New Chopper is DONE!
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RE: New Chopper is DONE!
Shooter,
I saw Bloodlust on the VTwin show and told my wife, "Hey, that's Shooter's bike"!! She could care less about bikes but even she said it was a great looking chop.
Nicely done.
RJ
I saw Bloodlust on the VTwin show and told my wife, "Hey, that's Shooter's bike"!! She could care less about bikes but even she said it was a great looking chop.
Nicely done.
RJ
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RE: New Chopper is DONE!
ORIGINAL: shooter64
Joe,
It took about 6 months, and I just like long low bikes,
and you just have to start with the basic design
and make sure all the cool parts that you want incorporated in the bike will actually flow and work.
Believe it or not, this bike started with the levers, and grips and pegs, and most importantly the gas tank,
they everything was kinda designed around that.
Joe,
It took about 6 months, and I just like long low bikes,
and you just have to start with the basic design
and make sure all the cool parts that you want incorporated in the bike will actually flow and work.
Believe it or not, this bike started with the levers, and grips and pegs, and most importantly the gas tank,
they everything was kinda designed around that.
mud
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RE: New Chopper is DONE!
Mud, Mike Phillips at Grandeur Cycles did they sheet metal, and his team Jay and Zeus did the assembly, they did the paint in house, Mike and I had kicked around the ideas around this bike for a long time, we (Cateye) made alot of the parts on the bike, and went to help with the final assembly and shake down ride for the Vtwin show. We have changed some things since the show but it's pretty much the same, just havent had time to ride it much, but hopefully the weather here in Arkansas is going to stay warm now. Gonna put about 500 miles on her, and sell her, and start on another one, got something really insane this time, kinda a cross between a chopper and a prostreet.
Mud, big reason that the final assembly was done at Grandeur is because Mike is a has a manfactures liceinse and is nada listed, which makes Grandeur VIN'd bikes alot easier to sell.
Mud, big reason that the final assembly was done at Grandeur is because Mike is a has a manfactures liceinse and is nada listed, which makes Grandeur VIN'd bikes alot easier to sell.
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RE: New Chopper is DONE!
It is an impressive piece of work.
Since you say it started with the levers, and grips and pegs,
I'm guessing that's the sort of things that CatEye produces??
mud
Since you say it started with the levers, and grips and pegs,
I'm guessing that's the sort of things that CatEye produces??
mud
ORIGINAL: shooter64
Mud, Mike Phillips at Grandeur Cycles did they sheet metal, and his team Jay and Zeus did the assembly, they did the paint in house, Mike and I had kicked around the ideas around this bike for a long time, we (Cateye) made alot of the parts on the bike, and went to help with the final assembly and shake down ride for the Vtwin show. We have changed some things since the show but it's pretty much the same, just havent had time to ride it much, but hopefully the weather here in Arkansas is going to stay warm now. Gonna put about 500 miles on her, and sell her, and start on another one, got something really insane this time, kinda a cross between a chopper and a prostreet.
Mud, big reason that the final assembly was done at Grandeur is because Mike is a has a manfactures liceinse and is nada listed, which makes Grandeur VIN'd bikes alot easier to sell.
Mud, Mike Phillips at Grandeur Cycles did they sheet metal, and his team Jay and Zeus did the assembly, they did the paint in house, Mike and I had kicked around the ideas around this bike for a long time, we (Cateye) made alot of the parts on the bike, and went to help with the final assembly and shake down ride for the Vtwin show. We have changed some things since the show but it's pretty much the same, just havent had time to ride it much, but hopefully the weather here in Arkansas is going to stay warm now. Gonna put about 500 miles on her, and sell her, and start on another one, got something really insane this time, kinda a cross between a chopper and a prostreet.
Mud, big reason that the final assembly was done at Grandeur is because Mike is a has a manfactures liceinse and is nada listed, which makes Grandeur VIN'd bikes alot easier to sell.
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RE: New Chopper is DONE!
That one of our product lines, we also private label parts for alot of folks, names that you would recongize.....have to do it all to make a living in the bike world today....lol
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RE: New Chopper is DONE!
Sweeeeeeeeeeeet ride.
Love the air ride setup, very nice touch.
Yeah, in a perfect world there would be a kick *** chopper and a cruiser in the garage.
My wife would hate the chopper though! LOL
Love the air ride setup, very nice touch.
Yeah, in a perfect world there would be a kick *** chopper and a cruiser in the garage.
My wife would hate the chopper though! LOL
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RE: New Chopper is DONE!
Nice custom, a little busy in the cradle for my taste but if we all liked the same things, the world would be boring.
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RE: New Chopper is DONE!
very friggin sweet ride !!!!!!!!!!! i am so jealouse !!!!! i have been building my first ground up v-twin for over 4 years now. finally got to take it for a few short rides. still a lot of work to do but it is nothing like your ride. two thumbs up man that is cool !!!!!! wana trade?????? LOL
