Here's one you won't see everyday. A genuine Sears Screamer MX bike, I had one of these back in 1978 when I was a teenager. Put the finishing touches on the restoration last night. More detailed pictures to follow when it quits raining around here.
1978 Sears Screamer MX restored
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I remember back at my local Schwinn shop they had this frame hangin on the wall but in orange.
Thanks. Seems like the Screamer and the Evel Knievel bikes are the rarest of these AMF built BMX bikes, the Avengers are much more common.
Very nice!! 
Thanks. Well, this is what I started with. I stripped the old paint off the forks, bars and frame. I had the forks, bars, kickstand and crank powder coated satin black. I had the frame powder coated RAL 1023 yellow, matching the original color. (Pictures make the frame look more yellow than it actually is.) I soaked the cad & zinc plated parts briefly in Evaporust. Chrome polished the rims. Washed the tires then sprayed with Armor All Tire Foam. Found NOS Hunt Wilde grips, correct appearing pedals, handlebar pad and all reflectors on ebay. I had an original SCREAMER sticker from when I had my first bike like this, so I had that scanned and reproduced. The bike came with the original fork and gusset stickers. I drew the gusset, chain guard and fork stickers by hand in actual size for my decal guy to work from.
