I got this Meral a little while back.It had been ridden, but well cared for, but many of the drivetrain parts were shot. It was perfect for my concept which was to rebuild it maintaining everything but the drivetrain and wheels. This bike enables me to do a completely different type of riding than I can do on any of my other bikes and it does its job with great aplomb. Not shown in the photo is a stack for front low rider panniers….The rackage that came with this bike is impressive, extensive, and extremely well executed ( crome plated, chrome moly tubing hand brazed for the specific frame size)