Ever wonder where or who makes the products we put on our bikes? I did, so I took a journey to Huntington Beach Ca. to get an inside look at one of the premier motorcycle accessory company’s around, LA Choppers. The company is hidden among the many industrial units in the beach area, but easily accessible just the same. I was greeted by Chayne, the company receptionist, who found my good friend Chucky Fryman, who gave me the grand tour or the facility. Man what a huge place, I had no idea the magnitude of the company.
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LA Choppers makes just about anything you can imagine for your bike, from handle bars to exhaust, they have it all. LA Choppers makes parts for both metric and American bikes, I noticed quite a few project bikes in the R&D shop and many bikes being used for mock up of new parts being designed.
The manufacturing floor was awesome, and “Pez” (Ryan Lopez) showed me some of the state of the art machines being used to bend and shape handle bars. Some are proprietary so we can’t show you those, Damn! The engineering and design that goes into their handle bars is second to none. From Lasers to state of the art benders, they have it all!
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And their new Prime Ape Bars are top of the mark, the 1 1/4″ bars tapper at the grip to 1″ for a smooth transition with no choppy machined down look, just clean and cool!
Check them out on the LA Choppers web site. What struck me the most, was how friendly everyone is, a smile and a hand shake are the norm in this place.
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The owners of the company, Scott and Steve Ramelot, showed me some of their top secret projects they are working on, super cool guys!
The quality of their products is outstanding. One of their other brands, Baron Custom Accessories, is another recognized name in the Metric and Vtwin industries. Between the two of them (Baron’s and LA Chopper’s) Plus all the private label parts they do there, the shelves are full, and the plant is humming to meet your every desire in quality aftermarket bike parts.
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Check out the web site at www.lachoppers.com and see if they have something you can’t live without. I had a great time, and my hosts were most gracious, thanks to all at LA Choppers.
–Tail Gunner out! Till next month!
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