Boulder Choppers’ Part Harley, Part Suzuki Custom FXR
Boulder Choppers’ part Harley, part Suzuki custom FXR
John Zamora
Hot Bike: This bike doesn’t look like any we have seen.
Where did the frame come from?
**Boulder Choppers: **It started out that I wanted to build my own FXR frame. After reverse engineering a stock frame and figuring it out, I was able to build it.
HB: What about the rest of the drivetrain?
BC: I decided to see what else I had in the shop to build off the new frame with. Luckily, sitting in the shop was a 2000 FLH that was having EFI problems. I said to myself, “Self! Take that piece apart and use that on the FXR then part out the rest to fund it!”
HB: Those forks and wheels don’t look H-D. Where did they come from?
BC: I’ve always been a fan of performance Japanese bikes, so I decided to incorporate some of that into the bike. I got my hands on a stock Suzuki Hayabusa. From that bike I used the front end, wheels, and calipers. I fabricated 1-1/2-inch trees to fit the Hayabusa front end to the FXR frame.
HB: How did you get the rear to work?
BC:** I took the stock Hayabusa axle and cut it to 10-3/4 inches to fit inside the swingarm. Then I honed it out to 3/4-inch to fit a stock Harley axle.
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HB: What about the bodywork?
BC: I searched around the shop to see what old stock tins I had lying around. I started modding them to fit the FXR frame. When it came to the paint, I went with Orange (Genesis 9:13). That’s one color of that I don’t have a bike with yet.
HB: **Great-looking bike. Anything else?
**BC: Now that it’s all finished, we name every bike we build. This one is named “Sinbad” after my sister-in-law who passed away from cancer. Her real name was Cynthia Cummings. HB
Boulder Choppers’ Swingarm. Powdercoating by AR Ornamental Iron
John Zamora
2012 Suzuki Hayabusa front end. Galfer rotors
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Boulder Choppers’ Part Harley, Part Suzuki Custom FXR
John Zamora
Boulder Choppers’ Part Harley, Part Suzuki Custom FXR
John Zamora
Boulder Choppers custom seat
John Zamora
Primary side of Boulder Choppers’ FXR
John Zamora
13-in. Progressive rear shocks
John Zamora
Boulder Choppers’ Part Harley, Part Suzuki Custom FXR
John Zamora
Wire Plus digital gauge
John Zamora
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kenny Piefer |
| Shop | Boulder Choppers |
| Shop Phone | (702) 558-2242 |
| Website | boulderchoppers.com |
| Year/Make/Model | 2013/Harley-Davidson/FXR-BC |
| Fabrication | Boulder Choppers FXR frame |
| Build Time | 60 days |
| Engine | |
| Year/Type/Size | 2000/H-D/1550 |
| Builder | Kenny Piefer |
| Cases | H-D |
| Cylinders | 95 in. |
| Heads | Ported and polished |
| Rocker Boxes | Black H-D |
| Cams | 585 S&S carburetor 48 Mikuni |
| Air Cleaner | Big Sucker |
| Exhaust | Thunder Header |
| Transmission | |
| Year/Type | 2000/H-D |
| Gears | 5-speed |
| Clutch | Barnett |
| Primary | Drive H-D |
| Frame | |
| Year/Type | 2013/Boulder Choppers |
| Rake/Stretch | Stock |
| Suspension | |
| Front End | 2012/Suzuki Hayabusa |
| Length | Stock |
| Triple Trees | Boulder Choppers |
| Swingarm | Boulder Choppers |
| Rear Shocks | 13-in. Progressive |
| Wheels, Tires, and Brakes | |
| Front | |
| Builder/Size | Hayabusa/17 in. |
| Tire/Size | 17 x 130 |
| Calipers | Hayabusa |
| Rotors | Galfer |
| Rear | |
| Builder/Size | Hayabusa/17 x 6 in. |
| Tire/Size | 17 x 190 |
| Caliper | Hayabusa |
| Rotor | Galfer |
| Finish/Paint | |
| Colors | Orange |
| Paint/Graphics | Darrin Guidi |
| Powdercoating | AR Ornamental Iron |
| Accessories | |
| Front Fender | Boulder Choppers |
| Rear Fender | Boulder Choppers |
| Gas Tank | FXR Low Rider |
| Gauges | Wire Plus |
| Handlebars | Super Bars |
| Grips | Performance Machine |
| Mirrors | H-D |
| Hand Controls | H-D |
| Foot Controls | FXD |
| Headlight | 5-3/4 in. |
| Taillight | Red |
| License Mount | Boulder Choppers |
| Seat | Boulder Choppers |
