Heathkit Boonie Bike Large Spring for 2 Speed Transmission Available

[Capster]

I restored a Heathkit Boonie Bike (1969) to original condition and had a colleague of mine, who owns a spring company, make the large spring for the 2 speed transmission. Is anybody interested in purchasing the large spring?

 

[copyman]

I bought one for a Boonie bike and it works great.

Wish the Boonie had suspension, it has to be the roughest rides I've ever experienced! Now I know why truckers had bad kidneys back in the day when trucks had bad suspension. I've only rode bikes with shocks and this bike only has a small single spring in center of forks which does nothing!

 

[Capster]

Very nice Boonie. Where did you get your grips/

 

[copyman]

Very nice Boonie. Where did you get your grips/

The grips were on the bike when I got it. They look to be the same as on my original Hilltopper. Few years back I tried to find a set and couldn't find new or used.

 

[moose33n]

I bought one for a Boonie bike and it works great.

Wish the Boonie had suspension, it has to be the roughest rides I've ever experienced! Now I know why truckers had bad kidneys back in the day when trucks had bad suspension. I've only rode bikes with shocks and this bike only has a small single spring in center of forks which does nothing!

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i hear you there, i dropped my tire pressure to 2 lbs in the back and 5 in the front, way better but kinda squirley on the hard ball