Tony Audette and his fabulous Indian-powered Velos .
he ’ d promised to buy himself out in the wilds of Afghanistan , a 1975 Honda CB750 Four .
“ I ’ ve always loved motorcycles ,” he said . “ I got my first one when I was 14 and rebuilt it with my dad – a 1972 Honda CL350 that ’ s still at their house in Georgia . So when I got back from Afghanistan , I bought a CB750 and tore it apart and rebuilt it in my apartment . Working on bikes was what I wanted to do .”
School Days Audette enrolled at Central Connecticut State University and worked his
The chassis of the Velos is leagues more complex than a steel-tube frame , using carefully machined chunks of billet aluminum with internal bracing to aid in the structural integrity . Even the tank covers are billet , and its two halves are fitted with beautiful hinges to facilitate access to the ECU and fuse box . The actual fuel tank is discreetly nestled into the frame .
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