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Skeletons on Choppers !

When I was a kid in the early seventies I had a couple of awesome posters tacked to my wall of skeletons standing next to or riding choppers. These were full color photographs and with a very 70s style coolness. :)

But now I just cant seem to find any anywhere ! :o
I have managed to find almost all the lost gems from my childhood (Aurora, Roth and Tom Daniel kits, stickers, posters, "Nutty Mads", old Skateboarder Magazine issues and so on) online on sites and auctions.
But nowhere even a glimpse of these ultracool skeletons-on-choppers-posters ! :o

So Im reaching out to the ´Nation for help.
High res pix or scans would make my day and beyond. :D
Help me on my quest to find The Lost Skeletons of Posterdom.

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Permalink Reply by BaronVonEvil on July 20, 2009 at 11:32am

No one ?

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Permalink Reply by BaronVonEvil on July 21, 2009 at 11:38am

*bump*

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Permalink Reply by Elu on August 15, 2009 at 1:36pm

well i dont know anything abouth that but when i recently visited some local bike builders i found something pretty close to what you are looking for, this awesome cloth poster.

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Permalink Reply by BaronVonEvil on August 16, 2009 at 12:48pm

Not really.
The ones Im referring to were photos that had that cool 70s tint to the colors. The one I can remember most clearly had a skeleton with a long scarf leaning against the sissybar.
We are talking like 35 years ago so my memory isnt crystal clear on the subject. ;)
But they were way cool! :D

But this one was super cool! :D
Is it "Glow-In-The-Dark" ? :)

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Permalink Reply by gr8paradox on August 16, 2009 at 2:52am

Like this ?

http://cgi.ebay.com/WiLd-Motorcycle-CHOPPER-BlackLight-POSTER_W0QQi...

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Permalink Reply by BaronVonEvil on August 16, 2009 at 12:45pm

That one is awesome ! Blacklight posters are so cool! :D

But again...no, not the ones Im looking for.

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Permalink Reply by BaronVonEvil on August 16, 2009 at 12:50pm

Thanx yall for helping me try to solve this mystery. :)

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Permalink Reply by pete waltman on September 23, 2009 at 4:35pm

i'v not got it but i remember a poster of a BSA rocket3 70's chop with a skeleton on it, could that be the one, if so it may still be out there as i'm sure i'v seen it recently but cant remember were, pete

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Permalink Reply by BaronVonEvil on September 24, 2009 at 2:50am

That could be it ! Getting closer. Thanx Mate ! :D

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Permalink Reply by Chuck Cadranel on September 30, 2009 at 2:16am

There is a famous Grateful Dead poster with two skeletons on choppers riding across the Brooklyn (maybe Golden Gate) Bridge. It is circa 1971 (I think). Also, the uncle Sam Skelly that is riding a chopper at the intro to the Grateful Dead Movie. Maybe it was one of those?- Chuck

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Permalink Reply by BaronVonEvil on September 30, 2009 at 11:10am

Gotta check those out. :)
But no. Thats not it. Thanx anyway. :D

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Permalink Reply by BaronVonEvil on September 30, 2009 at 11:21am

OK Heres is how I remember one of the two posters I had;

The picture is taken at ground level in the grass, looking upwards at the chopper that is seen from the rear with the back tire closest at a slight angle with the rest of the bike visible towards the left.
It has high sixties syle sissybar.
The bike might be brown, gold or dark yellow.
Leaning against its midsection or sissybar is a skeleton wich might have had a long scarf draped around its neck and shoulders

Thats the one I remember most clearly, but still, I had it in 1973-1977 circa. So there have been some water under the bridges since.

Ill make a rough sketch of it and post. :)