I GOT THIS CHASIS FROM JOHN CAMERON IN THE EARLEY EIGHTIES.JOHN WAS A GREAT AUTHORITY ON THESE EARLEY CUTDOWNS. FINNEGAN HAD DONE SOME HILLCLIMBING AND THIS FRAME WAS BASED ON THE FACTORY FH HILLCLIMBER FRAME.JOHN SAID HE HAD SEEN SEVERAL VARIETIES OF THESE FINNEGAN FRAMES.I DON'T KNOW OF ANY LITERATURE AND VERY FEW PICTURES OF THESE BIKES.I HAVE PICTURES OF SAM OPIE BIKES AND BLUEPRINTS FOR HIS FRAMES .
THIS FRAME WAS IN BAD ORDER, WE TOOK IT APART AND RETUBED IT WITH 4130 CHROME MOLY .WE MADE THE TANK -VERY SIMILAR TO HARLEY FH HILLCLIMBER TANK. WE USED LATE JD FORKS AND BRAKES-19" DROP CENTER RIMS .JD TRANS WITH VL MAIN SHAFT AND HIGH GEAR.WE MADE THE BARS AND CONTROLS --ETC.
BIKE HAD A REALLY GREAT STANCE AND WOULD HAUL ASS FOR 1920'S MOTORCYCLE-SOME OF MY BEST TIMES WERE HANGING AROUND WITH JOHN ,WATCHING HIS OLD MOVIES AND TALKING ABOUT THESE BIKES.
I AM ALWAYS GLAD TO SEE PICTURES AND LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR EARLEY CHOPPERS.
AS ALWAYS R.L. JONES ----------RCLASSICMT@AOL.COM
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