Choppers, originally the favored rides of outlaw bikers, represent the pinnacle of today's motorcycling chic. Choppers designed by top builders routinely command six-figure prices. Once relegated to the scrap heap of pop-culture history along with wide lapels, mutton-chop sideburns, and macram\233 vests, the chopper has returned to the cultural forefront. Today's choppers, rigid-framed, 125-horsepower steeds thrusting their extended forks down America's public highways, violate our sensibilities with their sheer outrageousness. Outlaw Choppers tells the story of these wild machines, where they came from, what's going on today, and where they're going in the future.
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Mike Seate is a journalist living in Pittsburgh, PA. He began riding motorcycles at the age of 16, and 26 years later, has still not bothered to learn how to drive a car. His columns on city living appear three times each week in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and he has written hundreds of feature stories and opinion columns for motorcycle enthusiast publications, including Cycle World, Motorcyclist, Super Streetbike, Street and Strip, Classic Bike, Motorcycle News, Long Riders, and IronWorks. Mike has written a number of books, including Choppers: Heavy Metal Art, Technochop, How to Build a West Coast Chopper, Outlaw Choppers, Jesse James: The Man and His Machines, Suzuki GSX-R, Choppers, Streetbike Extreme, and Two Wheels on Two Reels.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not Real Outlaw Choppers,
By A Customer
This review is from: Outlaw Choppers (Enthusiast Color) (Paperback)
Yet another coffee table picture book on the current styling trends of Choppers. Mr. Seate's excellent previous book, 'Choppers' touched on the origin of these great machines and then went on to showcase the current trends. Instead of this new book delving deeper into actual hand built outlaw machines from the glory days of the late 60's and 70's and the home built bikes of today, it also focuses on modern, big dollar builders. Some of the bikes featured such as the BMC bikes may be nice machines but they are production bikes and shouldn't be included here. The Bobber section does have some nice rides and Chica's stuff is pretty cool but you can find bikes like these in any current Harley biased custom magazine. The title suggests that you're going to see real outlaw choppers but this is just another attempt at cashing in on the current TV driven fad. Real chopper fans may be dissapointed.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Pretty good,
By Battlescarred (New Orleans, Louisiana) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Outlaw Choppers (Enthusiast Color) (Paperback)
Great pictures but some of the technical info is not accurate (Example is saying a 250 is made by Metzler when everyone knows Avon makes the 250 and Metzler makes the 240). It is an interesting read-NOT ground breaking but worth it.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Have to agree with the third review,,
By J.S. (SWVA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Outlaw Choppers (Enthusiast Color) (Paperback)
BUT, there's always that isn't it. A pretty good book all in all. Well worth buying USED. While I'm not a big fan of late model styles, a few interesting ideas on a couple of the scoots. Just two real nice old-style bobbers, a pan and the big flathead on the back cover. Nice color pictures. Kinda interesting reading too, if you're into that sort of thing.
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As historical birthplace of the chopper and launch pad of the custom motorcycle art form, there's little wonder that most notable motorcycle craftsmen still call the sun baked West Coast their home. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
chopper builders, radical choppers, chopper movement, stretch chopper, custom choppers, springer forks, rigid chassis, front forks Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mike Seate, East Coast, Dain Gingerelli, West Coast, Joe Appel, Skull Knuck, Redneck Enginuity, Arlen Ness, Perse Performance, Southern California, Wide Glide, Jesse James, Rolling Thunder, Dave Perewitz, Daytona Beach, Rev Tech New!
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As historical birthplace of the chopper and launch pad of the custom motorcycle art form, there's little wonder that most notable motorcycle craftsmen still call the sun baked West Coast their home. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
chopper builders, radical choppers, chopper movement, stretch chopper, custom choppers, springer forks, rigid chassis, front forks Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mike Seate, East Coast, Dain Gingerelli, West Coast, Joe Appel, Skull Knuck, Redneck Enginuity, Arlen Ness, Perse Performance, Southern California, Wide Glide, Jesse James, Rolling Thunder, Dave Perewitz, Daytona Beach, Rev Tech New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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