Aloha. Just picked up a speedster replica. Trying to find the original owner/ builder. It might be a fella named alan merklin. Hopefully i can connect to the right guy. 🤙🏾 Al
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Hey @Alan Merklin, is this one of yours?
You’ve come to the right place.
That would be one of my resto's, that speedsters was well known herein as Blackie was previously owned by Bill D.
Blackie- very nice. We might just keep the name if Bill doesn’t mind. Thank you
@Alan Merklin posted:That would be one of my resto's, that speedsters was well known herein as Blackie was previously owned by Bill D.
Can you tell me more about the build. Guy didn’t really know much about it. Thanks in advance.
I'm not sure(and I don't think Bill was either) but engine size is unknown. I know it has a very nice set of Dellortos on it and the first heim joint conversion of hexbar linkage on a Speedster. I know it runs well and handles GREAT.
I've got a picture of Wild Bill towing it behind his motor home to the Carlisle event one year. Did he have a roll bar and SPDSTER license plates on it? I found couple of those pictures.
Yup
Before Merklin applied his magic!
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Nice to see its origins. Pics from The build process would be great also.