Now as then, when things first started, there weren’t yet many custom parts available for these bikes. Builders can’t usually buy metric chopper frames off the shelf, so those doing metrics have to be pretty handy with saws, torches and spray guns.         One such builder is Jeremy Fallis, who works at Coyote Customs in Okahoma City. Fallis told me, “I like choppers. I like the way they look, the long front end, the tank way up in the air and the space between the tank and engine.” That’s why he built this bike for himself.         It wasn’t easy. Fallis wanted that right look so he hand-built the tank. Because the double-tube backbone frame wouldn’t fit with the tank. He cut it and substituted a single-tube backbone, which he stretched 2 inches. There’s a compensating 6-inch stretch in the downtube.         Fallis fashioned the fenders, and also extended the front forks 10 inches to fit the 38-degree rake. Of course, he also had to alter the swingarm to accommodate the new 200-series rear tire.         The only major obstacle was that when he removed the huge airbox and installed the Morton’s Clodbusters pipes, Fallis had to re-jet the carb—six times. He finally got it right and the bike ran great.         After that it was all fun—for a time. Fallis put a suction cup seat on the rear fender and took his wife Ashley for rides. Things were great for a month, then Fallis suddenly sold the bike. Why? “A guy finally came up with big enough numbers,” he said. Then he added, sheepishly, that Ashley felt it was time they bought a house. Whats’ a guy gonna do?                                           --Bill Stermer   Owner: Jeremy Fallis City: Oklahoma City General Model: 2001 Yamaha V-Star 1100 Classic Design: Coyote Customs Fabrication: Coyote Customs Chroming: Sharp’s Plating Engine Model: V-Star 1100 Displacement: 1,063cc Modifications: none Carb: stock, jetted Exhaust: Morton’s Clodbusters Frame Builder: Coyote Customs Type: chopper Rake: 38 degrees Modifications: single-tube backbone with 2 inches of stretch, 6 inches of stretch in the downtubes Front end Type: 10-inch over, polished lowers Builder: Forking by Frank Paint Painter: Wicked Customs Type/ Color: gloss black Accessories Bars: Coyote Customs with 8-inch risers Grips: Perse performance Mirrors: Bikers Choice Headlight: Headwinds Taillight: Coyote Customs Fenders: Coyote Customs Seat: Rage Dave tribal Electrics: Coyote Customs Wheels: RC Components Brakes: stock Tires: Avon(f), Metzeler (r) Photos: Michael Lichter