American Motorcycle Dealer AMD 245 December 2019 | Page 32

You know the old saying … "you can take the man out
of the 70s, but you can't take the 70s out of the man".
Of course, it is one of those quotes that you can apply to
many decades - but with the benefit of hindsight, there's
no question that, in many respects, the 'vibe' of the
1960s actually achieved its apotheosis and resolved its
cultural expression in the early to mid-1970s.
By then we may have moved on from
Hendrix, tie-die and flares, but without all
that had gone before, there would have
been no Watergate, Led
Zeppelin or round collars.
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Kudos to Fabrizio Caoduro from near Vicenza in Italy. He
is a shining example of a man for whom the 1970s are
still alive and well. Indeed, it has been a lifelong passion
and obsession for him and scored him 7th place in the
Avon Freestyle Class at the 2018 AMD World
Championship at INTERMOT Customized in Germany
(Cologne) in October last year.
Fabrizio's 'day job' are 1970s style custom handpainted
open and full-face helmets. 'The Skinny' is his passion
writ large … a 1975 1,000 cc Ironhead XLCH, lovingly
and convincingly handcrafted (oil and gas tank, rear
fender, lights, clutch, 18" rear
wheel and more) as a rolling showc
that 1975 had to offer.
His Chop Works/Radikal Choppers H
authentic original Bay Area Arlen N
Lowbrow Customs 21" front wheel
and dry clutch drips with cool and a
detail from every angle.
www.70s.it
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AMERICAN MOTORCYCLE DEALER - DECEMBER 2019