Gothic Custom Chopper tech data:

• showbike name: gothic
• year: 2007
• fabrication: thunderbike (germany)
• engine type: harley davidson twin cam
• aircleaner cover: one off
• top motor mount: one off
• coil bracket: one off
• pipes: one off
• transmission: harley davidson twin cam
• clutch: harley davidson twin cam
• frame type: special order / call or e-mail us
• swingarm: our 3d freestyle swingarm for softails
• rear suspension: legend air ride suspension
• forks: our 3d front fork for softails
• triple trees: our 3d front fork for softails
• front wheel: special order / call or e-mail us
• front tire: metzeler
• rear wheel: special order / call or e-mail us
• rear tire: metzeler
• front caliper: special order / call or e-mail us
• front rotor: special order / call or e-mail us
• rear caliper: special order / call or e-mail us
• rear rotor: special order / call or e-mail us
• rear pulley: special order / call or e-mail us
• handlebars: one off
• risers: one off
• hand controls: our black  3d hand controls
• push buttons: our black  3d hand controls
• throttle assembly: our internal throttle
• mirrors: our black 3d wing mirrors
• grips: special order / call or e-mail us
• headlight: our black cyclops headlight
• taillight: our ice tail light
• turn signals: special order / call or e-mail us
• gauges: n/a
• gas tank: one off
• gas cap: our weld in pop up gas cap
• oil tank: special order / call or e-mail us
• front fender: special order / call or e-mail us
• rear fender: special order / call or e-mail us
• foot controls: special order / call or e-mail us
• kickstand: our unversal kickstand with internal spring
• passenger pegs: n/a
• seat: one off
• molding: thunderbike (germany)
• painter: thunderbike (germany)
  

Gothic Custom Chopper features our 3d front fork for softails, black cyclops headlight, 3d freestyle swingarm for softails, black  3d hand controls, black 3d wing mirrors and weld in pop up gas cap. 

Here you can see a side view of our 3d freestyle swingarm for softails.

Gothic Custom Chopper

Ironically for a lot of motorcycle owners it has become increasingly popular to customize their vehicles. They want the best looking chopper on the road. If you have a motorcycle and feel the same way, than it is important to know up front how much it will cost to customize your chopper.

The good thing about customizing a motorcycle is that you can do it in a variety of ways. If you wanted to just add a few parts to your vehicle, this would make your chopper look new and unique and it would not be as costly. However, if you decided to buy a custom chopper from a professional, it could cost you around $35,000. Alternatively, the build it yourself kits usually cost around $12,000 upfront. If you want to cut costs, you may prefer to get an old bike and start making adjustments step by step so it is not as expensive initially.

This problem can be easily fixed with a custom chopper. The idea of a custom motorcycle is great – a bike like no other, completely customized to your wants and needs. How do you get one?

There are a couple different options to get your very own custom chopper. First, there is always the option of building it. This is a great option if you are very hands on and good at following directions, because there are a lot of great guides out there that will show you exactly how to do it. Also, you can probably take a course at your local community college to learn more about building your own chopper.

If you don’t want to invest the time in this or you know that you are not skilled at following directions, than you can always call on a professional builder. They produce amazing bikes. You just have to go through an ordering process with them and wait for your bike to arrive. Pick whatever option works for you and have fun riding!

Otherwise, find yourself a bike that touches your soul while browsing around on the internet. Chopperfanatic here has a nice little section that shows you choppers for sale that'll work for all budgets - large and small. Go check it out now and see what's out there.

While completely custom choppers will obviously stand out, even the choppers from the larger manufacturers stand out from the rest of the cruisers or sport bikes out there. If it's been a while since you've been in the market for a new ride, read on.

Big Boy Toys Cost Big Boy Bucks

As you know, getting a new chopper can be a sizable investment. You're going to drop some money into your new ride, either all up front or piece-by-piece as you go. You have probably been riding your current bike for a while now, so you may or may not have been looking around at the local dealers. I'll tell you right now, though - one of the most important things you can do to help you with the whole motorcycle-buying process is choosing the right shop to buy the bike from.

One of thousands of motorcycle dealerships

First off, be sure to ask your friends or other riders you see out on the road for suggestions. They will be able to tell you where they had good experiences.

Shop Around For Dealers As Well As For The Motorcycle Itself

Where do you go to look? The first thing to keep in mind is the importance of shopping around. Regardless of where you live, there is more than one motorcycle dealership out there and there are usually many more. Check into each of them. Walk in, see how friendly the salespeople are. Talk with some of the other customers and see how they feel about their experience. If you're not completely comfortable, walk out. You're the guy with the cash, after all.

Use The Internet To Find The Right Bike For You

If you're smart, you'll use the internet to research motorcycle prices. You can use this research to send bike price quote requests via e-mail to motorcycle dealerships within a reasonable distance and possibly score yourself a deal.

Once you have either cash or financing on hand, get a list of all the motorcycle dealerships within a reasonable radius - I usually go with dealerships within about a 500 mile radius.

Preferred Method of Negotiation

Don't be stupid, don't be greedy. Dealerships aren't in the business of giving bikes away, and you'll be cutting your own foot off and get nowhere if you make outrageous demands.

The best way I've found to get a good deal is to say in your follow-up e-mail that you have no problem paying MSRP (or a little lower) on the bike itself, but you were wondering what else the motorcycle dealership could throw in on the deal. Make sure the e-mail states that you're talking to other dealerships - and name them. This puts the ball in the dealership's court and, hopefully, they'll come back with a decent bargain for you. It's not uncommon to get an extended warranty, free services, a good amount of credit on a gift card or even an expensive accessory or two like pipes or seats to be thrown in to get you to jump on a deal.

It may take a little effort to find the right shop, but when you count the cash you've saved with a little research, you will be glad that you spent the time.