1976 Sears MX-850 
#1 2007-09-04 7:17am
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1976 Sears MX-850
1976 Sears MX-850
This bike, 99% of it anyways is a Sears MX-850 from '76. It has been a labor of love and finding parts for these types of bikes in good condition are next to impossible, it took 3 years! It still rides like it did back in the 70s, the front and back suspension are still tight. It gets alot of looks from guys my age and kids actually. The last pic is what the bike looked like when i received it, Enjoy! 
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#2 2007-09-04 10:01am
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Re: 1976 Sears MX-850
Thats sweet!
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#3 2007-10-11 8:12am
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Re: 1976 Sears MX-850
Thanks man!
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#4 2007-10-20 7:25am
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Re: 1976 Sears MX-850
that one sweet ride
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#5 2007-10-20 7:41am
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Re: 1976 Sears MX-850
that thing is cool 
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#6 2007-11-17 5:06pm
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Re: 1976 Sears MX-850
that's awesome
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#7 2007-11-17 7:59pm
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Re: 1976 Sears MX-850
I remember those!i must be remembering seeing those in the store,cuz I can't recall any friends with one.I had a simular bike that I got new in '74.It was yellow and was bought at Western Auto,but I can't recall the name of it.Any one know?
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#8 2008-02-09 12:58pm
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Re: 1976 Sears MX-850
Anyone know how to fix the front suspension on these kind of bikes? Mine have lost their spring and I heard that it is possible to add fork fluid, is this possible?
UPDATE: No need anymore, I found a mint set:D
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#9 2008-03-16 6:10am
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Re: 1976 Sears MX-850
MAANNNNNN! I used to have one of these as a kid.......I'm speechless. THANX for the memory!
(• Y •) ‹^› ‹(•¿•)› ‹^› Yah!
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#10 2008-08-13 2:39pm
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Re: 1976 Sears MX-850
Thats cool
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#11 2008-09-02 10:20pm
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Re: 1976 Sears MX-850
WoW!
Killer bike man!!!!!!!!!
Great job brother!
Glad to see that you are still keeping it old school.
Take care,
Wayne.
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#12 2008-09-06 8:19pm
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Re: 1976 Sears MX-850
thats alot like my first bike I have a picture of mine if i could just figure out how to post it . mine was green with a number 3 and the tank was somewhat square said mx on it . I was the envy of my neighborhood . the picture is dated july 1977
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#13 2008-09-06 9:13pm
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Re: 1976 Sears MX-850
awesome bike , i love these older bikes with springs
when will the world end? when chuck norris gets bored with us
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#14 2008-10-02 9:10pm
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i have the snap # plate if you are still looking for one pd@skullskates.com
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#15 2008-10-04 8:11am
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Re: 1976 Sears MX-850
Flowdart.....You Have Mail!
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#16 2008-11-18 4:35pm
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Re: 1976 Sears MX-850
man nothin like the classic nice 
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#17 2008-11-18 4:54pm
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Re: 1976 Sears MX-850
Man, we used to make fun of kids riding those... now I'd kill for one, LOL.
Killer bike!!!
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#18 2009-05-02 5:16pm
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Re: 1976 Sears MX-850
My buddy is looking for front suspension like the ones in this pic, if you have an xtra set you are willing to part with, shoot me am e-mail please. Just want to thank all you for the kind words on my bike, looking forward to the warmer weather so I can take it out for a spin
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#19 2009-12-14 5:08pm
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Awesome Ride,
I had this exact Bike in the Seventies here in Canada. My father made me save double the money (Purchase Price $120) from my paper route ..." I think he thought I would never do it" ... Next thing he knew I had saved double and I gave him the cash in a white envelope along with a cut out from the Sears catalogue ... "He work right down the street from the Sears store and he picked it up for me on a Friday afternoon. I still remember my first ride down the street and I rode that bike with Pride! Thanks for the Memories!!!
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#20 2010-02-15 5:01pm
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Re: 1976 Sears MX-850
We had those in the late 70s getting ramped air with those MXs was kinda scary, you never landed the same way twice.
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Photos of my 80s Bmxing; http://miamivice.pinkbike.com/
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#21 2010-07-03 6:35pm
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Re: 1976 Sears MX-850
Thats gottsta be the nicest one I have ever seen!! if mine were that nice, I would keep it, would it be possible to get a pic of it with the tank and frame # plate off?
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#22 2010-07-08 1:21pm
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Re: 1976 Sears MX-850
Thanks! Here is the pic you asked for. What does your bike look like? Send me a pic as I love these bikes in any condition 
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#23 2010-07-08 4:01pm
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i miss the metallic sound of the coil-shocks hittin' when coming back to earth.
Looking for 85-86 Rl 20 II frame in rider condition. Elina flyte tech eat in white used rider condition.
Photos of my 80s Bmxing; http://miamivice.pinkbike.com/
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#24 2010-07-10 6:58am
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Sweet sound heard by many kids in the 70s for sure. I was lucky to have owned one and by the time I was finished with it the shocks were worn and tired : ) It was nice going to school and seeing alot of kids locking them up in the bike racks all different makes and models of this type of bicycle. I was such a big fan of this type of bicycle and can remember quite accuratly looking at the new ones in the bike racks all the time and just admiring everything about this bicycle.............very found memories indeed.
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#25 2010-09-03 6:31am
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Re: 1976 Sears MX-850
dibs!
Such is Life
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