Few bikes sum up the ChopCult ethos better than Matt Tobias' 98 Sporty. In stock trim, The MoCo's Sportster is as unremarkable as a Ford Taurus. In the hands of a guy who plies his craft to something that suits him, a pre-rubber mount Sportster is an awesome and affordable blank canvas.
Matt's bike is a great example of just that, and will probably look different next time we see him at an event because he will have changed it up yet again. This bike has been hardtailed, put back to a swinger and had a multitude of mods all in the name of making something Matt can be proud of. If that attitude doesn't capture the spirit of the modern bikerider perfectly, name something better.
With this new slideshow feature, you can click any image to open it in a new window at its full 1200 pixel wide size
Owner: Matt Tobias
Location: Chandler, AZ
Engine: 1200 Evo Sportster Frame: '98 Sportster, 3" up 3" out, with the seat area cut out and lowered. Swingarm lengthened 1-3/8"
Fork: Shaved 39mm Narrowglide Tire/wheel size and style: 16" rear/19" front 13-spoke mags with Bridgestone Battlaxe tires Doodads: Too many to list!
Favorite thing about this bike: That I made almost everything on the bike. I try to buy as few parts as possible
Next modification: I don't know, I've already gone from swingarm to rigid and back to swingarm. I'll probably sell it if I stop digging it the way it is now and move on to the next build Thanks to: My wife Jen and my sons Max and Jacob; my buddies Hunter and Coop
I guess Damned don't want to give credit where it's due. The bike has an awesome look to it Matt. Keep it up, I cant wait to see it's next encarnation....
Easy there folks, I'm didn't mean to disrespect. I'm just saying that for me, my 2 cents here.
I didn't say that the bike lacks creativity or craftsmanship, that its fck* ugly or something. Whats the point in commenting it if all the comments are the same. "Great!", "Fuc** awesome!" "Love those pipes.."
Come on!
I
Before this turns into a pissing match lets look at why were here. Chop Cult is supposed to be a place for people that put soul into there 2 wheeled machines. If you look at what Tobias put into his machine you will see that even though it may not have the same flashy paint and old mills it does have a lot of heart, soul, and craftsmanship. If you still don't like it then wait a couple days and something new will pop up.
JohnnyWolf
CTFS
joelseph
nobattfxr
That starter button is absolutely brilliant.
I keep finding cool stuff the longer I sit and stare. Slideshow works well
motoguru
burntclutch
damned
JohnnyWolf
wickedblockhead
AngryCracker
jms
steffan
SDJose
buscemi
philbey
tobiism
eliwolf6
KawiDave
me
Armymedic74
H34TH3N
tobiism
tobiism
LAV
Loewe
007
stillwater937
H34TH3N
damned
I didn't say that the bike lacks creativity or craftsmanship, that its fck* ugly or something. Whats the point in commenting it if all the comments are the same. "Great!", "Fuc** awesome!" "Love those pipes.."
Come on!
I
http://www.chopcult.com/forum/showthread.php?t=118...
hugodv01
damned
Cheers mate.
Ironsled
BigDan75
tobiism
whiskeyTango
mattdubs
tobiism
WingNut