![]() With more chrome than paint, hi-rise handlebars and a high-back seat, this reproduction chopper stands ready to relive the search for America out on the road. This replica was built to the spirit of the original from its Panhead engine and rigid frame, to the extreme 45-degree rake of the extended front forks. The resulting Captain America chopper was a time capsule of the 1969 custom-motorcycle world with a stars-and-bars themed teardrop gas tank that not only stood for everything the two characters strived for, but also held their future inside. The movie motorcycles were originally built by Ben Hardy and Cliff Vaughs in Los Angeles and based on Harley-Davidson Panheads. The Captain America chopper is a late-‘60s evolution of postwar bobbers. The legendary design, with the American flag painted on the tank. Early bobbers were created by literally chopping off heavy windscreens and fenders. Orange County Choppers built this replica of the iconic Easy Rider Captain America chopper. This replica “Easy Rider” Captain America chopper was built using much of the same techniques of the movie originals, resulting in a rideable version of American cinematic and motorcycle history.Ĭhopper arose in part from returning soldiers who modified American motorcycles to match the agility and speed of those they rode in the European theatre. Check the connection between the motor and the controller. PHAT® Scooters is known for their high quality, well made, and modern-looking fat tire scooters. Multiple versions of the Captain America chopper were built for the movie, but were either destroyed during filming or stolen and parted out after the classic film, a snapshot of American counterculture, was completed. You can use Google Photos to remove screenshots. Wyatt was also known as Captain America in the film and wore an American flag on his leather jacket, a theme that continued onto his highly customized 1949 Harley-Davidson Panhead-based chopper. The 1969 film “Easy Rider” was as ultimately as much about the dreams and adventures of stars Peter Fonda, as Wyatt, and Dennis Hopper, as Billy, as it was the pair of custom Harley-Davidson choppers they rode on their quest to find America.
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