Chopper Motorcycle Ride

Long Fork Chopper Motorcycle Ride

There’s nothing like riding a good-looking Chopper through the countryside!

Sure, riding any type of motorcycle through open roads in the country is a great experience.  But, riding a high-powered, cool looking chopper, it’s really a kick in the ass! How many real chopper riders think about those great rides on the open country roads during the winter off-season?  Personally, I bet there’s quite a few, as we’re looking forward to the warmer weather and getting our machines back out on the road. (more…)

Shovelhead Chopper Ride

Shovelhead Chopper Ride – Ride through Montana and Idaho. Highway 12 along the Clearwater River.

Shovelhead Chopper Ride

Harley shovelhead engine  -  Shovelhead Chopper Ride

Harley shovelhead engine

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

The Shovelhead engine was created as the previous Panhead engine was becoming obsolete, with many Harley-Davidson owners demanding more power to compete with the more modern motorcycles. Throughout the Shovelhead’s run, the engine had many different changes made to it to improve power, cooling and oil consumption. The engines had only 10 fins for cooling, which caused them to run hot. Another problem was that oil would pool in the cylinder heads, causing it to leak into the valves and burn oil. (more…)

Chopper Motorcycle Night Southern California

Chopper Motorcycle Night at the Torque Moto Cafe

Chopper Motorcycle Night – It’s always a pleasure to see a gathering of good looking custom chopper motorcycles. Many consider the custom chopper to be a rolling work of art. You could have a hundred stock Harleys at a meetup and just two choppers. It’s a sure bet the more cell phone photos will be taken of the two choppers, than all the combined photos of the Harley baggers. (more…)