Bike build off - American Chopper

Watchin those late night Biker Build off and American Shopper shows
on Discovery

and thought "fancy having a go at that"

Googling in the UK has come up with full kits at £ 20K+
I'd rather buy a pipe bender, MIG + maybe TIG so I can DIY
Anyone had a go? know of a good parts supplier in the UK
for the motor and wheels etc ?

 

Yes thanks shed loads of them. By the way £20K is over the top.

Tell me what you want and I will price it for you and tell you where to get
them from
AJ

Takes more than a bucket of grease and a wrench to make an engineer

 

any pics of your creations ?

 

One of my current WIP.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/andrew.peters3/arrobast/Spectre/

Last one
http://ratbike.org/docs/384.php

The kits are a good place to start but there are many other pit falls such
as the SVA. Email me direct and let me know what you are looking for and I
will try and help. Even give me the style of the bike from the shows and I
will email u back

AJ

 

Forgive me but is that a pile of shit or what?

Alan

 

No its a chop at the rolling chassis stage - not pretty yet but then neither
are you

 

Thankyou at least one person knows what's what round here

 

Nope make that 2

I for one can see the potential.. it is WIP !

Vass

 

While we're on the subject, do you have any idea what I can do with the
seat, or indeed where I can get one to go on here:

http://www.whingingcourier.dsl.pipex.com/photos/photo7.html

I've got a cut down version of the original on there ATM, and that looks
like this:

http://www.whingingcourier.dsl.pipex.com/photos/photo14.html

I rather like the seat styles from the hardtails, like the one on your
purple trike here:

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/andrew.peters3/arrobast/Spectre/spectrechop
_front.jpg

I think fitting on of those and making it look right would involve a lot
more cutting and welding and if that was the case I may just as well buy
a frame, grow a beard and do it properly

 

emailed
3
3MUNG
and without 3

did any get to you ?

Vass

 

Ah but i *know* i'm ugly, even a chop in a rolling chassis
stage is in my humble opinion, a pile of crap. Specially that
engine, whatever it is.

My 2p worth.

Alan