Amateur bicycle chopper builder info (My Bad II)

[75737573]

Thanks for the info the triple tree that you got from my bad is from a motor cycle if yes what kind? There's different size on eBay which one do I get? Bought a pipe bender at craiglist and I'm building my frame. I will show you a video when I'm done with my project I'm half way done.

Thank you

[essexisbest]

Congrats on building the trike chopper. I am just in the process of doing the same thing! My Bad had a home built front end but Ratical was actually a cheat. It had the front off of one of the box store choppers. You can buy a cheap triple tree off Ebay though and make your own front end. Get the triple tree and some conduit piping and make it however long you want. Good luck with the build and post some pics when you're done!

[75737573]

Where do you get your chopper forks did you make it your self if yes can you tell me how to make it. Thanks to you I'm in a process of building a trike chopper all I need is a long forks like what you have on My Bad chopper.

[Totalshock39]

Wow. That makes me feel better about getting into building. Keep the videos coming And thanks giving me hope that I can do it. Looking forward to new videos

[essexisbest]

@markdevine1 - Very cool that you are getting into building. You'll have a blast at it! As for the conduit, I haven't had any issues and I am 6'1" and 180. I guess the big thing would be to make sure your brace bars are in the right spot. I collect the little diecast OCC bikes and actually get alot of my inspiration from them, Take a look at motorcycle choppers on the net, see where they put their braces and mimic that. Hope that helps and good luck!!

[hhcy3617]

I REALLY WANT TO SEE MY BAD 2 MY BAD 2 IS GOING TO BE LIKE A BOBBER RIGHT

[essexisbest]

@hhcy3617 - I put My Bad two just as sort of a link so people could find the video on the latest build. The lastest build is actually under 'Ratical custom bicycle chopper'. Thanks for the comments!

Cheers

[honeybunchickens]

WOW a Harley. I see them all the time. I see custom bikes as well as harley's inside custom bike shops. But you will rarely see a custom bike like yours with a engine on it. What Im trying to say is if you could build something that manufactures don't cary. That would make heads turn towards you. Before I new about youtube I use to build custom choppers like yours. The moment I strapped a engine on it. There was so many people asking questions about it to the point where it was irritating me.

[ptKevinA]

hey nice work (; you really inspired me a lot ... o: im thinking of doing something like that...a custom bycicle. But i've never done anything like that, and my biggest problem is the frame, i dont know how to do it, how to make the curves, etc...

[kazahkpubis]

your work is really good , you should make some bikes and sell them on ebay you could make alot of money !

-sam

[essexisbest]

The bad part is that once I build one I don't really want to part with it! I guess one day I'll have to get rid of one....

Thanks Sam!

[mikeleejohnson]

I had a Mustang bannana seat bike in 1970 or so, chopped the forks and added another set to them. Looked pretty cool!

[essexisbest]

Cool bike! It's really funny how we took our life in our hands 'back in the day' in the name of building choppers. And then you had to find the ultimate thing to rattle in the spokes to try and make the engine sounds.....too funny!

[drgrcr00]

yea its always fun when someone stops to take a look at your bike. when i built mine i put a 20 in. wheel in the back and a 16in up front like the old stingrays, and after that all the neighborhood kids had bikes with the little wheel up front ; )

[essexisbest]

Cool....I got a Swingbike when I was a kid that had the small front wheel. I actually still have most of the bike but it's in pieces.

Thanks for the comment!

[alias1atl]

Cool man!!! Looking forward to the finished product.

[essexisbest]

Thanks! I am having some trouble finding a tank but as soon as I do, I'll put some more stuff up.

[warriorL96]

another huge fan!!! here!!

wow! that great!

and a good looking guy!

i think i like you! (joke)

i mean your bike. he he he!

[danjosefirststep]

hey are you gonna make a vid where you show the build process? If not im begging you can maybe do something like that.

[essexisbest]

Thanks for the comments! I will try and do some vid clips and put the together on how the buld is done. I'll try it when I do the bottom end of this one.

Cheers!

[danjosefirststep]

huge fan!!!