Originally Posted by
Metacortex
I can confirm that bike appears to be all original except for the tires. It even still has the original toe clips and straps. Because of the pedal reflectors and seat tube decal position I can tell it is a late '71 model. With an original unmolested bike like this I would not upgrade a thing. If you do upgrade anything I would highly recommend keeping all of the original parts intact.
I agree with Metacortex here, that even the cables/housings should be kept for possible future restoration if you choose to modify the bike.
I went to the trouble to find thin enough cables and cable liners to fit into my 1971 SS's brake cable housings, and kept the crankset, kickstand, wheels and derailers.
I added a longer stem, 6-speed freewheel, modern chain and used the derailer claw mount from a different Allvit derailer to match the smaller freewheel.
I also changed the bars, saddle and post, added lever hoods, clipless pedals and removed the "pie plate" protectors from the rear wheel and crankset. But it still looks like a Supersport.
Scooper's bike was quite a project, very thorough, very modern, and very light! ...Obviously some of us really like these bikes.
Here's mine under the lights, after dark:
