During last month's visit to Classic Cycles in Orange, California, Brit bike guru and shop proprietor Tony Dunn rolled out this sexy supermodel. Triumphs are popping up like Romney banners behind the Orange Curtain, and the mysterious customer who owns this red rider gets my vote for top chop this political season.
We'd like to tell you more about this stunning candidate, but its owner appears to prefer anonymity. In lieu of solid details, these photos will have to speak for today's entry on the ChopCult ticket. Please enjoy, and remember to vote November 6.
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crush1776
Question: I don't see a chain tensioner, nor do I see any scuffs on that beautiful paint, so is it not needed on this bike?
MrSchroyer
Kaveeks
Shooter469
annag53
CM
shane17
FerrumDiscipulus
vagrant318
Torch
It started out life as a 1959 Bonneville then during the 70's it was transformed into a molded swing arm framed chopper painted Union Jack red,white and blue like the Austin Powers XKE. (ugg!)
Then sometime then in the late 70's it was caught in a flood where it was under water for several days. The owner lost interest in it and let it rust away for almost 40 years,
Then he gives it to his son who brings the bike to us for a total re-do, The son sees another candy red pre unit we had in our shop at the time and flips out.
Yes, it was a total rusted piece of shit, but it still had a lot of sentimental value.
So we changed it to a 6" over rigid and rebuild everything, he wanted everything painted candy red with white seat and grips, originally he wanted white wall tires too, but I had to draw the style line in the sand and refused to do it. As for the license plate mounting this was the original fender, light and plate so it all had to stay.
At the point in the pics where Magoo photographed the bike has been road tested and is ready to go back to the owner.
Yes, the customer prefers to remain anonymous, I can tell you he is a great guy.
backwithabang
CRFyou
Wooley
I tell you what, newer machines just plain do not have the style of the older iron. Look at engines of newer bikes, blocky, hidden, water cooled, everything hidden and electronics that can fail like snapping your fingers leaving you stranded. The older engines had style with art and function and break downs can be fixed on the side of the road in most cases, newer engines just function and don't excite the senses at all.
ShovelEd
ShovelEd
Torch
Libertysam
jordanGdrummer
Ghost