Modified or original?

#1
So I finally started the stripping process on my Drover project.
From the top layer of paint you can see the crappy flat black, which is on top of a nicely applied metallic red with a primer base.
The primer is on the green that my father painted the frame back in the late 70's when I rode it.
The green covers a colour I didn't expect, gold.
Wouldn't that make this mini bike a Bird Engineering Pinto?

The big question for me is the brass insert at the top (and bottom) of the steering head.
Was that original?

Timothy
 

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Bird Brain

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#2
Im going to say modified. Ive never seen that done in the neck tube before on a Bird however i have seen at least one other that could use that upfit. Is the steering bolt for the forks original? The red primer and gold paint definatley original.
 
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