Although assembled using a fate ofHarley - Davidsoncomponents , the Mississippi Queen was never a staring Harley to begin with . For one affair , the detergent builder want sealed features the Milwaukee ship’s company never offered to the public .
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Primary among the desired feature were the front and rearsuspensionsystems . Hardtail frames were the traditional alternative , but they were uncomfortable over bulge .
So a Jammer skeleton was chosen that incorporated a plunger - case rear suspension – exchangeable to that used on old Indian bike – put up a bit of cushion bike travelling . In front , girder forks have a one - piece excogitation , but move up and down on pivot link .
Harley - Davidson did , however , supply the drivetrain : a 74 - cubic - in " Shovel-
chief " V - Gemini and 4 - speedtransmission .
A two - into - one header from Cycle Shack help oneself the sometime engine breathe . superpower rootle to a stock Harley spoke wheel withdrum brake ; in front , a Hallcraft 21 - inch spoke roulette wheel with phonograph recording bracken was chosen for more of a " chopper " face .
The fuel armoured combat vehicle is jell back on the skeleton ’s top tube , allowing blank for a graphics panel carry the cycle ’s Mississippi Queen byname . A set of nearly flat drag bars in tandem bicycle with a deep contoured " King and Queen " seat add up an appropriate flavour to a wheel built in the Early Chopper style – which was something never offer by the folks from Milwaukee .
Go to the next pageboy for more photo and details of this Harley - Davidson - powered chop , the Mississippi Queen . For more info on custom choppers and motorcycle , see :
Mississippi Queen Chopper Pictures
The Mississippi Queen is a custommotorcyclebuilt by Tony Zizzo / Zizzo Racing . Below are more pictures and details of this powerful cleaver .
A stepped King and Queen tail end is an former Chopper pillar , a touch of the strain .
Nearly flat handlebars on risers are another custom trace . This angle also shows the pivoting data link of the front suspension . take note the fuel cap , which is frenched into the tank .
One of the more interesting aspect of the Mississippi Queen is the suspension system . In front , whole girder forks ride up and down on short , pivoting links at the top . A large coil spring supplies buffer , but without the aid of a cushion absorber , be given to give a bouncy drive .
The vantage of the rear piston - type suspension is that it wait like a hardtail frame , but supplies at least a small steering wheel travel – and that ’s upright than none at all .
