Jackson Choppers’ Evolution Rigid Chopper

I built this bike for my good friend Tony Hundahl. Tony owns Rock of Ages tattoo shop here in Austin, Texas. I’ve always admired Tony’s work, and it was an honor to put together this Evo chopper for him. Taking on this build was a little different for us, as we tend to specialize in earlier-style bikes (Knuckles, Pans, and Shovels), but I viewed it as a challenge to take our style and add more functionality to it. I didn’t want to try to make it look like a ’60s chopper, so I had to think a little outside of my normal box. It became heavily inspired by club bikes of the ’80s with the dual disc Wide Glide and stance.

We built this bike from the ground up. The first move was sourcing a motor, and thanks to Dan Carr at DC Choppers, we didn’t have to go far. Dan put together a solid 80-inch Evo motor for us with an EV 27 cam in it. We wanted the bike to be reliable and a daily rider so saw no need to go big on the displacement.

I did all the fab work and assembled the bike with the help of my one employee, Ryan Craft. We had our buddy Packrat (formerly of Bud’s Motor­cycles) from Black Cat Metal Works build us an 18-inch rear wheel for the back of the bike, and we narrowed the Stingray fender to fit the radius. This gave the bike a very skinny and narrow look overall, balancing out the beefiness of the 8-inch-over Wide Glide front end.

I turned to Scott at Chemical Candy Customs to handle the paintwork, a classic black base and white flames, with runes on the oil tank. Scott has been integral to our builds at Jackson’s Choppers and always comes through.

We fabbed up the Cobra-style seat pan and had Cato’s Custom Upholstery cover it in a diamond stitch.