One of the road racers I built was called The Copycat.
The reason for the handle is that it is an exact copy of the bike built by Surtees.
All I had to go by was a picture of the Surtees bike taken from Classic Bike Magazine.
I built the bike because I needed the money to plow in to my Vincent streamliner on it's return from Vancouver, Canada after the Vibrac lease expiration.
A fellow by the name of Larry Feece commissioned the bike.
I owed Larry a big favor, so I contracted to do the job for a mere $10 an hour.
This bike has won many trophies, mostly in "The Peoples Choice" category.
(I heard tell that Jay Leno once climbed on it.)
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