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picked up a spree "special"

Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 5:55 pm
by alexcarey
hey everyone, been a long time since ive been on here. have been restoring a 65 dream. so i went to my gf cousins sons birthday party yesterday and noticed a nice complete spree special sitting in the back yard. after a couple beers with the guy than owned it i was loading it into my 4runner free of charge. no title but hey beggers cant be choosers. anyway while inspecting the engine later in the evening i noticed it is stamped af05e. i head some sprees have this stamp even though they are non variated? hoping someone could clear this up for me? thanks all pictures soon to come.

Re: picked up a spree "special"

Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 6:15 pm
by alexcarey
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here is a before and after of my dream, without the new mufflers installed
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heres the spree while cleaning up. yes it has the petcock cover

Re: picked up a spree "special"

Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 8:44 pm
by motormike
Special is such a cool find. The look is very 80's. Like it, like it.... :smile:
Dream is sweet, too... :thumbwink: ...the whole Cafe' thing has been getting played as a "hipster" thing
here in Nashville. Most of the guys I ride with are a bit tired of it. Not me., but to each his own.
I have an NS50F that satisfies my cafe' bug.
You seldom see a dream that has been taken down as far as yours, not that yours is all that stripped.
With the frame design, makes it tough to get the rear fender bobbed into anything attractive.
I would have a hard time cutting that fender.
Seeya on the funway ! ! .... :urban:

Re: picked up a spree "special"

Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 9:59 pm
by abreen89
Amazing find!!!

Re: picked up a spree "special"

Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 11:06 pm
by martynkim
Very Nice!

Re: picked up a spree "special"

Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 9:51 am
by 87spree70superbee
I was looking for one of those before I bought my '85. I had no luck. Two came up, but both had no titles. Here in IL it is illegal to buy any vehicle without a title, plus I wanted a street runner, so both times I tried to track down the last registered owners, thanks to a buddy at the DMV, but came up dry. I was mad. LOL

Re: picked up a spree "special"

Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 10:50 am
by OneBulletDan
motormike wrote:I would have a hard time cutting that fender.
+100!

Re: picked up a spree "special"

Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 1:10 pm
by alexcarey
i wont be cutting the fender haha i like how it looks, kind of ww2 military bike. im hoping i can get a title for the spree. shouldnt be too hard in oregon