Just Got A 1974 AMF Harley X-90.......

[jrhd1]

First of all, this is my first post on the board and want to say hi to everyone.

I came across this bike the other day and just had to have it. It was the first one I ever seen and never new AMF Harley even made such a beast. Being a Harley nut, I just could not live with out it. Also, it was made the same year I was born.

I bought it from the original owner with 1631 miles on it. And got the title with it as well.

What do you think it is worth?

Would I be better off restoring it or keeping it like it is?

 

[minibikedude]

It looks good they way it is, There only original once, And thats a good original surviver bike, X-90 rider on here can answer a lot of question about it if you have any.Since you only have one post I will not do a appraisal.We do not do that here anymore. But it a very nice find.

 

[jrhd1]

It looks good they way it is, There only original once, And thats a good original surviver bike, X-90 rider on here can answer a lot of question about it if you have any.Since you only have one post I will not do a appraisal.We do not do that here anymore. But it a very nice find.

Thanks for the info, nice to know there are other Buckeye's on here. I live in Cincinnati.:smile:

I pretty much know nothing about these bikes and just trying to find out if it is better to leave one in it's original form. Or restore it to like new condition. I am pretty anal about my bikes. Not sure if you guys are into Harley's, but i will show a picture of my "Daily Rider".

If anyone has information on where I can find out about the value of the x 90 and Restoration information, please let me know.

 

[minibikedude]

There very nice bikes, Look at X-90 riders bikes( He is a member on here) he's won awards for his retored X-90s, I would give it a good cleaning and polish the chrome first. I depends on how much you want to do to it, It looks like you have a very clean one to start with. You find a lot of guys from Ohio and Michigan on here. Its almost that time of year for the Michigan, Ohio state game. Go bucks!

 

[Hent]

Nice find. Looks pretty clean.

And I'd agree that X-90 Rider will chime in with some useful info for you.

 

[x-90 rider]

Would I be better off restoring it or keeping it like it is?

It would depend on what you plan on doing with the bike. Are you planning on riding it? Do you want a show bike?

Does the bike run now?

Since you are in Cincinnati, you have the Aermacchi experts near you. Ohio Motorcycle Dealer - Jim’s Harley-Davidson
Take a ride up to their shop and go through their museum. :thumbsup:

 

[jrhd1]

It would depend on what you plan on doing with the bike. Are you planning on riding it? Do you want a show bike?

Does the bike run now?

Since you are in Cincinnati, you have the Aermacchi experts near you. Ohio Motorcycle Dealer - Jim’s Harley-Davidson
Take a ride up to their shop and go through their museum. :thumbsup:

I have not had time to try yet, been working 12 hour days. The bike has not been started in 6 years though. I plan on changing the fluids and cleaning out the tank before I even try.

Please let me know what you would do before starting it..Or should I say, try starting it....:hammer:

 

[Ted1200]

Wow! That is really clean and complete!
First start after more than six months:
change oil
remove/clean carburetor (completely dismantle/dunk/spray/blast w compressed air)
clean and gap spark plug (connect to spark plug wire and let it rest on top of the engine)
lube cylinder with a little engine oil (Tblsp)
rotate crank slowly a few times
make sure kill switch works (watch spark plug)

Setting the carb is pretty easy.
>Remove the air/fuel mixture screw cautiously<
This screw may have a small spring/washer/o-ring on the end of it. Count the "turns in" until the air fuel mixture screw seats lightly. If you don't know which one is the air fuel mixture screw, I could tell you if you send me some pictures. After cleaning screw in until lightly seated, unscrew the same amount of turns.
To set the idle speed after cleaning:
Look through the carburetor throat, you want a very small amount of light coming through at the base of the slide. (approximately 1/8th inch wide)
manually lift the slide
THEN adjust the idle screw
You're better off with too little rather that a high rev for the first start.
On bikes that old, adjusting the float until it is flat with the carb body is usually all you need.
If you need more help, I'll answer questions.

Good luck and GOD bless

 

[Ted1200]

Oh yah!
Take it easy on it for the first tank full.
Mixture should be 32/1 actual oil not synthetic.

 

[kbuls]

I just pulled the old 74 x90 out of the garage it was giving me some carb problems so i parked it and it has been sittin for a couple years in my garage i recently found online man named jim from ohio turned his x90 into a bopper i would love to make mine like this or similar but cant find a link to the site no contact info need repair manuals how to builds etc.. any help??

 

[x-90 rider]

I just pulled the old 74 x90 out of the garage it was giving me some carb problems so i parked it and it has been sittin for a couple years in my garage i recently found online man named jim from ohio turned his x90 into a bopper i would love to make mine like this or similar but cant find a link to the site no contact info need repair manuals how to builds etc.. any help??

Here ya go. :thumbsup: http://www.oldminibikes.com/forum/project-logs/1989-x-90-bobber-build.html
If you have any questions just post up.

 

[Winston Wolf]

I just pulled the old 74 x90 out of the garage it was giving me some carb problems so i parked it and it has been sittin for a couple years in my garage i recently found online man named jim from ohio turned his x90 into a bopper i would love to make mine like this or similar but cant find a link to the site no contact info need repair manuals how to builds etc.. any help??

http://www.3cyl.com/hd/hdmanual.pdf

There is the service manual.