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About Custom Motorcycles: Choppers Bobbers Baggers
Product Description Whether you're building a chopper, a bobber, or a customized bagger--or simply adding personality to a stock cruiser--you want your bike to stand out. It is, after all, an original. For inspiration or direction, from the big idea to the finest detail, look no further than this book. With hundreds of examples of what builders and painters and passionate owners have done with their bikes, Custom Motorcycles is a great way to get started--or to fine-tune a concept. Custom front ends, tanks, paint, frames, wheels, and more--every inch of a motorcycle can be customized, and every step of the process is covered in this book. Packed with over 700 photos and detailed information on any problem you might encounter, the book is the first and most valuable tool that anyone customizing a bike should have. From the Back Cover A custom motorcycle, by definition, is a one-of-a-kind creation. Whether it’s a chopper, bobber, or bagger, it will share its most fundamental elements with other motorcycles, but all similarity ends there. From that basic starting point, a custom motorcycle then becomes a reflection of the rider designing and building it. From a custom seat and paint job to unique handlebars and controls to hidden wiring and vintage accessories, the choices and possibilities are limitless. So, where do you start? Building a motorcycle or having one built can be an expensive and time-consuming process. You’ll spend hours and hours of your own time, or you’ll pay for someone else’s. And the parts, tools, and paint can add up to thousands of dollars. You want your investment to pay off in a motorcycle that reflects your style and one that you’re proud to show off. Starting with a complete vision is the key to a great custom bike. In the Custom Motorcycle Idea Book, custom-bike expert Howard Kelly employs Michael Lichter’s award-winning photos, detailing the work of famous builders from around the world to illustrate the variety of choices available. Whether it’s frames, fenders, engines, or paint, each chapter illustrates the variety of choices available to a builder and how to make the right choice for your ride. If you’re building or customizing a chopper, bobber, or bagger, the Custom Motorcycle Idea Book will help ensure you achieve your goals. About the Author Michael Lichter's motorcycle photography has been featured in Easyriders magazine for a quarter of a century. He has published several books for Motorbooks, including Sturgis, Billy Lane Chop Fiction: It's not a Motorcycle, Baby, It's a Chopper, Choppers: Heavy Metal Art, and Arlen Ness: Godfather of Choppers. Lichter lives in Boulder, Colorado. www.lichterphoto.com Howard Kelly is the Communications Manager for S&S Cycle, the leader in V-twin performance engines and components. He was editor at Hot Bike magazine for over eight years and at Street Chopper magazine for five years. Kelly lives in Onalaska, Wisconsin with his wife Marcia, their two dogs, one cat, his customized Dyna, and a Honda super-moto bike. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Introduction Bike Styles There are some basic names for bike styles that bring instant recognition to the biker crowd. For example, say "pro-street" to anyone who understands bikes and they picture a low-to-the-ground, modest-length bike with a big engine and a riding position that allows the rider to be ready for a drag race at any stoplight. There are always variations on the theme, but as a rule the names of different styles will hold up in a garage debate with your friends. We covered pro-street, so let's talk about the most debated bike-style name in the world, "chopper." Originally, choppers were bikes that had as many of the stock parts "chopped" off as possible. This was an effort to lighten the bike and provide better performance, not necessarily style. But somehow, as custom bikes came into prominence, the term transferred to the long, lean custom bikes of the 1960s. These bike
