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One of the famous choppers, best known for their starring role in the movie Easy Rider.
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Choppers (103)Learn what makes a Chopper different from other custom motorcycles, starting when soldiers returning from World War II started "chopping" bits from their bikes to make them lighter and faster like the European models. Choppers started enjoying mainstream popularity after the success of the cult-film
Easy Rider, and are still popular today. See why, and see how designers hide virtually everything on their Choppers and keep the parts and wires to a bare minimum.
- Custom Chopper designers such as Eddie Trotta and Kendall Johnson complete works of art for their customers, leaving nothing to the imagination.
- In the 1960s most choppers were Indians, Hondas and Triumphs. Today 95 percent are Harleys.
- Each month, more than 300 bikers submit requests to appear in Street Chopper Magazine.
Resources
Street Chopper Magazine
Howard Kelly, Editor
Los Angeles
714-939-2400
www.streetchopperweb.com
Hot Match Custom Cycles
Matt Hotch, owner and designer
Fullerton, California
714-680-4362
www.hotmatchcustomcycles.com
Thunder Cycle Designs
Eddie Trotta, owner and designer
Bikes start at around $50,000; Eddie's Camel Roadhouse bike is estimated at $100,000.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
954-763-2100
www.thundercycle.com
Amen Motorcycles
Rogersville, Tennessee
Mike Brown, owner and designer
Bikes start at around $37,500
423-272-6061
www.amenmotorcycles.com
Brown is continuing the tradition of the first AMEN Chopper company, "American Motorcycle Engineering"
Kendall Johnson Customs
Kendall Johnson, owner and designer
Bikes start at around $35,000
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
336-771-4222
www.kendalljohnsoncustoms.com
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