Greetings, everyone!
I, along with my two best friends (and recently my younger brother), am part of a little side project we humbly title Dirty Jersey Choppers. We are just a few normal guys from northwest New Jersey who get a kick out of digging bicycles out of the trash and welding up the craziest things that come to mind. We've been monkeying around with this stuff since around 2001, and generally 'exhibit' our latest fleets at the Fall and Spring Swap Meets at Englishtown Raceway Park, along with putting our builds to the test during Black Label Bike Club's annual Bike Kill event in Brooklyn.
At the latest swap meet last week, we met a guy who encouraged us to sign up and show off some of the bikes we've built over the years. Pardon me for flooding the forum with photos on my first post, but I figured it would be a worthy introduction to do just that.
Seeing as we've built some 45 bikes over the past 8 or 9 years, following are a handful of my favorites with a quick blurb. Again, these were all garbage bikes, and generally the only investment is in a couple cans of spray paint, so hopefully you get a kick out of it!
I can always put up more detailed shots, etc., but I'll wait until y'all kind of 'welcome me' to the community. Rock on and ride hard,
Mike
Crankenstein | 2001
As a point of reference, this was the first bicycle chopper we built. Haggard and practically unrideable.
Gaschamber | 2003
Lawn tractor rear end, 5 gallon tank and pneumatic shocks brought forth an air-ride trike.
Swaying Mantis | 2004
Pretty straightforward old school chopper with a working headlight (conveniently pointed at passing aircraft).
Colostomy Drag | 2004
Part wheelchair, part chopper: 13 feet of lime green glory.
Shower Bike | 2005
Dug out of the trash, sitting on ghetto hooptie wheels. Just a general cruiser BMX.
I, along with my two best friends (and recently my younger brother), am part of a little side project we humbly title Dirty Jersey Choppers. We are just a few normal guys from northwest New Jersey who get a kick out of digging bicycles out of the trash and welding up the craziest things that come to mind. We've been monkeying around with this stuff since around 2001, and generally 'exhibit' our latest fleets at the Fall and Spring Swap Meets at Englishtown Raceway Park, along with putting our builds to the test during Black Label Bike Club's annual Bike Kill event in Brooklyn.
At the latest swap meet last week, we met a guy who encouraged us to sign up and show off some of the bikes we've built over the years. Pardon me for flooding the forum with photos on my first post, but I figured it would be a worthy introduction to do just that.
Seeing as we've built some 45 bikes over the past 8 or 9 years, following are a handful of my favorites with a quick blurb. Again, these were all garbage bikes, and generally the only investment is in a couple cans of spray paint, so hopefully you get a kick out of it!
I can always put up more detailed shots, etc., but I'll wait until y'all kind of 'welcome me' to the community. Rock on and ride hard,
Mike
Crankenstein | 2001
As a point of reference, this was the first bicycle chopper we built. Haggard and practically unrideable.
Gaschamber | 2003
Lawn tractor rear end, 5 gallon tank and pneumatic shocks brought forth an air-ride trike.
Swaying Mantis | 2004
Pretty straightforward old school chopper with a working headlight (conveniently pointed at passing aircraft).
Colostomy Drag | 2004
Part wheelchair, part chopper: 13 feet of lime green glory.
Shower Bike | 2005
Dug out of the trash, sitting on ghetto hooptie wheels. Just a general cruiser BMX.
