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I purchased a new red '71 Roadster late in 1971. My brother purchased a '71 Combat Roadster in the spring of 1972, but wanted to swap engines with me; a no-brainer for me and I did the swap.
During the winter of 1971/72 I traded a tool room lathe for a Quaife 5 speed gear kit with Ron Fratturelli, who I was working for in Leominster, MA at the time. After much frustration with the engine I traded it for one of the first Ducati 750 Gts. The dealer was Performance Cycle in Worcester, MA; aka The Bike Shop, owned by Phill Harter. Interestingly the franchise he got from Berliner was offered to me first, but took so long that I went back to college, but did work for Phill while trying to graduate at the bottom of my class (which, thankfully, I did not succeed at) and get through a divorce.
So,
1971 red 750, 5 speed/gb, Combat engine.
Anyone now own this or know of it?
Best.
During the winter of 1971/72 I traded a tool room lathe for a Quaife 5 speed gear kit with Ron Fratturelli, who I was working for in Leominster, MA at the time. After much frustration with the engine I traded it for one of the first Ducati 750 Gts. The dealer was Performance Cycle in Worcester, MA; aka The Bike Shop, owned by Phill Harter. Interestingly the franchise he got from Berliner was offered to me first, but took so long that I went back to college, but did work for Phill while trying to graduate at the bottom of my class (which, thankfully, I did not succeed at) and get through a divorce.
So,
1971 red 750, 5 speed/gb, Combat engine.
Anyone now own this or know of it?
Best.