Re: 1975 Huffy Mono-Shock
Free your mind and your ass will follow!
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#3 2009-06-08 11:00pm
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Re: 1975 Huffy Mono-Shock
Thanks Mods for helping with the year
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#4 2010-04-28 5:10pm
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Re: 1975 Huffy Mono-Shock
This bike looks in pretty good shape and pretty much original. Just missing the brkt for the front reflector and missing the rear regflector and grips. If the handle bar has a bar across the center (can't see it in the photo) it may be the original type handlebar. The seat looks original also, most people replaced it with a sadle type.
The MonoShock was Designed and developed in 1974-1975, released in 1975.
I have one of the first ones off the line (Black Metalflake) since I was one of the two guys who developed it.
It was produced at the Azusa Plant before it shut down. We also built a bmx test track for testing it. I hired 14 boys to come in after school and race the bikes and give us their input. The only problem they incountered was bending the crank, so we had to harden them.
The Azusa wharehouse in now the Costco Store, the Engineering Office was across the street.
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#5 2011-08-11 12:21pm
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Re: 1975 Huffy Mono-Shock
kentjl wrote:
This bike looks in pretty good shape and pretty much original. Just missing the brkt for the front reflector and missing the rear regflector and grips. If the handle bar has a bar across the center (can't see it in the photo) it may be the original type handlebar. The seat looks original also, most people replaced it with a sadle type.
The MonoShock was Designed and developed in 1974-1975, released in 1975.
I have one of the first ones off the line (Black Metalflake) since I was one of the two guys who developed it.
It was produced at the Azusa Plant before it shut down. We also built a bmx test track for testing it. I hired 14 boys to come in after school and race the bikes and give us their input. The only problem they incountered was bending the crank, so we had to harden them.
The Azusa wharehouse in now the Costco Store, the Engineering Office was across the street.
Interesting. Do you remember the names of any of the test riders?
Any more info to share....? We're always interested in the minutiae of the early bikes.
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#6 2011-12-17 8:34am
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Re: 1975 Huffy Mono-Shock
pretty cool looking bike.now i know where auburn got the idea for there top tube design 
great history on it too.. 
future build needs: blue anno tuf neck 39t or pro neck chainring...nice polished or blue anno 3pce cranks 175mm..
the build: 12/85 elf pro 24
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#7 2012-10-21 9:32am
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Re: 1975 Huffy Mono-Shock
Where are the serial numbers on these bikes??
If it was painted and considered or called "Freestyle" I want it.
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#8 2013-01-07 3:53pm
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Re: 1975 Huffy Mono-Shock
Very cool bike, I always liked the momo-shock Huffys....Great background history as well, very interesting!
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#9 2013-05-15 2:50pm
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Re: 1975 Huffy Mono-Shock
This is one of my favourite bikes, a true oddball. hopefully one day I will own one.
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