If you ride, or maybe even if you don’t, you know that one of the biggest names in motorcycles is Harley Davidson. I have to admit that I myself am a Harley owner; but I haven’t always been able to afford a Harley. I’ve had a Honda, a Suzuki savage, a Sportster (my first Harley), and currently tool around town on my 1989 Soft Tail Classic. As far as choppers go there are equally as many choices.
How Many Dealers Offer Kits?
I was actually surprised to see an advertisement for a Honda chopper kit. I don’t know, maybe it’s my devotion to Harley Davidson, but the words Honda and chopper look funny in the same sentence. The picture of the CB750 was definitely easy on the eyes, but lacked that radical chopper look. Yamaha had some nice looking bikes from kits that more closely resembled the chopper you think of when you hear the word. Suzuki, once again, fell a little short of my visual expectations. Sorry guys.
Harley Davidson-A Way of Life
I warned you, I’m a Harley buff, but after looking at the photo gallery of Harley Davidson choppers one cannot help being impressed. I found pictures of Sportsters transformed into choppers that absolutely blew my mind! Not all of Harley’s kits have that low, sleek look; but the more impressive models were those that kept to the uncompromising image of the American chopper.
No matter which model you decide to go with you’re sure to spend a little time and money on the paint. Flames, skulls, wild colors and crazy designs; that’s what many of us think of when we hear the word chopper. If the ride is what you’re all about keep in mind, choppers have no rear suspension. Oh, my achin’ …