Otherwise indicated are the property of either Scotty Moore or James V. The Forgotten Soldier By Chris MacMahan Jan/Feb 2009 courtesy Motorcycle When this bike was one that was worked on by Ron Elliott at Super CycleĢ according to or excerpt from 1977 Harley-Davidson Confederate Edition The Harley Chopper on display at GracelandĮlvis' Chopper is now part of the collection in Memphis and has been on display in the Auto Museum there acrossġ according to the engine number obtained Posed on a specialty one several years back at the Gibson Custom shop. Recent years have seen a resurgence in popularity for choppers and a significant growth in the custom built market no doubt in part with the popularity of cable shows like American Chopper, Orange County Choppers and companies like West Coast Choppers. The Harley Chopper in the collection at Graceland - Dec. A change to a more standard Sportster seat and rear fender in 1972 boosted sales, as did the introduction of the electric-start FXE Super Glide in 1974, whose sales dwarfed the kick-start Wearing a fiberglass "boat tail" fender washed in patriotic red, white and blue trim, Fat Bob tanks and kick-start only, the FX Super Glide is generally credited as the first factory custom. Davidson created the 1971 FX Super Glide, a bike that would capitalize on the "chopper craze" and save Harley-Davidson. Buy Areyourshop Black Motorcycle Plastic Rear Fender Mudguard for Harley Sportster Bobber Chopper Cafe Racer 1994-2003: Fenders - FREE. 2Ĭombining the FL's frame, rear suspension and 74ci Shovelhead engine with the XL Sportster's front fork assembly, smallish headlight and 19-inch front wheel, Willie G. Harley-Davidson also got in on the craze about the same timeĪnd did something similar with the development and introduction of the Super Glide, or FX series. Black with red designs it features a sissy bar with To have a sportster rear fender and struts. It has an extended air glide front end withĬustom narrowed triple trees, not raked, and a 21" wheel with a Super Cycle in Memphis as a chopped 1966 Harley-Davidson Shovelhead FLH with Sportster 1971Įlvis owned what's been identified by Ron Elliott of It has since become almost synonymous with one that has extended front forks, usually far forward of the handlebars and raked to reduce excessive height and improve control as a result.Įlvis on his Harley Chopper entering 1174 Hillcrest in Beverly Hills. That, like a bobber, was stripped down of its aesthetic and comfortable components to its basics andĬustomized. The craze was not lost onĮlvis either and while living in California he had a chopper of his own.Įlvis and Priscilla leaving 1174 Hillcrest in BeverlyĪ Chopper, or chopped motorcycle is/was in its essence a motorcycle and Company in 1970 the latter of whichĬoincidently starred Ann Margret, who dated Elvis and rode motorcycles in real life. The late sixties saw the emergence of the Chopper craze which was further fueled no doubt by films likeĬ.C. Elvis on his Harley Chopper leaving 1174 Hillcrest in Beverly Hills.
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