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There’s gotta be a reason why more people read Easyriders than any other motorcycle magazine. Could it be the monthly full-color photo features on a whole bunch of one-of-a-kind Harleys? Or the round-the-year annuals that take you to Sturgis and Daytona and the big bike shows? Rodeos and road runs? Tech tips and fox hunts? Or maybe the fascinating fillies who feed our fancies?
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A Few Great Books on Build Custom Motorcycles
Thinking about building your own custom bike? Maybe you are looking into on of the popular Bike-in-a-box kit? Here are a few books to help get you started.
How to Build a Cheap Chopper
Choppers don’t have to cost thirty thousand dollars. In fact, a chopper built at home can be had for as little as five thousand dollars. The key is the use of a donor bike for most of the components. How to Build a Cheap Chopper documents the construction of four inexpensive choppers with complete start-to-finish photo sequences. Least expensive is the metric chopper, based on a 1970s vintage Japanese four-cylinder engine and transmission installed in a hardtail frame. Don’t look for billet accessories or a fancy candy paint job on this one. Next up, price wise, are two bikes built using Buell/Sportster drivetrains. The fact is, a complete used Buell or Sportster can be had for five thou or less. Now you’ve got more than an engine you have wheels and tires, brakes, hardware, lights, harness, and some sheet metal. Bolt all that stuff to a simple hardtail frame to create an almost-instant chopper. Most lavish, but still cheap by comparison with many of the bikes built today, is a big twin chopper built from carefully chosen aftermarket parts. A RevTech engine and five-speed tranny set in a Rolling Thunder frame. Accessorize from the swap meet and add a simple one-color paint job to create a bike no one needs to be ashamed of.
Building a Bike from a Custom Motorcycle Kit
By Christine Harrell
For many, off the shelf bikes just won’t cut it and a custom bike is the only way to go. For years, the idea of having a custom bike was out of the range of most budgets and most custom motorcycle kits were poor quality. However with the rise in interest in customized choppers, the custom motor cycle kit has become a great option for those who won’t settle for any thing but a custom bike but either can’t afford a Jessie James or desire a more intimate connection with their bike.
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Building a Bike from a Custom Motorcycle Kit
Custom Motorcycle Painting Secrets, Tips, and Techniques
Flame Jobs, Pinstripping, Airbrushing, and more…
Motorcycle Painting Secrets is a step-by-step guide that shows you the inside secrets, tips, and techniques you need to know to paint your motorcycle successfully.
Quickly learn the secrets that professional custom painters have taken years of trial and error to figure out to paint motorcycles with amazing accuracy and creativity. Find out what materials you need, how to set up, how to start, and how to create stunning works of art even if you’ve never picked up an airbrush before.
You’ll learn everything you need to know to paint your motorcycle like a pro and how to set up your paint shop on a shoestring budget!
Build Your Own Custom Motorcycle
Have you ever dreamed of building your own custom bike?
You’ve seen the shows on TV where professional bike builders build radical custom Harley choppers like the Discovery Channel’s American Chopper and World Biker Build-off.
You’ve seen the bikes by professional builders like Jesse James, Paul Yaffe, Indian Larry, Billy Lane, Orange County Choppers, and Arlen Ness. These professional builders put together some awesome machines, and their bikes sell for 60, 70, 80 and upwards of 100 thousand dollars.
All of these professional bike builders have clients on waiting lists for years into the future. Why wait for your custom bike when with a little mechanical knowledge, a few tools, and a bit of creativity you can build your own radical custom chopper for a fraction of the cost.
Here are a few custom bike building resources to put you on the path to building your own custom motorcycle from the ground up or from one of the many bike in a box kits available on the market.
How To Build A Chopper Frame Vol 1. is a step-by-step guide that shows you the inside secrets, tips, and techniques you need to know to succeed at building a custom chopper frame.
Discover how professional builders and engineers create custom chopper frames from scratch. Gain the knowledge you need to speak intelligently about how a chopper frame is built.
You’ll get a detailed explanation of everything you need to know about how to build a chopper frame. You’ll learn everything you need to know to systematically build a killer chopper frame on a shoestring budget.
With this chopper frame guide, you’ll quickly learn:
- How to plan for the job.
- What mountings are needed and where to put them on your custom frame.
- Frame geometry: How to create a safe, well thought out frame.
- What raw materials you will need to create your frame.
- The proper tools you will need to assemble your frame.
- How to put it all together.
- and MUCH, MUCH, MORE!
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How to Build a Custom Chopper Frame eBook
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