I was at the bike shop yesterday and they had some beautiful customs. Once a month I might come across another Triumph rider Of course Harley's are plentiful as are sport bikes. But I can't recall the last time I saw someone riding a custom chopper. Are these bikes built for show or go. The guy at the bike shop says they are a bit unyielding when it comes to turning. And talk about high priced butt jewelery! Are these bikes just to pretty to ride? Rock n Roll
two_wheel_racer
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My neighbor bought a custom chopper. Rode it from the shop to the garage, parked it, covered it. Has not touched it since. Must have been an impulse buy.
Anonymous
I see a few custom choppers on the road. But they aren't the really exotic machines I see at shows. Some choppers are made to be ridden, others are made just to look at. (And though I wouldn't own one in a million years, I have to admit I do enjoy looking at them!)
Up in the mountains near where I live there is a crossroads with a restaurant and a convenience store, and on nice Summer weekends you might see 100 bikes parked there. All kinds of bikes, including some choppers, that apparently people bring up there just to show off. I see them more here, and parked in front of bars, than on the road.
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custom choppers are just like any other bike, they are meant to be ridden. why would anyone pay $35,000 or more just to look at it? as for if they run strong, most do because they have much larger motors then the average stock engines. they come in "soft-tail" and "hard-tail" versoins. hard tails do not have shocks and usually called "bar-hoppers" because thats about the distance your body can take without taking a break, from one bar to the next. softtails have full suspensions and are more comfortable to ride for longer distances. if the front end to way too long or "raked" then handling becomes a major problem but only because of the length and not because the front end is unstable.
Anonymous
There are several varieties of customs. Some are not at comfortable or easy to ride and some are. If you want to buy one, you need to do some test riding or at least test sitting to figure that out. Anything with a lot of rake and stretch will have a "floppy" front end.
Anonymous
Yeah, check out my pic, totally custom 1948 Harley Panhead, rigid, aluminum seat with no padding, 12 inch over stretched springer, 8 inch stretch in frame, 38 degree neck, best of show winner too. I ride this baby everywhere, all day long and I love it !