| Classic CanAm |
MX-1 Restoration Project |
Section 1: Finding the bike |
 MX-1's are
hard to find so I was not too particular about the engine size. After a few
inquiries I located a 1973 MX-1 125 in Chandler Arizona. My good friend Fred Brown
had the bike amongst his vast CanAm collection. It was about 80% complete and
required total restoration. Fred, himself, is an expert at doing motorcycle
restorations and helped me out by throwing in an extra frame (1974 MX-1), along with
a tremendous amount of assorted spare parts from his "stash." Fred also
contributed a great deal of much needed technical assistance along the way. Although
I once owned a CanAm dealership and worked on these bikes daily, it's been many years
since I've turned a wrench, and basically had no experience with the MX-1 series
motorcycles. Thanks to Fred, I probably saved myself a fortune on Bayer asprin
during the project!
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