Bruno is Coming
Bikers Meet the Old West
By K. Randall "Bandit" Ball, illustration by Jon Towle R.I.P.
Bruno tied off his helmet to his TT bars and kicked up dust in the ground-shale parking lot to the door. It was wide, thick planks and swung open with a rusting creak.
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CHOPPER CHRONICLES Episode 2
Missing Flat Track Racer
By K. Randall Ball with images from Sam Burns
The owner explained that the bike and his pickup truck were stolen a year ago at an event. The owner, an older veteran loved to race. He raced since he was old enough to ride.
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Why We Chop: Chapter 4
Even in Oklahoma City
By Bill May with photos from Bill and Sam Burns
The summer of 1964 I worked at Freeburgers lawnmower shop on the corner of 23rd and Prospect in Oklahoma City. I was 17. It was my first commission mechanic job. I learned a lot about small engines there.
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DAYTONA CHARLIE
Trying to Find His Way
By K. Randall "Bandit" Ball
Chopper Charlie was in a jam, he knew it. He stepped into too many dark alleys with the wrong guys.
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CHOPPER JACK GOT A JOB
A New Breed of Biker Emerged
By Sam Burns with photos curated by Sam
A Sportster would bring a new brother into Jack's life. Bobby just traded a stock FL for a brand new XLCH, and he didn't waste much time making it his own. Jack helped him gather the parts he needed.
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Lil' Ruby: Another addition for The Chopper Saga
The Chopper Saga continues
by Johnny White
Lil’ Ruby started life as a 2002 Sportster that my son-in-law bought in 2015. He bought the bike from another young man who needed cash more than he needed a Sporty, and my SIL had cash in hand. He rode it home to his mother’s house and estimated he had the motor out of the frame less than 2 hours later.
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WHY WE CHOP SERIES: Chapter 3
Jack and his Panhead
By Sam Burns with images from Sam Burns
Even with the idea of getting a better job following a couple of years of Industrial Arts training, he remained pissed off about not having any real say in his immediate future. He was a hot-headed kid with an ax to grind.
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WHY WE CHOP SERIES, Chapter 2
Chopper Mick
By Bandit with photos from Sam Burns
Or as my Son just said, "Fuck stock!" We've started a series of articles about what drives a man to turn his perfectly good stock bike into a wild night crawling form of art. Hang on!
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