Gold chopper at Wanganui this year

[White trash]

Spotted this while wandering around the pits and thought it worth sharing. Hope the owner doesn't mind.

I only had my phone as a camera and wasn't sure what quality the images would be so didn't take any close-ups of some unbelievably cool features. Like the tranny top cover for instance, made of perspex or similar and totally see through allowing all the gears and shift mech to be visible. The oil lines to the rocker covers were a work of art.

Stunning marriage of old and new in a perfectly useable machine. I want one!

[scumdog]

It's a freakin' bobber, not a chopper.

But way cool eh!:niceone:

[Kickaha]

I want one!

More than a MVX?

[White trash]

It's a freakin' bobber, not a chopper.

But way cool eh!:niceone:

I know that you ugly old bastard. However in my experiance some people get fucked off when you call their bike a bob when they were actually building a chop. Bit likle the whole "Nostalgia" and "Rat rod" confusion that ofetn occurs.

But yeah, it's fucken mint.

[Brian d marge]

ahlf asleep , coffee in hand ..trawling through crap on the internet then I see this

Now I have to clean the floor

that looks good , I wish we could find out more about it !

Stephen

[tri boy]

Looks like summit Big Doug would make.
Noice.

[BIG DOUG]

Yes trash it is my bike,have been riding the fuck out since labour weekend,rode it to the burt munro and back people looked at me a bit funny when I said I RODE IT it handles pretty well and only have had a few small issue's while shaking it down.Will be riding it to taupo this weekend for the drag racing on the 3rd hope it doesn't rain though as its a pain in the ass with no fr guard.

[Brian d marge]

Yes trash it is my bike,have been riding the fuck out since labour weekend,rode it to the burt munro and back people looked at me a bit funny when I said I RODE IT it handles pretty well and only have had a few small issue's while shaking it down.Will be riding it to taupo this weekend for the drag racing on the 3rd hope it doesn't rain though as its a pain in the ass with no fr guard.
Can you tell me some more about it. photos?? what front end is that?

very interested

Stephen

[White trash]

Hey Doug, I mentioned to Mick when I spied it that it might be yours as I remember you saying somewhere it was finished. Awesome piece of work man, you're one talented hair bear, that's for sure.

Keen to enlighten us to some of the specs?

[BIG DOUG]

Fark where do I start,frame is a kraftech 30 deg rake stock length,200 rear tyre.mtr is a shovel with aftermarket std cases,85 evo crank s+s cam + s+s split rocker boxes,,dyna ign twin plugged heads,mikuni hsr42mm carb trans is softail 5 sp with baker voyeur cover and the starter has a remote button straight to the solenoid and a bdl 3" open belt primaryRear wheel is 18" fr 21" profile rim metzeler tyres and stainless spokes gma rear pulley brake and fr brake 6 piston performance machine with pm contour clutch lever and master cylinder,brake lines are copper.Forward controls are big dog with the holes drilled in them,oiltank is a cast crime scene choppers and fuel tank is an xl 1200c harley modded with blings gas cap handlebars are nite rod hd widened with a nash motorcycles internal throttle,battery is mounted under the trans,rear guard is a twisted choppers ,headlight is a softail,speedo is dakota digital ,forks are wideglide modded with the mudguard mounts turned off tripple trees are hd deuce and internal steering stops, discs are gma, seat is west eagle witha fox mtb airshock mounted under it for a bit of comfort,rear tailight is lucas with a very rare cal products cast number plate bracket, all the oil lines are copper and bent and twisted by myself and all the welding and metal fab engine building wheel building including the brass parts where made by me footpegs alone took 8 hours but brass is the new chrome lol probably missed a few bits but that is about it.Next up will be a 51 hd panhead foot clutch ,suicide shift etc etc .Cheers

[BIG DOUG]

Stephen,here is a few pic's

[The Lone Rider]

I know that you ugly old bastard. However in my experiance some people get fucked off when you call their bike a bob when they were actually building a chop. Bit likle the whole "Nostalgia" and "Rat rod" confusion that ofetn occurs.

But yeah, it's fucken mint.

If you asked Suga Bear... he'd call it just a short chop and then tell you to many people are chopping rear fenders and putting sprung seats and calling them bobbers when they arent.

[Brian d marge]

Stephen,here is a few pic's
thanks very interested this end
well done

Stephen

[Paul in NZ]

Good work Doug.

Saw one of those 'out of the box' factory long bikes wobbling around the place yesterday with the typical overmonied overopinionated rider doing the whole look at me look at me thing...

Your ' built it meself' bike is in a different league man - unique and a billion times cooler.... (as usual)

[scumdog]

Stephen,here is a few pic's

Hmm, not being a grinch ('cos it IS great custom Doug!) :cool: - but I'd keep a wary eye on the copper oil-feed line for the rockers - I've had copper lines in similar situations work-harden and crack (normally just by the nut) due to the flexing/vibration (and a large H-D V-twin certainly causes a heap of that!).

And oil being pumped out of the split tends to make a bit of a mess....:doh:

Still, you've done a few miles and it seems OK so far.

[sinfull]

Awesome work Doug, wicked ride ya built there mate and has me dreamin a bit !

[BIG DOUG]

Scumdog,if you look at the lines they have rubber each end,so shouldn't have a fracturing problem,and the rocker feed is coiled to give it a bit of "spring" I hope they don't fracture as I'm riding up to taupo tomorrow to watch my mate burt drag race his rail and the weather is looking good.

[scumdog]

Scumdog,if you look at the lines they have rubber each end,so shouldn't have a fracturing problem,and the rocker feed is coiled to give it a bit of "spring" I hope they don't fracture as I'm riding up to taupo tomorrow to watch my mate burt drag race his rail and the weather is looking good.

Yeah BIG DOUG, I noticed the rubber ends on the tank lines, it was just the rocker-feed ones I was voicing my concern about, hopefully the coils pay off....is there any flex in those lines at all?

If so (If it was MY bike!) I would look at anchoring the centre of the coil area to one of the fins somehow - but then I'm a worry wart. (cause by a history of 'Bad Experiences' (tm) )

[paulmac]

saw doug and this bike at the bike show here on labour weekend and can attest that it is awesome !
On ya Doug.!!

[Headbanger]

Whao, Looks like your rear suspension has fallen clean off there chap, I'll keep an eye out around Wangas for ya.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Whao, Looks like your rear suspension has fallen clean off there chap,

Like your pants.

[AllanB]

That is a fine looking bike there. Well done - nice to see a build like this as apposed to the run-o-the-mill.

[BIG DOUG]

DON'T NEED NO STINKING SUSPENSION,left taupo at 5pm only stopping for gas and a feed at 66 on 1 diner in foxton and sitting mostly on the speed limit home at 9.25pm not bad for a bike with no suspension now where's that chiropractors number lol.

[98tls]

What to say but "that is way cool",nice work indeed fella.

[Brian d marge]

DON'T NEED NO STINKING SUSPENSION,left taupo at 5pm only stopping for gas and a feed at 66 on 1 diner in foxton and sitting mostly on the speed limit home at 9.25pm not bad for a bike with no suspension now where's that chiropractors number lol.

only those who have ridden a ridged knows how good they are

Stephen

[nadroj]

DON'T NEED NO STINKING SUSPENSION,left taupo at 5pm only stopping for gas and a feed at 66 on 1 diner in foxton and sitting mostly on the speed limit home at 9.25pm not bad for a bike with no suspension now where's that chiropractors number lol.

What is the rear tyre & pressure?

[jellywrestler]

DON'T NEED NO STINKING SUSPENSION. Not with a shock absorbing Jelly Belly like yours eh Doug?

[BIG DOUG]

I'm not sitting on my stomach spider or maybe you mean my fat ass lol,nadroj the rear tyre is a metzeler me880 18x55x200 tyre pressure is 25-26 psi.

[Sensei]

Another shot from local Axe Throwers Bike show