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Old 01-04-2011 | 04:26 PM
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what happened to all the NE ohio swapmeets.i have gone to the ohiopenn swapmeet in brookfeild oh/yankeelake almost evry year since 94 when i started driving,there was one at a mall by brookfeild oh,one at the akron fairgrounds,the miller-lite show at the canton civic theater and a small one at the canton fairgrounds till they combined,there was a tattoo and harley show at the canton fairgrounds..they are all gone,all i can find is 1 in springfeild oh.this weekend,too far and no$ now,and at the cleveland ix center in march,it looks like it is aimed more towards foregn bikes and offroad,racing.not really the kind of place i am interested in hanging out at..so what happened,did ebay kill them or are only shiney new bikes/parts acceptable now?the parts im looking for arnt going to be in any store,couldnt afford them there anyway..im looking for old forgoten parts dug out of a barn that i could clean up to get my bikes going
 
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Old 01-04-2011 | 07:34 PM
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not confirmed, but a friend who works the yankee lake truck nights told me that the swap meet slowly died because of the promoters charging too much for table space, and door fees. Beer sales was the best draw , so he says. makes sense, wasn't it $20 to get in last time?
 
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Old 01-04-2011 | 11:44 PM
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I hear you j1mmy, used to like going to those myself. Biggest thing now is at Mid-Ohio during the the vintage motorcycle weekend. If you need old, nos HD parts Bears in Ravenna has a lot of used stuff. He's always buying and selling. Check out his website if you've never been there. Cool place to check out, bought some stuff for my '77 Ironhead. Real nice guy that knows his ****.
 
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Old 01-05-2011 | 12:13 AM
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I hear you j1mmy, used to like going to those myself. Biggest thing now is at Mid-Ohio during the the vintage motorcycle weekend. If you need old, nos HD parts Bears in Ravenna has a lot of used stuff. He's always buying and selling. Check out his website if you've never been there. Cool place to check out, bought some stuff for my '77 Ironhead. Real nice guy that knows his ****.
i have been to bears,that 41 knucklehead on the wall used to belong to my first girlfriends dad..man i miss her..he said he paid 50k for it,exgfs sister told me he traded for a company that turned out to be worthless,he offered me a 80's caprice stationwagon for my 90%restored 72flh..it needs the rockerboxes replaced/rechromed and the rear fender painted to be complete..while i was there he offered to paint my 01 electraglide w/no pak 1 color for $3200 if i completely stripped the parts first,it would take 3 months to complete,and i would have to let the parts sit indoors for 6 months to cure before putting on..
 
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Used to really enjoy the yankee lake swap meet and all the others that were around, here in N.W. Pa. I can't seem to find any either, if you hear of any let me know I'll ride over and check them out with ya.
 

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Old 01-05-2011 | 12:51 PM
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Well I can tell you what happened to ALL the swap meets all over the country, Egay!
If I had a dollar for everytime I heard "These go for $$$$ on Ebay" I could buy Harley MoCo outright. I have been going to swap meets since I was a kid and after Ebay started you can find sh_t and when you do they want top dollar. Now it's all Taiwan tools and sham-wow's. I dont even bother anymore.
 
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Old 01-05-2011 | 11:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Grummpy Bear
Used to really enjoy the yankee lake swap meet and all the others that were around, here in N.W. Pa. I can't seem to find any either, if you hear of any let me know I'll ride over and check them out with ya.
there is a swap meet i believe this Sunday 1/9/11 in Springfield oh, and a big meet at the Cleveland ix center 3/13/11..i will probably be going to the ix center..only thing it is for everything cycle related.. amer,jap,street, dirt..expecting it to be the wrong crowd but??
 
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I heard about the one at the IX center, probably not my cup of tea, where's that one at in springfield ? any way to look it up on the net.
 
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Old 01-06-2011 | 02:34 AM
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I heard about the one at the IX center, probably not my cup of tea, where's that one at in springfield ? any way to look it up on the net.
i just typed in ohio harley swapmeet in google,think there were a few in columbus this spring
 
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Old 01-06-2011 | 08:13 AM
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Walnecks is still around, and there's one this weekend down here
 


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