The Chopper Compendium

Hiya guys, after a really bad year I'm back again - had a very bad car crash in January this year which slowed me down quite a bit... got ripped of by some staff and close friends so got very close to shutting the shop and walking away.... 8 weeks ago I finally gave in and went into hospital for a r...

long time since I posted on this build, I had intended to run the motor in and then do some updates on the frame and controls etc, unfortunately we discovered a serious problem and had to strip the motor down..... found the engine builder had fitted the wrong cams, followers and shims, sooooooo we h...

its been a while since I had time to post on here (sorry guys) but its been so busy in my shop plus lots of ride-outs and supporting my local bike night - hopefully be posting some updates on my various projects soon

Maz xx

So a good friend asks me to sort out the Guzzi chop he's started building - he's bought an off-the-shelf frame and stripped his accident damaged Guzzi... first problem was the drive shaft was hitting the tyre.... guzzi001.jpg so a quick look found this problem..... guzzichop001.jpg and the other sid...

Hey dude, how's the build coming along....?

I just helped a friend complete a nice little CB900 Honda chop, here's a pic for you (more on one of my threads).... Looks like we have a similar colour scheme going on.....

Maz

I haven't been able to do much on my own projects lately as I am still recovering, but did manage to assist my friend Tim to complete his first custom build... motor is CB900 Honda and it runs sweet and strong.... sully001a.jpg sully002a.jpg sully003a.jpg sully004a.jpg sully005a.jpg and here's my ma...

nice one dude, now go do some sweet miles

Maz

Merry Christmas, and for those others of us, hope you enjoyed Yule... Its been a difficult year for me and I know its been worse for some and better for others, so looking forward to a great 2015, lots of builds, lots of miles and lots of new friends :banana-dance: Love n hugz to all :dance: Maz xx

Good and accurate descriptions dude, I will sometimes use tubing machined to match the thickness of the original frame, and then bevel the inside edges so I can safely run wiring through at a later stage of the build

Maz

I must have been away for longer than I thought sorry to see so much destruction and damage dude, hope you have got back on your feet

Maz

nice work there dude, I made a number of interchangeable parts for my jig as I build such a wide range of styles and use a huge range of motors etc... as has been said, you may never completely "finish" your jig, rather you will adapt and update it from time to time as your needs change......

I am making a slow recovery but managed to at least sit and pose on my new bike today, pics in the build thread if anyone is interested.... hopefully I will be able to ride (light bikes) again in a few weeks and be mostly recovered back to near full health by spring.... Thanks for missing me guys, i...

I felt well enough to brave the cold this afternoon, ok so its 5C but I'm still recovering :hand: Anyways, here's a few pics of me posing with PunkBob.... I know I look awful but I'm feeling a bit better each day :naughty: :shhh: :snooty: xv1000project034.jpg xv1000project035.jpg xv1000project036.jp...

Just before I went into hospital, I bought an old Yammy XV1000 Virago as a donor bike for a future project, it was part stripped and came with a big box of bits.... after checking the box and rumaging around in the stores, I found enough bits to build a softail punk chopper from it.... I don't like ...

Thanks guys, you may have noticed by the fact I haven't posted much for a while that I've been working way too hard - was doing back-to-back double shifts before I went into hospital (average 100 hours per week) just trying to keep up with the demand for custom work in my shop.... this will now chan...