Chopper Basics

[rustednails]

i hope u get it back or whoever stole it gets shot

[revdrroth]

She was stolen this week.

[kimblers]

@revdrroth Oh man!! That is terrible. Did you get it back?

[thenightmaremachine]

so it happens that ya see a blue million tricked-out bikes with all kidza everything bolted, strapped, and welded on.....ya see the OCC, West Coast, Ness, etc etc etc bikes....then ya lay eyes on a beauty like this one and say to yerself, "fuck yeah....now THAT'S a bike.....

[cry1287]

I LOVE CHOPPERS

[camisasnegras]

666

[jeffcook64]

love it

[juggalotus20]

very nice chop brother i like how you kept that seat i have 2 in the garage at home

[madbiker53]

awesome stuff

[Thelordbaphomet]

sounds so much like The Ramones...

English 70ies n 80ies punk

[anarchypig]

its sid vicious soloing without th sex pistols (y)

[juggalotus20]

the ramones are from new york lol

they not english

[buymeabassguitar]

Sid Vicious- C'mon everybody :D

[buymeabassguitar]

Sid Vicious- C'mon everybody :D

[hunskinboy]

Is anybody know the name of the song?it's really cool...

[sunrimsplus]

get rid of the front disk then its for reel

[1200v]

There is short chops, long chops/pers & bobbers.

[NossedEvo]

old school, techno, rad, pro street, rigid, softail, baggers and ?

[kaylakane]

All that said in its day this was a chopper NOT A BOBBER just been sitting awhile. Clean up the wires, recocover the seat take advantage of todays shit. Better brakes,pegs,stroker kickers, generater to alternater convertions,CV carb,neoprene bushings, etc. Bobbers are flat black white walls not stipped like choppers short forks no girder short bars small seats no rake real 1950s not 60s and 70s.NOW CLASS IS DISMISSED

[Zimstein]

So if I build myself a bobber, paint it red and switch to black tires it's no longer a bobber? Nice.

[kaylakane]

some of ya are fucking rubs, first the seat is called a king/queen second the pipes are 1 1/2" not 2" next that clutter of wires to your volt regulater would never be on any real bikers chopper hidden wires babe and mechanical not electronic, old real choppers had a 21' not a 19" AND A BOBBER IS NOT A CHOPPER FUCKSCULL!!oh and mini bracks were on girders discs would fold em when riding and didn't leave it stripped.

[jako1250]

makes me wanna build one! good work fella looks sweeeeet

[sinned229]

nice bike bro !!!

[ricmcusa]

I love how these idiots that say it's not a chopper. That is a true 70's chopper. Who had money to fab shit up like your TV show? Just because it does not have a 21 inch wheel don't mean shit. Front brakes are good for stopping duh.Its a sporster. Alot of choppers in the day were sporty's. Sweet ride dude.

[colbycous01]

sweet scoot no doubt, but did you say front brake? got one on mine too, but mine is a miny drum. you cant see it. you did leave out it really should have a 21" to be a chop

[eric8erjunk]

do you know what the word chop means?

[colbycous01]

sure son, its whats NOW known as a bobber. times havent changed, just the words to describe something. todays word play,, "chopper" is this bike. it is also a bobber, but with a girder fromt end. class dismissed

[eric8erjunk]

NO, it means wheel size decides genre. son

douche

[dbelka]

was that a front brake?

[AmericanMuscle85]

Nice man. Check out mine sometime.

[ammitnme]

nice.......would love to have mine look a bit more like this. I have a LOT to learn first!!!!

[Oldbigchief]

This is it. Thissa chop. If ya cant see it ya ain't shit. The real thing, that's all, fellas. A chopper. Damn true thing, this putt! Fuck financial honchos on HD playin' biker warm weekends. Fuck along the HOG.

[jreitsch]

Doesn't really qualify as a CHOPPER when it has front brakes... (extended front forks do not a chopper make). You could probably call it a bobber... Nice custom job tho!

[BikerRussell]

Wrong, people chopped bits and parts off their frame to make it lighter, so if the frame has been tinkered with or cut in any way, its a chopper. A bobber is just a normal bike where youve removed all unnecesary equipment, without grinding or cutting the frame.

[XxNoNamexX32]

Sportsters rock,best thing HDs ever made period.

[kconklin89]

"Just a bunch of bolt on stuff,this bike has no fabrication that I can see."

That's just the problem these days. Everybody's a 'fabricator' making perfect rides with everything 'just so'. Bull. Much of the customs I see are sterile and soul-less. This is a throw back to the average Joe cuttin' and slashin' in his garage. I like it. I'm tired of seeing all the profilers riding their fat tire rolling easter eggs. It's like this bike is old time blues while modern customs are bs pop rock.

[revdrroth]

Frame is raked five degrees and stretched five inches up front. Ten inches of stretch in rear. It was set up for a POS springer that I have since ditched. The girder handles beautifully but sits at a different angle. Can ride this with one hand behind my back... except when shifting.

[biglljj]

old school at it's best. front brake?

[revdrroth]

Front brake came after wearing out a pair of good boots in emergency stopping situations. I might drop it if I convert the rear to a disc.

[mengle2004]

Rigid frame and kick start only. That is man's Hog

[pbmax]

The sport f##king rocks!!!!

[charliesturg]

And who are all these RUB's saying this is not a chopper? There clueless. They think a chopper is what you get for $40,000 and too much time wanting to be like OCC.

Screw them. Who built this knows where choppers came from.

[charliesturg]

"A SPORTY IS STILL A SPORTY"

And an idiot is still an idiot.

[Baked13]

NICE TRY

BUT A SPORTY

IS STILL

A SPORTY

[cautioninc]

If it was never stock, it ain't chopped. Love the girder & the king & queen. Fuck'n A. You ought to run open chain primary on that bad boy. What year is it?

[revdrroth]

It's a 65. And I have considered the open chain primary. Riding during the extended rainy season is the only thing that has kept me from doing it.

[54Aaron88]

hahaha oh my god what a fucking tool. what makes a chopper... tin primary...? No battery? Drum rear brake??? Come on dude you gotta be fucking jokeing

[revdrroth]

There are those who understand the roots of a chopper and those who have taken their lessons from bad reality TV shows. Who is the tool?

[xnvyflyer]

Loved the vid. Nice ride.

[widegliderider]

Great!!!!

[eldudeny]

The magneto is cool, but from my past experiance, they can be ignorant at times.

[eldudeny]

Like every thing but the loud pipes and the forks, but not bad for a bar hopper.

[revdrroth]

Bar hopper? This is my daily rider and I've been known to go a few hundred on the weekends.

[eldudeny]

GREAT for you, your dedicated. I gotta respect your ride. Too many yuppies are getting chopped bikes for status and bar hopping. Like the man said: " $45,000, 15 miles and a set of leathers don't make a biker." Ride safe!

[gilman666]

liked everything but the handgrips...ironheads fucking A

[teverzczuk]

Ok thats one way to do it...