| Choppers are part of American history and will be | | | | bikes with out breaking the bank. |
| through the ages. However, what are new to the | | | | Custom bikes have always been a challenge and until |
| copper world are metric choppers. Harley Davidson | | | | the finance world catches up, custom bikes will |
| and Indian have always been the best known bikes | | | | always have more work in them then value of the |
| for being choppers, but now owners of Honda's, | | | | bike. The insurance industry is just beginning to catch |
| Yamaha's, Suzuki's and Kawasaki's are looking to | | | | up to these style bikes closing the gap on actual |
| individualize their motorcycles in much the same way. | | | | value, vs. bluebook value. It is important though to |
| Unlike Harley and Indian owners there are not as | | | | talk with your insurance agent if you have had |
| many options for places to go to get such work | | | | custom work done about raising your coverage in |
| done. Often time's owners have to ship or transport | | | | the case something happens to your bike, you will |
| their beloved machine to shop out of state and | | | | want to be able to get your bike repaired back to |
| sometimes even multiple states away to get custom | | | | the way it was and not back to just stock. You will |
| work done, let alone quality custom work done. You | | | | likely need copies of your invoices that show the |
| can't trust your precious machine to just anyone. | | | | cost of the work done to your bike so keep that in |
| Honda VTX 1300 and 1800 are two of the most | | | | mind when you prepare to meet with your agent. |
| common bikes to be modified. The new Fury that | | | | What are the reasons for the metric bikes gaining in |
| Honda is releasing will probably be another one that | | | | popularity for such work? Their popularity is more |
| will gain in popularity for custom work, as it already | | | | than likely attributed to their significantly lower cost |
| has a great foundation with which to work. There | | | | to obtain a stock bike, allowing you more money for |
| are some smaller cc bikes that are being modified, | | | | the custom work you want done. Another route that |
| some 650s and 750s. | | | | can be considered if you are getting significant work |
| However, the downfall to modifying such small cc | | | | done is a wrecked bike that has a good motor in it. |
| bikes is you have more limitations on what you can | | | | You can often pick those up for thousands less, and |
| do. For example how fat of a wheel you can put on | | | | in the end still have a gorgeous custom. However, |
| it, because you go too big and the swing arm cannot | | | | you will have a salvaged title to deal with so do your |
| handle the modifications, and often the motor is not | | | | research before you choose this route. |
| stout enough to turn too large of a wheel. The other | | | | Whatever you own and whatever your budget, |
| downfall is the custom work will easily surpass the | | | | some level of customization is available for anyone |
| cost of the actual bike itself. However, there are still | | | | who wants it. Just remember Custom is just a |
| many things one can do to customize smaller cc | | | | question of money, how custom can you go? |