Easily customized bikes is a hot deal for enthusiasts of "choppers," or bikes that have been optimized for performance. That is why many bike manufacturers make it a point to design models that are exclusively customizable. Makers of the more famous brands of bikes, even minibikes, have gone the extra mile to create customizable models. But it is well-known that Baja minibikes are not among them.
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It is not easy to customize Baja minibikes, given that they are specially designed for off-road and trail use. As such, they are endowed with large tires and huge, clunky engines. This makes them difficult to style for looks and speed.
However, "difficult" does not mean "impossible"! Certain parts of Baja mini bikes are already easy to customize, such as the lamps, which can be changed into fog lights, for easier traveling at night. There is also the saddle, which can be modified, but already usually comes straight from the factory with the intent of maximizing comfort while riding. Baja pocket bike saddles are already wider and larger than those found in other small-scale bikes.
These are much too basic, however, for the real chopper enthusiasts - what one really wants to change is the engine, perhaps to add more power to the machine, or simply to apply a different look to the bike. Of course, changing the engine may also require that other parts of the bike be changed also, such as the exhaust system. This is needed in order to better manage the air flow of a more powerful engine. The standard size for a minibike engine is 50cc, although many modern pocket bikes come with custom-fitted engines enhanced with superchargers.
Changing the engine may be difficult, and certainly expensive. The customization effort may take a lot of repainting and fitting, so be prepared to shell out a few bucks. But for the glory of owning a customized Baja minibike, the price is certainly worth it! Few pocket bike collectors would be able to boast of such an accomplishment.
Some bike owners may want to modify their offroad bikes for racing - be warned that Baja minibikes may not take kindly to this notion. Like their larger counterpart, the famous Baja offroad bike, the miniature version is made with large wheels, designed especially for use on rough terrain. It would be difficult to turn at high speeds. Plus, the heavy-set design of the bike alone says it is not made to be aerodynamic. Full-sized Baja bikes are the transport vehicle of choice by many big bike touring agencies, as they are reliable for use on any kind of terrain. The risk of going out of control and running into grave mishaps on the road is also minimized, which makes it ideal even for mountain trail tours.
If you ride to live, then you know what it means to own a custom Harley chopper, and I am not talking about some add-on chrome bike either; Anyone with some cash can drop by your local Harley Davidson dealer and ride away on a new Road King, or other of their other factory models.
A real custom Harley chopper is a one of kind custom built masterpiece that is created from the ground up, a 100% all original work of American beauty that reflects the personality and lifestyle of the proud owner. Hard core bikers know what I am talking about; the painstakingly hard work of creating and shaping a one of a kind statement of riding to live, and living to ride, wrapped around the perfect custom Harley chopper.
Building the perfect Harley doesn't happen over night either, everything must be the perfect balance of frame, forks, the right rake and extension, rolling on tires and wheels that support the whole design. Every thing matters when building the perfect custom Harley, and if you are truly hardcore, then to complete the full extension of machine to man could mean 100% custom parts, engine, tank, and chrome. Nothing but the best will do.
So what does it take to build the perfect custom Harley motorcycle? First off it takes a boatload of cash, then you gonna need to find the right craftsman to hand all that cash to, and then brother you need some patients; you gonna have to sit down and talk with your craftsman, and help him understand how you are, what is important to you, so he can put pen to paper to form up some rough ideas. These ideas will be shaped and tweaked and considered until your Harley craftsman has the design that is truly you, and no one else.
Every nut, bolt, piece of molding, the right handlebars, and grips, absolutely everything will be well thought out, and nothing will be left to chance, or just thrown in. The perfect ride height that flows with a saddle that is made to fit your backsides contour, and all of the remaining pieces that are build around the heart of your custom chopper, the engine and transmission.
With you custom Harley almost complete, there will hours and hours of assembling and disassembling, fine tuning, tweaking, and testing until the final phase will be applying the richest paint job and graphics that turn thousands of dollars of hard earned cash and countless hours of laborious love, sweat, busted knuckles, and blood into the work of beauty that is your Exercise Bike Manufacturer custom Harley chopper.
OK so where do you find this custom chopper craftsman? Well I am sure you already know the answer, and this isn't an overnight decision either, we have read every biker rag, went to all of the top bike shows, studied every custom bike we come across, and after we have researched all of our options, we pick up the phone or ride out to our craftsman and after a serious conversation or two we close the deal by shaking hands, signing some paperwork, and dropping that that big fat wad of cash we have been saving for who knows how long.
Those of you who have lived that dream of building and owning the perfect custom chopper know what I am talking about. Those of you still working on the dream will very soon know as well. The love of our lifestyle is but a reflection of how we live, carry ourselves and the bike we ride, the rest of this love is in our hearts!