Interesting Challenge - Help me Identify this Bike
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Interesting Challenge - Help me Identify this Bike
Hello everyone, this is my first post here, I hope not my last.
I am a motorcycle admirer and freelance illustrator, and recently I have a new project that brings the two loves together.
The bike I am interested in is the one Sam Elliott rode in the 1986 film, 'Mask' There aren't many good references of this in the film
or production photography. Even if it's a custom job, perhaps someone knows where I can find an image of a bike very similar to it.
Any information is greatly appreciated - I hope the picture I have attached is of some help.
I am a motorcycle admirer and freelance illustrator, and recently I have a new project that brings the two loves together.
The bike I am interested in is the one Sam Elliott rode in the 1986 film, 'Mask' There aren't many good references of this in the film
or production photography. Even if it's a custom job, perhaps someone knows where I can find an image of a bike very similar to it.
Any information is greatly appreciated - I hope the picture I have attached is of some help.
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Re: Interesting Challenge - Help me Identify this Bike
Off-hand I'd say a pan lower/shovel upper with a later model front end.
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Re: Interesting Challenge - Help me Identify this Bike
Well shoo-mama a fast response, and from the moderator as well.
I appreciate the help, especially from the poor quality photos I supplied - like I stated, there aren't a plethora of good ones out there.
If anyone else has any ideas, please let me know.
Thank you
I appreciate the help, especially from the poor quality photos I supplied - like I stated, there aren't a plethora of good ones out there.
If anyone else has any ideas, please let me know.
Thank you
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Re: Interesting Challenge - Help me Identify this Bike
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"Four wheels move the body.
Two wheels move the soul!"
"Four wheels move the body.
Two wheels move the soul!"
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Re: Interesting Challenge - Help me Identify this Bike
You know Dr_Bar actually the Jockey Journal members have helped me immensely with this question and I knew between the two someone was bound to catch the same post.
It seems there isn't as much activity on this forum, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.
It seems there isn't as much activity on this forum, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.
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Re: Interesting Challenge - Help me Identify this Bike
I did a google search looking for info and that's what came up. I thought it was a very "circular" kind of search... LOL
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"Four wheels move the body.
Two wheels move the soul!"
"Four wheels move the body.
Two wheels move the soul!"
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Re: Interesting Challenge - Help me Identify this Bike
Good ol' feckin' Google, can't argue with those results.
I wonder if anyone else tried that search?
Thank you for making me laugh today ... circle of life sort of thing eh?
I wonder if anyone else tried that search?
Thank you for making me laugh today ... circle of life sort of thing eh?
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Re: Interesting Challenge - Help me Identify this Bike
Heard the bike was for sale on a page called "Scooter Trash" on facebook. Suppose to be
the one that Eddie Paul built for the show Mask that Sam Elliott rode.
the one that Eddie Paul built for the show Mask that Sam Elliott rode.