![]() ![]() It’s a good look, and not the first time Benny has done this: Knucklebuster has featured an earlier Boneshaker build, a lovely Zero-style panhead. The distinctive wheels are Harley hubs laced to rims that have been powdercoated in an unusual but very apt shade of oatmeal, and fitted with chunky Firestone tires. Benny fitted a new, one-off wiring loom and electronic ignition, and restored the engine cases and chrome with Scotch-Brite, of all things. It sits in a Flyrite Choppers Smokin’ Gun rigid frame, powdercoated satin black like the tank, and hooked up to stock Sportster forks that have been lowered two inches. The motor is from a 2003 Harley Sportster, upgraded to 1200 cc with Wiseco pistons. Benny built this bike to customer order the understated, monochrome look is nicely set off by a handtooled leather seat and matching grips, and those accented wheel rims. ![]() This time it’s the work of Benny Thomas, who runs Boneshaker Choppers in the Midlands. One thing that can be fairly stated is the Harley Davidson Ironhead has made its mark on history, and is here to stay as a classic American Legend.The small but perfectly formed vintage v-twin scene in the UK has thrown up another gem. Custom Harley's have continued to make their mark on this industry with speed and success. #60s rigid sportster chopper full#With the Chopper craze in full swing and the growing popularity of the Ironhead Sportster in the early 60s it was only right to see the first Harley Davidson Chopper. Many Chopper owners run bikes that are not street legal, (No mirror, turn signals, or plates) thus keeping the Bobber tradition alive. Choppers are also known for having all unnecessary parts removed. This Modification kicked off what is commonly known today as the Chopper.Ĭhoppers have a distinct neck rake angle, and longer front ends that separate it from the appearance of a factory bike. I painted or did the striping and leaf work on many of these. Bikers found that with a longer front end the bike rode smoother at higher speeds. these are scanned images from my photo archives from the mid 1960s thru 1979. With all the home motorcycle modifications taking place a new bike customization was inspired. See more ideas about old school chopper, harley davidson chopper, harley davidson bikes. Whether factual or not one thing's for certain, it was a trend that would change the motorcycle world forever!īobber's continued to be popular among riders through the 60s. Explore Michael B Kinsmans board '1960-70’s Choppers' on Pinterest. in the seventies, sixties and fifties before the arrival of wide tires. Discarding any unnecessary parts, and making the bikes lighter subsequently supported the theory that the motorcycle would reach higher speeds. Figure 2.1 below illustrates a typical rigid chopper frame for the style that. The Ironhead's power was definitely not the only contributing factor.Īt the end of the 2nd World War solders coming back to the States kicked off the Bobber age in the motorcycle industry. Whether it was or not makes for a good debate. Many motorcycle enthusiasts today argue that it was not the Ironhead's power that made it so famous. With over 50 years of innovation it is still arguably the best production line of motorcycle in the world. The Ironhead Sportster is still in production today. Although Harley put an end to the Ironhead's career they certainly did not stop its legacy. Sadly the Ironhead met its successor in 1985, with the introduction of Harley's newly innovated Aluminum head Evolution engine (883cc/1100cc). Over the next 13 years (1972-1985) Harley continued to improve the performance of an already perfect ironhead sportster power plant. With its 61cid, 9:1 CR, and 43mpg the new and improved Ironhead blasted its way down the road in excess of 110mph, but Harley did not stop there! Harley Davidson introduces a bigger, faster, and more efficient 1000cc power house for the Sportster. Just when they thought it could not get any better. ![]()
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