Chopperfest 2024! Strange Build By Slim!

Well, he's done it again. Last year at Born Free California, Slim showed his All Wheel Drive, 3 cylinder Trike. That one is strange. Now he's siamesed two Maico Two Stroke engines together for... Just have a look. He's got something else strange he's brewing up for this year's Born Free show. I understand it's some form of a Harley.

[@kevinbresnahan3394]

Slims fab - sacrifice comfort for speed and style. That is high level imagination turned into reality.

[@pacificmike9501]

Okay.

[@cameramanmike2072]

👍🙂

[@davidnorris5675]

Can’t fathom the amount of genius it takes to create this beautiful piece of art

[@pacificmike9501]

Yep.

[@cameramanmike2072]

👍😎

[@rick7872]

It is humbling.

[@TopSonny74]

Slim is one of the craziest geniuses ever!!!

[@pacificmike9501]

Yup.

[@cameramanmike2072]

🙂

[@bigpowerhouse11]

That bike is an engineering masterpiece and belongs in a museum🎉👏👏👏 amazing and very well done!!

[@pacificmike9501]

I hope to ride next to it soon. I just wanna watch it go.

[@cameramanmike2072]

👍🙂

[@rickvia8435]

Great one for Dave Mann. Incredible Siamese on a Maco by Slim. Reminds me of a 125cc Aermacchi Harley chopper at a local shop when I was a kid - about 12" over hard tail.

[@pacificmike9501]

Fun stuff.

[@wowassault]

Thanks for showing us this beauty Mike !

[@pacificmike9501]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@cameramanmike2072]

👍🙂

[@jproper]

Now THAT is some custom stuff 👌 very nice build!

[@pacificmike9501]

It sure is!

[@cameramanmike2072]

👍😊

[@juhatavi2910]

Wow. That’s incredible 💪 Love it. Newer seen stuff like that

[@pacificmike9501]

Yes, it is unique.

[@cameramanmike2072]

👍😊

[@notsure7874]

That's a Lovejoy coupling between the cranks. So much cooler than these bikes people "built" bolting a bunch of aftermarket crap together with some custom decorations thrown on it.

[@pacificmike9501]

I do believe it is quite cool.

[@notsure7874]

@@pacificmike9501 If that thing is cool, it's a frozen tundra - I love weird things like that. I'd LOVE to see it run!

[@pacificmike9501]

We'll do it.

[@cameramanmike2072]

👍😊

[@markjulianoriginalhooli2217]

Unbelievable but awesome 😂👍😎

[@stevenfugate4454]

Two of the baddest two-stroke engine ever made I've wanted a maco since I was born they're beautiful and mean

[@pacificmike9501]

'Tis true.

[@whiteashpiperwhiteashpiper5447]

Oh yeah, living the dream.

[@pacificmike9501]

Yep.

[@kurtfoulke5130]

It's going to take a brave soul to kick start a 880cc Maico and an even braver one to twist the grip to the DIE position ! Great Job Slim 👏

[@pacificmike9501]

You should have seen him start his 750 2stroke all wheel drive trike.

[@cameramanmike2072]

👍😊

[@johnhild-pt4qm]

Slim's creation is a masterpiece of engineering and a way KOOL looking bike.

[@pacificmike9501]

Well said.

[@cameramanmike2072]

👍😊

[@flashgordon2816]

Thought I recognized those Maico fins...Bet that thing rips in 1/4 mile..."Light switch throttle" ...LOL! Some of the fabricators out there make me realize I am more of a motorcycle assembler...

[@cameramanmike2072]

👍😊

[@pacificmike9501]

Let's just enjoy them. Who knows what might come out of your mind?

[@flashgordon2816]

@@pacificmike9501 Fabricated a few odds & ends...mostly repurposed specialty tools...Few cosmetic covers using stainless sheetmetal,tin snips,files,drill,hole punch,(AKA Whitney punch?) but nothing close to as challenging as that build...Certainly enjoying the motorcycles you have presented at this show. Always like the weird builds where you have to figure out what it started out as...LOL!

[@GratefulBamboo]

That guy is like the Martha Stewart of motorcycle designers. He can build a bike out of random items pulled from the back if Fred Sanfords 50 Ford pickup truck. Coolest bike ever. 👍👍

[@pacificmike9501]

Pretty much!

[@cameramanmike2072]

👍🙂

[@ShovelheadMatt]

Slim is the man! Paint it black, put it back!

[@pacificmike9501]

I think he builds it to please himself, not you or me.

[@cameramanmike2072]

👍🙂

[@jameskelly7003]

I like Slim's attitude and confidence. That's some really custom work there. Even fabbed the rear sprocket. And that front end is bizarre. Just wish I could hear it run.

[@pacificmike9501]

We will see to it.

[@cameramanmike2072]

👍🙂

[@charlescastell4638]

The most often repeated phrase: 'I made...' unbelievable talent and skill. And then he says, 'tryin' to keep it simple'!

[@pacificmike9501]

Yes, Slim is one of a kind.

[@cameramanmike2072]

👍🙂

[@jeffpreston8260]

Slim is the coolest. This is my favorite bike. Siamese Maico 490 2 stroke is just insane. springer. gas cap. so many great ideas and details.

[@pacificmike9501]

Couldn't agree more!

[@cameramanmike2072]

👍🙂

[@ronniehdable]

All I can say is wow on slims bike! Thanks for sharing . And oh yeah it's a 2 stroke with 2 500 cc carbs . Great build

[@pacificmike9501]

You bet

[@buck_the_atlas]

That's some seriously unique and interesting build. I need to see it running.

[@pacificmike9501]

Me too. We will.

[@cameramanmike2072]

👍😊

[@jimhmod]

Just because you can do it, means you must do it!!!🤣

[@MrBadgas]

This is a unique talent that has built something completely unique. Thanks for bringing to us Mike!!

[@pacificmike9501]

Glad you enjoyed it! As you know, I have strange friends. And, I love them.

[@Saveourfreedom]

Hello Mike, a very nice Video. It's always Fun, to see al the Motorcycle Enthusiasts and the cool Machines. Greetings from Germany - Michael.

[@pacificmike9501]

Greetings and Thank You.

[@cameramanmike2072]

👋😊

[@darrell3368]

Mike thanks for sharing Mike thanks for the video and Gods blessings for you all and keep it between the ditches

[@pacificmike9501]

Thank You and the best to you and yours.

[@cameramanmike2072]

👍😊

[@SoMDHarleyRider]

We want to see it run as well! BADA$$!

[@pacificmike9501]

We'll see what we can do.

[@cameramanmike2072]

🤞🙏🏻👍😊

[@harrellconners1853]

Wizard!

[@pacificmike9501]

Yes, he's a little different.

[@atlasfiresafety6718]

Great artist. Hit the brakes dude! Mikes seen it all. you are in the presence of DR. Motorcycle. You make sure you do what he's doing and share your engineering brain.You are a true craftsman. Great work.

[@pacificmike9501]

Nobody's seen it all yet. There's always smething different to see.

[@atlasfiresafety6718]

@@pacificmike9501 keep learning. _Yoda

[@cameramanmike2072]

👍🙂

[@corbinmellor1702]

I was at that chopperfest, great show and that bike is for sure one that stood out to me among the hundreds.

[@pacificmike9501]

Yes it was!

[@144Jericho]

Awesome stuff!

[@pacificmike9501]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@2nuts4cars]

RAD. Slim has been a major inspiration for me...

[@pacificmike9501]

Cool.

[@cameramanmike2072]

👍🙂

[@WiSeNhEiMeR-1369]

Thanks COOP ...

[@pacificmike9501]

Thank You.

[@clintonlunn4357]

Well done custom.

[@pacificmike9501]

Yah, he did it again.

[@omnivore2220]

Really cool. Yeah, I wanna see that thing run!

[@pacificmike9501]

We'll get it.

[@cameramanmike2072]

👍😊

[@garageassembled4701]

I need to hear this! It has to be completely awesome!

[@pacificmike9501]

When he fires it, we'll show it.

[@cameramanmike2072]

👍😊

[@billgraham5609]

Very interesting and ingenious

[@pacificmike9501]

I think so.

[@larrynorsworthy8582]

Very creative work. I will take your word about how it rides.

[@pacificmike9501]

We'll be showing more on it.

[@mikerapp8163]

Slim is a mechanical genius. A drive-line brake! Who does that? Very clean build too. Lots of cool engineering on that Frankenstein. The suspension had me. Then twinning engines by cutting out one of the drive trains. Wow.

[@pacificmike9501]

I am quite impressed.

[@cameramanmike2072]

👍🙂

[@bigbob16]

Nice ‼️

[@pacificmike9501]

I think so too.

[@thomasprendergast2770]

Wow that's insane unbelievable Mike you've got some wild friends keep it simple ya right

[@pacificmike9501]

Yes they are

[@cameramanmike2072]

👍🙂

[@Seeker887]

Waay cool! Hope we get to see it run !

[@billmillar7234]

That is ABSOLUTELY crazy!!!.....and super cool!!......I can't fathom the inspiration for that.....but it's way cool!

[@pacificmike9501]

I think Slim's mind is a strange place.

[@cameramanmike2072]

👍🙂

[@robertjeffery6100]

That’s Awsome motorcycle

[@pacificmike9501]

Yep.

[@brandonmacon3317]

Holy hell. Saw this on thrashin Supply's video last week! Now I get a real breakdown from the builder himself and the man Pacific Mike💪👍

[@pacificmike9501]

Awesome, thank you!

[@cameramanmike2072]

👍🙂

[@rolandbrookes7302]

Slim top tier!

[@pacificmike9501]

Yes, way cool.

[@cameramanmike2072]

👍🙂

[@The78CJ5]

That's Badazz

[@pacificmike9501]

Uh huh.

[@loddude5706]

Dual Maico 490's eh? - "Wow, with these lungs - jet me up & call me Aretha, baby!" : )

[@pacificmike9501]

You got it, Aretha Baby.

[@harryschay6188]

So sorry to hear about Dave Hansen from The Shope

[@pacificmike9501]

Yes, he is missed by a big bunch of folks. He was certainly a friend of mine and obviously yours too.

[@tommylitchfield3450]

998 cc's of two stroke, air cooled German wickedness! What's not to love?

[@pacificmike9501]

I thought Maico was Spanish. Now I gotta find out. I sure remember them from way back.

[@needmetal3221]

​@@pacificmike9501german

[@needmetal3221]

Montesa and bultaco were spanish

[@cameramanmike2072]

👍😎

[@davidpayte8566]

That's pretty wild

[@pacificmike9501]

Yep.

[@davidpayte8566]

@@pacificmike9501 makes my Delkron case shovelhead build look like child's play lol

[@pacificmike9501]

Delkrons are awesome.

[@garyhull5617]

"Anyway, here we are out here....."

[@pacificmike9501]

It was a beautiful day.

[@garyhull5617]

@@pacificmike9501 It was a beautiful day! And, the bike you featured wasn't something thrown together with a shiny paint job. Well thought-out project......and different. Those Maico singles were monsters all by themselves. It will definitely be a handful in this configuration. Very interesting.

[@cameramanmike2072]

👍🙂

[@user-lv2kd6od6d]

😎😎🦾🦾🦾🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸great video Your knuckle is pretty dam sick …! I am the engineer at Ironhorse hotel next to Harley museum in Milwaukee. Momma tried will be here next week. We throw a big party as well all weekend!!!!🍻You come here and stop finding me. My names is RORY .. 🍻🍻yes I’ll ride in 30 degree weather don’t we all ?? Lmbo

[@jimkoney4200]

I like it. It's different.

[@pacificmike9501]

Now, there's an accurate statement.

[@cameramanmike2072]

👍😎

[@apaulothegreat1581]

Young fellow got it going on!!! Reminds me of a guy. Panhead Sportster. That right. Left case baby right case pan.

[@pacificmike9501]

Cool.

[@whiteashpiperwhiteashpiper5447]

The Frankinbike😮😅😊😅❤

[@pacificmike9501]

It's whatever HE thinks it is.

[@whiteashpiperwhiteashpiper5447]

​@@pacificmike9501soitenly.... nyuk nyuk nyuk it's ingenious for sure😊

Very nice my only worry would be the single sided rear ,it looks a bit fragile to me .

[@pacificmike9501]

Nope. Not if Slim built it.

[@bendaves77]

South Bay style choppers are where it's at.. long and low

[@pacificmike9501]

We've all got our favorites.

[@cameramanmike2072]

👍😎

[@kingsoutdoors4379]

That thing should scream.....not sure if the Trans are clutch will hold together on a full twist 😂

[@pacificmike9501]

I honestly don't know.

[@philosophicalwelder]

Beautiful work. But I would like to see ride time . .highway footage. . That is what separates bikes from "just art"

[@pacificmike9501]

We'll cover a startup on it.

[@bandera001]

Real custom made

[@pacificmike9501]

It certainly is.

[@chuckasarus]

I hope you post the video of this bike running.

[@pacificmike9501]

We plan to.

[@matthewswartz5864]

We should get rid of license plates.

[@pacificmike9501]

Oh okay.

[@macksalesky6798]

Well I guess I gotta tell the to mikes that I just watched this video and believe it or not I took 2 pictures of 2 bikes at the at the chopper fest and one of them was that maiko and I got to tell yet that thing I didn't think, I thought he brought it in on a truck cause I figured he'd be crazy to ride it from wherever but I sure would love to be there when he fires it up and hear it Run and watch him write it that thing is relatively interesting anyway you guys have a good Blessed day and I'll Talk to you you later have a good one bye For Now

[@pacificmike9501]

He just finished it and hasn't fired it yet. We'll cover that too, soon.

[@cameramanmike2072]

👍🙂

[@needmetal3221]

90 horsepower mini chopper. Yikes

[@cameramanmike2072]

👍😎

[@pacificmike9501]

You bet.

[@macksalesky6798]

Oh yeah the South Bay Yup

[@pacificmike9501]

Yes, I spent a lot of years in Southbay.

[@macksalesky6798]

@@pacificmike9501 Yeah I know you did at least that's what I heard. anyway I'll catch you up with you at Long Beach or somewhere sooner or later You know what you always say see you out on a road

[@pacificmike9501]

You got it.

[@michaelmitchell5909]

That is incredible, but why such a small frame?

[@cameramanmike2072]

😊

[@pacificmike9501]

I don't know what to tell you.

[@romano1661]

Hey Mike! I have a question. I have an 84 fxr, and I just got done re-doing my whole primary. My question is, how can I check the chain alignment to see what spacer I require? In one of your videos you said to take a look at how centered the chain is to the sprocket but is there a way to measure it with a caliper or it doesn't matter as long as it's visually close to center as possible

[@pacificmike9501]

Trial and error, and visual. Not that difficult.

[@romano1661]

@pacificmike9501 Thank you!

[@richarddavis1961]

Did you john labretti I think the shop name was labretti bros

[@olskool3967]

looks to me like that engine would get real hot on your leg! and your pants leg might get caugnt in that chain!

[@pacificmike9501]

I'm waiting to see it run. Slim actually is a brilliant designer/fabtricator.

[@cameramanmike2072]

👍😎

[@gussolis4338]

Mike !! I met you at this show. Let's Collab, I want to tell your story on my channel.

[@pacificmike9501]

You can email me at pacificmike.com

[@pacificmike9501]

Just type in pacificmike.com

[@stevanrozic4638]

Hi,Mike just to let you know that i bought one of your t-shirts and it's realy nice fitting and good quality. Cheers from Canada.

[@pacificmike9501]

Thank You. That was the intent.

[@cameramanmike2072]

♥️🙂

[@michaelkoxsolapov8523]

Two stroke -chopp choppp ,drag bar/// Its cool !Fhanks Mr. Mike! Fhanks Great America!Pilot Jacket WW2 -waarm !🌞🌡-3C

[@pacificmike9501]

Thank You.