When I was working on my first bike, 72 Bonneville, I used to buy any old chopper/custom magazines that I could get my hands on. In the olden (pre-internet) days, people depended on books and such for information and Haynes and workshop manuals only get you so far. There was no Triumph dealership, Firths was gone, and when you ordered parts you really had to know what you needed. There was a tremendous amount of information in those mags. Those builders were welding their own frames, boring and stroking engines, relacing tires with rims that had no business on a bike, and rattlecan painting them to show standards. Sometimes they did it with help, sometimes not. Then they rode the snot out of them. You can still see some of that artistry in some of the custom bikes at some of the shows. Those guys are chopper builders.
Watched the show, not sure these bikes are in the same class.
