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Vintage Electric Motorcycle
Check out this old electric motorcycle I saw today. The guy at the radiator shop who is sealing my tanks just got done restoring it. It's an early 70's "Corbin" Electric Motorcycle. I thought I had seen every kind of bike there is, but this one was a new one on me.
...He also showed me pictures of his old 1930's Knucklehead Chop that he built in 1970-1972 (said it took 2 years to complete, since back then he had to make all the parts for it). He had a 3 page magazine spread on it from 1972. Real cool, interesting guy.
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05-07-2012, 10:13 AM
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no pics of the knuck boogey ?
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05-07-2012, 10:16 AM
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No, sorry. I guess I can take pictures of the magazine article next time i'm there LOL (he doesn't have it any more, said that was from his hippy days)...It was sweet, a classic 70's choppa!
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05-07-2012, 01:35 PM
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..a little history on the electric. Looks like it's a 1974.
MGMOJO - Portfolio - Corbin Motors
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05-07-2012, 01:38 PM
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...and if I read correctly, this article says there were fewer than 2 dozen of these made 
Electric Motorcycles Are Not So Collectible, Yet - NYTimes.com
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05-08-2012, 05:17 AM
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None of you thought this was cool? I know it's a POS, but still, look at the rarity of it. The damn thing is nearly 40 years old and its "Environment Green". This dude Corbin was ahead of his time.
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05-08-2012, 05:27 AM
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I like it for the cool factor! I'd park it in the garage and just get it out for bike nights!! That would be a hoot!
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Yeah, i dont think it would be good for much except as a conversation piece. I doubt it has enough power to pull a string out of cats ass, but I still think it's cool. I cant get over the fact that there were less than 24 of them made and I stumbled onto one of them (in great shape) in a country radiator shop in MS LOL
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05-08-2012, 05:44 AM
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See, that is the really cool part! You found it in a basically out of the way shop where most people wouldn't even think about finding something like that! That increases the cool factor by 100 in my book!
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The damn thing is nearly 40 years old and its "Environment Green". This dude Corbin was ahead of his time.
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Man, that things gotta b worth some coin if their were only 2 dozen produced.
Wonder what it would go for at an auction like barret jackson or the vintage motorcycle auction.
 guess I shoulda read the link first. 
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