Sensation Go Devil

copyman

copyman

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#3
Show quality workmanship! I know a lot of hours were spent on the bike. It's not just the hands on part part of the restoration but also the hours of thinking about the project. It becomes a part of your life, as a good hobby should (ha-ha tell the wife that all the time).
Best of luck with it
 
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SCooke123

Active Member
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#9
Wow!!! That turned out great - one of the best restorations I've seen!!!
Mine could never be that close without a lot of work!!! I see originally it had the backend way off - mine would bend the trailing arm constantly - I finally braced and gussetted it.
 
Dick DeBuse

Dick DeBuse

Active Member
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#11
Nice restoration! Those plastic chain guards are rare. What is your serial number? I have always wondered about the white tanks, did they come before the red tanks? There is some literature on the Sensation Antique Mower Facebook page.
 
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FDB61

New Member
#12
#12
Dick DeBuse said:
Nice restoration! Those plastic chain guards are rare. What is your serial number? I have always wondered about the white tanks, did they come before the red tanks? There is some literature on the Sensation Antique Mower Facebook page.
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Thanks! The chain guard was cracked, but I was able to glue it mostly into the original shape. The torque converter cover was only stained and cleaned up pretty well. My research was also a bit challenged, but what I found would say this is the first Go-Devil (with suspension) after the Sensation Mike-Bike...I think around 1968/69. It still had the Mike-Bike gas tank metallic decal, and as you note was the white color before they went to the red engine and gas tank. Sensation also dropped the Mike-Bike from the Go-Devil at some point and started designating it the Model 104, but has have also seen one with both Model 104 and Mike-Bike decals? Serial Number Decal.jpg I wasn't able to reuse the original metallic make decal, nor could I find someone to reproduce it. You can also see the change in the gas tank decal design from the later models, which I was able to get reproduced.
Serial Number Decal.jpg
 
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FDB61

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Tom S. said:
Looks wonderful! Is that a headlamp? The shape is unusual.
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No, this early model did not come with the lights or a front brake. I painted the original plastic number plate; it was too sunburnt to leave it in its original condition. I did mask the STP decal, too had to remove without damaging the plastic, and it was in great shape considering the age.
 
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