Open Road LAZER (Huffy Bandit)

[Chips_Mahoy]

Picked this up at a yard sale yesterday. It's an Open Road (Montgomery Wards) LAZER. Built by Huffy and is identical, except for colors, to a Huffy Bandit. Got it from the orogonal owner who purchased it new in 1978. 100% original as far as I can tell. It needs a good cleaning but its in good shape.

Then I stopped by another yard sale and picked up these generators for $.25 each.

And lastly, I stopped by another yard sale as it was getting dark to look at a couple 60's women's Murray's. Ended up buying this for $60. Not sure if it was a deal or not to be honest with ya....

 

[Big_Daddy_Sloth]

Nice. The Park Tools repair stand is indeed worth $60, in my opinion and provided it is in good working condition.

What's up with the fenders on the Lazer and Bandit? Those things are hideous.

Speaking of the Bandit...might you be interested in it?

 

[Chips_Mahoy]

Nice. The Park Tools repair stand is indeed worth $60, in my opinion and provided it is in good working condition.

What's up with the fenders on the Lazer and Bandit? Those things are hideous.

Speaking of the Bandit...might you be interested in it?

The Park stand looks almost new. It was rarely used. I think he said he used it twice and put it away. I agree w/ you on the fenders.

Funny story about the Bandit bike.....When I was 8 years old in 1978, I can remember going to a little mom & pop hardware store with my dad all the time. They sold Huffy bikes there. I remember seeing a Bandit next to a black Mono-Shock bike. I loved the mono-shock because I was into jumping everything and didn't like the look of the Bandit because of the fenders and handlebars. I would drool over the mono-shock every time we went there and would tell my dad how much I wanted it. But it was expensinve and we weren't the most well to do family. One day in the fall, we went to the hardware again and the mono-shock was gone. I was bummed about it pretty bad (for an 8 year old). My dad would tell me that we didn't have the money for it so I should stop thinking about it. Fast forward to Christmas that year and what did I find by the tree w/ my name on it? A brand new black Huffy Mono-Shock!! But sadly, a few years later, we had a garage fire and my Huffy, my Mom's childhood JC Higgins, other bikes, all our Tonka toys and out garden tractor were destroyed.

So I'm on the hunt for a Black Huffy Mono-Shock of that year. That's the only bike that I'm really LOOKING FOR. All the other I get are just a bonus.

The yard sale that had this huffy had a nice Columbia 24" multi-speed tandem for $100 butr I didn't want to fork it up.

 

[Chips_Mahoy]

Here's a couple more do-dads I picked up at a yard sale over the weekend. Plastic toys to put on the shelf I guess. My neighbor says he has another one for me if he can find it.

And the Park Tool stand is awesome! I wish I had gotten one of these a long time ago!

 

[DPARTY82]

At first I was like....sweet bmx! Then I read your post about it being a toy....oh well. Cool bikes non the less.

 

[lopo68]

If you decide to sell with the lazer I would be interested.I also have one good bandit tire if you need one.I wish I still had my black mono shock I would hook you up.I sold it about a year ago.

 

[Chips_Mahoy]

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If you decide to sell with the lazer I would be interested.I also have one good bandit tire if you need one.I wish I still had my black mono shock I would hook you up.I sold it about a year ago.