Monday, May 15, 2023

Tokyo street spot shovelhead chop

Variety is the spice of life as they say so here's something a bit different from the norm on this blog.

Recently the vessel I've been working on has been based out of Japan: I don't get much time on shore but usually on arrival I get an overnight stay before being bussed off to my boat early morning the next day. It gives a few hours to have a wander around. This Harley Shovelhead chop seems to be in regular use and was spotted outside a noodle shop in Ota City, Tokyo. Tokyo driving is fairly relaxed and civilised by the standards of other capital cities across the world but never-the-less hats off for piloting this beast through the traffic.

In the UK the whole chopper scene is very separate from the vintage / classic bike movement, something I've always found strage given how cafe racers are welcomed and what are they really but custom bikes? In the end we're all just folks enjoying vintage machinery.


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