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1975 AMF Renegade

70's race bike replica

i bought this bike off of craigslist for $40. i then cleaned up the chrome and gave it a good cleaning. this bike is a blast to ride, it is so easy to pull long wheelies. i ride it to work alot so it's get's it's fair amount of use. original paint and stickers, oringinal ape hangers, original pedals (grip broke off), original rims and fenders, along with cranks, not original tires, and maybe not original seat. right now i'm going to have to take it a part to clean it because the bearings aren't working right so they scrape and stop, making it hard to ride.

update. the reason why it wouldn't ride right was that the rear bearing casing practically exploded. the bearing housing was torn to shreds.

shivadread · 2008-07-07 5:16am

Really liking this put a whitewall tyre on the front though

freedo · 2008-07-07 5:33am

i know but i went to the shop i work at and this was all he had. i'm trying to get one though. thnx for the comment.

slogun417 · 2008-07-10 10:06am

WOW very clean AMF great buy for $40.00 Love the oldies..

freedo · 2008-07-13 12:14pm

thnx. stupid thing though has so many problems with the bearrings. they squeek and they sometimes stop altogether.

Last edited by freedo (2008-07-13 1:10pm)

freedo · 2008-07-15 9:41am

it's kind of a love hate relationship. i love the bike but hate it's performance do to the bearings.

slogun417 · 2008-07-15 9:51am

Regrease the bearings. It is very easy to do that should do the trick .

freedo · 2008-07-15 10:01am

i tried but i can't get the crank loose enough to come off.

yardsaleman · 2008-07-22 3:36am

WD-40 the hell out of it nice old ride

freedo · 2008-07-26 6:28pm

tried that to

freedo · 2008-07-28 1:16pm

i took the crank off and regreased everything. it didin't fix it so i think the crank is bent becuase it is only in certain spots.

freedo · 2008-11-27 8:15am

more pics!!! http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=95232

boogiejoe · 2008-12-16 1:18pm

I had one of those in '75. Mine came with a black seat with 2 orange stripes running across the back 3/4.

Funny how it looks cool to me now. As a kid I had a hard time riding it and wanted something more suited to riding trails and jumping.

Nice bike, though.

fulfillment · 2009-01-26 1:16pm

yea.....i had a yellow one of these when i was a kid. had my dad put new bars and another bad banana seat on it that said MX on the back. yea, i was a badass! lol. wish i still had it. good score!

freedo · 2009-05-12 6:15pm

update os style

cherokeerain74u · 2009-06-14 7:29am

Hey ...I too have an AMF it's a "star fire" .Does anyone know the year of the star fire?I have pic's I want to post but I need to know the year before I can post them.If anyone could help...thanx in advance :0)
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RossTyler · 2009-06-20 10:56am

I like the way it looks now with the regular seat and Hi Bars, but it looks better with the banana seat on it. Should change it back

levismom · 2009-10-04 8:45pm

My 9 year old son just bought this bike today at a swap meet for 25.00. Its his first project bike and he is really excited. Has some rust on the sissy bar and hadles, needs new tires and cranks, chain is rusted. Should look amazing when completed.