How many people out there haven’t heard of Orange County choppers; the TV show where dad and his two sons do more sparring than assembling, then it comes down to crunch time so they frantically try to finish the job; something inevitably goes wrong and you’re thinking “oh no, they’ll never finishâ€â€¦ And then they [...]
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Choppers; The Great Advertising Ploy
Everything must look better on a chopper, kind of like “everything tastes better when it sits on a Ritz.†The rebellious, often painted to the hilt, biker image apparently sells. The Kids Were Easy to Get Children are usually a fast sell; that is, if you put a big, gnarly chopper on the cover. I [...]
Choppers-America’s Historic Motorcycle
I may be dating myself when I say this but how many of you out there remember Easy Rider (1969)? OK, how many of you remember, but don’t want to admit it? That’s what I thought. That particular stars and stripes, customized Harley Davidson was many people’s first glance at a chopper. They Don’t Make [...]