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Old May 23, 2018 | 02:53 AM
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Beautiful bike.Congrats on a job well done
 
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Old May 23, 2018 | 09:06 AM
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I wouldn't call it a chopper, but I would call it one fine bike!
 
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Old May 23, 2018 | 09:36 AM
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Chopper or not, it looks like a custom that you can actually go the distance on. Never could figure out why someone would spend time and money making a motorcycle virtually unrideable unless you call going for coffee a motorcycle trip.
 
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Old May 23, 2018 | 09:50 AM
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spent half an hour on a friends rigid frame chopper back in the early 80's and after about 20 minutes i couldn't wait to give it back to him . maybe he did a bad job building it , or maybe they all bounce your kidneys around and rattle your teeth . i'll stick with something that has suspension on the back end .
yours is a gorgeous bike and i'd ride it rather than any 'true chopper' i've ever seen .
 
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Old May 23, 2018 | 06:51 PM
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Thanks everyone. Proud of the bike and it's made quite the impression. Chopper or not, I'm diggin it!
 
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Old May 23, 2018 | 07:08 PM
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I would call that a practical chopper....geat looking scoot. You did yourself proud.
 
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Old May 23, 2018 | 11:19 PM
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As a child of the '70's, that is righteous. It's not chopped, but it's still cool AF.
 
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Old May 24, 2018 | 11:49 AM
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chopper is old school, new stuff is called bobber.....
 
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Very nice! Well done. Now, go ride!
 
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Old May 24, 2018 | 01:10 PM
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Have you ever actually ridden a proper chopper? I doubt you would find the rides even remotely similar.
Nice looking bike though. Don't know if you did the work or if you had it done but it is a tasteful collection of upgrades and a nice paint job.
Hey man I'm just curious what a "proper chopper" is? I have a "production" chopper and it definitely doesn't ride like any production bike I've had but I have to say it doesn't ride bad either. It is a softail so I can actually ride further than the next bar even with a herniated disc!!

Falcon that is one good looking custom bike/chopper. Nicely done!
 
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