Well this is different (chopper)

Not traditional, but I thought you custom fabricator guys might get a kick outa this. Gotta admire the details. Kinda Wild Wild West meets Victorian England.

http://www.blackheadsmc.com/html/trp/chopp.html

 

craftmanship is incredible. to bad it looks gay. lotsa gay talent there.

 

Probably would have fit right in with the car in the movie, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

 

Ummm, errrr, OK. Notice there are no pictures of the guy actually RIDING it, might as well be a piece of furniture.

 

I was thinking something from a Dr. Seuess book. That guy can probably jungle and carries an umbrella around all the time.

Nice details on the engine though.

 

i fuckin LOVE It. i can't imagine i would be comfortable or feel safe actually riding it on the street but from an artistic stand point it is BEAUTIFUL!!
it's more a sculpture you would have on display on a pedestal some place than something you would ride down to the bar but i dig it. and the craftsmanship looks to be incredible.

 

I love how his RH pants leg is tucked into his tube socks so it doesnt get caught in the chain....

 

Now we know how Willy Wonka gets to work.

 

That is funny.ROFLMAO
Seriously though,that is out there,waaaaayyyy out there.
2 questions though,
1) What's with the duct tape?
2) After all that detail why use that cheasy throttle cable connector?

Von Dutch would love the eyeball.

 

I think the detail work is badd ass but deffinitely not rideable, and to me that defeats the purpose. It looks like he stole those white tires off of some kids sears bicycle. I like the brass too, very cool, but I think polished copper would have been a nicer touch.

 

It's very different and has alot of detail, pretty cool.

 

That neat looking gismo may go one step past art for the sake of art. And the look at me factor is too big to be by chance. I am guessing that the builder/ owner may have some sort of Wonka/ Suess fetish. Hide your kids.

 

I think it looks cool but there is no way to look cool ON it. It's art though.

 

looks cool, needs some spokes and different tires though.....anybody got photochop?

 

nice work! but that thing is just gross!!!!!!

 

This is definitely a love it or hate it kind of bike - I'm leaning toward the love it though. It's incredible workmanship & attention to detail - I like it for what it is, although I probably wouldn't ride it...

 

Read feature:
http://www.bikernet.com/bikebarn/PageViewer.asp?PageID=933
http://www.bikernet.com/bikebarn/PageViewer.asp?PageID=936

 

I dig it, but you HAVE to wear a hat like that if you're going to ride it...

Defintely some neat details!

 

AND a coat with some tails and some funky glasses and a scraggly weird beard/goatee and some hip boots and...

 

Alice in Wonderland comes to mind.......

I dig it as a sculpture.....

 

Exactly!

 

like 99% of Roths cars

 

When I saw they guy, I kind of thought "T-rex"

I like the bike though, in an artsy sort of way.

Bang a gong!

 

I like it...in a wierd sort of way...the shapes are beautiful and flow great,hate the wheels and the tires are so-so....it's cool to see something with a new twist on a chopper,and from an art prospective it's very cool...from a riders perspective....uhhh you wouldn't catch me on it! (of course it looks like my 300 pound ass would break something!)

 

I gotta say I'm a little confused on how I can love it and hate it all at the same time.
My first impression of the guy was a cross between Ozzy Ozbourn and Willy Wonka. Kind of creepy

 

Let's see if he survives a week in Sturgis with that thing.

I do like the craftsmanship, though!

 

And we only THOUGHT we'd seen it all. It is a real work of art. If it's just a piece of furniture, I'd have it in MY living room.
Schweeeet...........

 

.....noisey art...love the details

 

The bike was in Sturgis at the AMDA show, it's a show only bike that started out as a 741 military bike made by Indian during WWII, the guy is from Finland and I think he was a blacksmith. He has won a lot of shows with this rolling art form, lots of craftmanship but no "class" this is what the custom bike world is like nowdays. you guys are on the right track with your rods and I hope it stays that way and I hope the TV shows don't mess it up like it did for bikes. Here are some of the bikes I build.
Mark.