I'll throw my hat in the ring.....This bike was done by Cooks Customs in Milwaukee

atomic injector wrote:I'll throw my hat in the ring.....This bike was done by Cooks Customs in Milwaukee

That thing would be way better without the drop seat frame. It has a nifty board track feel to it.

Can we please leave all this butt ugly Chop-it-up conglomerations of what were once classic british bikes, to the Harley crowd? I am all for creativity but c'mon, the chopper movement is DEAD (Thank GOD!)

Sorry but everyone of them is a butt ugly "look at me pose" 2 wheeled barf bike. Merely my opinion but surely there is a law against chopping a Norton.

But then again, I just found out that I am NOT going to leave this sh**hole of a country when I was supposed to so I am a bit bitter. If anyone on this forum lives in Egypt, well, I hope you love your country because I HATE it.

Wow, awsome.....I'm glad we got your 2 cents.

TravNorton wrote:Can we please leave all this butt ugly Chop-it-up conglomerations of what were once classic british bikes, to the Harley crowd? I am all for creativity but c'mon, the chopper movement is DEAD (Thank GOD!)

Sorry but everyone of them is a butt ugly "look at me pose" 2 wheeled barf bike. Merely my opinion but surely there is a law against chopping a Norton.

But then again, I just found out that I am NOT going to leave this sh**hole of a country when I was supposed to so I am a bit bitter. If anyone on this forum lives in Egypt, well, I hope you love your country because I HATE it.

TravNorton wrote: I am all for creativity but c'mon, the chopper movement is DEAD (Thank GOD!)

Sorry but everyone of them is a butt ugly "look at me pose" 2 wheeled barf bike. Merely my opinion but surely there is a law against chopping a Norton.

Well, you're gonna hate my Triumph then.

The chopper movement is far from dead. The OCC 240 rear wheeled rolling abortions you see on TV and in American Iron are dead but the classic chopper will never die and I'm glad for it. Chopped skinny bikes forever!

I like and appreciate all types of bikes.

Sorry but everyone of them is a butt ugly "look at me pose" 2 wheeled barf bike. Merely my opinion but surely there is a law against chopping a Norton.

sorry to hear of your delay in gettin outta there brother.
even sorrier to say there is no law (that I know of) protecting classic machinery.
my own thoughts on this one; its a free country, the bikes shown in this thread sure make my 'never ending project look
s-w-e-e-t

OK its not really a chopper and it's been posted before but it's still an incredible piece of work

I, for one, would like to build another chopper. I built one donkeys years ago & enjoyed doing it. A lot of engineering & welding. Wouldn't do another one though as they are so out of date & would look stupid on one at my age.
I do apreciate the work that has gone into some of them. Bit like Tritons, some are lovely, some are badly thought out & end up looking like a bodged up back end of a Pig with a wooden leg.

my god Paul that first one is one Ugleeee bike. Coco, the twin motor chop is an exceptional piece of work and obviously not a home brew. You have to admit most home chop jobs are fabulous feats in poor judgment and taste.............To each his or her own, but I still think chopping a great classic is sinful.

britbike220 wrote:my god Paul that first one is one Ugleeee bike...

No worries, that's what it looked like when I BOUGHT it.

It looked like THIS when I sold it-

grandpaul wrote:
No worries, that's what it looked like when I BOUGHT it.

It looked like THIS when I sold it-

Ahhhh a reprieve from the madness..........

britbike220 wrote:my god Paul that first one is one Ugleeee bike. Coco, the twin motor chop is an exceptional piece of work and obviously not a home brew. You have to admit most home chop jobs are fabulous feats in poor judgment and taste.............To each his or her own, but I still think chopping a great classic is sinful.

I would not cut up a perfectly good classic with matching numbers. My Triumph chop is a frame from a 1970 T120, an engine from a 1973 T140, a bolt on hardtail I had custom made ect ect but I see where you're going with this. There are cobbled up pieces of shit and there are works of art coming out of some guys home garages. I for one don't enjoy driving a death trap and my chop will have a big 11" disc out front to actually stop the bike. No spool front hubs for me.

That twin motor bike is from Flyrite. They make real high quality aftermarket chopper frames and some parts. I would really love to hear that thing run.

I didn't see this one posted. Not a fan of long front ends, but the rest is interesting in the spirit of the thread.

The Isos make finding a suitable chassis difficult. Rubber mounted engine-tranny with solid mounted rear axle may prove problematic.
I think that a Norton would probably fit nicely solid mounted in a rigid sportster frame. Chain run clearance might be an issue but not deal ending. Skinny 18 in the back 21 in the front with shaved sportster front end- 2", mid controls, sprung bates, minimal rear fender, Z or T bars, etc.
There are tons of Commandos around. Tons of wrecked and non matching numbers to chop.

Oh man Will this last one did me in, just bad to the boner in public!!!
BAD BAD BAD YES YES YES
Now that's what I'm talking about - oh my what a flavor!
Its a new icon I'll be loosing sleep over.
That 'Commando' would flat stop a big twin custom show in its tracks
all photographers and wild women magnetized and helpless
to resist..

hobot but heck, I've stopped customs shows parking my hard
ridden Combat many yards away to see jaw dropping HD
and Japan customizers watch whole troop of photographers
and bike connoisseurs surround the Commando like it was
the last of its kind still kicking. But yo'all know that ain't
much bragging rights to Commando riders.