Any experiences you care to relate?

A co-worker is thinking of letting go of his 1983 and I was considering learning to ride on it.

Anything in particular that I should look for/avoid? Know anywhere I can find how much it's worth?

TIA!

Andy

 

Not too much help but I've ridden with a guy that has one. He describes it as a workhorse. He's been able to keep it going and he's not mechanically gifted.

 

try http://www.kbb.com to get a rough estimate of what you should pay for it... also check http://www.cycletrader.com to see what others are asking for it.

 

i owened one about 5 years ago, it was a decent bike, but it had a problem with leaking oil. Some how the oil leaked onto the chain which then always messed up my cloths i was wearing. I took it to repair shop and they tried replacing a few gaskets but it never fixed the problem, so i sold it.