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Good photo.
Thank you Vet 323
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Chris Heisser: Was nicknamed the tin can because of the hand built aluminum gas tank. The bike was all hand built. We modified a stock Honda frame by cutting and welding increasing rake, decreasing trail, lowering the motor, extending swing arm, adjusting shock mount position e.t.c. once we got it where we wanted it we built a entirely new chromoly frame with the geometry we refined on the stock Honda frame. We used much larger diameter tubing and thinner wall material for less flex and less weight. We used disc brakes before any works bike had them. Entirely hand built, should have worked in theory, but did not. No flex in the frame made it feel rigid as hell. Needed another year for R&D but also needed results now. Ended up scraping the project getting Suzukis and I think I got fourth or fifth in the nationals that year with all the past heroes in my class.
Q: who built the bike for you?
CH: I hired a guy by the name of Matt, dont remember his last name. He worked for Edie Lawson, the road racer. His background was primarily road race related.
The bike was given to Steve Hutchinson's Dad for a collectors item and now I can't get it back. Museums from everywhere want this bike. I go to bike shows looking but no luck.
no carbon fiber on that bike at all.
The motor lower end was a Honda, top end modified Mugen, Lectron flat slide carb, we built the exhaust. Oneal helped me fund this experiment, hence the custom made apparel, all black and silver. Scott custom made me the boots, black and silver. We looked trick
Check out the handmade aluminum air box. Weighed less than a stock plastic air box. The seat was handmade aluminum underside, also lighter than stock. All hardware practically was titanium.
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Heather seemed pretty cool. But----Louie's sister gave Heather a run for her money in the looks department..... Would be interesting to see how Sissy Franco turned out compared to Heather. Dammit---now I'll have Lou hunting me down....
I actually asked him about thie tin can a couple months ago. He knows who has it.
Another friend of ours dad has it. Chris was super fast and even in height of stardom, he always would take the time to say hi &
Ask about the family.
Chris is a project manager in construction at the moment.
I ran into him at the last national at glen Helen (he was throwing rocks at my brother and I)
To get us going! I have a couple pics of the tin can @ the dunes in I think His first race on it
I will look for them and post when I find them.
Cheers, Pat
Damn old post. Was looking to see what happened to this bike. I used to live down the street from heisser back then he'd come flying down the street to go up into the hills to practice, his dog "metzler" trailing behind. I hung out w his little brother Kevin sometimes and there house was full of trophies and motorcycles everywhere.
Cant bring up a 9 year old thread without photos bro…
Wow that’s 1 trick bike. Maybe I should call O’Neil to get my DBP together
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