1973 The Greek Custom Chopper - 4-Page Vintage Motorcycle Article

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1973 The Greek 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
If ever you go out puttin' and find
yourself within jammin' distance of
Fresno, California, make it a point to
visit Frankie (The Greek) Photopoulos.
Frankie is one of the beautiful ones,
the kind of a guy who can damn
quickly grow on you. He has that
intangible something in his person-
ality that is attractive. You will sense
the unmistakable spirit of brotherhood
in The Greek.
Just as attractive, in another way,
is The Greek, Frankie's knuckle
scooter. It is an eye-catching compro-
mise of chopper and Frisco digger
stylings, set in a mounting of 1 947
Harley knucklehead, the most perfect
chugger mill ever built.
Rebuild engine work was entrusted
to Jerry Buttels who also did the wir-
ing. An old timer in the custom game,
Nick Carter, did the 10-inch extended
Harley springer front end. John Dove
did the frame molding work, while the
stylized flame paint job was done by
Neil Averill and Ralph Petersian. Val-
ley Chrome did the shiny work. And
if we know Frankie, he had the first
chick on the line ten minutes after the
scoot was completed.
Frankie has been chick trolling on
scooters for about ten years, but he
wants to hang it up while he’s ahead.
The Greek is for sale at a value of
00. That's not much to pay for
volumes of Greek and Harley history.
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