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Posts tagged ‘Harley Chopper’

18
May

Ironhead Chopper

Ironhead Chopper

Vintage Harley-Davidson Ironhead Sportster.

Harley-Davidson Ironhead Sportster custom motorcycle built by Morgan Wallack. Photographer, artist, biker, and invited showcase builder at the 2021 Roll The Bones Motorcycle show. Built during the height of COVID lockdown, what she didn’t know about building her ironhead chopper didn’t stop her from figuring it out through blood, sweat, and willpower… and with the help of some moto friends. Read more »

28
Jun

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. Read more »

12
Dec

Harley Davidson Shovelhead Chopper

Harley Davidson Shovelhead Chopper 1979 swingarm build

 All the heavy fab, machining and welding were done by a friend at his shop. I did all the easy stuff like tighten bolts, build wheels, built motor and painting. Built mostly by me with a lot of guidance and help from friends. Build time was about 8-9 months.

Harley Davison shovelhead engine:

Harley Davidson Shovelhead Chopper

Harley Davison shovelhead engine

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15
Aug

Old School Choppers

Old School Choppers

A lot of old school choppers for your viewing pleasure:

Old School Choppers Harley chopper Harley-Davidson chopper

Old School Chopper – Harley Chopper

Old School Choppers – From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

In the post-World War II United States, servicemen returning home from the war started removing all parts deemed too big, heavy, ugly, or not essential to the basic function of the motorcycle, such as fenders, turn indicators, and even front brakes. The large, spring-suspended saddles were also removed in order to sit as low as possible on the motorcycle’s frame. These machines were lightened to improve performance for dirt-track racing and mud racing. In California dry lake beds were used for long top speed runs. Motorcycles and automobiles ran at the same meets, and bobbers were an important part of the hotrod culture that developed in this era. Read more »

12
Dec

Old Harley Chopper vs Sport Bike

Old Harley Davidson chopper races a young dude on a late model large Honda sport bike.

httpv://youtu.be/vjFeC7g6_40

Dragrace between the owner & builder, of a 25 year old Harley Chopper and the owner of a 170hp+ Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade. Read more »