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Offline jacquesleclochard

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Frame identication
« on: April 29, 2011, 06:59:08 AM »
Anyone familiar with these? They look akin to the Savior frames. I have a nice price for this one.



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Re: Zodiac Frame
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2011, 07:51:52 AM »
You have to ask questions?

When you can score a mill for $75.00......................I would have had that frame yesterday.


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Re: Zodiac Frame
« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2011, 10:03:50 AM »
 :)

What is the fuzz about this frame? I can't seem to find a lot of information on the internet. What would I need to adjust, if anything?

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Re: Zodiac Frame
« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2011, 10:09:41 AM »
It's cool, and hopelessly impractical..................in other words, gorgeous!

I don't know if it's your "flavor", but I like all kinds, and have a special softspot for 1970's era "Choppers". The Honda SOHC motor has just the right complexity and width to go really well with these types of frames IMO.
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Re: Zodiac Frame
« Reply #4 on: April 29, 2011, 07:54:57 PM »
 Search Jammer Honda 750 frame, looks like that one.
 There was another similasr to that but had a gooseneck, sold as a Machine Shop frame, and later as a Santee.
 One of the frames  back then, was called an Easy Tail.
 I found some part a while back from another type, it had about 8 or 10 inch arm with an axle slot and pivot on the other end..that mounted on the frame and there was a housing to mount a spring above it.
 A bit hard to explain.. I would sell those bits..
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Re: Zodiac Frame
« Reply #5 on: May 02, 2011, 10:11:50 AM »
There's not a real market here for the hippie chopper thing. I found a stash of a lot of old stuff, forward controls, santee air box, electric box and oil tank. So I'm looking to hang it all in a frame, because selling won't get me anywhere.

I ran into this frame also, which I like better than the Zodiac one. I wonder if anyone can identify this frame and tell me somthing about it? Loving the look.



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Re: Zodiac Frame
« Reply #6 on: May 02, 2011, 01:20:53 PM »
Spoke to the seller, and bought the hardtail frame for 75 euro's. He said he purchased the chop, as it was built around a Benelli 750 engine which he is restoring. So he has no use for the frame.

He sent me a picture of the chopper as he bought it, I attached it below.


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Re: Frame identication
« Reply #7 on: May 02, 2011, 06:39:28 PM »
Man those pipes are the coolest..
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Re: Frame identication
« Reply #9 on: May 02, 2011, 08:37:26 PM »
To me, the neck is not right for any santee, gme or jammer velvet ride on that plunger frame. The angled tubes are reminiscent of a santee frame however. There were a number of companies that have made plunger kits that you could weld on to a hard tail frame. Here's one that is still currently manufactured:

http://www.britcycle.com/Products/544/544_5522_Kit.htm

The other frame looks more like a modified stock frame. It almost looks like a stock swingarm cut & made into a hard tail.

For a more knowledgeable answer, go over to hondachopper.com & post this in the Q&A section. Some of those guys have been around honda choppers since the 70's & have seen a lot of different chopper frames. You won't be able to post the pictures there, just post a link to the pics at an online photo site like photobucket.

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Re: Frame identication
« Reply #10 on: May 02, 2011, 09:02:25 PM »
 He did call the frame a Zodiac.. Now there was an aftermarket company from Taiwan back in the 80s that churned out lots of chopper parts.. sold thru  like Drag Specialties, maybe CCI and others.. they used I believe the Zodiac name, as well as ZEL.

 Lots of copying going on of frame ideas, as far as I know Amen was the only one that had the axle centered in the plunger, back in the day..
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