1969 Sears Screamer

[highwheelerboy25]

got this at a swapmeet a few weeks ago. replaced the tires with nos paragon redline slick on the back and carlisle redline on the front, threw a shifter knob on it, recabled it and gave the chrome a good polish and rewrapped the bars and rode the poo out of it and sold it!

this is it before i bought it.


cleaned up and out on the trail!


the ad i got to go with it.

 

[old school 64]

Man..that thing is gorgeous !! Great job on cleaning it up too..Love the early muscle bikes.. 8)

 

[highwheelerboy25]

thank you!

 

[Motopecane]

That is so cool. One question though, what does the other lever do next to the shifter?

 

[aka_locojoe]

That is so cool. One question though, what does the other lever do next to the shifter?

I believe it's a parking brake.

 

[highwheelerboy25]

yes. it is a parking brake or what they called a "drag" brake. not very safe as i found out because if you're riding and want to use it to lock up the rear wheel while you're riding it only leaves you with one hand to hold the handlebars . . . . kind of a balance issue.. . . . but cool as all get out! it actually usesd the same cable as the handbrake on the handlebars and has a lead barrel crimped onto the cable that the drag brake pulls forward when you engage it.

 

[Motopecane]

That's so cool, I might have to build a bike with a hand brake now! I never knew that existed but just got an idea of how to do it.