1973 The Rack Oregon Custom Chopper - 4-Page Vintage Motorcycle Article

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1973 The Rack Oregon Custom Chopper - 4-Page Vintage Motorcycle Article
Original, Vintage Magazine article
Page Size: Approx. 8" x 11" (21 cm x 28 cm) each page
Condition: Good
You gotta' have a dead
butt or be a masochist
to ride this one
Rigid except for the scant spring in
a homemade springer, and a seat
barely a half inch thick including the
upholstery, and hard as a board, isn't
most wick winder's idea of The Great
Green Pleasure Machine, It's more
like a modern version of the rack.
Not so to Bob Van Deusen He built
The Rack the way it is because that's
the way he wants it. And the pancake
thin seat is not some vague-reason
custom styling for looks alone. Bob
rides his scooter almost every day. In
fact, he is a confirmed long-distance
hauler, frequently solo.
Last summer Bob heard that the
Mexican border officials were turning
long hairs back at the border. He has
shoulder-length tresses and an imme-
diate dislike for anyone drawing con-
clusions based on hair length. Without
a word to anyone, Bob forked The
Rack and made it all the way to the
border at San Ysidro. That's about
1200 miles. True to their rumored
reputation, the Federates turned Bob
back. His mission accomplished. Bob
putted on back to Portland with hardly
a stop for food or sleep. That's how...
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