Difference between revisions of "Custom motorcycle"

[[Image:CustomBike.jpg|thumb|right|A customized [[Yamaha]] with a [[nitrous oxide]] tank.]]

[[Image:CustomBike.jpg|thumb|right|A customized [[Yamaha]] with a [[nitrous oxide]] tank.]]

[[Image:Custom motorcycle Kettering.jpg|thumb|right|A custom motorcycle in the United Kingdom.]]

[[Image:Custom motorcycle Kettering.jpg|thumb|right|A custom motorcycle in the United Kingdom.]]

A '''custom motorcycle''' is a [[motorcycle]] that is highly stylized or which treats aspects such as frame geometry or [[engine]] design in an unusual way compared to standard manufacturing. Custom motorcycles are unique or individually produced in a very limited quantity, as opposed to "stock" bikes or "stockers," which are mass produced. In the 1990s and early 2000s, very expensive customs such as those built by [[Orange County Choppers]], [[Jesse G. James|Jesse James]]'s [[West Coast Choppers]],<ref name="FORBES">http://www.forbes.com/global/2008/0107/094.html "Jesse James' Hooligan Chic"]</ref> [[Roger Goldammer]] or [[Ian Barry]]'s [[Falcon Motorcycles]] <ref name="ROBB REPORT">http://www.robbreport.com/Motorcycles/21-Ultimate-Gifts-Diamond-in-the-Brough "21 Ultimate Gifts: A one-of-a-kind custom."]</ref>became fashionable status symbols. There are also companies that are bringing back [[pin striping]], such as [[Kenny Howard]] (also known as Von Dutch) and [[Dean Jeffries]] from the 1950s, with a continued effort to keep pin striping alive. The [[choppers]] of the 1960s and 1970s fit into this category. Jan Bachleda (originally from [[Slovakia]]) of JBIKEZ builds highly customized [[Triumph Engineering Co Ltd|Triumph]] [[choppers]] from the 1970s era.

A '''custom motorcycle''' is a [[motorcycle]] that is highly stylized or which treats aspects such as frame geometry or [[engine]] design in an unusual way compared to standard manufacturing. Custom motorcycles are unique or individually produced in a very limited quantity, as opposed to "stock" bikes or "stockers," which are mass produced. In the 1990s and early 2000s, very expensive customs such as those built by [[Orange County Choppers]], [[Jesse G. James|Jesse James]]'s [[West Coast Choppers]],<ref name="FORBES">http://www.forbes.com/global/2008/0107/094.html "Jesse James' Hooligan Chic"]</ref> [[Roger Goldammer]] or [[Ian Barry]]'s [[Falcon Motorcycles]] <ref name="ROBB REPORT">http://www.robbreport.com/Motorcycles/21-Ultimate-Gifts-Diamond-in-the-Brough "21 Ultimate Gifts: A one-of-a-kind custom."]</ref>became fashionable status symbols. There are also companies that are bringing back [[pin striping]], such as [[Kenny Howard]] (also known as Von Dutch) and [[Dean Jeffries]] from the 1950s, with a continued effort to keep pin striping alive. The [[choppers]] of the 1960s and 1970s fit into this category. Jan Bachleda (originally from [[Slovakia]]) of JBIKEZ builds highly customized [[Triumph Engineering Co Ltd|Triumph]] [[choppers]] from the 1970s era.