Chopper forks

[PCHiggin]

Murray made a cool chopper in the 70's. A guy I use to work with had a mint one. It was near identical to this one

 

[filmonger]

I remember how difficult they could be to ride and have been curious how guys on real chopper motorcycles deal with it. My brothers and I used the same method of inserting the forks into cutoff fork sections. You were not cool unless you made one. Slicks on the back were also very important. Mine always had red lines on the tire wall.

 

[PCHiggin]

I had a red Goodyear Grasshopper, I thought it was the coolest,my friends hated it

 

[56 Vette]

Awesome thread, I put one together a while back because a guy work with knew I was into old bikes. He said he had an old set of forks from when he was was a kid and if I wanted them they were mine. Well that started a spark in the back of my noggin, and at Memory Lane I found an old neglected 70 Stingray that would be a pretty good match for the fork. Some elbow grease and rust removal, and paint removal on the frame, and some parts I had laying around this is what I ended up with. Also a big thanks to Jaxon on here for hooking me up with the top plate and top caps!! He reproduces these forks known as the Whiz Kid forks, and I believe the top fuel forks also. Anyways a cool build and a throw back to 70's, and the guy I work with had the biggest grin riding this one when I got it done, only wish I would have taken a picture! And yeah these things take a little getting used to! Joe

 

[JimK]

No one else has chopper pics or memories?

I recall after market fork extensions that were sold every where (K-mart, Zodys, Ace Hardware etc.) They were chromed tubes about a foot long pinched at the end with a hole for the front wheel, and a hole for bolts to attach them to the forks at the axel slots. They looked really cool and we stuck them on everything back in the day. I am sure that we had lots of pictures but I have no idea if any survived. I can find no pictures on line of these, nor can I find anyone else that even remembers them.

JimK

 

[PCHiggin]

Awesome thread, I put one together a while back because a guy work with knew I was into old bikes. He said he had an old set of forks from when he was was a kid and if I wanted them they were mine. Well that started a spark in the back of my noggin, and at Memory Lane I found an old neglected 70 Stingray that would be a pretty good match for the fork. Some elbow grease and rust removal, and paint removal on the frame, and some parts I had laying around this is what I ended up with. Also a big thanks to Jaxon on here for hooking me up with the top plate and top caps!! He reproduces these forks known as the Whiz Kid forks, and I believe the top fuel forks also. Anyways a cool build and a throw back to 70's, and the guy I work with had the biggest grin riding this one when I got it done, only wish I would have taken a picture! And yeah these things take a little getting used to! JoeView attachment 444424 View attachment 444425 View attachment 444427 View attachment 444428

Looks cool!!

 

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[fordmike65]

Murray made a cool chopper in the 70's. A guy I use to work with had a mint one. It was near identical to this one