Clean and simple is the key when you're picking parts for
a 'bobber, and Nick Genender had plenty of FatBook choices
to fit that bill. To light the way he settled on a Drag/Ness 5
3/4-inch headlight set on an Arlen Ness Extended Headlight Mount.
The shape and size work perfectly.
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like this don't happen by accident. Everyone at Drag Specialties
is an enthusiast, a rider and definitely in tune with what's
going on out on the street. That's why the FatBook gets filled
with all those good parts the hardware people want and need. It's
how bikes like this retro 'bobber end up being built, too.
If it's new and if it's hot the folks at Drag Specialties
know about it, and more than that, do something about it.
Jeff Fuller is one of those Drag Specialties guys. He works in the
tech/products department at Drag's Minneapolis office. Well
aware of the growing popularity of stripped-down 'bobbers,
Jeff thought it was high time that a bike reflecting this nationwide
craze make it into the FatBook. The parts to put together a great
one were already there, and Jeff knew just the guy to do that putting
together. Since opening his doors in 2000, Nick Genender at NYC Choppers
has made a specialty out of just this kind of bike, and with lots
of NYC Choppers parts already in the FatBook that Manhattan shop
was a natural. Nick didn't have to be asked twice. Given the
opportunity he ran with it, big time.
"And I think we came up with something pretty cool," Nick
feels. No kidding. As always, the build-sheet called for parts straight
out of the Drag Specialties warehouse, and they're all here.
So is that unmistakable NYC Choppers identity. "The guys at
Drag pretty much left the look and feel up to me," Nick goes
on. "Their only instructions," he says, "were
to keep it in my genre, and of course keep the parts selection to
the FatBook." In that mix Nick was asked to include lots of
his signature Iron Cross accessories, "And I did," he
says. "But I didn't go overboard. I kept it sensible.
I think the bike is tastefully done because we didnÕt push
the envelope in any one area, just nicely stuffed it."
A Chopper Guys rigid frame turned out to be a great base for a 'bobber.
The perfect size and shape. To complete the look Nick and his guys
cut up an Independent Bobber tank, "channeling it a little
deeper and taking about 2 inches out of the middle to slim it down."
A Wernimont rear fender also went under the NYC knife, and an oval-shape
NYC Iron Cross Oil Tank rounded out the tin selection. Nick chose
a 93-inch S&S Shovelhead to power the 'bobber, "the
newest, freshest motor on the market," he feels. "That's
one hot little twin, and great looking!" It's backed
up with a 6-speed kicker from Baker, tied on with a BDL 3-inch Electric
Start Belt Drive System. And so far everything we've mentioned
came straight from the FatBook, including plenty of those asked-for
NYC Choppers bits. The front end, the handlebar risers, the seat,
that oil tank, the pegs, the shifter, the fender strut, the front
brake rotor, the point cover, the air cleaner, the kicker pedal,
the gas cap (cool, isn't it?), the axle covers and the mirrors
are all straight out of Hell's Kitchen, NYC. Some of those
parts were developed just for this bike, and seeing how cool they
were Drag Specialties snapped them up, things like that NYC Springer
front end and the NYC solo seat.
Now, with every FatBook bike the builder gets some leeway and Nick
took it. The pipes, for instance. They were custom made just for
this application. "The guys at Drag probably weren't
thrilled about that," Nick joked. "They'd probably
prefer that I used something out of the catalog. But, hey, it's
a custom. You gotta get creative somewhere, right!"
We'd say Nick Genender and the guys from Hell's Kitchen
(NYC Choppers is on West 53rd, between 10th and 11th) got plenty
creative. And Drag Specialties got another great motorcycle to show
off whatÕs possible building almost exclusively out of the
FatBook. WeÕve said it before and it bears repeating. Whatever
style custom you want, the parts for it are in that giant catalog
and just a phone call away.  |
Cool looking from
any angle, a skinny Drag Specialties 21 x 2.15 40-Spoke Rim and
Avon MH90-21 Venom lead the way. They're
spinning in an NYC Choppers Springer Fork, new to the FatBook.
A Hawg Halters 4-Piston Caliper slows things down and Flanders
883 Type Handlebars in NYC Risers do the steering.
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of those details. That's an NYC Choppers
Iron Cross Grip, and that's a theme sprinkled throughout the
build. The guys from New York used restraint, though, avoiding too
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That's a GMA
5/8-in. Handlebar Master Cylinder. Smooth and tasty, it blends
right in. Continuing the Iron Cross motif, that's an NYC Choppers
mirror. The throttle cable came straight from the Drag Specialties
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Flavor
and spice. Check out that NYC Choppers Iron Cross rotor, a little
detail adding a lot of style. Nick opted to powder coat the rims
and keep the bright stuff to a minimum. Hey, it's a 'bobber! |
(Top) A cut-down Russ
Wernimont rear fender tops another powder coated Drag Specialties
40-Spoke rim, this one a 5.50 x 16. A set of Drag Specialties Chrome
Spokes adds the flash and that Avon 150/80-16 Venom is just big
enough. |
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An
NYC Choppers Spinner Gas Cap puts added style on top of the
Independent Cycle Bobber Tank, modified just a bit. More than a
bit, actually. It's been severely cut and reshaped. |
That's
a BDL 3-in. Electric Start Belt Drive System hooking together
a polished Baker 6-Speed Shovelhead-Style Transmission and,
what else, an S&S
93-in. Hi-Compression Shovelhead Motor. Great picks for a 'bobber. |
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Check
out the sculpting job on the bottom of the tank, neatly making
clearance for the NYC Choppers jockey shift. That "Flaming Ace
Pinup" artwork
is pretty nice, too. |
Good looking lines,
and it's all from the FatBook. Beginning
with a Chopper Guys Rigid Frame. The NYC Choppers Oval Oil Tank and Solo
Seat work perfectly, the pipes are one-offs.
While that S&S Shovelhead dominates the picture it's getting
lots of FatBook support. The 'bobber build included a GMA Billet
Rear Master Cylinder and an HHI Rear Rotor/Sprocket and Driveside Caliper
Kit.
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This one's wicked
skinny, just like a 'bobber
should be. The low-mount handlebars look good, too. Nice touch.
Keeping things
legal, thatÕs a Jim Nasi LED Sidemount License
Plate Mount. All catalog stuff.
The Avon 150
looks big, but that's because the rest
of the bike is so small, so tight and so tidy.
Slick looking,
isn't it? All this is clean as a
whistle, custom perfect and straight from the FatBook catalog. |
CHASSIS
1 DS111112 Chopper Guys Custom Rigid Frame $1,662.95 741
1 0401-0042 NYC Springer Fork $2,499.95 Ð
1 DS222842 Pro One Hide-Away Fork Stops $89.95 769
1 1305-0700 Drag Specialties Tapered Bearing Cups $39.95 765
2 DS222855 Timken Neck Post Bearings $21.90 765
1 DS222961 Drag Specialties Fork Stem Dust Covers $6.95 765
1 0710-0017 NYC Iron Cross Oil Tank $866.95 693
1 DS310255 Drag Specialties Front & Rear Oil Tank Brackets $25.95
694
1 DS350145PK Drag Specialties Rubber Oil Tank Mounts $14.75 694
1 DS-380625 Russ Wernimont 8.5Ó Rigid 900R Fender $339.95
805
1 Custom Forward Control Ð Ð
1 1620-0191 NYC Footpegs $189.95 Ð
1 DS380023 Drag Specialties Front Wheel Hub 84-99 ST $184.95 916
1 DS380025 Drag Specialties Rear Wheel Hub 86-99 ST $184.95 916
1 0210-0019 Drag Specialties 40 Spoke 21Ó x 2.15Ó Rim
$160.95 914
1 DS380120 Drag Specialties 21Ó Chrome Spokes $40.95 915
1 DS380202 Drag Specialties 40 Spoke 5.50Ó x 16Ó Rim
$353.95 914
1 DS380105 Drag Specialties 6.5Ó, 16Ó Chrome Spokes
$39.95 915
1 DS380106 Drag Specialties X-Long Spoke Nipples $11.95 915
1 DS181224 Drag Specialties 21Ó 2.75 x 3.00 Tube $6.95 900
1 DS181507 Drag Specialties 21X .75 Rim Strip $1.75 900
1 DS181232 Drag Specialties 16Ó 5.00 x 5.10 Tube $9.95 900
1 DS111000 Chopper Guys Kick Stand Mount $61.95 754
1 DS240011 Drag Specialties Kickstand $65.95 753
1 AV-334 Avon MH90-21 Venom Front Tire $154.95 889
1 AV-348 Avon 150/80VB 16 Venom Rear Tire $209.95 889
2 DS902011 Drag Specialties 3Ó Chrome Seat Springs $9.99 94
1 0710-0032 NYC Oil Tank Plug $99.95 Ð
1 NYC/Danny Gray Custom Seat Ð Ð
1 NYC Seat Support Ð Ð
3 NYC Spinner Axle Caps Ð Ð
1 NYC Rear Fender Support Ð Ð
ENGINE
1 0901-0038 S&S 93Ó Hi-Compression Complete Shovelhead
Motor $6,585.95 265
1 DS245265 Gardner Wescott 1/4Ó NPT Motor Fitting $4.95 695
1 DS245263 Gardner Wescott Straight 1/4Ó-3/8Ó Fitting
$2.95 695
1 0712-0004 Drag Specialties Magnetic Oil Filter w/Nut $13.95 700
1 0712-0036 Pro-One Smooth Filter Mount $147.95 699
1 DS096673 Drag Specialties 6Õ Black Braided Oil Line $33.95
705
1 DS096599 Magnum Shielding 3/8Ó Clamps (6-pk) $29.95 705
1 DS190731 Colony Oil Pump Plugs $18.95 989
1 0940-0313 NYC Point Cover $104.95 Midyr. 29
1 NYC Custom Air Cleaner Ð Ð
1 NYC Sweepers Exhaust System Ð Ð
DRIVELINE
1 2017-1242 Baker 6-Speed Shovelhead-Style Polished Transmission
$3,400.95 344
1 2302-5002 BDL 3Ó 8mm Electric Start Belt Drive System
$2,061.95 373
1 1223-0003 EK Chrome 530 x 120 Link Chain $178.95 400
1 DS195062 Drag Specialties Rear Chain Adjusters $9.95 923
1 NYC ÒHoly LinkÓ Shift Linkage Ð Ð
2 1603-0012 NYC Shifter & Brake Pegs $139.90 Ð
1 1112-0012 NYC Kickstart Pedal (powder coated) $149.95 Ð
BRAKES
1 MCHD012 Goodridge Universal Rear Brake Tee $31.95 662
10 4342C Russell Pro-System II 3/8Ó x 24 Brake Fittings
$169.50 657
1 DS530629 GMA Billet Rear Master Cylinder $122.95 647
1 DS325925 Hawg Halters 4-Piston Front Caliper $509.95 632
1 3132 Russell Pro-System II Red Nylon Brake Line 25Õ $44.95
657
1 1710-0186 NYC Iron Cross Front Brake Rotor $766.95 Ð
1 HHI Rear Rotor/Sprocket Ð Ð
1 HHI Driveside Caliper Kit Ð Ð
1 NYC Custom Reaction Link Ð Ð
ELECTRICAL
1 2010-0067 Jim Nasi LED Sidemount License Plate $349.95 849
1 2010-0070 Jim Nasi Sidemount License Plate Mount $59.95 849
1 DS285012 Arlen Ness Extended Headlight Mount $31.95 494
1 7807-0112 Drag/Tuff Cycle Starter Switch Housing $48.95 487
1 2104-0048 Accell Red Spark Plug Wire Kit $51.95 440
1 DS280105 Drag/Ness 53/4Ó Headlight $84.95 491
1 DS272160 Drag Specialties Oil Pressure Switch $9.95 483
1 2113-0012 Drag Specialties Battery $79.95 475
1 DS317466 Drag Specialties Battery Strap $9.95 479
1 151100 Accell Voltage Regulator Bracket $24.95 474
1 DS272175 Drag Specialties Brake Light Switch $9.95 484
1 793004 Drag Specialties Clear Battery Cable Kit $31.95 477
1 DS195215 Cycle Electric 32 Amp Charging System $279.95 469
1 2120-0018 Cycle Visions Wire Harness $169.95 488
1 2102-0003 Dynatek 3-ohm Coil $100.95 445
1 2101-0027 Dyna 2000I Ignition $329.95 454
1 2101-0025 Crane Ignition Rotor $$4.73 457
1 DS282068 Lazer Star Tailight Converters (pr.) $62.95 514
CONTROLS
1 DS223116 Drag Specialties Throttle Cable $16.95 604
1 DS300135 Flanders 883 Type Handlebars $96.95 551
1 DS290759 GMA 5/8Ó Handlebar Master Cylinder $180.95 567
1 0602-0073 NYC Risers (powder coated) $364.95 Ð
1 NYC Riser Hardware Ð Ð
1 NYC Iron Cross Mirror Ð Ð
1 0630-0205 NYC Iron Cross Grips $211.95 Ð
FUEL
1 DS390263 Pingel 22mm Diamond Petcock $101.95 687
1 DS390208 Pingel 3/8Ó Adapter $13.95 687
1 7805-2021 NYC Hot Rod Spinner Gas Cap $209.95 684
1 0701-0076 Independent Cycle Bobber Tank (modified) $824.95 671
PAINT BY: Visual Impact
Mike Terwiliger, Farmingdale Long Island, NY
COLOR: PPG-Pitch Black
POWDER COATING BY: Action Powder Coating
COLOR: Lolly Pop Red over Silver by Prismatic
Pin-Up Tribute to Betty Paige
Prices are U.S. suggested retail. Prices subject to change.
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