Imported Custom Motorcycles
Custom Choppers and Custom Motorcycles
Custom motorcycles don’t have to be Harley Davidsons, Buells or Indians. Imports make great custom motorcycles as well. With imported motorcycles coming into the USA at low prices and also being reliable, you can save money and design a custom motorcycle or chopper project much faster than going out and trying to finance an Big Bear custom or Harley custom.
My second custom motorcycle project was a Triumph chopper, one of the more respected imports. This custom motorcycle import project ended up looking very close to a Harley if you didn’t examine the engine too closely. In fact, this became a bit of a problem over time. The local biker crowd, you know, the ones wearing MC colors, had a president that rode a Harley that looked really close to this custom motorcycle import ride. In fact, in the dim light of street lamps after a few drinks, it looked EXACTLY like his custom motorcycle to someone – someone who didn’t particularly like him. They stole the custom import ride right off the street across from the cop shop, no less! I got the custom motorcycle import ride back though, and without any damage.
Too many folks think of custom motorcycle imports as the cheesy 1970’s Honda ape hanger sissy bar jobs. You remember those? No rake and long forks made ‘em look pretty funny. They never were my idea of a great custom motorcycle import. Today, custom motorcycle imports are just as classy as any other custom motorcycle job. It all depends on who put it together.
A 2003 1500 cc Kawasaki Vulcan changed into a custom motorcycle import can be had for under $9,000 and we’re talking about a hot looking ride here. This import custom job was so classy that no one would be screaming anything about “rice” at the rider. American custom motorcycles and choppers are awesome, but where else will you find a good buy like this? For a 2003 American custom ride, you will probably pay in the $20,000 range and upwards.
If you want to put together your very first custom chopper build, you really should consider creating a custom import. You can learn a lot about custom motorcycle building at a much lower cost. The custom motorcycle import project can be every bit as much fun as building any custom motorcycle. You might very well find that you enjoy building custom motorcycle imports enough to stick with this angle of the motorcycle world.
The speed, reliability and fun of the custom import project will give you a ride that will look great, ride with the best if well done, and give you lots of return on your investment. You can always build your first custom import motorcycle, sell it and build another bigger and better project. The next thing you know, you may very well be renting a shop to build custom motorcycle import project commercially. Hey, Jesse James began in a bike shop; and you might veyr well be the next import custom Jesse James!