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Nice looking bar hopper. Nice to see he is still running the manual advance timer, the Linkert carb and using the jockey shift keeps the handlebars uncluttered. I would bet there are less than a dozen wires for the whole bike. Love that front spool hub and a drum back brake. My first chop was a Sporty with a spool hub and drum brake. Got a fix it ticket by the CHP. Back then (early 70s) a company called Hallcraft was making a mini-hub that fit the definition of a "front brake" (think it had maybe a 4 inch diameter). Woudn't stop for $hit but I was able to get the equipment violation signed off because technically I had a front brake.
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