The Sears 106 and its big brother, the 124; the 175 and 250 Allstates (Puchs), the moped and the 3-spped hand-shift scooter--the stuff of dreams in a catalogue and in real life with the Allstates.
My first bike as well. 1966 in Val-d’Or, Québec. Bought from Sears in Val-d’Or. I was sixteen years old. Since then, I owned 7 other motorcycles : Honda 200, 450 and 750 K, Goldwing 1983 + Yamaha 125 cc, Tmax 500 cc and now Honda ST 1300. Motorcycling is a way of life. Thank you for your video.
This (model) was my first and only bike. Bought a new one in 1969. Never had a problem with it. Top speed, wide open, could be 60 or so--on flat highway, but generally it was hard-pressed to go 55. I used it for about 2 years, as my main mode of transportation. Nothing but good memories about it.
First bike. Bought out of a shed in 1973 when I was 16. Three days cranking and fiddling before I had it runnings. A stupid teen I probably just kicked enough fresh fuel through it to clean the carbs. That's how I learned to ride. Around the yard, then up and down the gravel road in front of the house, then I was off and gone and riding as much in the dirt as on the road. Stripped it down, road it so hard, clueless and it ran and ran. Loved that bike and still miss it. Wish the HD FLHS I recently picked up worked as well.
I had one that I bought from a "Buddy." He put black electrical tape over the Sears name on the back of the seat, and tried to pass it off as a Harley Davidson. It used to eat nylon timing gears, and even back in the 1970s, they were hard to find. I finally DevCon-ed one back together and it never failed again. After I sold it, it suffered a carb leak that burned it to the ground.
The Sears 106 and its big brother, the 124; the 175 and 250 Allstates (Puchs), the moped and the 3-spped hand-shift scooter--the stuff of dreams in a catalogue and in real life with the Allstates.
My first bike as well. 1966 in Val-d’Or, Québec. Bought from Sears in Val-d’Or. I was sixteen years old. Since then, I owned 7 other motorcycles : Honda 200, 450 and 750 K, Goldwing 1983 + Yamaha 125 cc, Tmax 500 cc and now Honda ST 1300. Motorcycling is a way of life. Thank you for your video.
This (model) was my first and only bike. Bought a new one in 1969. Never had a problem with it. Top speed, wide open, could be 60 or so--on flat highway, but generally it was hard-pressed to go 55. I used it for about 2 years, as my main mode of transportation. Nothing but good memories about it.
First bike. Bought out of a shed in 1973 when I was 16. Three days cranking and fiddling before I had it runnings. A stupid teen I probably just kicked enough fresh fuel through it to clean the carbs. That's how I learned to ride. Around the yard, then up and down the gravel road in front of the house, then I was off and gone and riding as much in the dirt as on the road. Stripped it down, road it so hard, clueless and it ran and ran. Loved that bike and still miss it. Wish the HD FLHS I recently picked up worked as well.
Thinking gotta mix oil with gas on that one ?
Buddy of mine down the street got a new one of those when we were in high school, kept it looking like new.
Very nice! The Sears 106 was my first bike.
I had one that I bought from a "Buddy." He put black electrical tape over the Sears name on the back of the seat, and tried to pass it off as a Harley Davidson. It used to eat nylon timing gears, and even back in the 1970s, they were hard to find. I finally DevCon-ed one back together and it never failed again. After I sold it, it suffered a carb leak that burned it to the ground.
I love it.