Johnny Walker: A Chopper Profile
Todd Silicato had been involved in building high-end custom motorcycles for many years before deciding to create one of his own. Johnny Walker is the result, and it bristles with imagination and one-off components.
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Most distinctive is the paintwork. Beige and white blend together on the sheet metal, while wheels are finished in brown -- an unusual color combination in the chopper world. But other elements are unusual as well, including the tooled leather seat, custom-bent exhaust, and lattice grillwork gracing the frame. The creased fuel tank is another unique piece, and it all combines to set Johnny Walker apart from the chopper crowd.
Check out the next page for more photos and details of the charismatic Johnny Walker chopper.
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- Year: 2004
- Class: Radical
- Owner: Top Shelf Customs
- Builder: Top Shelf Customs
- Model: Johnny Walker
- Frame: Independent Cycle Hard Life, 7 out
- Forks: Jesse Rooke, girder
- Rake: 40 degrees
- Rear susp.: Hardtail
- Front wheel: DNA Spokes, 21-inch
- Front brake: none
- Rear wheel: DNA Spokes, 18-inch
- Rear brake: Performance Machine, disc
- Rear tire: 300 mm
- Engine: 93-cubic-inch S&S with STD heads
- Exhaust: Top Shelf Customs
- Trans.: Baker 6-speed, right-side drive
- Paint by: Color Zone
Johnny Walker Chopper Pictures
The Johnny Walker chopper features an imaginative and edgy design. See below for more pictures and details of this custom motorcycle.
The exhaust pipes on the Johnny Walker exit through lattice grilles set ahead of the rear axle.
The Johnny Walker's edgy fuel tank features a center spine topped with a "spinner" fuel cap.
A driver's-eye view of the fuel tank on the Johnny Walker chopper.
Solid forks pivot at the base of the Johnny Walker's frame neck, compressing a spring mounted to the top of the neck. A similar design was used on bicycles of the 1950s and 1960s.
The Johnny Walker chopper's wheels are finished in brown -- part of the bike's unusual color combination.
More hammock than saddle, the leather sling that passes as a seat on the Johnny Walker is suspended between three posts.
For more information on custom choppers and motorcycles, see:- Chopper Profiles
- How Choppers Work
- How Motorcycles Work
- Classic Motorcycle Profiles