Catching My Breath

So, I meant to update the general news item here on the front page at least once a month, but as any of you who visit the website very regularly have noted it’s been almost nine months since I’ve had the time to post anything new.
It’s been an incredible year for all of us at Two-Bit Choppers. Lindsey and I welcomed our second daughter, Adelynne Nicole Schillng, into the world on January 9th. Mother and baby came through like champs and little Adelynne already enjoys hanging out with me in the shop, or helping Mom pack up parts. (If you find a pacifier in with your stuff just consider it a gift from the littlest Two-Bit Hoodlum).
As a company, we hit the road in earnest, attending shows across the United States. I traveled to Cincinnati, Ohio in February for the Easyrider’s V-Twin Expo to display our new air cleaners. The reception for our intake was excellent, and I got a chance to catch up with quite a few old industry friends in the process. Special thanks goes out to Street Chopper, Hot Bike, Ironworks, Thunderpress, and V-Twin Dealer News, all of which have run mentions about the HiPo Billet Air Cleaners in their new products sections.
We finished our new board track-inspired XB Buell bike in April and showed it off at the Denver, Colorado and Kansas City, Missouri stops on the Easyrider’s Centerfold tour. The attention this new bike received extended on to Street Chopper Magazine and Editor Greg Friend who assigned Denver-based freelance photographer Curt Lout to shoot the bike a couple months back. Look for the full feature on our latest creation in Street Chopper sometime before the end of the year.
The Tejon Street Bikefest in Colorado Springs wrapped up our June and we made our first trip to the west coast to attend the L.A. Calendar Motorcycle Show in mid-July. The L.A. show was a great experience and we appreciated all the compliments we got on our work from some of the biggest names in the industry. Congratulations goes out to Randy Hocker, co-owner of Redhill Motorcycle Werx in Lyons, Colorado, for taking first place in the Pro Builder category at this show with his Phatillac bike. The bike is one of the cleanest in recent memory, and features a custom collapsed air cleaner I made for him last winter.
September was busy as well with a one-two finish for us in the Custom Sportster category at the Rat’s Show as part of the second annual Thunder in the Rockies Rally over Labor Day Weekend just down the road in Loveland, Colorado. Congratulations go out to customer Carlo Rosa for edging me out for first place with the gothic skull bike we build for him last year. You can see a picture of Carlo’s bike in the November issue of Ironworks Magazine which just hit the newsstands.
Then it was on to Sin City, for the Las Vegas Bikefest for four days of fun as we joined an estimated 50,000 other motorcycle enthusiasts for the fifth annual event. The sound of 100’s of American V-Twins thundering up and down the strip is something to behold and I highly recommend this show next year if you’re looking for an amazing time in mid-September.
We’ll be taking a bit of break from the show circuit now until Thanksgiving weekend, when we again plan to attend the Ironworks Motorcycle Showcase at the Rocky Mountain Rod and Custom Show. Check out the upcoming events page for all the details. Keep an eye on the website in coming months as well for the debut of an exciting new line of parts from Two-Bit Choppers. It’s taken the hard work and collaboration of a lot of our friends and fellow artisans to bring these new parts to life, but I think the end result is truly the most unique new line of accessories to come down the line in a very long time. Stay tuned!
Until then, and as always, thanks to all of you who have spent your hard earned with us for new parts for your bike these last few months. I mean it when I say that we truly appreciate the opportunity to earn your business, and we’ll continue to strive to create high quality components and provide some of the best customer service in the industry.

Now let’s get out and ride,
Justin Schilling
Owner: Two-Bit Choppers LLC

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Boot that old man out the door and spank the new baby - we got us a fresh year!!

I’d like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you who helped make 2005 a great year here at Two-Bit Choppers. To all the new friends we’ve made, it’s truly been our pleasure to help each and every one of you toward the ride of your dreams, and we hope to hear from you all again in the new year.

A lot has been going on around the Two-Bit Choppers shop as we enter the new year. Obviously, we’ve been working on re-vamping and freshening up the website some with new pictures of some of our recent builds, hot new products like our HiPo Billet Air Cleaner line and our new Mutant Builders Kits. We’ll also soon be adding online ordering for your 24-hour-a-day shopping pleasure.

We’re currently in development on two new fender strut designs, as well as three new air cleaners, and keep an eye out for our new sprocket covers designed to work on stock Sportster-style applications with an integrated rear master cylinder mount.

We’ve got two new Two-Bit built Redneck Mutants cranking in the shop right now. One for local hoodlum Arnold Martinez is set to shatter the mold, and change your idea of what a Mutant is supposed to look like. Pictures coming soon of this new trendsetter. We’ve also begun work on our new XB Buell based shop project. This one I’m keeping top secret until she makes here debut sometime in late February.

Congratulations to Two-Bit customer Carlo Rosa who took home top honors in the Sportster category at the recent Rocky Mountain Rod and Custom Show held at the National Western Complex in Denver over the long Thanksgiving weekend. Carlo’s spooky skull-laden 2005 Two-Bit beat out my own black hot-rod for the “Platinum” plaque and a 1-2 finish for Two-Bit Choppers. Thanks to all those that stopped by our vendor booth to talk bikes and check out our parts and apparel.

Spring 2006 promises to be a busy one, as we hit the road to Ohio, Texas and Missouri for shows as well making the big home stand at the Denver Easyrider’s Bike Show Tour stop at the Colorado Convention Center on April 8th. Check out the event schedule page for more information and a complete schedule of events.

On the home front, Lindsey and I are anxiously awaiting the arrival of our second daughter any day now, so if a couple days go by without a call back chances are we’re off bringing another member of the family into the world. I’ll keep you posted.

Also if you haven’t gotten a chance check out the feature Keith “Bandit” Ball did on Randy Carlson’s Two-Bit bike over on Bikernet. Click here to read it –> http://www.bikernet.com/bikebarn/PageViewer.asp?PageID=550 .

So thanks again for another great year and we look forward to plowing into 2006 with our ears pinned back and the throttle pinned to the stop.

Now get out and ride,
Justin Schilling
Owner: Two-Bit Choppers LLC