For the past
few years now I have looked for the 10 Best Choppers and I am surprised no one
has made a list like this before. I couldn’t find any lists of the best
choppers at all I started to wonder why that was. I decided I was going to make
my own then since no one else has and while I was deciding and looking for
bikes to include I realized why no one has done this yet! Its so damn hard just
to choose ten Choppers because there are so many different styles and types of
bikes its like finding the hay in the needle stack!
As for the 10 I have chosen, I can
just say these 10 are the 10 best choppers, this is the list of how I felt at
the time and I probably will do more lists with 10 completely different
choppers later on, since there are so many choppers.
10. Kevin Alsop and Big Bear
Choppers- The Athena- Built during Discovery Channels Biker Build Off, the Athena is one hell
of a bike! Its all American built by an Aussie! The big looks mean and
aggressive, with its fire orange paintjob, devil inspired frames and handle
bars that look like devils horns this is one badass bike!
9. West Coast Choppers- Motorcycle
Mania Bike- I swear
Jesse James and West Coast Choppers are the only people who do not have a
gallery and list the names of the bikes they made. Anyway this bike is the one
Jesse Build over 10 years ago in Motorcycle Mania.
8. Billy Lane and Choppers Inc- Money
Shot- Now this bike
has something really unique about it, its rimless! The rear wheel has no rim.
Other great things about the bike are the unique handle bars that go downward,
the mirror is the silhouette of a hot girl, there is pin striping on the forks
and sink knobs for gauge covers. Impressive small detail is what made this
bike!
7. Chica and Chica Custom Cycles-
Ace- I gotta say I
love this bike! The Bike has that classic 50s and 60s look to it. With its
black paint job with red white and yellow strips, its low, with short custom
forks, has a high up tank, and has that cool bend in the frame that Chica is
known for. Making this a nice one of a kind chopper!
6. Ian Barry and Falcon Motorcycles- The
Black- Part of
Falcon Motorcycles Concept 10 series, the Bullet was built around a 1952
Vincent Black Shadow engine. What makes this bike great is the small details of
every part. Just about every part on this bike is custom made and most of them
are painted! The Black overall has a bit of a retro future like, it is like an
antique art piece that you can ride!
5. Mondo and Denver-Mondo Choppers-
30th Anniversary Chopper- Built by the Godfather himself back in 2001 to celebrate the
30th Anniversary of Denver-Mondo Choppers. The bike looks straight
out of the early 70s, from the long front forks, to the completely smooth red paintjob
(no marks, no bumbs, no welds, nothing all smooth)and straight pipe exhaust all
powered by a Panhead motor!
4. Hank Young and Young Choppers and
Hot Rods- The Flying Pan- What I really love about this bike is, it looks like an aircraft (that
explains the name). I love aircraft and aviation so this bike really stands out
to me. Another that will stand out is the fuel tank hangs from the frame rather
then being on top of it giving the bike a really unique look. The colors and
the paint make me think WWI Aircraft or 20s barnstorming aircraft. The pegs
like like they are made from an old machine gun which ads a cool effect to the
bike, I actually have heard a rumor somewhere that Hank builds his parts out of
old aircraft and car parts! (Which I think is cool)!
3. Indian Larry and Gasoline Alley-
Grease Monkey- Built
in the 90s by the late great Indian Larry. The bike looks just like a 60s Hot
Rod or Gasser, with its candy red paint job, with white flames, the text have
that 60s style fonts, the short front forks, and small style gas tank all make
this bike look like its right out of the 60s. Also it features Indian Larrys
Iconic paint on the transmission belt. The bike is a true Masterpiece!
2. Cole Foster and Salinas Boys
Customs- The Beautiful Loser- It’s a Beautiful Winner in my book. It is one of the best
motorcycles ever built! Its paintjob gives it a 60s Hot Rod look, which the
ribbed fender and fuel tank add to. The “burnt orange” paintjob is flawless,
along with the white. Another I really love is the rear fender is not just
chopped but its also rounded and smooth giving the whole bike a nice clean
look. Overall the Bike is a true Hot Rod.
1. Indian Larry and Gasoline Alley-Daddy
O- If I had to chose one bike in the world that
represented what a Chopper is, I have to say it would be Daddy-O by Indian
Larry. The Bike is a perfect! Everything about this bike is amazing, from the
original gas tank that flows perfectly with the bike, to the perfect cut rear
fender, to the custom built frame and forks, to the even an engine that is a
Panhead and a Shovelhead in one! The Bike is perfect and it was built as a
tribute to Hot Rodder Ed”Big Daddy” Roth! Making it the number 1 bike on our
list!
Like I said before there are way to
many choppers out there its hard to say which bikes belong on the top 10 and
which bikes really are the best bikes. There will be more Top 10s to come.
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