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Chris Heisser posted the real story on Vintage Factory's Facebook page:

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.