Does a chopper have to be a v twin?

[Waylander]

Well, yes, in part. But even with a 300 at both ends, it would be hard to turn, as the distance from the centreline of the wheel to the edge of the tyre means some effort is required to crank the bike over. That's part of the reason skinny-tyred bikes are easier to turn.
Add in the raked front ends choppers have, and it's never going to be a quick turner - the geometry is fine for straight lines, but crap for cornering.

Lol they arn't really meant for back roads riding anyway mate. Eye catchers for cruising town or bike rallys. Just a way to express yourself on a more visable (and Audible for some of them) medium. I like looking at Custom Bikes and Choppers (note the two seperate entities) because they give you a feel for what the rider is like even if you never meet them.

That's why I want to chop the Rebel, just for a bit of fun and something for me to ride around town on a friday night.

[Eurodave]

Add in the raked front ends choppers have, and it's never going to be a quick turner - the geometry is fine for straight lines, but crap for cornering.

Which is perfect for the huge wide open spaces & arrow straight highways of Septicland but not as usefull here in Godzone where corners abound

[ezinnz]

Well, even the 250 has a reasonable flat spot so by the time you're into the 270, 300 and now 360 rear tires, you have to throw that bike into a corner to get it around. Especially when they use such a low profile to go with that width.

Guys I've spoken to say the 300 is a terrible ride.

NZ roads aren't so bad for long bikes. They're work in the city and suburbs for sure but that's OK. What you do notice about NZ roads is how lousy Transit are at maintaining them - especially on a rigid!

[Macktheknife]

I am trying to load a piccie of my chopper build but I can t seem to get one small enough, anyone know how I can do that???
BTW, you can build whatever you want man thats the spirit of choppers and home builds. Build what ever you can imagine, dont be bound by the whole 'industry'. My chopper started out as a Suzuki VS1400, now it looks nothing like one but still handles better than any Harley!

[Colapop]

I am trying to load a piccie of my chopper build but I can t seem to get one small enough, anyone know how I can do that???...

You could open mspaint choose 'new' then copy and paste your image into it and resize it that way. Or just try saving it as a .bmp (then back to a jpg) or even a .pdf (requires adobe) that might work. I usually try one or more of those to get the file size down.

[Waylander]

I am trying to load a piccie of my chopper build but I can t seem to get one small enough, anyone know how I can do that???
BTW, you can build whatever you want man thats the spirit of choppers and home builds. Build what ever you can imagine, dont be bound by the whole 'industry'. My chopper started out as a Suzuki VS1400, now it looks nothing like one but still handles better than any Harley!

Hmm, Me and you should get along well lol. Feel up for a meet this weekend sometime? Could get some pics of ya bike and get them up here for ya.

[Waylander]

Well, .....

That your bike on the www.exrider.co.nz site mate? Fuckin nice that one is? Good to see a springer, sweet ride mate.

[rudolph]

I have a Honda 900 cc 4 cyl chopper

[thehollowmen]

I have a Honda 900 cc 4 cyl chopper

Tonight my workmate and I were talking about making a steam turbine chopper.

That should cause confusion :-D

[ezinnz]

I don't mean to hijack this post but I'd really like to see pics of your choppers guys. There just aren't that many on the roads in the lower Nth Island. I can't remember the last time I saw another one!

[Kornholio]

I seen one in Hamilton the other day, it was and Ironhorse one I think...looked meeeean
Those BigDog choppers look pretty cool too...quite reasonably priced too

[Colapop]

I don't mean to hijack this post but I'd really like to see pics of your choppers guys. There just aren't that many on the roads in the lower Nth Island. I can't remember the last time I saw another one!

Not mine but I liked the style of this one... A pic my scottish mate sent me when she was in Deutschland for her holidays.

[Colapop]

That your bike on the www.exrider.co.nz site mate? Fuckin nice that one is? Good to see a springer, sweet ride mate.

I used a bit of think stuff and went to ezrider.....
That chopper was shot in Wgtn! I'd like to see it in person, if anyone knows where it lives?

[ezinnz]

Sorry, I should have replied to that post too. Yep, I know where that bike is - in my garage!

You're right, those pics were taken at the Beehive and then Petone wharf. I've since moved up the coast to Kapiti.

Happy to hook up some time if you want to have a decent look.

Andy

[Colapop]

....Happy to hook up some time if you want to have a decent look.
Andy

Sure I'd love it. Have you seen the 'Handbook' I posted ealier in this thread? Some good tips I thought - but it seems you'd be the one with the tips. Would it be wrong to ask about the costs involved with that project?