Nope, not just an extended front end or a slightly raked-out-necessitating-longer-forks bike, but a really, really long bike like our feature bike called Denim and Chrome (still trying to figure out that name myself and maybe it’s this ) by Dr. Chaos himself, George Stinsman of Chaos Cycle in Mastic, New York.

 

     A little explanation about the whole Chaos Cycle thing is probably in order so it’s probably best to copy and paste George’s explanation directly from his web site.

 

Chaos Theory –“For years cookie cutter customs and ‘production custom motorcycles’ (an oxymoron in itself) ruled the streets. You see them at any local cruise spot lined up in parking lots looking identical, with exception to their paint jobs and the size of their rear tires. We decided to try and change people’s perception of what a real custom bike is. Through this Chaos Is Born.” G. Stinsman

 

 So there you go and if you can’t put two and two together on this theory, you really haven’t noticed the (wait for it) 44-inch-over extended front end hanging off this bike. In case you thought that might be a misprint, I’ll repeat it to snap you out of your self-induced shock, a 44-inch-over front end. To put things into perspective on how long is long, from the rider’s seated position on this 11.5-foot-long bike, there’s about 9-feet of bike ahead of the rider at a stop sign. If it was a blind stop sign, you’d end up with at least six- or seven-feet minimum of bike sticking out into oncoming traffic just so you might see what’s up. Better (and safer, although some would just say “less chaotic”) to stick to wide open stop signs where you can see what’s going on from the back of the proverbial bus.

 

   Even though I never got a chance to ask George why he built such a long bike, I think I know what his answer would be and it would probably go like this, “Why the f**k not?” No, he’s not known for building long bikes, but he’s not afraid when it comes to trying something different. Or maybe he’s just got a motorcycle man crush on the super nice and super smart guy who built his fork and goes by the name of Sugar Bear (who doesn’t?). Or maybe he knows of my (cheap) always-a shocker long bike theory. Either way, if you gotta go long, possibly the safest way to pull it off is to get in touch with Sugar Bear and order one of his tasty, springer front ends that rides and looks like it’s made out of the sweet sugar crisp coating that Mr. Bear is known for. As Sugar Bear is famous for saying, “If it ain’t long, it’s wrong” and George like many of us has drunk the Sugar Bear long-bike Kool Aid.

 

   All that talk about long bikes and big front ends certainly isn’t a surprise, but there’s a lot more to this bike that looks like it could be a product of the ‘60s or ‘70s or possibly even the ‘80s or ‘90s. Long bikes may go out of fashion, but they never go out of style. Keeping the old school style the real deal is George’s choice of an engine that may not be really old school like a Knucklehead or a Panhead, but has been around damn long enough to be as old school as one needs to be in this boringly modern day in age. The 1978 Harley Shovelhead engine looks as old as anyone looking for something old needs to find these days. Punched out to 80-inches with always-lovely split rocker boxes, you’ll never second-guess George’s decision on this baby for motivation or looks.

 

  Some of the other bits and pieces of this build you also never second guess are period correct touches like a couple of shotgun pipes aimed high towards your ears to make sure you know when (or how well) your motor is running or the tasty tidbit of a sissy bar that does ‘60s double-duty as a fender support. Or, the complex Ryzart Custom Paint psychedelic paintjob that’s still causing me to have ‘60s flashbacks like the infamous brown acid they told us not to take at Woodstock long after it was too late. Or the whacky ‘60s inventor’s touch of making everything do something else besides what it’s supposed to like the twin down tubes doing double duty as frame supports and oil coolers. Throw it at me George ‘cause it’s all good ‘60s sh*t and I haven’t had a dose of that in a while, a long while just like your New York Ultimate Builder Show winning long bike.

 

  For more information on Chaos Cycle and all the good things they’re doing to make our daily lives just a little bit more enjoyable, please visit www.chaoscycle.com.