Custom Choppers

Choosing the parts that your Custom Choppers will be made of can be very confusing, considering the large numbers of custom chopper bike kits available on the market today. Chopper innovators like Biker's Choice, Phantom Cycle, Paul Yaffe and many more sell chopper-in-a-box kits available for chopper enthusiasts. Thanks to these kits, custom choppers have become quite affordable and are no longer necessarily toys for millionaires or master mechanics.

Custom Choppers kits provide the future chopper owner with all the instructions and just about every component necessary to create a perfect chopper of ones dreams. Jesse James, famous for his Discovery series "Monster Garage", offers a Big Book catalogue loaded with individual parts and accessories needed to create a fully custom bike with truly unusual frame configurations and groundbreaking metal sheet parts as seen on his TV show. However, the most exquisite details, such as an unusual tortoiseshell finish of the gas tank, can be obtained in your custom chopper only if you have your chopper built from scratch by Jesse himself.

Before you start building your Custom Choppers you need to ask yourself what kind of chopper are you interested in building. Then you have to set up a budget for parts, labor and inevitable cost overruns. The price of the parts has scared many chopper enthusiasts from building a custom chopper of their own, but if you have exact specifications and the time and skills to invest into the project, then parts can be fairly inexpensive. If you choose the parts for your kit at the lower end spectrum, you will still end up with bike that will look like a Jesse James creation but will still have enough money left to throw a party when your new chopper leaves the garage.

When you select the parts for your Custom Choppers kit, try to use the most genuine parts available on the market within your price range. Sometimes even if you have a beautiful design in-mind, you can end up with poor-looking chopper, due to a lack of attention to detail by different suppliers

Complete Custom Choppers kits typically consists of an engine, chassis kit, exhaust pipes, tires, steel tanks and other metal parts, taillights, various controls, a seat, headlamp and many more. The extras supplied with a chopper kit would vary depending on the brand of chopper chosen. To finish your project, you will need paint and sometimes battery acid. Most chopper kits do not provide mirrors, speedometers or other accessories. These you can buy separately according to your taste.

Harley Davidson Bedding

No matter what size bed, you can be sure that Harley Davidson make bedding to fit! It isn't hard to become a Harley fan and once bitten by the bug, it is always with you. What may begin with an appreciation of the bikes can result in purchasing a t-shirt at first, then onto jewelry, then items for the home, then maybe an actual HD bike.

Or maybe you got the bike first and then started on the other stuff. Either way, it's easy to become a massive fan of the HD spirit and incorporate it into daily life.

No matter what age or gender, a biker bedroom is easy to set up. If you are looking to make the bed a focus point in a room, Harley Davidson bedding is bright and bold enough to do just that. With various iconic Harley logo designs to choose from.

You don't have to go all out and purchase an entire bedding set, but if you want to, you can, they're available. A set comprising of a sheet, pillowcases and comforter is a great place to start, but if you're on a tight budget, these items can all be purchased separately to build a full bedding set over time.

As mentioned, there are various HD designs to choose from such as the iconic Harley Bar Shield Logo, Tattoo design, Flames design, to the ultra feminine Don't Call Me Baby design or the black and pink Rhinestone design. As always with Harley Davidson, there's something for everyone.

Bedding is a home essential and it makes a great gift too. Nobody can have too many bedding sets and luckily, Harley Davidson bedding comes in a range of designs that means your bed need never be dressed with anything else other than HD designs.

If buying as a gift, the Harley Davidson bed in a bag is a great gift for any occasion; birthdays, Christmas, valentine's day, a house warming or wedding. So long as you're buying for a HD fan, you can't really go wrong. So long as you know the correct size of the bed!

Harley Davidson Women

Everyone loves a good motorcycle rally, and Sturgis is king of them all. The annual motorcycle event draws enough people to South Dakota's Black Hills to double the state's population. If you're into bikes, beer, good food, beautiful women and the best people watching this side of Mississippi then Sturgis is for you.

Bikers and non-bikers a like flock to the event to mingle, check out the sights and have a good time. The rally is a great place to hear some cool music, eat some great food and watch the occasional outlaw biker brawl.

With plenty of walking and riding ahead of you make sure you're wearing high quality footwear. Personally, after my bike I spend the most money on my helmet and boots. If you've ever owned a cheaply made or uncomfortable boot you know what a pain in the rear (and foot for that matter) they can be.

If you're looking for quality footwear that will keep your feet protected when you ride and comfortable while you walk then make sure you check out the Harley Davidson motorcycle boot collection. Harley is known around the world for its high quality motorcycles and iconic American heritage, but they also make a mean boot.

Harley doesn't put its brand on just any boot out there. Their boots come in a variety of styles and looks allowing you to have a boot for whatever you're up to. A Harley Davidson mens boot looks just as good on a night out on the town as they do in the garage. Harley Davidson women's boots really round out that "biker chick look". Any "old man" would be proud to see his lady in some of the classic, strong and sexy looking boots from HD.

Harley Davidson Motorcycle

Owning a Harley-Davidson means owning a piece of American history. The proper name contains the hyphen since it is actually a combination of the last names of the original designers/owners, William S. Harley (who drew up the plans for the original engine in 1901 at the age of 22) and his childhood friend Arthur Davidson.

After working for the next 2 years to finish their "motor-bicycle", they realized that this first motor was not powerful enough to climb the hills around Milwaukee without assistance. Without being discouraged, they quickly wrote it off as a valuable learning experiment.

The new and improved model was the first real Harley-Davidson motorcycle. The "boys" received help with the bigger engine (a 405cc) from Ole Evinrude. This bigger engine took their design out of the motorized-bicycle category and helped to define what a motorcycle should contain.

Their work space at the time was a 10 x 15 ft shed located in the Davidson family's backyard. The new prototype was used to compete in a Milwaukee motorcycle race at State Fair Park on September 8, 1904, where they finished fourth. This was the first historically documented appearance of a Harley-Davidson motorcycle.

By January of 1905, bare Harley-Davidson engines were being offered for sale to the do-it-yoursef crowd. It took until April for limited production to be in place. They sold only 3 bikes the first year.

The first factory was built in 1906, it was a 40 x 60 single-story wooden structure. They produced about 50 motorcycles that first year. By 1907, they expanded to include a second floor and production increased to 150 motorcycles. This original location, although the structure has been expanded and even redesigned, remains the corporate headquarters today.

Around this period from 1907 to 1909 is also when they first started selling motorcycles to police departments. This market continues to be an important part of their business today.

By February 1907, Harley-Davidson had a prototype model 45 degree V-Twin engine. This prototype was displayed at the Chicago Automobile Show. These first V-Twins had nearly double the power of the first singles and could achieve a top speed of about 60 mph. By 1909, production jumped to 1,149.

1911 brought the smaller, better performing V-Twin model that would be used in the majority of bikes produced after 1913. Demolition of the current factory and construction of a 5-story reinforced concrete and brick factory had been completed by 1913.

By 1912, there were 200 dealerships in the US and sales to Japan were growing. By 1914, Harley-Davidson was the dominant brand in the motorcycle racing circuit since their design had them pulling ahead of the Indian.

By 1920, Harley-Davidson was the largest motorcycle manufacturer in the world. Their motorcycles were being sold by dealers in 67 countries. Production that year was 28,189 machines.

Harley's have been used by the military during every war from the Pancho Villa Expedition (a.k.a. the Mexican Expedition) from 1916 to 1917 to World War II. During World War II, over 90,000 military motorcycles were produced, many of which were provided to allies.

A new motorcycle with many features of BMW's side-valve and shaft-driven R71 was requested by the U.S. Army. As a direct result of this request, the 1942 Harley-Davidson XA was born. This was completely different than any prior Harley-Davidson engine.

These XA cylinder heads ran 100 °F cooler than the V-twins. It was during this time that the Jeep replaced the motorcycle as the primary general purpose vehicle so only a limited number of Harleys XAs were ever built. The XA remains the only shaft-driven Harley-Davidson ever made.

Harley Davidson Sportster

The Harley Davidson Sportster motorcycle is the best selling motorcycle in America. These motorcycles come slam-packed with leather mount saddlebags, windshield, low sissy bar, deluxe touring seat and with passenger back rest, overnight rack bag and sport rack. The bike is ideal for lost distances and touring which makes it a comfortable ride for your entire journey.

This awesome motorcycle as V-Twin Evolution engines that are bored to 1200cc or 883cc. The smaller engines are easily transitioned to the bigger models because the stroke is similar. This allows one to bore into the latter and adding new jugs and pistons becomes easier. The Harley Davidson boring kit to change a 883 to a 1200 costs under $1000.

The 2010 Harley Davidson Sportster 883 models are looking splendid and come at a low price of $7,000. The bike is close to the ground but good on style and is easy to handle. Personally, I like the drag-style handlebars and front fork gaiters that come on the 2010 Iron 883 model. I particularly like the blacked out style chrome style. The price for this bike is at $8,000 for the time being.

I am not much into the color of red on a Harley Davidson Sportster, but the Nightster, priced at $10,000 is not such a bad deal. The bike is made for flying solo and you don't have to worry about getting your foot cut off by the chain because it comes with a belt guard. The difference between the 883s and 1200s, is that the 883 is made for the solo riders, whereas the 1200 are strong enough to support 2 people. The 2010 Sportster 1200 low is not so bad because it provides you with more power and seats up to 2.

The 2010 1200 Custom provides a classic look with the bullet headlamp, forward-mounted foot pegs and the low-rise handlebars; the bike costs $10,000. The Harley Davidson Sportster XR1200 is my personal favorite. The bike has a sleek retro look that dominates the pavement and it looks like it is the kind of the streets

Harley Davidsons Motorcycles

Owning a Harley-Davidson means owning a piece of American history. The proper name contains the hyphen since it is actually a combination of the last names of the original designers/owners, William S. Harley (who drew up the plans for the original engine in 1901 at the age of 22) and his childhood friend Arthur Davidson.

After working for the next 2 years to finish their "motor-bicycle", they realized that this first motor was not powerful enough to climb the hills around Milwaukee without assistance. Without being discouraged, they quickly wrote it off as a valuable learning experiment.

The new and improved model was the first real Harley-Davidson motorcycle. The "boys" received help with the bigger engine (a 405cc) from Ole Evinrude. This bigger engine took their design out of the motorized-bicycle category and helped to define what a motorcycle should contain.

Their work space at the time was a 10 x 15 ft shed located in the Davidson family's backyard. The new prototype was used to compete in a Milwaukee motorcycle race at State Fair Park on September 8, 1904, where they finished fourth. This was the first historically documented appearance of a Harley-Davidson motorcycle.