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Gilby Clarke's West Coast Choppers 1941 Harley Davidson Knucklehead
![West Coast Choppers Knucklehead](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1692/2127/files/gilby1.jpg?v=1714428820)
Owner: Gilby Clarke
Builder: West Coast Choppers
Engine: HD 1941 EL
Frame: HD 1941 EL
Fork: HD springer
![Gilby Clarke Knucklehead Chopper](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1692/2127/files/gilby5.jpg?v=1714428821)
![Harley Davidson Knucklehead](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1692/2127/files/gilby3.jpg?v=1714428821)
Chassis mods: Seat spring mounts & forward controls
Tires/wheels: HD star hub wheels with 21" Avon Spedmaster front/16" Shinko rear
Doodads: WCC custom exhaust & tips, custom jockey shift, T-bone bars & WCC risers
![Knucklehead Chopper by West Coast Choppers](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1692/2127/files/gilby4.jpg?v=1714428820)
Favorite thing: I love that it kicks right over & the original 3-gallon tanks
Next mod: I'm gonna change the bars & risers soon
![Knucklehead Chopper](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1692/2127/files/gilby_details.jpg?v=1714428821)
Backstory straight from Gilby: Jesse James of WCC built my '65 pan many moons ago. I always wanted a knuckle and one day my friend Grant called & said Jesse had a '41 he wanted to sell. It looked pretty cool the way it was, with an extended springer and 40-degree rake. It needed a lot of work, and we talked about what I liked and what needed to be done. WCC put the frame and springer back to original specs, rebuilt the motor three times (it started as a 61" & ended up a 74"). Hot dog killed on the paint (root beer flake & satin black frame). My goal was to ride it on the last EDR, but that didn't happen with all the motor work and WCC going through some personnel changes, but I eventually did get to strap a tent and sleeping bag on it for the Biltwell Bash last April. Thanks to Grant Reynolds, Jesse James, Rockabilly Jay & my wife for understanding why I need so many old bikes.
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