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June 20, 2013

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Chopper – American Motorcycle Muscle

by Oakley

Chopper

What is a Chopper?

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

A chopper is a type of motorcycle that was either modified from an original motorcycle design (“chopped”) or built from scratch to have a unique hand-crafted appearance. The main features of a chopper that make it stand out are its longer frame design accompanied by a stretch front end, or increased rake angle. To achieve a longer front end, while the frame is being designed, the fabricator will tilt the neck of the frame at less of an incline and install a longer fork. Another unique aspect of a chopper design is that there is usually no rear suspension meaning the frame of the motorcycle will extend from the neck (or front of the frame) all the way to the rear wheel. This can make handling the motorcycle more challenging and the ride a bit more “bumpy”. These attributes may seem radical to some but are necessary for the look that is desired. One look that is becoming more popular with chopper designs is a low frame to ground clearance or a low-rider look.

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4 Comments Post a comment
  1. rick5
    Jul 6 2013

    No sympathy, harley riders have no mental capacity to understand there bike’s capabilities and corners. Idiots as usual.

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  2. steve smith
    Jul 7 2013

    The best thing any true blooded American can do for your future is STOP BUYING ANY IMPORT CRAP FOCUS ON OUR COUNTRY BY STOP BUYING THROW AWAY CRAP SUCH AS IMPORT MOTORCYCLES,AUTOS,ANyTHING WAlmART SELLS ETC

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  3. Betty
    Jul 10 2013

    American Muscle!!

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  4. gregg lopez
    Jun 12 2014

    I love you work just mind blowing I am trying to make up my mind
    on building a chopper or bagger can or has anyone ever put a am-fm dvdcd player on a chopper ?

    Reply

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