The Story Behind Acapulco Gold
Around 1975, some guys and myself frequently rode our bikes to Jacksonville, Florida I had 1973 750 Honda at the time, but always admired my friend's 750 Amen Savior. With very tnp to Jacksonville, I wanted to build one s1m1lar to his more and more. Then life got in the way of dreams! I moved away, got married, and had kids, but I never forgot my dream! Fast forward many years, my kids grew up, I became divorced, and I moved back to Savannah to be near my elderly parents. About this same time, I found a 1970 750 Amen Savior In Kentucky but didn't pursue it as my father was very sick About a year later, after my father had passed away, I saw that ,t was still available. A friend and myself drove to Kentucky and I bought the bike. On,,. home, I began stripping it down to the bare frame and motor, the first steps of building my dream bike.

First, I built the forward controls and the exhaust system. The front end was ordered from California. Next, I fabricated the stem bolt and the chain guard. We made a template of the gas tank that I wanted and sent it to California to be made The handle bars were custom made to flt my body type I made the seat pan and had It professionally upholstered. The shape of the seat was designed so that 1t would flush into the shape of the gas tank, resulting In a perfect flow At this point, the bike was disassembled, and the molding, painting and chroming began. After th frame was molded and painted, I started the reassembly.

At this point, I began thinking of ways to create the look that had been on my mind for so many years. There is so much detail on this bike that pictures don't do It justice. Those who see it in person, especially 750 owners and admirers, are in awe of the detail and features. The one feature that has people scratching their heads trying to figure out, is that the bike cranks with a card (resembling a credit card) and not a key. I designed the electrical box that houses this system.

Alter adding los of gold accents to the already metal flake gold paint Job, the name of Acapulco Gold seemed a perfect fit!

Special thanks to my brother, Walter Hartley, for the electrical work. life long friend, Leon Johns, for the molding and painting, and Bob Magyarosl, for the gold leaf and striping