![]() I began with cutting off all unnecessary parts like the shocks, guards, lights, etc… Most real choppers lack front brakes and hand controls all together and since I didn’t have the time or resources to convert it to a foot clutch I decided to regain my street credibility by removing the brake system all together. I decided to go as far as extending the forks along with building and installing the weld-on hard tail section. My original intention was to build a fairly traditional bobber, but once apart I saw this lady’s true potential. It appeared to be your traditional dual shock design, but housed a monoshock in front of the rear tire on the swingarm… something so unique should be kept, a futurist may say, but nothing is sacred, so I chopped it. This craftsman below had an excellent punch set that allowed us to remove the rear axle. I tore the bike down with the limited tools that I had and employed the help of colleagues when necessary. ![]() Like a Teutel (Orange County Choppers), I recognized instantly that time was going to be a factor and I couldn’t afford any setbacks I wanted to go home at 5 and I had billable work to do still. The OEM sickle that I found on my desk… courtesy of a coworker that noticed I fancy motorbikes.Īnd so began the build. Later in the day, while on a conference call, I began disassembling it to sharpen it’s stance… It spiraled out of control and turned into “A Day in the Life of OCC”. I rocked out a few wheelies and drove it over my computer a handful of times before loosing interest. It was an Evo Sportster plastic model with functioning rear suspension and rubber tires. I settled into my desk today and happened upon a little gem that someone left for me. ![]()
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