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Big Wheels?
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Trailblazer
A cool photo from Steve Sharp's garage
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White Bear & Loco Motion
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Denvers Choppers Shop Towel
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This Month's Header/Love Cycles...
... not the shop, but a card I made for Valentines 1991
The art was updated to show the bikes as they are today.
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This Month's Header-The South Bay and Trikes
Sorry about the new all time low. Two months headers back to back without any other postings! A few things have conspired against me. 1. Blog burn out. 2. My ancient computer's browser is not supported. 3. I hate the new posting process. 4. More important issues to address.
I hope to do better and plan to partially dedicate the next month (or two), to trike stuff and more South Bay Chopper history.
Just when you thought you'd seen every Dick Allen photo. Dick at his Artesia blvd. shop aboard the Cobra trike running mock up. Courtesy of Joe Hurst.
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More South Bay Originals
Here's Nasty Nez with his original Loco Motion knucklehead chopper. He later gave the tank and name to Dick Allen. If you go back and look up the post of Dick's Vincent chopper you'll see the same tank. The post of Joe Hurst's White Bear before paint jamming down the 405 also shows this tank.
Here's an early photo of Dick Allen with his Chrome Frame Chopper when it had a knuckle in it. I believe this is after the Choppers Magazine article when it featured a Shovelhead. The Chrome Frame Chopper has possibly been changed and rebuilt more than any other bike out there. Party on Girl! Joe Hurst said these photos have been circulating on Facebook amongst the old south bay group.
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Roth's California Cruiser
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Fats... The Other South Bay Builder
When it comes to South Bay Choppers one might automatically think Dick Allen, but there was another well known local builder... Fats. I've known of him and his shop (Sportster Heaven, or was it Haven?), his brother and have a magazine featuring their bikes (The Brothers Noriega), I need to scan. Personally I don't know a lot about him. My neighbor Steve Sharp knew him well, so perhaps I'll get more dope.
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Wise Guy Trike
The infamous Dr. Sprocket sent these vintage photos of Bob Wise's chopped trike.![]()
While chronically underpowered, the 45 cubic inch falthead Serv-car makes for one cool chopper.![]()
Talk about stance! Chopped Trikes were once very common. Even with todays re-intrest in vintage choppers, you don't see that many trikes.
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It's a small world after all! The very same Bob Wise submitted the two black conept drawings for Street Chopper's (June 1972), Trick Trike contest. My art is on the facing page. I posted this a few years ago which lead to me meeting the good doctor.↧
Shovelhead Blend Blog Filler
Here's a shot of my first big twin circa 1984 in Redondo Beach. It was what some call a blend bike. A 1974 FLH engine in a 1972 FX frame. At this Bob Job stage it was undergoing transformation from a Chopper to what I call a Stripped Dresser.
I've always liked the atmosphere of this shot. Digital in nice, but there's a warmth to film.You probably would have to have been around the early eighties Harley scence to understand that. At the time fat was in and choppers were, well... sort of out.
After selling it in 1995 I wished I'd kept it to chop.
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Jasper's Trike
I still have a bunch of photos from Mr. Joe Hurst that never got posted. First up, his friend Jasper and his trike. ![]()
Joe say's Jasper (may he R.I.P.), was one cool dude.
I also have more trike photos from Dr. Sprocket and others, so like it or not... More Tirkes To Come!
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Sacraknucklehead Trike
Continuing with the trike coverage, here's a Sacramento based Knucklehead trike from the early '70's.![]()
The seats and pipes look to be inspired by Tom McMullen's Corviar trike.Photo courtesy of Dr. Sprocket.
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The Thinker
More of Big Roy from Kerry Crist.
Nice molding. Sadly, Big Roy past away before finishing his trike's rebuild.
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Cross Bones Trike
Recently on ebay
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Roth's California Cruiser The Article
Here's the article from the December 1969 issue of Choppers Magazine featuring the finished project. Click on each image to enlarge and read.
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Roth's Experiments
When Ed Roth built each new custom vehicle (car, bike, or trike), they weren't just frivolous show vehicles. They were also experiments for new ideas or bulding techniques like using fiberglass for building the body for the Outlaw and then applying these successes on future vehicles.![]()
The California Cruiser was such a vehicle and became the starting point for other V8 trikes and kits.
The Candy Wagon was his first experiment with trikes and although also underpowered it was built for long hauls, so it used the large fiberglass seat/body as the fuel tank.
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Oklahoma Hustler
Joe Hurst and Nez hustle to leave Oklahoma in '69
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2 More Sac Trikes
Here's a couple more trikes from Dr. Sprocket.![]()
Nice!. Dig the Harman springer and Principal's office school chair.
Holy fiberglass Batman!
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Ol' Blue Re-New
Joe Hurst sent this phone photo of my neighbor Steve Sharp's recently refreshed South Bay Chopper Ol' Blue. He's only had her for something like 35 years. I'll get some real sharp photos asap.
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