Off to The Painter

Has the Lobster Pound Triumph been painted? Stay tuned to this blog for the answer…

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Acme and the SoCal Scene

When it comes to choppers and the guys who ride and build them, nobody at Acme is a hater. We support the New England scene, the SoCal scene, and damn near every scene in between. We say if you're crazy enough to invest time and treasure in the underground bike scene, you deserve our support.

The guys at ChopCult are famous for throwing cool underground chopper events, and the Slab City Riot II this November will be no exception. Acme was among the first to sponsor this great event, and we're looking forward to going to Temecula, CA, November 5th to ride with the gang and check out the crazy stuff that goes down in Salton Sea.

If you live within a day's ride of Salton Sea, try to attend this event.

And if you are promoting an event of a similar nature in your own area, hit us up for free merch for raffles and giveaways. All we ask in return for event sponsorship is that you include our logo on your flyer.

From everyone at Acme Choppers, thanks for supporting the grassroots scene.

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The Green Hornet?

We didn't name this bike the Green Hornet, but I'm afraid the handle might stick after ChopCult featured our little Trumpet last week. We built this bike last year, so details are kind of sketchy. It's a Triumph, and that makes it one of our favorite shop bikes. Everyone who sees "the Green Hornet" loves its Invaders, and who can blame them? What a cool wheel from the golden age of hand-built deathtraps! Anyway, thanks, McGoo, for the quickie feature on 33.

Acme to The Rescue

Our friend Mike D at Biltwell asked us to tweak the mounts and fitment on our oil bag to work with his super-narrow hardtail Sportster.



As these screen grabs off ChopCult reveal, we added a tunnel to the alloy oil bag and moved the CNC'ed brackets inward a couple inches so the bag could bolt beneath the triangle brace behind the backbone.



Of course, Mike's using our smooth black alloy oil cap on his Sex Panther to complement the rest of his slick first build.



Mike Frisco'ed his tank, and he's using our tank mounts up front and a set of our machined alloy spacers and rubber isolators on the stock tank mounts in back to keep things clean.

Everyone knows we're freaks for clean around here, so Mike's bike is doing us proud. Keep up the good work.

New Frame Photos & Specs in Acme Store

We're cranking on frame production this summer, and these photos show three of our most popular.

The Hinckley Triumph frame shown above is engineered around the modern Brit mill in Bonnevilles, Thruxtons and Scramblers. Tired of scooting around town in ton-up style? Chop that Thruxton and make it a rigid on our Acme Loop Tail frame.



Building a modern chopper with Big Twin power? Our Loop Tail frame with 34° neck angle and 5 inches of up stretch has the perfect angles for old school purists. We make it for 4-, 5- and 6-speed tranny options, and all versions of this frame include our battery box and oil bag for easier building.



Our most popular frame is the Acme Loop Tail "bobber." We hate to say "bobber," but the word paints a picture that speaks volumes to everyone who hears it. The neck angle on our basic Loop Tail frame is 30°, and there's no stretch. Like our raked and stretched chopper frame, the big twin bobber frame comes with our oil bag and battery tray installed and ready for building.

Not shown here but also ready for prime time is our 30° Loop Tail frame for '86-'03 Sportsters, unit Triumphs and Yamaha XS650's. Full details on every version of our frames can be seen here.

Wicked Pisser

When you love building and riding motorcycles as much as we do, it's hard to call spending 15 hours a day at the shop "work." Nevertheless, we do bust our asses around here, so it's nice to see our friends and their motorcycles get they props they deserve.

If you missed their stories on ChopCult this summer, click here to see Zack's Shovel and click here to see our friend Dixon Tufar's (aka Jay Fortin) Scorpionica.

BTW, that's Zack on my left in the red hat and Dixon standing next to my brother Jason in the grey t-shirt.

Thanks for supporting Acme, guys. Your friendship and involvement means a lot.

Oil Bag of The Gods

If you're looking for a clean, rugged and easy-to-mount oil bag, you can't do much better than this:

Our oil bag is as bulletproof and stylish as any alloy oil tank can get. We use 6061 T-6 alloy in its construction, and the end caps are 1/2-inch thick disks for durability and dent resistance. The matching brass cap and mounting inserts are a nice touch, and we also offer them in polished or black anodized alloy.

To learn more about this great part for garage and pro builders, go here.

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For Fabricators Only

More and more bike builders are using Acme fab parts for their projects these days, and we're stoked to be part of their process.

Mike D. at Biltwell recently asked us to customize an oil bag for his Sportster build, and he's using our tank brackets to hold the tank. He used our oil bag/gas tank cap and bung assembly to relocate the filler hole on his Sporty tank, and it turned out great.

Our caps are available in three styles (smooth, knurled or pike nut with cog detailing), and all three are vented with a tiny hole for clean, easy breathing. The steel bung welds flush or raised depending on your preference, and the whole assembly is super clean.