Choppers Australia

Yep. Leaving the ignition on can be a pain especially on the coils. When Brian and I rode up to a Mad Max reunion at Silverton some years back. I left mine on while helping Brian sort out a bent foot peg when he dropped his chopper. Coils were just about boiling. Wouldn't start and I had to bump sta...

Had a surprise visitor to the workshop. recognised it as a shovel as it came up the drive and then Victor's distinctive clutch basket rattle as he dropped the suicide shifter into neutral... http://www.choppersaustralia.com/PictureLibrary6/CAFGlennVisit-00.jpg He spent an hour or so checking out all...

All I can say is that modern Harleys are so uncool; fuel injection, electronic ignition, electronic everything else and bells and whistles galore!!!! Recently a customer bought a set of modern pipes to put on his chopper... and they had oxygen sensors, not something he needed on his older machine. S...

have been away for a fortnight in Qld helping my son Michael shift into a new place followed by building a new kitchen in his old place ready to sell. His chopper being his only transport and his wife having a little jap car, I suggested he pick up a tray top ute to shift and get kitchen materials e...

Just thought I'd add a bit in as a result of a comment by Rod on Facebook of his experience with a springer years back. I think they look great, especially the classic narrow springers of the 70's. But are they any good for handling? Firstly, I think that for a classic chopper, long and cruisey, the...

Managed a free day recently to get some more work done on my springer what has been taunting me for weeks! Rear leg pivots... Blocks texta'd and marked with an odd leg caliper to find centre of hole. Centre punched and then a caliper used to mark the curve that will make a righteous looking springer...

Looking forwards to seeing how it all turns out. What do you plan for the anchor. While I think of it, anchor length (centre to centre) should ideally be same as axle to rear pivot length and distance of each location point the same. If the rear location is higher will increase the dive on braking. ...

Reminder, this ride on tomorrow night Tuesday, Meet Villies 8pm.

In January, three French tourists ended up at our place, rescued by Paul when their Pajero karked it at Old Noarlunga. We were able to provide them with a place to camp with amenities. We gave them some full time work for a week to help them get on their feet and then managed to find employment loca...

This week's weather report was 'hot'. With Rob coming down from the upper north to work on his sporty chopper, I figured he would be keen on a ride. So I suggested Tuesday after work. Cyrielle and Sebastian are still here, so I offered Cyrielle my pillion seat. Didn't need to ask twice. So we decide...

Glad to be of help

Dropped in on a customer recently and he was trying to find a set or risers to suit his custom Triumph. Needed them up 3½" and back 1½"... had a problem on top of that. His bars are powdercoated so instead of being 7/8" diameter (22.2mm) they are 23.5 mils. Ten years or so ago, I had some riser blan...

they seemed pretty happy about the ride... and it was her first time on a Harley and riding the CB was a chopper first for her. They may still be around to come on the Midnight Ride...

We have a couple of French tourists/workers staying with us for a few months. Have another post to do teaching one of them to ride, but a recent back injury prevented me from sitting at the computer. Until last week did everything at computer standing, eating meals the same way too is a bit cruel I ...

Rode shovel up to the local Farmer's Market this morning as I do each Saturday. As I rode out, I got quite a surprise. A Road Traffic Police car drove past and the copper in the passenger seat looked at me smiled and gave me the thumbs up. Obviously a nice bloke and hope all goes well for him. Took ...