the first Forkless - Jopo Freak

[ChopperOlli]

Hey,

this is bike I made in 2006. This was kind a prototype for my white Forkless.

It's a 'Jopo Freak'. Jopo is a 60's cult bicycle in Finland. JoPo means BIcycle for EVeryone. It was very popular in 60-70's.
Nowadays they made retro ones of it.. My creation is like a tribute to old - original Jopo. It was project all winter but
finally I made it in 6 days! One of main ideas was to make bike which is as easy to drive than regular bike. That everyone
who ones learn to drive normal bike could drive whit this too, and They can! it's really simple to drive, it just looks freak!

Original Jopo:

Olli

 

[ChopperOlli]

-Olli

 

[ChopperOlli]

-Olli

 

[ChopperOlli]

Here some pics when I was in Barcelona - Spain whit it:

-Olli

 

[ChopperOlli]

After hundreds of kilometers Jopo Freak is now taking a brake in (bicycle) Museum:

-Olli

 

[Hugo]

I love the "before" AND the "after"! Way to go, Olli.

Hugo

 

[ej599]

Excellent work. Love to see a wheelie pic!

 

[GodHatesCleveland]

I bet that bike induces flashbacks in the 60's & 70's folk.

 

[rustymotors]

"hundreds of kilometers" so what is that in miles??? Just kidin'. I love this bike and the white bike mat just be my favorite custom of all time. :mrgreen:

 

[sensor]

17k=7 miles(98% sure maybe 7 1/2...)

 

[66olds98]

Whoa! Thats a little freaky! Nice bike!

 

[Hugo]

17k=7 miles(98% sure maybe 7 1/2...)

You're off by about 50%, Sensor. Here's a nice little trick: you can Google stuff like "10 miles in kilometers" and "2 pounds in kilograms" and get the conversion right there.

Back to topic: that bike rocks!

Hugo

 

[ChopperOlli]

One kilometer is 1.6 miles, so 100km is 60miles

-Olli

 

[Hugo]

One kilometer is 1.6 miles

It's the other way around, Olli. But if someone can build a quilometer that's 1.6 miles long, that person is you. :wink:

Hugo

 

[skoda]

That's rad

 

[ricksterr1221]

Fricken sick bro. I love it!

 

[Steve '75]

defys the laws of fizicks
You belong in jail.

 

[ChopperOlli]

I have still quite some of these:

-Olli

 

[lofrontier]

That bike is dead sexy!

The lines of the un-fork are beautiful and the steering linkage is elegant.

No doubt a piece of art.

 

[kingfish254]

-Olli

INSANE!!!!