My buddy just picked up two choppers to giveaway at a trade show for his company, so he stopped by my house after picking them up and let me take a spin on one of them. It was some ultra-stretched, 50 degree rake, Jesse James knockoff (like all of them), with a 100ci Revtech v-twin hooked up to a 5 speed tranny.

With the rake, the stretch, and the rigid frame, it was absolutely horrible to ride. It turned like a bus, and every little bump sent the thing into an unpredictible rear bounce. Straight down the highway though, it was like a rail, so I guess it had its good and its bads for handling.

The engine was amazingly poweful. From idle to rev limit, this thing pulled HARD. In 1st or 2nd, while rolling, a pull on the throttle would bust the rear tire loose. I swear, the top of 3rd must've been 100mph and it had two more gears to go. I think the Revtech 100 is rated at 110hp/115tq or something like that, it was really bad ass to have that much power underneath me.

Now, the only real saving grace beside the motor (which I could buy and stick in a much better riding setup, like my stock Harley), was the cool factor. You can't help but look like Billy Badass on a 9 foot bike with a front tire so far away you can't kick it while sitting. Also, the thing must've rode 3 inches from the ground, so it was just a sled. Very cool stance and very cool seating position. It would definitely work to pick up sluts if it had any sort of rear passenger capability.

Overall, I wouldn't waste my money on one though. It's not funcitonal enough for daily riding or long trips. I'd rather just hotrod a stock old school or at least old school looking bike.

Cliffnotes: I rode a chopper. Horrible ride, stupid fast, and incredibly cool.

 

Very cool.

Did you get any pics?

 

Nah, I didn't ride it for long. I took it down the turns on Countryside, opened it up on 580, then took it back up the turns on Lakeview. The only other place I rode it was down the short highway from the campground to the speedway this weekend for the Gatornational finals. The rigid was pure terror on those dirt roads in the parking lot!

My buddy'll have some pics of the chopper. I'll email him and get them.

 

Here's a pic.

 

i wanna build a chopper soo bad. Just something to pimp out on Saturday night or something to the clizzub, and also so I can be 'in' with the 'other' biker crew on here. LOL.

 

i got a honda chopper here that need to be rebuited from teh ground up!

 

i wanna get it from you too as soon as i finish my car project. Frank, what would be a good inexpensive 'chopper' motor just for cruising? small block chevy? lol, j/k. Im thinking like an old Honda 750 motor something.

 

Eh, choppers are overrated. If I were to bother with anything considered chopped I'd start with a late 40's early 50's Harley, strap a slightly raked springer on it, tall sissy bar, apes that reach for the sky, and ride is old school.

Honda choppers are gay. They're just there to make Honda cruiser owners feel like their bikes are worth something even though they're not. My roommate has a chopped '82 CB900C, it's the ugliest, most unreliable piece of shit in Florida.

 

ya have fun with teh older HD motor...

i have a HD sporters springer here

 

like i want one that looks similar to