How to Build a Cheap Chopper

by Timothy Remus

Book Overview

Choppers don't have to cost thirty thousand dollars. In fact, a chopper built at home can be had for as little as five thousand dollars. The key is the use of a donor bike for most of the components.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1929133170
• ISBN13: 9781929133178
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Wolfgang Publications
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

Good overview on how to build a chopper

This book gives great overview on how to build your own custom chopper and a variety of styles are presented to suit all budgets. Of course, you need at least some mechanical acumen but it does introduce the reader well to the basics of chopper design and construction and provides inspiration and confidence to actually go out and make one.

How to Build a Cheap Chopper

Very good book, so much so I plan to use the advice to build a bike similar to one in the book. A good alternative to spending large sums on other types of bikes.

good ideas but limited space.

This book is filled with some good ideas, but rather limited on the space allowed (the flaw with all books). I would have liked to see a little more depth on the metrics with a little less of the kit bike ads, but section on the 'Redneck' choppers was worth the price. I was disappointed with the photos of the finished products (especially the metrics) but overall a good book for ideas.

Nice Starter Book

This book is great it has lots for full color photos on 5 builds. One thing that I didnt like is the fact that it is more of a basic how to do a basic chop. Dont think that you will get this book and have a $5000.00 chopper in a week. The guys in the book are all pros and get hooked up alot easier than I could ever do. I cant go in the shop and bang out a tank for the cost of the sheet metal. But it gives you a general idea of where to start. IF you have never done a project like this and just want to know where to get started, its is worth the money.

American Chopper might be entertainment, but doesnt teach you shit

This book describes the technicalities of a chopper bike in laymen's terms such as angles, engines, etc. The difference between buying frames and making up your own frames, and what is good and bad as a rule of thumb. Book is great if you just want to know about choppers or actually thinking of building your own from parts or from scratch. I now understand what questions to ask about kit parts and handling/power considerations.