subject: Discovering What You Need To Learn To Build Choppers At Home From Tennessee Custom Motorsports [print this page] What you need to learn to build choppers is every single detail about what it is made of and how it is put together. If you mainly want to save money, you'll need only enough know how to enable you to follow directions if you buy a kit. For a unique look that is a personal work of art, you'll need to learn many skills that may be new to you.
It will help to be a skillful motorcycle rider, because a chopper is harder to handle than a regular bike. The longer frame and close to the ground stance makes cornering more difficult, and being more than a beginner may help you survive the transition.
It will really help if you have a rudimentary knowledge of the mechanics of a motorcycle, including the electrical system, the frame and suspension, the engine and exhaust systems, how to bend sheet metal, and more. Shocks and suspension; the seats; the tires. Even if you a assembling a kit, this understanding will help. It will be essential if you want a customized bike that is stripped of all non-essentials.
Now you can decide that you want to build your bike from the ground up, or that you want the support of a kit, with directions and all the components. One way to have it both ways is to get a simple kit and customize the basic bike you end up with after assembly.
Many informative books have been written on the subject; you can even find them in the libraries. Newsletters, magazines, and DVDs abound on this topic. In many areas bikers gather at shows or informally in parking lots to show off their bikes and see what others have. These enthusiasts are often very happy to talk about their bikes and answer questions. Cycle shops will have a chopper on display. Looking at all the parts that make up a classy bike will either scare you off or inspire you to try to make a better model.
Another alternative is go to school, to get hands on experience with an adviser looking over your shoulder. There are also how-to videos, that show you step by step. You can join a club or form a club for mutual support. Maybe there is a bored biker in the area who will agree to be your mentor. Of course, you can always just go right ahead and buy the parts, hoping to figure it out as you go along.
What you need to learn to build choppers is a lot. How you learn it is up to you.
