Hi Mike, as you must know, in his autobiography ,Sonny Barger, the legendary leader of the Hell's Angels, stated with his ironic sense of humor that, back then, in the 60ies and 70ies, choppers were built for 'speed, looks and ultimate discomfort'. But, honestly, that blue single specimen just put the "torture factor" inherent to a chopper to an upper level that even a tough biker would have to be a type of super hero to ride. What could be more fun to open the new Cul-de-Sac season than that? Great to see, that new characters and new bikes are coming to visit you. The Cul-de Sac series are among the best contents of the channel and your pals are always great story tellers. One last comment, I never ever would think of Tomazzeli name conected to the chopper world. Here, in my country, in the 70ies, if a guy had a, for instance, Honda CB750 Four, or a 500 Four equiped with Tomazzeli sport handlebars, a pair of Koni shock absorbers on the rear and a four into one exhaust, he was almost ready to impersonate a "clubman" racer. Obviously he would be well apart from the chopper and cruiser crowds that, by that times, let me put this way, didn't get along very well with the speed aficionados... Very interesting video. Thank you so much. Best regards and peace from Brazil.✌
Well that is one of the more interesting XS-650 choppers I've seen. It doesn't look comfortable to ride any distance but will definitely turn heads. Thanks for starting off the new season with it.
Haha, wow! I had an Amen Saviour chopper once and my first thought was that the plunger setup does look similar. Very interesting bike, and a bitchin van!
While I'm not a 'chopper lover' that was a lot of fun & thanks to George for stopping by. Straight line maybe, but turning that 'Digger' around a few bends .. 😉 .. 😂 Thanks for a great 'kick start' to another cul-de-sac season atvb t .. .. 👍.. 🏍
LOL I would love to see more out takes at the end as that really shows what this bike has to offer....Future crashes! My hats off to the owner for keeping it alive..LOL
At least it's got a Triumph brake light. : ) Not my style, but really interesting. A fun way to start the 2022 season. George is a funny/entertaining guy. I was worried for a minute that he rode that thing from Montana.
Ce qui est bien avec vous, les américains, c'est qu'on est jamais au bout de nos surprises, il n'y a que vous pour rouler sur des trucs pareils mais, Georges, quand je te vois tourner avec cette moto, j'ai mal pour toi !... Pour ton information personnelle, la fourche provient d'une Montesa. Merci Mike pour cette vidéo "distrayante", je rigole encore. As tu essayé la moto ?
First bike I owned was a triumph chopper with an amen frame. Pretty sure all it had was the spring in the rear, no rebound. I rode the hell out of that, probably why I’ve had so many spinal fusions lol.
Hi Kris, thanks for asking! Yes, here are a couple of videos of George’s Kia Green Vincent Comet ;) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-20WnykQ7V50.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_HEp_B_YN3U.html
Was that Scooby-Doo in the van passenger seat ? I have the late 70z paper catalog from Mr. Ness, R.I.P., and he designed and built a weld on neck and front frame section for his " digger " style bikes, primarily for the Iron head Harley Sportster and maybe the FX Shovelhead frame. It didn't move the engine back, but it stretched the top frame tube, raked the neck, and brought the front frame down tubes out. Something like 6 or 8 inch stretch top and bottom down tubes, and 40 or 42 degrees neck rake, maybeeven a 48 neck ? I built one with a stretched and flat bottomed Sportster tank on my Stroker Iron Head while working for Honda. To say the least, the family that owned the dealership wasn't amused. The AMEN Savior " plunger " frame design was the brainchild of Mike Brown from Tennessee. Bikes he built frames for included but not limited to were Kawasaki Z1/KZ, Honda CB750, Triumph vertical twin, Yamaha 650, and perhaps several others. They have quite a cult type following. I met the Brown family years ago when my race shop was in Tennessee for a while. I believe that he teaches fabrication classes now, custom motorcycles and hot rods. I hope that helps. T.S. RACING
At first I misunderstood, thinking that George rode the bike all the way from Montana. Yikes! Back in the '70s I owned a Yamaha XS650 and it wasn't particularly comfortable, even in the stock configuration. It's fortunate that George has a "Yamahauler."
