Gold chopper at Wanganui this year

**White trash** · 28th December 2010, 08:47

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** · 28th December 2010, 08:52

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

But way cool eh!

**Kickaha** · 28th December 2010, 08:56

Originally Posted by White trash

I want one!

More than a MVX?

**White trash** · 28th December 2010, 08:57

Originally Posted by scumdog

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

But way cool eh!

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** · 28th December 2010, 14:21

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** · 28th December 2010, 16:02

Looks like summit Big Doug would make.
Noice.

**BIG DOUG** · 28th December 2010, 17:27

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** · 28th December 2010, 19:31

Originally Posted by 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.

Can you tell me some more about it. photos?? what front end is that?

very interested

Stephen

**White trash** · 28th December 2010, 19:42

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** · 28th December 2010, 20:39

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** · 28th December 2010, 20:55

Stephen,here is a few pic's

**The Lone Rider** · 30th December 2010, 23:08

Originally Posted by White trash

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** · 31st December 2010, 03:51

Originally Posted by BIG DOUG

Stephen,here is a few pic's

thanks very interested this end
well done

Stephen

**Paul in NZ** · 31st December 2010, 06:09

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** · 31st December 2010, 06:59

Originally Posted by BIG DOUG

Stephen,here is a few pic's

Hmm, not being a grinch ('cos it IS great custom Doug!)

- 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....

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