This book is not about helicopters, nor is it about false teeth. Instead, it is about chopper builders and their machines. A chopper is a motorcycle that has been customized to fit what the owner wants. There are many kinds of choppers—from retro choppers, which are usually built from used parts and handmade components, to choppers built with more standard methods and prefabricated parts. While choppers from larger builders are often available at shops and dealers nationwide, the small builders usually sell their bikes out of garages and small storefronts. As long as a bike is “street legal,” there’s nothing illegal about outlaw choppers or chopper builders. The name refers to the chopper’s radical styling and independent and unconventional building methods.

Chopper Fact: A bike is considered street legal when all of its components comply with the laws of the state in which it is driven. Some examples are the length of the fork, the height of handlebars and the noise level of the exhaust.

“Candy-color, chrome and cool make a chopper the ultimate dream motorcycle! Mike Seate and Linda Back McKay profile today’s best in custom choppers and bobbers. Bared to the bone and splashed in wild colors or outfitted with the most amazing custom parts, a chopper can be anything you want it to be. Stretched, fattened, filed, bent, lowered or raised? You decide. Express yourself with a chopper!”
-back cover blurb

The book includes many more Chopper Facts and plenty of eye candy as well as a handy Index and Glossary of Terms.

CHOPPERS: Drive. Ride. Fly.
ISBN 10-0-7603-2328-3
$9.95,
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