metalflake11...
I agree with you opinion. Back then, the British stuff was two a penny and nobody give a damn. Money (credit) was getting easier to spend with the drift was towards fashion, Japanese bikes and cars becoming more affordable to impress the girls!
What was in the scrap yards and what was being gobbled up by the furnaces in the steel industry certainly would churn the guts, but, not then, it was just scrap metal....it meant nothing.
For those that were not so flush with money and dabbled in the backyard creating something different to pose with out of scrap metal bikes and ride their (sometimes not too safe) creations - good luck to them! Some of those creationists went on to better developments....
When I joined this brilliant and respectful forum, I was politely asked to supply some photographs of one or two of the bikes that I have in my possession. Before I presented the photographs, I did warn that:.... "the purists may choke on their caviare" - glad to see there has been no obituaries since posting.......
Best regards to all.....