After I got it back to the shed, it went up on the stand to see how it lloked, how the rake and stretch looked, how the parts that had fitted, what condition they were all in. The motor aside, the the frame was in good condition, as in it wasnt dented or bent or it didnt seem to be any way.
I took some pictures of it and sent them Jim Brownlee, who ran Sonic choppers in the 70's and asked him if it was indeed one of his bikes. It had the frame number stamped in the steering head. He certainly did remember it. He still has the paperwork for it!!
He built 150 frames for Honda 4's over the years that Sonic was active.
The wheels had a lot of rust and would be rebuilt, the front forkes had plenty of rust and needed repalceing and all the chrome as blistering, the motor didnt turn over and the paint job was shot.
no doubts about it, the whole bike was a basket case and need to be completely stripped.
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