Peter Ström Builds a Great Sporty Chop.
Story: T-bone and Peter Ström, Photos: Ulf Engborg
Peter Ström sent in this bitchin rigid he built with a bunch of friends in Stockholm Sweden.
Peter designed the frame that Calles Chopperdelar Sweden and Ace Performance set up. Peter’s buddy Kenta Falkered of Ace Performance helped him assemble the bike in less than one year. The engine is an HD XL 1200 with heads/rocker covers from Custom Cycle Engineering. The pipes are FSD “Inferno’s” and the Points/derby cover are from Moon.
The frame features a 39° rake and 3” stretch with a single downtube. The front end is 10” over with Ultima Järnhästen triple trees featuring an additional 6° rake pointing to a 21” 60 spoke wheel. The rear wheel fits a 200 Avon tire around an 18” hoop with 60 spokes. Both stop with Ultima 4 piston brakes.
The rear fender is a “fatty” by Paul Yaffe and fuel tank is a 22” Choppertank, 4.1 gallon with British style “snap-lock” cap. The oil tank is a horseshoe style with matching “snap-lock” cap. The seat is a Crime Scene Choppers “Hard-ass”. The finger shift knob is from Death Machine Choppers.
The handlebars are Fred Kodlin “Bonanza” with FRC 2” Flyrite risers. The headlamp is a Retro from Jammer Cycle. The hand controls are from Tolle and the grips are Jammers Vintage Black. The pegs are set with Battistini Round Hole.
Peter wants to send out a thank you to Kenta Falkered for the build and electrical at Ace Performance shop, painter Juri Haglund for the paint and gold leaf and Roffe at the Parts Stop for getting all the right parts.
Since the build Peter has been enjoying the bike riding around Sweden and Europe. “This summer 2010/11, we started our vacation on a lovely island in Sweden called Gotland which has long, white beaches and beautiful roads around the island.
After a great week in Gotland, we took the boat to the mainland and to the south of Sweden to meet some good friends on the west coast, in Borås. We went along the west coast to Halmstad, Varberg and to Båstad. During the ride across the country, we realized that Sweden is a very beautiful to ride the bikes in.
We cross the country once again and visit Kalmar and Öland on the east coast and the beautiful castle of Borgholm. Very nice trip on very nice roads.
We have been visiting several exhibitions e.g MC dagarna in Västervik and Wheels in Barkarby and we won some prizes for “the most outstanding bike” with my wife’s Trike. On our vacation we drove approx 3000 km around our country.
As soon as we can, we take short rides to and around our capital of Sweden, Stockholm.” States Peter.