Chopper Sportster:Harley Davidson chopper sportsters

Numerous custom builders and chopper devotees agree that the Harley Davidson chopper sportsters are the most popular choppers. Most of the allure of the sportster chopper is perhaps the smooth look that is present even in stock bikes. The Harley 883L or 1200L are two most painless bikes to build. The L part of the name means that these bikes have a lower frame and a somewhat increased rake.



Building a sportster can achived by extending the front fork by a couple of inches. For a bigger extension of the fork, a bit more work may be indicated, by adding the needed rake to the neck thus preventing the rising of the front and consequently wrecking the appearance of the chopper.

Allthow the extended fork looks awesome but they can increase the turn radius a bit, so extra care can be needed. An additional approach to building a sportster is by cutting the frame neck and modifying the frame

Chopper Sportster: Mitchell "Sportster Capital" of the US

Mitchell is a city in and the parish seat Davison County, South Dakota, US, really known for its Corn Palace (known as "The Corn Belt Exposition"), built in 1921.



Mitchell got more interesting when Klock Werks set up shop and then it started being called the "Sportster Capital" of the United States.
Klock Werks primarily customizes Harley-Davidson Sportsters; a rare specialty, as most Harley customs start existence as one of the company's larger Big Twins. For the Sportster, Klock Werks modified a 1998 Sportster, smoothing the welds into the frame moreover molding curves in the tubing joints. The Sportsters new swing fork permited use of a wide 180-mm rear tire and also a fender from the Jesse James catalog, which also delivered the front fender. The fuel tank was reached, also revised triple trees gave the forks an extra five degrees of rake. All this finished upwards in a bike that looks longer also lower than a stock Sportster.



Sportster Chopper Specifications

* Year: 1998
* Class: Special Construction
* Builder: Klock Werks
* Model: Sportster
* Frame: Harley-Davidson
* Forks: APC, telescopic
* Rake: 35 degrees
* Rear susp.: Swingarm
* Front wheel: Performance Machine, 21-inch
* Front brake: Performance Machine, disc
* Rear wheel: Performance Machine, 18-inch
* Rear tire: 180 mm
* Rear brake: Performance Machine, disc
* Engine: 74-cubic-inch Harley-Davidson
* Exhaust: Python
* Trans.: Harley-Davidson, 5-speed
* Paint by: Klock Werks


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