Willey Wonka maybe... But it looks to me like mode of transportation of choice for the Children Catcher in Vulgaria...
The guy is from Finland...in the Summer it never gets dark..in the winter It never light....some of the stuff the Fins build is totally off to oneside but nearly always to a high standard....this one is totally bonkers and I for one love it..it has no brakes but yes he does ride it, probably more than most OCC bikes ever get ridden....at least it don't look like a fucking fire engine or lawn mower.....!
i think it's pretty cool. the craftsmanship is incredible. not my cup of tea, but definately cooler than 99% of the "custom" crap that's winning all these television contests.
I totally dig the bike and think the workmanship is faultless, but after reading the article can confirm this guys a bit sideways. People around my part think I'm weird driving a still in service hearse to swapmeets but this dudes just plain strange
I agree...I sure as heck wouldn't want to be on it at high-speeds. Looks cool though...minus the Clockwork Orange riding gear draped over the top of it. Bryan
What he said haha... Builder´s home page w/ project pictures: http://www.chemicalchopper.com/ Here´re some latest show results... 2006 World Championship Results Freestyle class 1 Chicara Motorcycles 2 Thunderbike 3 SE Service 4 Covington's Cycle City LLC 5 Steele Kustoms 6 Chemical Chopper 7 Wayne Kemp Kustoms 8 Red Baron Choppers 9 Roland Sands Design 10 Jim Nasi 11 Hot-Dock Custom Cycles 12 Cook Customs Metric World Championship 1 Jesse Rooke Customs 2 Britt Motorsports 3 AFT Customs Modified Harley-Davidson 1 Klock Werks / MC Advantages 2 Chopper City USA 3 Chopper City USA Production Manufacturer 1 Kiwi Indian MotorCycles 2 Covington's Cycle City 3 Rock'em And Sock'em Motorcycle CompanyRock'em And Sock'em Motorcycle Company Oh and what comes to questions whether this creation is driveable or not, I was told they have some rules at the main shows that all bikes need to be driveable and it needs to be proven as well.
Very nice detail work and craftsmanship but it's all show and no go! In my opinion it's not a motorcycle unless you can actually ride it and I don't mean thru a parkinglot, I mean ride down a freeway for a couple of hundred miles with out getting killed. I didn't see any brakes on the thing, or did I miss them? To me it's a very nice piece of art but not a motorcycle. As a piece of art it is incredible though.
So that's what happens, when you don't take your MEDICATION!!!!! Seriously,incredible workmanship,but I wouln't ride it.Course at 6'1" 250lbs I'd probably break it in half
to all the responses here that said if you can't ride it, it's not really a bike, that's just plain nonsense. Would you run a chopper on the Baja 1000? How about a chopper at Road Atlanta? This thing was built for the custom/show class. The builder did that in spades. The workmanship is incredible, and the attention to detail is amazing. You wouldn't expect John Force's funny car to do well at the Daytona 500, but you still couldn't say it wasn't fast.
I LOVE it. I only wish I had 10 % of that mans talent or artsy wierdness. Its like Ed Roth meets Wanka, with a big needle full of Leminy Snicket thrown in for "over the Top" effects.
That's just awesome, both the guy, and the bike. Followers laughed at Von Dutch too; its great to see someone not afraid to be himself and do what he wants. Nothing but respect from me to a great mind.
Boys not to start anything here but ,thats not a Panhead or even a Harley-Davidson motor. Its an old Indian made in Springfelid Mass,and a wast of one at that. The headlight is cool,just not to hot on the rest of it. A rice grinder motor would have been better. They do things different over there than here in the States...
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