Article: "BEVERLEY HILLS CHOPPERS UNVEILS $250,000 SWAROVSKI

15/11/2005
Matt Myerson

Beverly Hills Choppers unveils $250,000 Swarovski crystal-encrusted “Paris Hilton Bike”




Midi-Chopper pioneers, Beverly Hills Choppers, complete what is perhaps the most incredible custom motorcycle ever made for hotel heiress who helped make the bikes famous.

Beset with more than 100,000 Swarovski crystals, Beverly Hills Choppers announces the completion of the most unbelievable custom chopper ever fabricated. After 6 months of fabrication and embellished with countless crystals by hand, the bike was finally given to the pop icon and self proclaimed “original Beverly Hills Angel,” Paris Hilton. This bike has been so anticipated by the press, that the paparazzi have stopped at nothing to try and get a picture of the bike before it’s unveiling. One resourceful picture bandit climbed five stories to the top of co-founder and alleged mafia figure, Johnny Lew Fratto’s, penthouse apartment in Beverly Hills where the bike was being stored. Caught red handed unwrapping the finished midi from its protective plastic covering, he was thrown out before he could get the “money shot.” The bike was promptly moved to an undisclosed and secure indoor location."