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That's a classic old photo. Was that your sportster?
Naw, that's from one of the custom chopper magazines of the time.
I didn't like the pinstriping or small front wheel, but it wasn't my bike and it had some class. https://www.google.com/search?q=cust...w=1366&bih=638
Them skinny front wheels always freaked me out. Especially going over bridges with gaps in them. Was never a fan of the small wheel with a springer either. The 21" always seemed to flow much better with the chopper style back then.
It was a fun bike to ride but the maintenance hassle got to be too much. I ended up selling it cheap. Here it is beside my Night Train 7 or 8 years ago.
It was a fun bike to ride but the maintenance hassle got to be too much. I ended up selling it cheap. Here it is beside my Night Train 7 or 8 years ago.
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