Hank Young's Flying Pan

The Flying Pan has to be one among my favorite Choppers of all time! The bike is built by Hank Young of Young Choppers and it is one of the nicest bikes I have ever seen! When I initial saw the Flying Pan a few years ago on Biker Build Off and i feel in love with the bike at first site.The main reason I feel in love with the bike is its retro look rang a bell in my memory of a vintage aircraft.

When I look at the Flying Pan it makes me think of  the Golden Age of Aviation of the 1920?s and 1930?s. Looking at the bike gives me pictures of the daring barnstormers who lived on the edge simply for the joys and thrills of flying. It makes me suppose of all of the pioneers like Charles Lindbergh, Howard Hughes,Amelia Earhart, and Jimmy Doolittle who pushed the envelope in aircraft innovation and by creating daring flights through out the globe. It makes me suppose of a aircraft that was build to be edgy and daring, nevertheless full of class!

Hank Young's Flying Pan was engineered back in 2003 within the Young Choppers search. Hank likes to create elements from his bikes out of recent automotive elements and therefore the Pan is not any exception to his building style. The Front Frametube is constructed from a Superbell dropped axle from an previous Hot Rod. The rear wheel of the bike is made from a 1932 Ford wheel, Hank extended the wheel size by two inches to fit the motorcycle tire.

The rest of the frame was hand created at Young Choppers and is distinctive as a result of the gastank is secured in side the frame, rather than being on top of it. The front end is a hand made reproduction of a 1930?s Indian Chief Front Finish. The gas tank was hand created by molding the metal around a wood cut out, then the wood was hammered into shape before being welded into a Gas Tank.

What makes this bike, is its tiny details from using a Superbell axle to help give the bike an recent look, using tiny brass elements to help to provide the bike a Retro look and Giving the Bike an Art Deco look with its streamlined shape and Red and Gold paint job.

The Flying Pan looks prefer it ought to be shown off at a 1930?s World Expo. The Flying Pan ought to be shown off on an enormous display at the center stage because the custom bike of the future and be rewarded for its Innovation!