Sears motorcycle at a local yard sale

[PowerDubs_imp]

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[mvk24_imp]

Thats things pretty cool, what are they asking

2014 CB1100, 1981 KZ440 LTD, 1993 Yamaha XJ600 Seca, 1994 Yamaha XJ600 Seca

 

[the Ferret]

Sears sold a 106 in the late 60s. Of the 4 of us that rode motorcycles to high school, one of them rode a Sears 106.

 

[PowerDubs_imp]

Thats things pretty cool, what are they asking

2014 CB1100, 1981 KZ440 LTD, 1993 Yamaha XJ600 Seca, 1994 Yamaha XJ600 Seca

I didn't ask... since it's not practical as a rider... but not pretty enough to display.

The registration sticker is '71 and the bike looks all original and unmolested. Key is in the headlight.
So Mark....I googled that brand... and this site popped up... interestingly while several of the engines look the same... the tank and seats don't...

Sears Allstate Models | Sears Allstate Riders

 

[pekingduck]

Looks like a Sears version of the Gilera 124. Decent bike of the period, had 4 and 5 speed models.
Oddly, the US importer was based in Long Beach, Ca., rather than East Coast.

 

[michael1954]

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I knew one kid that had a Sears 106 in 1969 when I was riding a Suzuki Wolf 100. The 106 could not beat my Suzuki, as we all raced each other. My 100cc bike claimed 10HP, not sure what the 106 was rated at, but we all thought it looked a bit funny compared to our bikes, which ranged from a Kawasaki 90 to a Honda 90. The slowest bike was the Honda 90, could not compete with the 2-stroke acceleration.

 

[pekingduck]

And yet, the Honda 90 not only outsold and outlasted the others, they're still very desireable today.

 

[the Ferret]

The S90 was the fastest in our high school group which also included my M50 Harley, my buddy's C-110 Honda fifty, and that Sears 106.