My J-arm frame used to do that. You think your gonna die for a few seconds. The reason is that your steering stem stop (on the frame) is either worn out or bent you can either beat it back into place or have someone weld it up so that your wheel won
I still use the penny wrapped in a shop towel while torqueing the clutch springs, keeps the clutch from rotating annoyingly. Does that make you feel better?
Sounds like the solution to your problem is either a big gun and lots of bullets or send him a diseased hooker! I think we get the idea but how can he sell your 450???? That was such a sweet 450.
Chicago is pretty expensive in the city, in the suburbs when I was living there it was like $1.50 then you'd head into the city and it would be $1.90, it was only about 10 miles.