1st prize at Bikes and Boards for Rob’s 23 inch Vintage Racer

Last Sunday the annual event Bikes and Boards took place on the beach of Zandvoort. During the Bikeshow, Arjan van den Boom and Sven Ermstrang judged all custom bikes on technique, style and creativity. This year’s winner was Rob with the 23-inch Vintage Racer that L&L Choppers custom built for him.

For more pics and info about the Vintage Racer: http://www.l-l-choppers.com/ll-photo-gallery/old-school/vintage-racer-23/?lang=en

Homemade tank and coil cover

Furniture makers , clock makers , blacksmiths … Fewer and fewer people understand the art of old skool craftsmanship, which requires a pair of big callused hands, smart thinking and a creative mind. This craft is also needed for building choppers like the way they used to do it way back. Those days, there were no shelves packed full of ready-made chopper-parts… let alone AutoCAD and CNC machines.

L&L Choppers believes that traditional craftsmanship should never be lost. Because… what is more unique than a hand-fabricated bike? Here are some photos from a homemade tank for Jacques’ Softail and the fabrication of a coil cover with a power hammer. Check Craftsmanship for more photos.

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Vintage Racer 23

L & L Choppers built this modern version of a boardtracker for Rob, which is not exactly a rookie in the motor world. After a series of sports bikes Rob decided that is was enough with the fast bikes. Therefore, he decided to switch to a Yamaha Wild Star, which was rebuilt in the style of Big German Thunderbike. But Rob was not satisfied about the handling of such a thick rear wheel and also that much chrome really was not for him. “I wanted to go back to basics. Back to the leaking, crackling oldtimers! One particular type then moved his heart: the boardtracker!” 

Read the full story and check the photo’s here: http://www.l-l-choppers.com/ll-photo-gallery/old-school/vintage-racer-23/?lang=en

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L&L builds its own frames

A good start is half the battle. L&L understands that all too well! Therefore, these North-Holland choppers freaks design their own frames and also building is done in-house. Only so can the highest quality be guaranteed and for a good price. Something which remains to be seen for other aftermarket frames. therefore L&L Choppers explicitly has none wholesale frames in their catalog!

What you will find in the ever thickening L & L Bible are the well-known AttacKits for Sporters, which can be obtained in a bobber and chopper version. Do you want a customized frame for your classic Harley, your Evo or Twincam? Of course, no problem. L & L Choppers makes the frames as desired by the customer, provided it is technically justified, of course. The sky’s the limit when it’s up to the L & L team and we don’t make a fuss about a bit more or less Rake or Stretch. A single downtube, dropped-seat or swing-arm frame? 

Ask L & L Choppers for the possibilities.

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The right exhausts for a chopper!

The right outlets can make or break a chopper. Therefore, L & L Choppers also takes this theme very seriously! A set of stabbing trumpets pointed upwards gives your chopper a very different look from a carbon performance silencer. The possibilities are endless! Also the sound is a point to think about. The L&L team of experts will gladly help you, providing exhausts in all shapes and sizes and if what you want isn’t available? Then L & L just makes them custom!

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A selection from the product range … Simple but highly effective are the chrome Shotguns, which are in stock at L & L Choppers. Less is more is certainly applicable to these pipes! but if you want just a little more?

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Then you can go for the Shotguns HM Black,  which on order will lie ready for you. These exhausts are black coated and equipped with hot-rod heat shields and beautiful chrome end tips.

Want to know more?

Contact L & L Choppers!

The most important invention of mankind!

The most important invention of mankind must have been ‘the wheel’.
Every self-respecting bike-builder takes the type of wheels (and tires!) seriously in the design of a chopper. Spoke wheels give a different look to a chopper than a set of ultramodern billet aluminum wheels, right?  

L&L Choppers offers specially machined rims with skulls, tribals and many other conceivable graphics. Powder coating is available in all colors of the rainbow. Also, there is plenty of choice of sizes. Go for a chopper look? Then you might want to have a 21 incher in front. In our stable we also have a board-tracker with two 23-inch wheels. Or is it a racey look that you want to go for? Or do you want to cruise around whith such an impressive 360 mm rubber under your butt?

L&L Choppers delivers rims in all shapes and sizes. Do you have any doubts?
You don’t have to reinvent the wheel!
Contact us for expert advice.

Craftsmanship at L&L Choppers

Furniture makers , clock makers , blacksmiths … Fewer and fewer people understand the art of old skool craftsmanship, which requires a pair of big callused hands, smart thinking and a creative mind. This craft is also needed for building choppers like the way they used to do it way back. Those days, there were no shelves packed full of ready-made chopper-parts… let alone AutoCAD and CNC machines.

L&L Choppers believes that traditional craftsmanship should never be lost. Because… what is more unique than a hand-fabricated bike?

The young chopper builder Paul proves that this way of craftsmanship isn’t just reserved for old gray bikers. Everything his eyes see, his hands can make. He prefer doing things the old skool way. Latest acquisition – or should we say “oldest” – is a rock-solid and conventional milling machine from 1945. It’s antique distribution-table is something that Paul has cracked his brains about… “But it works just as well as modern digital equipment,” says Paul, who also made tools himself to make concave- and convex parts on the lathe.”…A wonderful tool to make large rolls for a powerful pipe-bender. Very useful for making frames,”  says Paul , who makes tools to make ehh… tools.

Do you, just like us, fancy traditionally built choppers?
Meet Paul at  L&L Choppers and be amazed!

Frisco style chopper for Onno

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Onno is the owner of an optically modified Harley-Davidson Night Train that he really wasn’t using anymore. The standard Harley was simply not exciting enough and did not stand out in Onno’s garage. For years, he has been dreaming of owning a custom made chopper.

During a visit to the Bigtwin Bikeshow 2013, Onno met with L&L Choppers and explained what he wanted. Of course, L&L had no problem sharing his vision.
It was decided to keep the Twin Cam 88B engine, the gearbox and several other parts from the donor bike. The frame had to be a slim dual downtube hardtail with a straight line between the headstock and the rear axle.

Based on these wishes, L&L cleverly designed a frame along the lines of their Sportster Attackit. The frame is usable for several types of chopper and bobber bikes and can accommodate virtually all big twin engines. Which means that engines and gearboxes from Softails, Dynas, FXR and Touring models will fit.
The rest of Onno’s chopper will be built in Frisco Style. It will be a slim bike, with a small tank mounted on the backbone and practical details. Although this style sometimes included mid controls, we will be using forward mounted controls in view of the customer’s size.