When it comes to having your dream bike built, most people know exactly what they want, from the style and paint all the way down to what headlight should be used. However, Stuart Cazer of Plankinton, South Dakota, is not like most people. Stuart contacted Jason Kangas and Kai Morrison, the owners of Twisted Choppers in Tea, South Dakota, and asked them to build him a bike. The only thing Stuart could tell the guys was that he wanted a Softail chopper, and he had some wheels and controls already picked out. Everything else was to be left up to the Twisted Choppers crew.
Jason and Kai called up Killer Choppers and ordered a 240 Softail frame with 6 inches added to the downtubes, along with 2 more inches in the backbone, joined together with a 44-degree neck. Knowing that nothing says chopper better than a long frontend, the guys combined a set of 14-inch-over Forking by Frank 41mm tubes and Sullivan's lower legs, and slid the assembly into a set of 5-degree-over Covington's Cycle City trees. To help smooth out the ride of this Softail, Jason and Kai decided to go with a Legend Air Suspension and bolted it to the Killer Choppers swingarm.
In order to move along in the build, it was time to install the wheels Stuart had picked out. They were a pair from Pro-One's Storm wheels line, with the front measuring 21 inches and wrapped in Metzeler rubber, and the rear is a hefty 18x8.5 incher to accommodate a thick 240. Stopping is made possible by a PM caliper and Pro-One rotor up front, and to clean up the right side of the rear wheel, an Exile Cycles Sprotor was used.
Getting some horsepower for Stuart's bike was an easy task. Jason and Kai had a natural finish 88ci RevTech motor that was supposed to go into the next shop bike; however, they felt that the raw 88 would look much better between the framerails of Stuart's bike. Not wanting to mess with a good thing, Jason and Kai left the inside of the motor alone and turned their attention to the external components. They began by bolting on a Mikuni HSR42 carb and installing a Crane Fireball ignition. Since they pretty much had free reign of the project, Jason and Kai decided to fabricate pipes and an air cleaner to really make this bike stand out. The pipes they fabricated gradually sweep below the cam cover and end just behind the transmission, while the custom air filter is a 90-degree elbow that points straight to the sky. Transferring the power from the motor to the rear wheel is made possible by a RevTech five-speed transmission, a BDL clutch, and a 3-inch primary drive.
When it came time to cover the bike with sheetmetal, Jason and Kai decided that a minimalist approach for the fenders would be best, so they left out the front fender and went to work on the rear fender. Keeping with the "less is more" theme, they cut some length off of a Wernimont fender and then cut the tail end of the fender so it would come to a point. Before they mounted the fender, they strengthened it by fabricating some internal fender struts so it could mount low, but wouldn't rub if Stuart added a passenger. For added style and safety, they also added a small removable sissybar that mirrors the curve and point of the fender. Next, they moved on to making some tanks for the project. The fuel tank starts out bulbous up front, then gradually narrows as it flows down the frame, meets the front of the seat, and mounts low on the frame to help accentuate the lines of the bike. Holding the oil is a basic horseshoe-design tank, with the bottom narrowing into a point at the center to meet the seat post.