SOME PICTURES AND INFORMATION ABOUT --"SAM OPIE SPECIALS.I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET MY EDUCATION FROM TWO OF THE MOST KNOWLEDGEABLE PEOPLE IN THE WORLD ABOUT THESE BIKES..THAT WOULD BE CHUCK -FROM KICK-START AND JOHN CAMERON.
CHUCK KNEW ABOUT THESE BIKES AND OWNED THEM BEFORE ANYBODY OF MY GENERATION HAD EVEN HEARD OF THEM .I WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO THANK HIM ENOUGH FOR HIS TIME AND INFORMATION.WHAT I LIKE ABOUT CHUCK IS HE'S AS GOD DAMN ONERY AND HARD HEADED AS ME.I ALSO GOT SOME BAD ASS 2 CAM MOTORS FROM HIM.
AND THEN THERE WAS JOHN CAMERON --HE'S A DAMN NATIONAL TREASURE.MAINLY BECAUSE HE WAS THERE .JOHN AND CHUCK WERE FRIENDS AND THIS COMBINATION OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THESE BIKES WAS UNMATCHABLE.WE SPENT DAYS AT JOHN'S GARAGE GOING THROUGH ALL THESE CUTDOWN PARTS AND BAD ASS PIECES .HANGING OUT AT HIS HOUSE DRINKING BEER AND WATCHING MOVIES OF OLD BOOZE FIGHTER RUNS .THOSE WERE TREASURED MOMENTS IN MY LIFE.--HE WAS MY HERO AND STILL IS--.SO GET YOUR BAN SAW OUT AND START CUTTING.-------R.L.
Hi R.L. I'm working on an article with some Sam Opie bikes, as well as John Cameron's, Chuck's, etc. Rich Ostrander wrote it, I'm just scanning in the 50 or so photos and transcribing his words to the internet. It should be ready in a week or so here: www.occhiolungo.wordpress.com
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