Crowned, Americas Best Chopper (I believe at the Oakland Roadster Show 1972). The bike pretty well somes up the early 70's chopper ideal with features not all that common today. Stuff like pull backs and very long forks. In this case, rigid forks. Forks were getting so long and raked that many decided front suspension didn't work well anyway. Small brakeless 16 and 17 inch front wheels were the craze. No self respecting chopper didn't feature a molded frame. You had to have as much chrome as possible which sometimes (like here), included touches of gold. Pinks, magentas, and violets were much more common than on bikes seen now. Riding 2 up seemed a lot more common too. Oh yeah... rider and passenger in slick dress.
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Great shot of a legend bike and a cool blurb to match, thanks.
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I have the same frontend. Do you know who made it?
Brohn,
Not off hand. I believe they failed to mention the forks builder in the feature, but I'm sure they are mentioned somewhere in one of those old magazines. If I stumble upon the info I'll post here.
I also have the same front end. Bought it off a guy I knew in 1977-78. Put many miles on it and best ride! Who built it?
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