S
ick Bastard Choppers, Inc, is still relatively new in the custom chopper arena, but the ambition and dreams have been in president Dan Dausey's brain for more than two decades! Dan got his start back in the days of disco installing groovy custom interiors in vans for Sunshine Boys Custom Vans. With his mental gears constantly grinding, he and some buddies threw together a few custom choppers in grand 70's style here and there. In 2008, after immersing himself in his construction business, Dan created Sick Bastard Choppers, finally ready to stun the custom motorcycle world with inventiveness, originality, artisanship, and desire. The Sir Lancelot bike was the first incarnation of SBC's dark mind, and quite an entry it was. The bike was actually drafted on a napkin (and how many ideas are given life using THIS method of design?) by Dan and Adam Conni (of Adam Conni Design). The bike is truly a top tier custom chopper; built as a rolling advertisement and technology test-bed, Sir Lancelot has taken home enough trophies to fill even the largest case, including one from the World of Wheels
show! The twisted WarEagle frame rides on a single-sided swing arm and an incredible onearmed front end, adding to the menacing warrior-soul presence of the armored behemoth. Medieval flourishes and subtle shading give the bike panels extra depth to the viewer, not to mention mounting points for the dozens of stainless steel access panels and buttons...and don't forget those primeval spikes protruding forward from the downtubes! All controls and gauges have been eliminated (devoured probably) with the exception of the forward foot controls. Dan engineered a fully remote controlled air ride system, dropping the rails to the ground for parking and display; when battle called everything rises and it's off to slay dragons.
Portions of this article (by Ken Synfelt) reprinted with permission.