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Street Chopper Magazine blog is the spot to find motorcycle talk, industry news, expert opinions, how-to, and discussions with custom motorcycle and street chopper enthusiast.

2009 Harley-Davidson



2009 V-Rod MuscleNot a ton of news coming out of Milwaukee today regarding the 2009 model lineup. A new V-rod with more euro/jap styling, siamese exhaust.New Bagger frame- strongerTri Glide trike- which isn't a motorcycle as far as California DMV is concerned.Toph


… I finally got in to see a orthopedic specialist



So I have been gimping around for nearly three weeks trying to get in to see an orthopedic specialist (thanks to our HMO this isn't as easy as it sounds) and when I did... ... lets just say he wasn't happy. I guess I have what they call a ...    Read more


street ho



Custom exhaust on the Street Hojust had darryl bassani and kurt fab up a custom set of pipes to fit the mutant street ho sporty project.sometimes when you dance with the devil you have to pay the price. i went with a 89-inch stroker motor and stock pipes didn't fit ...    Read more


sturgis



Sturgis come say hello to us in sturgis- lots going on there. bandit's brouhaha. amd show. concerts. lichter's show. metzeler bike show. booze. broads. traffic should be light- sme of the best riding in the states- beautiful, historic, unforgettable.


TV killed the creative chopper-building spirit…



So I was at home with my leg elevated, doctor's orders, watching TV when my DVR was nice enough to tell me that Chopper Challenge was on CMT. I got excited for a second thinking that I was going to see the crew from Powerplant put together a bike.Then this ...    Read more


Motorcycling is dangerous!



Man, I will take luck over skill any day of the week! So there I was, on some twisty section of road between Santa Barbara and Buellton, California just mining my own business. There was plenty of room between me and the bike in front of me ...    Read more


Sportster Build



a couple of snaps of a sporty i've been putting together. 89-inch stroker, 4-speed. a sleeper to embarrass the billet boys. toph


Get Experienced



Words: Toph Bocchiaro We’ve been jamming forward; wide-open throttle in 4th-gear to get Street Chopper back in your hands. If you’ve been around awhile thanks for checking it out. If you’re new to the mag—welcome. We geared up over the past couple of months waiting for the best riding weather ...    Read more


The Chop Meet is coming!



So you have a badass bike, eh? The Chop Meet is going to have a free bike show format unlike and other we've attended. To start with, the trophies rule. Check out these super-awesome cast trophies made by Chopper Dave. It's a license plate topper that we are going to ...    Read more


Street Chopper heads out to the El Diablo Run pre party



Recently we were invited down to Biltwell Inc's headquarters for the kick-off party of the El Diablo Run. We ran into a lot of our old friends who were going, and quite frankly we were jealous. Sure it was the weekend before we were going to Laughlin, NV and ...    Read more