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Posts tagged ‘Chopper Riding’

23
Jul

West Coast Choppers

West Coast Choppers

This is an oldie but a goodie! Yes, 19 year old video of Jesse James building a custom chopper and riding it to Sturgis Motorcycle Rally!

Good-looking Choppers an excellent workmanship never get dated! Read more »

6
Feb

Chopper Motorcycle Ride

Chopper Motorcycle Ride

Here in the Arizona area there are many motorcycle rides.

But there’s quite a difference between a motorcycle ride and an exclusive Chopper ride. Sure, Choppers have their admirers and their detractors, but one thing’s for sure when a group of Choppers get together for a ride they attract a lot more attention and admiration from the General Public then a bunch of stock motorcycles. Read more »

5
Aug

Chopper motorcycle DIY maintenance

Chopper motorcycle DIY maintenance

I’m talking about do-it-yourself maintenance for chopper motorcycles but, all these motorcycle checks would apply to almost any other motorcycle. as well.

Keep in mind, It’s little things like these checks and maintenance that can keep you from being stuck on the side of the highway on some lonely mountain road. But not only that, doing motorcycle maintenance for yourself will save you quite a bit of money compared to bringing it into the dealer, and also, provides great satisfaction in knowing that you were able to do it and that it’s been done correctly. Read more »

2
Sep

Chopper Ride

Chopper Ride

European choppers riding on the highway. These are some very special wicked looking choppers.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

A chopper is a type of custom motorcycle which emerged in the United States in the mid-1960s. The chopper is perhaps the most extreme of all custom styles, often using radically modified steering angles and lengthened forks for a stretched-out appearance. They can be built from an original motorcycle which is modified (“chopped”) or built from scratch. Some of the characteristic features of choppers are long front ends with extended forks often coupled with an increased rake angle, hardtail frames (frames without rear suspension), very tall “ape hanger” or very short “drag” handlebars, lengthened or stretched frames, and larger than stock front wheels. The “sissy bar”, a set of tubes that connect the rear fender with the frame, and which are often extended several feet high, is a signature feature on many choppers.

Perhaps the best known choppers are the two customized Harley-Davidsons, the “Captain America” and “Billy Bike”, seen in the 1969 film Easy Rider. Read more »