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Right: A pink 1975 Shovelhead built by Moon Pig Choppers. Right below: Suicide Customs built this turbo-powered masterpiece.
Above: No trailer queens here. Right, top to bottom: A few of our favorite bikes included Paul Hoffman’ s 1947 Knucklehead, a 1969 Shovelhead called“ The Freebird” built as a tribute to Jose Cadena by his son, and Bates Cycles’ 1948 Panhead,“ Western Flame.”
Chopper Fest, which is sponsored by Harley-Davidson, 805 Beer, Thrashin Supply, Choppers Magazine, and Law Tigers, includes an art show, live music, games, swap meet, tattoo artists, and lots of cool vendors. One lucky attendee with the winning raffle ticket won a 1978 Shovelhead built by Krispy Co. Raconteur Danger Dan kept the crowd riled up during the kickstart contest, and the Ives Brothers’ Wall of Death provided old-school entertainment.
If you missed Chopper Fest this year, plan to attend the 2nd annual Chopper Fest Kansas City in September or the 23rd annual event in Ventura next February, which will expand to two days. For more info, check out ChopperFest. com.