BIKES

22 Touring Chopper?

Big Bear Choppers' G.T.X.

30 Pick of the Pen

DJ Bunny's Softail

34 Midnight Express

Third Time's a Charm

40 Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Tribute Bike

A Build From the Heart

48 Ace of Spades Softail

Definitely a Winner

54 Rick's Choppers'Beefy

Team Vasquez Bike

More Than Just a Promo

60 Orange Smoothie

The Same, Only Different

66 Hot Bob

No Shine, No Bling, Just Pure Fun

72 Samson Exhaust's

Cholo Deluxe

Lowlife Did It Cali-Style

DEPARTMENTS

9 From the Editor

14 First Look

80 Buyer's Guide

125 Readers' Showcase

Jim Wubben of PB Choppers has been customizing bikes and cars since 1968. When his buddy

saw a Springer fron end for the first time in a magazine and just had to have one on his

Triumph, Jim gave him a hand, sawing the neck off the Triumph and machining a neck to fit

the Springer. The bike ran pretty good up to about 85-90 mph, when it would start wobbling

and freak the rider into slowing down. Back in those days, building bikes meant good friends,

great conversation, and plenty of beer. And not having a lot of money meant that anything Jim needed

he had to find in the junkyard. As long as a piece of metal looked kind of like what he had in mind, Jim

would grab it and fabricate whatever he needed.

Jim was a real outlaw-biker sort, running around and tearing it up, causing trouble until 1973, when

he found out he was going to be a dad. He figured if he was man enough to create a child, he better be

man enough to raise one. So Jim settled down and continued to fabricate stuff, mostly hot rods and mus-

cle cars. He always kept a bike, and it was always unique.

Fast forward a couple of decades, Jim never forced his son into riding; Shaun

found his own way. He had a couple of Japanese bikes and sold them, finally

saving enough money for a Harley. In 1999 Shaun decided to build his first bike,

and like his dad, had a knack for putting things together. He built the whole bike

himself, and completed four more right after the first. At Sturgis that summer,

father and son brought one of the bikes and realized that the public really liked

what they were building. Jim decided to get involved in December of that year.

and PB Choppers was bom.

If any motorcycle builder has a connection

to NASCAR, it's these guys. The father and son

team have spent most their lives following the

sport and are a veritable dictionary of all things

NASCAR. Jim in particular has a genuine love

and respect for the sport and the people

involved, not to mention he's a huge deep fan of

the Earnhardts, both Jr. and Sr..

PB Choppers have been extremely

involved in the sport over the years...