Hey all,
Does anyone know of a kit that makes a sporty look somthing like the one from Easy Rider? Especailly the front end... Theres just somthing about the way that front end looks with the long forks and the way the frame is angled upward. Would it be bad to just put longer forks on the sporty? Thanks guys!

i don't know if a bolt on kit is what ur lookin for or to have it stretched and raked,but check out www.chopperkit.com there's other places that have it,but from what i have seen their kits come with the most parts for ur money.oh.and welcome.
jay.

I wouldn't just stretch the front out. Too many handling problems. We did that back on the 60s and it didn't fair real well. That being said, it,s not illegal and it's your bike.

Hey all,
Does anyone know of a kit that makes a sporty look somthing like the one from Easy Rider? Especailly the front end... Theres just somthing about the way that front end looks with the long forks and the way the frame is angled upward. Would it be bad to just put longer forks on the sporty? Thanks guys!

That bike was a cut and weld custom............no kits in those days. Both bikes were built frame up for the movie. There was a cycle mag some years back that showed the whole process..................Fonda's bike itself my be in the Smithsonian, but I'm not sure of that any more. Fonda did another cycle movie...........wasn't too good though, it was rerun about two weeks ago on TV, as was easy Rider.

You need to get informed. Until you know what rake and stretch is you should stick with more basic goals. This bike is a chopper and hence the chopper kit. Just because easy riders used these choppers they are in no way the only game out there. Go to clubchopper and look at the gallery. You will learn about what is out there and then come back for advice. We could talk all about the kits but you need to learn some important things first grasshopper. It starts with what is a chopper.

..Fonda's bike itself my be in the Smithsonian
The original Easy Rider bike was ripped off shortly after the movie finished production. All that remains is the replica.

The original Easy Rider bike was ripped off shortly after the movie finished production. All that remains is the replica.

Thanks Will.............I'll file that tibbit somewhere up in the gray matter.:D

Peter Fonda stated in a book about the making of 'Easy Rider', that this bike was near unrideable, handling was very bad. Most shots where taken at speeds of 20-30mph anyway! No he was not at all happy with it! :frownthre

............no kits in those days
yeah.no shit. :bump

"Captain American" Motorcycle Re-Surfaces After 28 Years
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A motorcycle named "Captain America," ridden by Peter Fonda in the movie "Easy Rider," has surfaced after 28 years and will be sold by the Mecum Auction Company. The Harley, the last of the four panheads originally purchased by Fonda from a police department auction, was customized by Fonda, customizer Tex Hall and actor Dan Haggerty. March 29, 2001

Del Mar, CA - A Harley motorcycle named "Captain America" ridden by Peter Fonda in the movie Easy Rider, has surfaced after 28 years and will be sold by the Mecum Auction Company in Del Mar, CA, on Saturday, March 31.


The Harley, one of four panheads originally purchased by Fonda from an L.A. police department auction, was customized by Fonda, customizer Tex Hall and actor Dan Haggerty who had a brief appearance in Easy Rider but is best known for his role in the TV series "Grizzly Adams." The three did all the chopping, welding, fabricating and painting to produce four bikes for the movie. They made two "Billy Bikes" named for and ridden by the character played by Dennis Hopper and two of the more radically chopped Captain America machines ridden by Fonda. Two of each were built in order to switch back and forth due to the rigors of film production.


They held together quite well during the production except for the Captain America that was trashed in the last scene of the movie. The machines seemed poised to become the property of the actors and producers until thieves broke into a storage garage and took them all except the one trashed Captain America. Since the movie had not yet been released, the bikes, in fact, meant little to the thieves as they were nothing more than customized Harley Panheads. They left the damaged Captain America behind.


After the movie was released, Fonda gave the bike to Dan Haggerty who put it back together. From his Woodland Hills home, Haggerty said he rebuilt the bike as a momento to his work on the film.


A Mecum Auction Company spokesman said Haggerty is willing to part with this film artifact only reluctantly, but also stated that the Mecum Auction in Del Mar, in conjunction with the Goodguys Rod and Custom event, would be a good place to sell the bike due to the tens of thousands of people who will be in attendance and have the opportunity to see an American icon.



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Well thanks for all the information. I apoligise about my greeness, I didnt mean to offend anyone I just like the way that bike looks. Oh and i just wanted to say... I dont own a sportster as of yet... but I plan on pickin one up this year... Thanks again all!