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Message started by thumperclone on 03/28/12 at 23:48:57

Title: what is a chopper
Post by thumperclone on 03/28/12 at 23:48:57

old school def: its when you chop the frame to change the rake of the neck
new def: any mods

Title: Re: what is a chopper
Post by Demin on 03/29/12 at 06:36:48

To me these are choppers:
http://p1.bikepics.com/2012/01/18/bikepics-2333363-800.jpg

http://p1.bikepics.com/2012/01/19/bikepics-2334161-800.jpg

And this is NOT.BUT it has a 38 degree rake,vs the 33 from the factory

http://p1.bikepics.com/2009/09/18/bikepics-1783291-800.jpg

A true chopper is usually a rigid frame.

Title: Re: what is a chopper
Post by built2last66 on 03/31/12 at 07:45:34

2C302D35283D2A3B3437363D580 wrote:

old school def: its when you chop the frame to change the rake of the neck
new def: any mods

To me "choppers" are the long rake necks, but technically other garage bikes are way more chopped up than "choppers"... so if you want to stick with the "American Chopper" way of thinking then they aren't choppers at all since they're custom fabricated that way and not chopped but still have a long rake.. take a stock frame, chop it up, weld it back up with new mods and that should really be a chopper... because it's actually chopped up and not fabricated to be a long necked "chopper"... ya know? :D

Title: Re: what is a chopper
Post by Serowbot on 03/31/12 at 09:55:55

I call a hardtail/raked bike a "chopper"...
Keep the suspension and don't stretch the forks, and it's a bobber...

A "brat" bike is when you attempt either, but it comes out a little dorky.... :-?...