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as loang as were on the subject of bikes. I have a 69Triumph Bonnieville restored from the ground up in like new condition.
I also just finished last fall restoring a 1919 Harley Davidson. It had been in my family since the 1920's. MY dad rode it to California from Iowa on at least 2 occassions. It was torn completely down in 1951 when My family moved from Iowa to Michigan. About 2 years ago I started gathering up all the old parts that were scattered around a dirt barn floor. I bought old missing parts from all over the world including, Germany, Canada and Briton.
I did a rustoration on it. It looks very old and is not repainted or anything. It does run now and in fact sounds pretty cool. It is a very crude old bike but means a lot to me since my grand father and father both rode it for many years.
That's very cool. It would be worth having a professional restoration done on it.