Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Big Twin update
Not much to report but the engines have been removed and chassis is waiting to be repaired from the disasterous attempt to put a blower in to it. You can see a good view of the chassis and the C4 automatic. I'm still stunned at how well the Molly paint is holding up 40 years after the fact. I do not have a lot of information but here she is as she sits today:
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I hope all goes well with "Big Twin"...I'm really interested in that green frame siting next to it. It's weird how after what has to be 30 some odd year I still remember that bike from just seeing that head section. That thing used to have a blown Sporty motor in it and was built by the same kat who built "Hondamonium" and they were on display together as fresh builds in the mid 70's in Long Beach Ca at a big custom show I attended. I talked to both of those owners and I almost bought Hondamonium, which was discovered on Ebay a few years ago by a friend of mine in Nebraska who owns several old Denvers choppers that he has lovingly restored. That guy sold it some years ago when he ran out of time and money and I never heard of it again. There is some detailing in the molding of that green bike that you can't see in this pic but I remember that bike being awesome! I wonder if the same guy now owns Big Twin. I love all this old custom bike history and would sure sure like to know what the plans are for that frame.
ReplyDeletethat's great info thanks! I swear I've seen a picture of that green frame somewhere recently, maybe on Jockey Journal in the Denvers choppers thread?. I do know Big Twin is sitting in a shop in Vegas right now.
DeleteThe green bike is the "Freight Train". It's always had a Honda in it. I brought the motor down from Vegas a few weeks back so it could be gone through by Dennis Trudelle. It's a crazy looking bike. The frame is insanely heavy with all the molding.
ReplyDeletethanks for the info Duane. I knew I had seen it before and that name brings it back. Crazy ass yet sweet looking ride.
DeleteSome of the bikes from that time period have lots (or had lots) of molding. done right as this chop shows it will hold up and then some. At AEE a number of our's got square molded and they never cracked and always looked like new. Pretty amazing but then again there are incredible amounts of hours that go in to a great molding job!