Besides a headlight and a taillight, the only other thing found on this bike is an oil gauge. Glen's good friend Big Steve donated a couple of unique parts, which give this bike its unique chopper personality. Glen mounted a shifter from an old Hurst and added a cue ball for the grip. On top of the gas tank he used a Mickey Thompson automotive wheel spinner, proving in true chopper fashion that parts can come from anywhere. Glen made up a seat pan and sent it to Brad Turner at Deadwood Choppers to do the leatherwork.
After attaching a headlight and risers he picked up from a swap meet to the Freds Springer frontend, Glen fabricated some handlebars to ensure the bike's lines were perfect.
Glen always likes to make at least three sets of handlebars to see what works best. Even with the three sets of handlebars, he ended up using a scrap steel pipe that he bent a few degrees to get the look he wanted.
The pipes on this chop were created from stainless steel, which he was able to scavenge from a dairy farm. Glen wrapped them in some header tape and was ready to bolt them on.
After fabricating the peanut-style gas tank and short rear fender, he sent it off to Jeff Thormeyer to add the color. Glen decided on an oriental blue gas tank and barbeque black rear fender. Finishing the bike just in time to load it up for Daytona Beach '04, he broke it in with a ride along the coast. With all the amazing bikes at Daytona bike week, he was glad that so many people stopped to admire his Chica-inspired, but Sauer-built, custom chopper.
Choppers are all about taking a bike and making it unique. Glen Sauer built this chopper to show the tradition is still alive.