American Choppers y la estatua de la libertad

The Statue of Liberty turned 124 on Thursday, and her birthday present was a custom-made motorcycle from Orange County Choppers.

The Liberty Bike, which was featured on an early episode of "American Chopper," is covered in shiny copper that was left over during the statue’s centennial restoration in 1986.

Thursday marked the first time that the bike has traveled to Liberty Island to be united with the statue.

Paul Teutul Sr., founder of the Orange County Choppers, was on hand to ride the bike from the ferry over to a display case for a brief ceremony.

"Presenting the Liberty Bike to display…near the Statue of Liberty is a huge honor for us," Teutul said in a statement. "We couldn’t imagine a better place for the bike."

The motorcycle was commissioned by the Gold Leaf Corporation in 2004 and took four and a half weeks to complete.

In addition to the copper plating, the Liberty Bike includes several other features inspired by Lady Liberty. The bike's shift lever comes from a cable that once carried electricity to the statue’s torch, and in another reference to the torch, the bike’s carburetor lights up when the engine is running. Also, the detailing includes spiky designs similar to Lady Liberty’s crown.

"It’s very awesome up close," said Peg Zitko, a vice president of the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation. "It’s a beautiful piece."

This isn’t the Orange County Choppers’ only New York-themed bike. The shop has also created a New York Jets Bike and a Fire Bike, which was modeled on a fire engine and dedicated to the memory of the 343 FDNY members killed on 9/11.

The Liberty Bike will be on display on Liberty Island for the next two years, and then it will go on a national tour, Zitko said.

Read more: http://www.dnainfo.com/20101029/downtown/american-chopper-bike-inspired-by-lady-liberty-arrives-on-liberty-island#ixzz13zlrpZrK

Chopper linea Ferrari

Esta maravillosa Chopper la a fabricado la empresa Thunder Struck Aduanas, una estupenda Chopper de baja estatura. Un artículo reciente de la revista Chopper cuenta que esta Chopper tiene la intención de parecerse a un Ferrari.
Fue construida con un motor de 147 pulgadas cúbicas Engenuity, panadero 6 velocidades, chapas personalizadas, Thunderstruck Martillo de escape y llantas de Thunderstruck Tripp Ego.
Una Chopper que a todos nos gustaría tener, al menos a mi menda¡¡¡....

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2011 Star Stryker First Ride

 Fall may signal the end of summer, but it also signals the beginning of press launch season. Woke up at the Driskill Hotel in downtown Austin last week with riding on my mind. Went outside where a row of raked-out cruisers with custom-painted tanks and low-slung saddles awaited. The motorcycle’s back-to-front symmetry leaves a positive initial impression. Low and wide out back, the 2011Star Stryker gradually gets taller as you scan forward, the bars mounted on its raised steering head punching out rider’s arms almost horizontally before the fork drops off at a heavy 40-degree rake angle. The 21-inch tall front hoop balances out the 210mm-wide rear tire. We fire them up with the effortless thumb of an electric starter. The 60-degree V-Twin vibrates sedately at idle as dual crankshaft balancers work their vibration-quelling magic. The mill sits ready for a solid twist of the right wrist to activate the flow from its dual 40mm throttle bodies. Heading down Sixth Street, another motojournalist takes the opportunity to be the first to light up the tires. Right in front of Austin PD. Fortunately, the officer was in the middle of writing a ticket and we were able to embark without incident on a 125-mile first ride on the 2011 Stryker through the Texas Hill Country. 

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OCC Foundation Inc. announces 'Stop the Violence' motorcycle raffle

The OCC Foundation Inc., the charitable arm of the custom motorcycle shop, Orange County Choppers, announced Sept. 22 a "Stop the Violence" motorcycle raffle in sponsorship with the Police Chiefs' Association of Orange County Inc. The net proceeds from the raffle will benefit the Center for HOPE, which serves at-risk youth vulnerable to the violence and gang activity in the City of Newburgh. 10,000 tickets at $20 each will be available for purchase through the Police Chiefs' Association of Orange County and its partners, including Orange County Choppers. Tickets can be purchased at the OCC Retail Store & Showrooom at 14 Crossroads Court, Newburgh, by calling toll-free 1-877-608-BIKE or going to www.occfoundation.org.

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Choppers-Motos Customizadas

Fotos de motos Choppers diferentes estilos y creaciones.

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Future Past | 2010 CBD Boardtracker

The Brouhard Boardtracker

From the September, 2010 issue of Hot Bike

By Jeff G. Holt

Photography by Mike Chase

Carl Brouhard's name is synonymous with style. Whether it be at the Bonneville Salt Flats on the world's fasted bagger, aboard a twin-turbo pro street chopper, or riding this here nuevo boardtracker, his design essence wreaks biker panache.

On his latest build Carl wanted to do something different, so he reached into his cranial bag of tricks and went back to the roaring '20s when motordomes or "board tracks" ruled the racing roost.

Basing his design on the old sporting Harleys and Indians of the past, Carl started with an 8-ball manufacturing rigid frame that had 34 degrees of rake and 2 inches of stretch to the front. Also up front is a modified H-D springer that Carl added a custom-made friction shock to dampen the fork and aid to the vintage flare of the bike. We can agree that the pairing of this frame and fork really solidifies the turn-of-the-century boardtrack feel.

The design of the Brouhard Boardtracker is a nod to the past with an eye towards the future.

Though the frame and springer do look like a blast from the past, it is the sheetmetal that really cements the bike's look. Both the one-off custom-fabbed gas tank and rear fender/fender-mount were commissioned via Fat Katz just for this bike. Though the oil tank cannot be seen, it is an 8-ball Manufacturing unit that is slyly hidden under the transmission.

Accompanying the "future retro" feel of the bike was a set of Crime Scene Choppers head and taillights. Carl also decked out the boardtracker with a ton Battistini's stylish products. The dual 23-inch wheels, grips, pegs as well as hand and foot controls are all from the Battistini catalog. To stop those huge 23-inch wheels, a set of Hawg Halters calipers were mated to a set of Custom Chrome rotors.

Powering the bike is a fully-polished 127ci Ultima motor with a Mikuni 48mm carburetor topped off with a Crime Scene Choppers air cleaner. Exiting the spent gasses and shattering windows for a square mile is a set of West Coast Choppers pipes. The engine is backed by a True Shift six-speed Softail transmission fed by an Ultima 2-inch belt drive.

Carl thought long and hard about just what the paint scheme was to be and he hit it out of the park with the combination of smoke pearl and ruby red. Lending a hand was Jim Moser who handled the pinstripng and graphics on the tank and fender. Finishing off the look of the build was a scant single-sprung solo seat that was plated by Mec-Lec and stitched up by Rich Santana.

With help from Linda Brouhard and Bud Price, the bike took a stellar 12 months to build from tip to tail. This bike is part the collection of Mike Maggio who owns four other Brouhard Designs bikes. Mike commissioned this build long before Carl thought of doing a speedster-style bike, but Mike's single request was what started it all. Mike owns an industrial drilling company, so he had only one request of the build, that it possessed lots of machined "lightning" holes in it. After the boardtracker was finally unveiled to Mike, he too saw it as a reflection of his daily life. In fact the only words he could utter were "holy moly." How very fitting indeed.

	A tidy sprung solo seat and...        read full caption A tidy sprung solo seat and front friction shock are both Brouhard originals.
	The dual 23-inch wheels lend...        read full caption The dual 23-inch wheels lend themselves to the retro feel of the bike.

Choppers-Motos Custom

Hay algo terriblemente atractivo en una moto absolutamente ilógica con un motor de 2.000 cc o similar, sin carenado, y modificada para hacerla única.

Desde hace mucho he tenido debilidad por ellas, aunque nunca he podido tener una. Lo más cerca que he estado ha sido de una Yamaha 1600 RoadStar, con la que recorrí bastantes kilómetros en Texas.

Pero siempre he mirado con envidia a los dueños de máquinas como las Big Dogs (mis favoritas) o las American Iron Horse. ¿ Tiene sentido tener una ? ¡ Ninguno ! Y eso precisamente las hace tan atractivas.

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Another Ducati Chopper

It appears another custom motorcycle company has entered the Ducati turned Chopper market. A company called Leipers Fork Choppers has not only built a new Ducati based chopper but also is selling the parts individually according to their online website store. The whole chopper craze isn’t really my thing, but I still think it’s pretty sweet that someone it thinking a bit beyond the standard Harley or Indian arena. Props to Leipers for that… And they’ve got some sweet photos too…