more...

 

and more...

 

still more...

 

Anybody got more?

 

that's an awesome selection,
I love this style...
let's see if i can find some

 

 

My Uncles Sporty in 69' and a bit later in the orange version (with Great Grandma on the back!). These pics are taken in Fremont and Napa.

 

very cool... any bigger scans?
I'm with my nose up the screen!

 

another one...

 

Ness...

 

and a closer look!

 

I've just been checking them on your blog, killer bike you built with it!
and those struts (in stead of shocks) rule too!

 

Right on man

 

So the early Nor-Cal style was extended forks and stock frames? I know alot of Nor-Cal guys were more into hot rod motors over crazy styling.

 

So the early Nor-Cal style was extended forks and stock frames?

yes, early 70s nor.cal. styled choppers were: no sissy, paint job on stock frame, lots of chrome and some inches over in front end, narrow glide or Century Enterprises springer.

maybe best chopper style ever.

 

Is this epic thread gonna die so soon?
there must be more dudes that can chime in with pics or stories?

 

Pearls and Ribbons can be the Nor.Cal. "manifesto".



and never forget Cycleology and Century Enterprises, they ruled!!!





but all them start from Doug "the Thug" Orr's scooter, 1967, pic by Irving Penn.

you can see here...

http://www.jockeyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=68488

 

Anybody got any more pics or year/issue number on the above orange bike?

Thanx

 

Great post!!! Pics are fantastic. I think I'll get out on my ironhead for a minute today.

 

berkeley, Ca. 1971

I love this sporty, pure Nor.Cal.

 

Anybody have more pics of this one?

 

a few more...not always stock frames, hardtails and custom frames but with a distinctive stance that says NorCal. My opinion, the definitive "Frisco" bikes.
Except for the pegs and jockey shift, the Knuckle is a beautiful example of this style.

 

that knuck has some very nice features, like the cut down sportster rear fender. the neck looks like it was deraked too

love it!

 

that knuck has some very nice features, like the cut down sportster rear fender. the neck looks like it was deraked too

love it!

Don't think it's "deraked", maybe just not raked. Appears to be a heavily reworked VL frame, so maybe it does have less than the 30* or so of rake we're used to.

 

much better than the norcal style now........
crappy built bikes by skate beard bloggers

 

don't hate, please contribute!

 

thanks!

 

My pleasure.
I was still swiming in my Dad's nut sack when this bike was around
so it's all pictures and stories to me. The coolest part to me, other than all the wheelies this thing did, was that in it's orange version, the front of the gas tank had two pig's in cop hat fucking each other. I am waiting for a pic of that to pop up but it hasn't happened yet.

 

I consider this Nor Cal, although the frame is raked, it has that super skinny springer front end and pull back bars. I have many more pics from street Choppers and the like which I need to get scanned. I have to agree that it's my favourite style of chopper.

 

a few more...

 

 

Love this kind of bike's!

Is this the famous Frisco style?

 

Love this kind of bike's!

Is this the famous Frisco style?

Frisco/NorCal style about the same yes.. (Since San Francisco is North of Califa.. )

 

 

Here's mine built in the late '70s in Frisco. '40 knuckle stock frame, mustang tank, lower half of the front fender turned up and ran on the rear and a XA springer.