The Hobo: A Chopper Profile
The Hobo is aptly named, as its assorted bits and pieces were collected from many sources over a two-year period. All the adopted parts, which include Schwinn bicycle handgrips and a throttle from a jet ski, were assembled with only a rough idea of the desired outcome; many others, such as the fender brackets and handlebars, were handmade by the builder.
Motorcycle Image GallerySeated on top of the hardtail frame is a chromed Moon fuel tank. Forks are standard Harley-Davidson telescopics, but they carry no headlight; instead, it's mounted low on the left side of the frame, just ahead of the replica Panhead engine, which exhales through stubby handmade pipes.
Gears are stirred by a hand shifter topped with a beer-tap handle borrowed from a local saloon. Both footpegs, along with the kick-start pedal, came from a bicycle. One of the few off-the-shelf chopper components is a rear sprocket/brake rotor from the Exile catalog.
While most choppers originate with a design and are then assembled with specific components, The Hobo materialized in a rather different manner. But while the end result may not have been envisioned from the start, if the intent was to build something completely different, then The Hobo came out exactly according to plan.
Go to the next page for more photos and details of this Rev Tech-powered chopper, the Hobo.For more information on custom choppers and motorcycles, see:
- Chopper Profiles
- How Choppers Work
- How Motorcycles Work
- Classic Motorcycle Profiles
- Year: 2003
- Class: Old School
- Owner: Dan Cheeseman
- Builder: Klock Werks
- Model: The Hobo
- Frame: Klock Werks
- Forks: Harley-Davidson, telescopic, 2 inches under
- Rake: 28 degrees
- Rear susp.: Hardtail
- Front wheel: Spoke, 19-inch
- Front brake: None
- Rear wheel: Spoke, 17-inch
- Rear brake: Exile disc/sprocket
- Rear tire: 190 mm
- Engine: 88-cubic-inch Rev Tech
- Exhaust: Klock Werks
- Trans.: Harley-Davidson, 4-speed, hand shift
- Paint by: Klock Werks
The Hobo Chopper Pictures
The Hobo is a custom motorcycle built by Klock Werks. Below are more pictures and details of this powerful chopper.
Handlebars were specially bent for the application; finger-activated throttle lever is from a jet ski, the handgrips from a Schwinn.
The Hobo has a unique personality.
Shift knob lends a whole new meaning to the phrase "tap it into gear."
A look at the "Panhead" engine.
Replica "Panhead" engine, named for its pan-shaped valve covers, was built by RevTech and wears short, custom-made exhaust headers.
The Hobo is unlike any other chopper.
Note the unique taillight behind the transmission, and the headlight mounted low on the frame in front of the primary chain.
For more information on custom choppers and motorcycles, see:- Chopper Profiles
- How Choppers Work
- How Motorcycles Work
- Classic Motorcycle Profiles