A Real Gem.......
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Joined: Dec 2014
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From: USA
Newer style floor boards, after market points cover, wrong speedometer (only 90% sure about that one), missing right side passenger peg, tires (that bike I would find the right tires, hard or not), and some weird gizmo in front of the transmission cover/rear pipe on the right side. Maybe John knows what it is. But that was really it, like I said an afternoon worth of work if you spent the time to find the parts first. The owner believed the bike only had 600 miles on it, I think his later speedometer only had 600 miles on it!! The bike was super clean, but had been ridden a few miles more then 600 since 1971. But it really was a nice bike.
Just be picking for educational purposes.
PS I am going to reluctantly disagree with John about the AMF sticker. My research tells me that in 1971 the stickers were distributed to the dealerships, the dealership made the decision to apply it to the tank. 1972 they came from the factory with the sticker. This is my story.
Just be picking for educational purposes.
PS I am going to reluctantly disagree with John about the AMF sticker. My research tells me that in 1971 the stickers were distributed to the dealerships, the dealership made the decision to apply it to the tank. 1972 they came from the factory with the sticker. This is my story.
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From: Poolville
No I know it's cool, I understand. Actually I wish I had some of the knowledge that you guys had but I still enjoy looking...
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From: Vermont
WOW. Thats nice....should be simple for a judge ....you dont know or dont have concrete evidence.....done no points takin. Move on too,what you do know....thats what pisses me off judging.
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From: la la land jerzey
they took points off for a faded marble look on the starter button - the vinyl on the seat was from the wrong period of history it was too new in years as in the fabric - the speedo it has a perfect OEM original face number plate but the pointer was changed and the mech was restored -- it scored 98.7 and it has 60,000 miles
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From: Cental, MI
Tho I'm not likely to own anything that would score very well... If it was perfect, I would drop it in the yard on the way in!!!!!
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Joined: Jan 2013
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From: Vermont
they took points off for a faded marble look on the starter button - the vinyl on the seat was from the wrong period of history it was too new in years as in the fabric - the speedo it has a perfect OEM original face number plate but the pointer was changed and the mech was restored -- it scored 98.7 and it has 60,000 miles
