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Its an 81 special payed 1900 22k kms local bc bike. Never seen rain. New battery outta box. And manual. Ps almost bought one from detroit and brought it across the border. U cant find these things in vancouver
So much cool stuff can just be bolted,and unbolted. Before you get the sawzall out,research some modified stockers. You might be surprised. I had a 12000 mile bone stock 77 given to me,and could not bring myself to cut it up. I put it on ebay,and was stunned at what it brought!!! I then got a 78 with a bent frame,and cut that bike up to make what I wanted. Just sayin.
Lots of nice bikes have been cut up. Eventually they will pass a law to prevent this from happening. Most insurance companies ask if the bike has any modifications done on the bike. I don't think a lot of these creations could obtain insurance with out telling the agent a fib. It would be interesting to know if you can insure it other wise. Something like any modifications yes it has the rear suspension cut off and I welded on a hard tail with a 6" stretch and 2" drop. The front suspension was changed the springer looked better. By the way the motor is a highly modified re-phased 750 cc. Let me know how it goes.
Well i can tell you a lot about the different models, differences, and where they were sold.
USA, Aussie, Europe. Has a lot of bearing when questions are asked from other countries. Can you answer if it isn't US specific, or for that matter if it is.
Ha, ha, ha, ha, this thread is hilarious, a year ago a Special, no matter how good a condition it was in, wouldn't have a single chopper voting for its reprieve and any one saying to keep it was classed as an oldie or deranged.
Main thing is build what you want and post a lot of pictures! I know what it's like to get in a hurry and then start second guessing everything! I grabbed the first one I could get a hold of and had I spent a little longer looking, I probably could have gotten something in better shape for a little more.
Look at it this way, you've got a head start on clean up! lol!