Heald Super Bronc VT-812 craigslist find.

[Steve73]

Found me a vt812 One of my bucket list of mini bikes to add to the collection. Runs and rides great!
Does not have a kick stand tho.

 

[RobertC]

@Steve73 congratulations !

What a nice find.

It looks to be in great condition too.

 

[sparkwizard]

Wow! That really is a nice bike. It has enough juice to turn those floaters, too!
Kickstands can be really tough, but I'm sure you can do it!

 

[Steve73]

Wow! That really is a nice bike. It has enough juice to turn those floaters, too!
Kickstands can be really tough, but I'm sure you can do it!

Thank you! Kick stand is easy. Replacing those 21x12-8 tires however is tough!

 

[Steve73]

@Steve73 congratulations !

What a nice find.

It looks to be in great condition too.

I'm beyond stoked!

 

[ZR9B]

that is a cool bike...nice find.

 

[copyman]

Seems like a lot of those fat tire Bronc's stay solid, start up and can ride right away. Just my theory but reason there are a good amount of Bronc's around and usually in decent shape is American made with good ole American steel frame, reliable American made Tecumseh engine, etc etc.

 

[sparkwizard]

Plus, they were always too big for the youngsters to tear up. The old man paid a lot of money for that bike and it stayed in the garage and was cleaned right after it was ridden.

 

[Ding Ding]

That is how you want to find them for sure. Awesome score!

 

[Steve73]

That is how you want to find them for sure. Awesome score!

Thank you! I'm really looking forward to cleaning and riding this saweet bike!

 

[Steve73]

Replacement tires are limited but doable! These arrived flat and compressed. Tire shop called them the tires from hell! Front and rear are both 21x12-8's just like the original carlisles that were super cracked and dry rotted but miraculously still held air...

 

[Kyminibiker]

awesome score man, i been eye ballin those lately as well. on those shipped flat tires, i will stick a inner tube in em, pump it up till they have shape and let em sit in the sun or close to the wood stove in the winter. makes it way easier to mount for whoever you take em too, but they earned their money that day lol I bet that things gonna ride like a caddy.

 

[Steve73]

awesome score man, i been eye ballin those lately as well. on those shipped flat tires, i will stick a inner tube in em, pump it up till they have shape and let em sit in the sun or close to the wood stove in the winter. makes it way easier to mount for whoever you take em too, but they earned their money that day lol I bet that things gonna ride like a caddy.

I actually did that. When I came home later to check the inner tube had popped! Ugh.. lol

 

[Kyminibiker]

aw crap lol

 

[superflea]

I actually did that. When I came home later to check the inner tube had popped! Ugh.. lol View attachment 314919

That'll patch, albeit a very big ass patch. HeeHee!

 

[Steve73]

That'll patch, albeit a very big ass patch. HeeHee!

I literally only bought it to inflate inside and try and get the tire to reshape. Once it popped I let the tire guys play with them. Lol I tossed the tube in the trash. Being that the tires are tubeless.

 

[Steve73]

Anyone know if this is the production or serial number ? Thanks.

 

[Steve73]

These assembly instructions is the golden ticket!

 

[minibikefever]

These assembly instructions is the golden ticket! View attachment 314985

Very nice, I picked up a copy also, definitly the ticket

 

[copyman]

It almost looks like the Heathkit Hilltopper & Boonie Bike instructions. Makes sense because Heathkit was in same Heald warehouse and Hilltopper uses some of same Heald Bronc parts.