| There are three fundamental categories of Custom | | | | chopper bike or motorcycles are intended primarily for |
| Built motorcycles: full dress or touring bikes, cruisers | | | | self-indulgent enjoyment rather than far-away traveling. |
| and sport bikes. Though some bike designs lead to | | | | The position assumed on these motorcycles, with their |
| bridge the gaps among these categories, most | | | | laid back seats and onward foot controls, provides |
| Custom built motorcycles fall simply into one of the | | | | itself to booting back and taking your time, with |
| three groups. | | | | abundance of attitude riding out ahead. Choppers bike |
| Full dress motorcycles are so-named as they appear | | | | are hot once again, even when taking pleasure in the |
| with additional equipment to make long rides or may be | | | | success of a television show, Orange Country |
| for touring more conveniently. They have hard-shell | | | | Choppers, characteristic fresh custom built |
| trunks on both side of the back fender, full fairings, | | | | motorcycles built every week from the frame up. |
| windshields and a dashboard. They in addition | | | | Cruisers and choppers are identical with cool and |
| characteristically come with in-dash audio tools, often | | | | almost all Japanese manufacturers have invested in |
| comprising GPS. The traveler seat on a touring this | | | | the legend got in to view by Harley Davidson with |
| chopper bike has a high circular back with armrests. | | | | cruisers of their own. Honda's Shadow Aero, |
| These profound bikes have superior suspension and | | | | Kawasaki's Vulcan and Suzuki's Volusia are just few |
| rubber motor mounts, which smooth out the road and | | | | of the examples. Off road motorcycles comprise dirt |
| make long pull a pleasure. The Road King by Harley | | | | bikes intended with tall frames and high tailpipes, which |
| Davidson and Honda's Gold Wing are two best | | | | won't base out. These motorcycles have knotted tires |
| examples of full dress motorcycles. | | | | and lack street gear or license plates. Instead they are |
| Though on tour bikes are good-looking, the | | | | distributed yearly green stickers by the Department of |
| motorcycles most intimately linked with the legendary | | | | Motor Vehicles, permitting owners to ride in off-road |
| biker image are cruisers that also comprise | | | | parks. In the U.S. there is an obligatory helmet rule for |
| customized choppers. A chopper has a "chopped" | | | | riding custom built motorcycles in most states. In some |
| frame with the face fork widen and raked ahead of | | | | of the states, law is age or insurance-dependent. |
| the standard stock cruiser. Ridden into notoriety by | | | | Check local laws before traveling to be safe. |
| Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda in 1969's Easy Rider, | | | | |