"With all of the big-name bike builders out there who are willing to put together choppers, we sometimes forget how cheap and easy building a chopper really is. It isn't necessary to throw down $30,000 for a cool chop. A good example of this fact is Rich Nogueira's custom chopped Sporty. Rich had been into bikes for the majority of his life and always had a least one Harley in his garage at any given time. He had never been able to afford a new bike, but he still loved what he did have, even though they all had previous owners. Similar to most H-D enthusiasts, Rich went to local bike shows and often dreamt about owning a chopper whenever he drooled over the pages of his favorite custom bike magazines."

"This motorcycle was built for the 2006 el Diablo Run. It made the trip, won the show, came back home, and now it’s for sale. The trip was trouble free. The Puta de Oro is a one of a kind motorcycle. It will title as a Flyrite Chopper (easy finance and easier insurance). It has a 93 cu. in. S&S generator shovel with a Super E carburetor. Electrics are by Cycle Electric with a Morris magneto. Kick start only 4 speed transmission and a open primary (belt). Final drive is a 530 O-ring chain that spins a FRC SpeedLine Roket with DUAL rear calipers (polished)."

"LATE NIGHT RIDE--
Turn Of The Key
Flick Of A Switch
Push Of A Button
She Roars To Life

Tighten My Gloves
Drop Down My
Orange Colored Shades
I Look Ahead As
The Headlight Shows Me
The Way

Burp The Throttle
Pull In The Clutch
Ease into First Gear
Rock The Throttle
As I Ease Out The Clutch

Taking Her Slow And Easy
I Head Down The Road
As I Try To Avoid
University's Pot Holes

Turning On To 58
I Give Her A Little Goose,
Across A Patch Of Hidden Sand
But She Didn’t Come Loose
Out To Uncle Dales I Ride

We Talk About Choppers,
Rat Rods, And How
Wallcott's Truck Show
Is Coming Up Soon

I Finish My Drink
Then I'm On My Way
Time To Head On Home
And Put The Bike Away
Until Tomorrow Brings
Another Day

-- Joshua Griffith"
panheadjosh74@hotmail.com "

"Justin Schilling, of Two-Bit Choppers, recently completed this Buell conversion for a customer, Randy Carlson, out of Bend, Oregon. “Of course Bend is ground zero for BMC,” Justin said, “and Randy was actually good friends with many of Big Mike's crew, so buying a scoot from an out-of-town shop wasn't something to be taken lightly.” Randy however was looking to have something built that would slap the blacked-out Hooligan status quo in the face. A bike that could stand out in a crowd where stock Harleys are in the minority, and clean production customs are the norm."