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Carlo Triolo in Geneva |
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Alessandro Triolo in
Geneva, Switzerland owns an M72-R71
conversion. These images were subimtted by by his father,
Carlo. But before we look at their bike,
here's a genuine R71 on display. |
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And again... |
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...and once more. It's a 1938
civilian model. |
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This was a pretty nice bike right
from the start. |
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This is how the bike looked before
the conversion. |
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Here it's being disassembled for
the project. |
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That's the engine and gearbox in
the foreground, identical to a CJ M1. |
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Pieces... |
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...and more pieces. Putting it back
together is the fun part. |
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That might look like a lot of
bondo... |
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...but it's probably less than the
amount I used on my sidecar! |
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Most if not all of the R71
recreations we know of were built from Changs however
this one was built using an M72. |
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Here's the bike during the building
stages. |
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You can see more images from Carlo
on the M72 page. |
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And one tlast look before... |
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...the finished version. |
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This bike has pretty much
everything, even a michine gun. |
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Front license tag. |
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Vintage sidecar lighting and
reflector. Look at the size of that tire! |
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Authentic handlebar control levers. |
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Beemer emblem and knee pads on a
toolbox tank. |
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Huge ammo box mounted on the
sidecar. |
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Beautiful taillight! |
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Repro-number and ID tags like those
available from Blitz Bikes. |
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It's all in the details. |
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Parked in the
sunshine. |
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Another view from the stern. |
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It's probably a blast to ride
around town on this thing! |
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This bike looks especially good
from the stern. |
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A very serious looking machine
indeed. |
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