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Old 06-24-2009, 04:42 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Two become One, bike of month entry for JULY?

bike of month entry for JULY?







Year: Frame '68 engine '73 750
Model: bobber ( was Bonneville)
Eng size: 725cc original now 750cc
Pipes: 1 3/4 I.D. cut to fit bike better (custom)
Seat: old, have no idea when/where I got this from
Wheels: front all H.D. back H.D. rim laced to Triumph conical hub '73
Accessories: everything hand made or one off ideas

And the story

had a beat down '68 650cc frame and a '73 750 engine and said what the h&^% why not built a bobber with all the goodies but showing nothing but bare bones.

I remember my first bike and how fun it was to ride and how i trashed on it. Over the years you upgrade and upgrade looking for a better bike. but you waste more time washing and worry about if someone is going to steal,hit or whatever, when the perfect bike was just like the first, not perfect but it was a bike and thats what I wanted relive on this bike.bring back the joy of riding plain and simple.

-smoothed front folk tubes off '73
-H.d. front wheel, show chrome ,stainless steel spokes,powder coat hub
-H.d. rear ring, laced to Triumph hub, stainless as well
- over the counter pipes,modified to my specs
-Sparxs ignition,stator and sea of internal goodies(not telling you what)
- H.D. 2 gal tank
- pain,t ah yes, just primer nice and easy
- and yes the beer can cover(cover up the oil filter)
- I'm sure theres much much move but I'm done typing.

I hand built this bike every nut,bolt, engine rebuild,wheel lace,paint.
basically everything.

I just wanted a bike that I could ride the h@#$ out of and not worry about washing it, cleaning it, or worry about paint chips etc.

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Old 06-24-2009, 05:31 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Beautiful. Should have been a british beer can tho!
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Old 06-24-2009, 06:38 PM   #3 (permalink)
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I generally don't like to make fanboy comments, but this bike looks incredible, really tasteful and not all overdone cable TV goofy bobber, infact this might have just converted me to finding a bobber project. Nice work.
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Old 06-24-2009, 06:59 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Nice, very nice , a good balance between the Matt (cool) and polished.
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Old 06-24-2009, 09:38 PM   #5 (permalink)
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about the beer can. if someone knows of a brit beer with a can as wide as Foster's/Heineken can let me know or send me one i'll pay.
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Old 06-25-2009, 09:15 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Old 06-25-2009, 03:18 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Bad azz lookin' motorcycle!
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Old 06-25-2009, 03:19 PM   #8 (permalink)
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sweet ride! Get a can of "Spotted Dick", can't get more British than that
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Old 06-25-2009, 10:50 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Nicely done
How do you like riding with no front brake?
I have grown accustomed to it on my bobber, just gotta make sure you down shift and leave lots of room between you and the car in front.

What kind of coating/wrap is on the pipes? I like the black
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Old 06-26-2009, 11:28 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Oh yea real nice. Don't worry about the dirt etc,. ride that thang after all " A ship at harbor is certainly safe......but thats not what they were built for.

I put 7,000 miles on my '72 TR-6 last year and plan to do the same this year. I'm sure those pipes will sing at 6-7,000 rpms.

Just my $.02.

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