Trop Chop: A Chopper Profile
Chip Miyler of Midwest Choppers has earned a reputation for highly detailed, well-built choppers, and the Trop Chop is yet another testament to his many talents.
Motorcycle Image GalleryA stretched Midwest Choppers frame positions the neck two inches up and five inches out, setting the extended American Suspension forks at a 48-degree rake. A rear swingarm with suspension by Progressive adds some comfort to the style.
Not willing to build an all-show, no-go chopper, Chip employed a 124-cubic-inch S&S engine for motivation. Matching Xtreme Machine rims host HHI disc brakes, and in back, a 280-mm tire.
But the real artistry of Trop Chop lies in the flowing bodywork and eye-catching paint scheme. Every inch of sheet metal is of Chip's own creation, and the tropical scenes by Jeremy Imming detail underwater life in amazing imagery employing nearly every color of the spectrum. It all flows together to help cement Midwest Choppers' reputation as one of the country's premier builders.
Check out the next page for more photos and details of the Trop Chop chopper.
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- Year: 2005
- Class: Radical
- Owner: Chip Miyler
- Builder: Midwest Choppers
- Model: Trop Chop
- Frame: Midwest Choppers, 2 up, 5 out
- Forks: American Suspension, inverted, 6 inches over
- Rake: 48 degrees
- Rear susp.: Progressive swingarm
- Front wheel: Xtreme Machine, 21-inch
- Front brake: HHI, disc
- Rear wheel: Xtreme Machine, 18-inch
- Rear brake: HHI, inboard disc/pulley
- Rear tire: 280 mm
- Engine: 124-cubic-inch S&S
- Exhaust: Martin Bros.
- Trans.: Baker 6-speed, right-side drive
- Paint by: Jeremy Imming
Trop Chop Chopper Pictures
The Trop Chop chopper is unique because of the artistic bodywork and paint scheme. See below for more pictures and details of this gorgeous chopper.
The driver's-eye view of the Trop Chop chopper.
Trop Chop hosts an eyeful of artistic brushwork.
Fine details of the Trop Chop's fuel tank.
Not even the frame of the Trop Chop escaped the painter's touch.
The Trop Chop's rear fender pictures a tropical horizon.
For more information on custom choppers and motorcycles, see:- Chopper Profiles
- How Choppers Work
- How Motorcycles Work
- Classic Motorcycle Profiles