Looking for possible info on a chopper that I purchased. It is a 69 Triumph Bonneville 650 with a chantland big bore. The person I got the bike from said the bike was built in the late 70's. He thought the bike was in motorcycle magazine around that time. The bike look like it might been built around that time. Everything looks to be all custom including the wavy glass used for the tail light. In the seat there is a custom made hole to check the oil.He purchased the bike from someone in Michigan. Any info if anyone have seen this let me know.
This is definitely a Yosemite Sam bike that’s been repainted. I’ve seen a photo of that bike before (I’ll try to dig it up) but the tail light is a dead giveaway. Also the oil tank built under the seat with the hole cut out is seen in a ton of his bikes (I’ve got one of his choppers with the same setup).
I was thinking: Yosemite Sam would have cut his wrists before he'd turn out a paint job like the one that's on it now. Some more recent owner had a better idea that wasn't.
I’m going to assume by the...less than stellar paint job currently on that bike and the fact that the molding is still pristine that the original paint is still under there somewhere. I’m currently digging a Yosemite Sam paint job out from under 3 layers of primer that someone sprayed 25+ years ago very, very slowly (like 25 hours in and another 50-75 hours to go) with some high grit wet sanding and scotch brite pads. If it’s under there, It IS potentially possible to save it. Just a thought
what you have done there is pretty amazing,
I didn't think you would have recovered anywhere near what you have already recovered !!
gonna look good, keep with it, gonna love seeing it all done....
Give sandy_a.k.a_jake on instagram a yell ,he's prob got a few photos of the original paint . why any one would cover up a yosemite sam paint job is beyond me.
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