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  • glaser 31
    Senior Member
    • Jan 2010
    • 126

    #1

    Help need with this old chopper from Xenia

    hi,
    Is there any that know this bike.It comes from Xenia where it was built in the earlys sventies.But I dont rember if it was Ohio ore Illionis.I know that the man wich built it,is gone but his son it out there.I am looking fore photos how it looked then,the wheels and fork,is something I put on.I was told it had a Pan in.
    regards michael
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  • Rubone
    Senior Member
    • Aug 2004
    • 4764

    #2
    My God that thing is ugly! The older I get the more glad I am to be farther from the '70s! Sorry Michael, just my opinion but,Yikes.
    Robbie
    Robbie Knight Amca #2736

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    • Robert Luland
      Senior Member
      • Sep 2007
      • 2075

      #3
      Ya got to admit that what ever crud they made that seat out of. It definitely stood the test of time. That thing almost looks like one of those early sixties carnival rides. Bob L
      AMCA #3149
      http://www.thegoodoldmotorcyclepartscompany.com

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      • glaser 31
        Senior Member
        • Jan 2010
        • 126

        #4
        Yes this is fore sure the most ugly harley 3 wheeler,but maby that was what I fall fore when I first saw it.I was only a kid when this was built,and I always only wanted harley ioe.But someday people would be thankfull to see this has surrived....

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        • William McClean
          Senior Member
          • Oct 2008
          • 153

          #5
          Originally posted by glaser 31 View Post
          hi,
          I was told it had a Pan in.
          regards michael
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          Six pipes for a Pan ?
          William McClean
          AMCA # 60

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          • micmac
            Senior Member
            • Feb 2009
            • 466

            #6
            Yeah but, if you ingested certain chemical compounds in the proper quantities it would make that scooter look like the Chariot of the Gods! It mighta had a 750 Honda engine in it?
            Pete Cole AMCA #14441
            1947 Indian Chief

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            • flat-happy
              Senior Member
              • May 2009
              • 543

              #7
              wow---i guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder----i like it

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              • Ross
                Senior Member
                • Feb 2007
                • 536

                #8
                Not exactly... Beauty is in the eye of the BEER holder
                Ross

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                • Barry Brown

                  #9
                  6 pipes! maybe it had a Corvair engine. Anyone remember Norm Grabowski's "6 pack" Corvair in an Indian 841 chassis ? There was a chopped Triumph around my old town that was equally acid inspired in the theme of a pirate, called Captain Satch. I'll see if i can dig up a picture, worth it for a laugh.

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                  • big jesus 151
                    Senior Member
                    • Apr 2008
                    • 173

                    #10
                    Rad Trike

                    Let me Quote Rat from Harbor Vintage, we were discussing cad rims on my original paint 35 vl--( They are so ugly they're COOL !!! ) I dig the trike! Have Fun Carl Pusherman PS Xenia Ohio is about 30 miles north of me, If I can help your quest, let me know.
                    Last edited by big jesus 151; 01-22-2010, 08:01 PM.

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                    • glaser 31
                      Senior Member
                      • Jan 2010
                      • 126

                      #11
                      great that someone else then me think its great.I know found out that I
                      bought from a man in Jamestown Ohio,sow it must have been Xenia Ohio,it has been droven.Here a photo when I bought on ebay 2004.Look at the fuel tank wich has been made into floorboards.And the 3 pipes in easch side goes into 1.

                      michael
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                      • Ohio-Rider
                        Supporting Member
                        • Jun 2005
                        • 852

                        #12
                        Yep, It looks like something built in Ohio. Imagine the babes you could have had with that thing back in the 70's. It screams "tunnel of love" to me.
                        ------------
                        Steve
                        AMCA #7300

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                        • exeric
                          Senior Member
                          • Sep 2005
                          • 5967

                          #13
                          It's not my cup of tea but you have to admit it's unique and captures the essence of mid 60's to early 70's custom mentality. As weird as this sounds, I think it's well worth preserving and shouldn't be cut it up for the few usable chunks left. As time goes forward, bikes and cars from that mercifully short period will become rare and a valuable touchstone to a very bizzare period of American culture.
                          Eric Smith
                          AMCA #886

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                          • Chris Haynes
                            Curmudgeon
                            • Jul 2002
                            • 5939

                            #14
                            Kinda remds me of the old Gary Littlejohn Cinderilla Cart.
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                            • exeric
                              Senior Member
                              • Sep 2005
                              • 5967

                              #15
                              I like your choice of pictures Chris. I have to say that I am very fortunate to have lived through that time because all of the pictures and second hand accounts of that era will never do justice to the experience of it all. America was on the edge of it's seat and it's a testament to the strength of this country that we survived. Being in southern California at that time had to be a real trip for you Chris. It's funny how a picture of that custom trike brings all of that back.
                              Eric Smith
                              AMCA #886

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