You defiantly build some kick-ass-looking bikes. True ole skool custom choppers. Truly beautiful work of art. Wizard sure does look like he's ready to ride that machine.
Yet another fantastic build! This bike hearkens back to machines which were featured in Big Bike magazine and Choppers magazine. Keep up the great work!
@@houseofchoppers -- I wish I still had my original copies of Choppers magazine (when Roth still ran it) and Big Bike magazine. In the 1960s, chopper styling remained fairly level-headed until Fonda and Hopper's little motorcycle movie hit the big screen. The only thing that I cautioned other builder/riders about was the use of screw on fork extenders ("slugs") to lengthen the stock factory fork tubes. That was before some guy in Chicago started manufacturing one-piece extended fork tubes for Sportsters. I think that guy was Barney Cagle (or Coogle). That same guy ended up fabricating the extended fork tubes for Fonda and Hopper's choppers. Following "Easy Rider," bikes started becoming more and more radical. I never got into the early 1970s chopper scene. The post "Easy Rider" chopper craze gave us radically-raked frames, overly-long springer forks, smaller section wheels/tires which would "basketball" down the road or get swallowed by potholes, no front brakes, gold anodizing gone amok, pointed hardware (pike nuts) and crushed velvet seats. Here's some advice which was imparted to me from a custom car/bike "sage" (Ed Roth) -- "If your forks are longer than six inches over factory length, then take them off and put on shorter extensions or stock fork tubes and then go out and have some fun with the bike." I still follow that line of thought. Build right. Ride safe. Stay tuned -- W
If the passenger were to wear low top shoes it could be an issue. The peg does stick out more than it seems though. With some hightops on she will be smooth sailing! Thanks for watching
That was a different chassis thats still sitting around the shop. I did borrow the front end off this bike when I was mocking everything up to see where a stock length springer would put me though!
Yeah actually true to form for the period but your pillion passenger is gonna have a cooked calf muscle 2 mile down the road. You obviously plan on carrying one otherwise you wouldn't have put pegs on. You can have an aesthetically pleasing rear cylinder up-swept pipe or carry a pillion but you can't have both.
Guys I don't think you have put out 1 bike I wouldn't be proud to ride. Coz I ride them .tear mine down everytime it's ugliest in pack bring it back to best. But like I said you do very nice work. If I ever have too much cash you can build me pan or knuckle I ride 72 FLH with apes I love it have great life
