| Author | Message | ||
     Silas_clone |
...using a tuber Lightening rolling chassis and a Cyclone stroker engine. Will it be a bigger, torquey, shakier carbuerated Lightening? Or A lighter, better handling, faster, shakier Cyclone with a bad seat? It will not have a glass pack... | ||
| Buellbozo |
All right sir... Calm down and step away from the toolbox...   | ||
| Silas_clone |
you are right...too much coffee | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
Why not jam your ironhead engine in the tuber chassis? That would be a fine conversation starter! | ||
| Silas_clone |
If I could do that, I'd rather put a KHK in a Buell chassis...flatheads forever!!! | ||
| Blake |
Don't reckon you can stroke a 1203cc Buell engine. | ||
| Roadsurfr |
Guys... What exactly is a 'chopper'? I was always under the impression that one would chop off anything that didn't make a bike go faster and handle better. And that was a 'chopper'. But now we have 'sportbikes' that are already built to go faster and handle better. I would characterize a Buell as the ultimate 'chopper'. Whatcha think? Butch | ||
| Spiderman |
Best part of this thread, Blake said, "reckon" LMFAO | ||
| Rocketman |
Chopper is what once was. They don't build 'em like they use to. Captain America was a definitive chopper but I've seen better, and I've seen the Captain in the flesh just in case you was wondering. Rocket | ||
| Doughnut |
Chopper = Custom now-a-days. | ||
| Spiderman |
Crappy Hoped up Over Polished Piece of En-longated Crap LOL looks like I need ot bring back the Hiku thread. I like Bobbers all these new billet barges are not impresive. | ||
| Mmmi_grad |
look in the classified for my 1957 Panhead that is for sale . She is the traditional Chopper, stripper, etc. Hard tail or shocks shes still a Chopper. | ||
| Tom_b |
a chopper in the real sense is a stock frame cycle that has had the frame chopped(modified) be it a hardtail, increase rake lenghtened,lowered. Go find some beat asian bike and get crazy on it before you hack a good buell and decide if you are actually a chopper rider or a chopper poser. If you feel the need for a harley, go find a beat harley, god knows they are plentiful. | ||
| Silas_clone |
A chopper...I think that if you get out the OLD mags, a chopper was usually a Big TWIN with almost everything that had nothing to do with going and turning REMOVED. The first "choppers" were patterned to look like class C flat trackers. We built choppers during the time when everyone was raking and extending, we tried to run stock length forks, shotguns, jockey lids, open chain primaries [can you say "chainsaw"?] I went to Sportsters because I realized that HD was already building what I was trying to build. I went to Buells when I realized that Cyclones were the Sportsters that Sportsters should be. I would hope that as I grow with this bike, I will remove more stuff... | ||
| Jersey_thunder |
Tom_b ,  JT | ||
| Mikeyp |
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v30/Buellster/Miscellanous/choppersuck.jpg | ||
| Silas_clone |
I wish that I could give a history lesson to those who are too young to remember the chopper as originally intended. The idea is much like a Buell. A "Billy" style chopper is kinda fun, it is relatively light and easy to ride. The bike were set up to emulate rigid frame flat track bikes of the 50's and 60's. Good stuff. Somehow, front ends that were originally extended to help with ground clearence became ridiculously long and the rest is well documented. | ||
| Djkaplan |
I think the traditional definition of a chopper has been further categorized as a "bobber". I think we're all bobbers to some extent. Who hasn't trimmed their rear fender? I don't see anything wrong with putting a Cyclone engine in an X1 chassis. | ||
| Aaomy |
not sure if its what you are looking for, for your history lesson. but hear is my example of a 62 xlch, light fast and fun, straight magneto fired, no battery, and yes you kick at full advance,  http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/47623/143951.html?1125455795 | ||
| Silas_clone |
A fine looking scoot. Thatsa '73-'78 frame, huh? I still think that stock Sporties are the best looking bikes ever, but I like your's too. My personal favorites are 64 to 74 XLCH's There is definitely a BOBBER/CHOPPER continuum...but somewhere along the line modifications went from performance-based to bad acid based, "all chromed out", "bored .070 over" and "extended front end" are the old buzz words that caused so many fine bikes to become abortions. I guess it's "fat tires", "120 cu.in" and exhaust pipes that are "oh so short" nowadays? But at least the custom guys now buy parts. But if I see another HD with drag pipes, I'll puke! Some guy called me about my Sporty and was disappointed to hear I had stock shorty muffs, he wanted the bike to "sound like a Harley" It is so amusing to see these "metric factory custom cruisers" with straight pipes. So call me a purist? I think most of the guys I've "met" here would enjoy owning a "BILLY" style chopper, the hardtail was stock, you know. |
