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I knew Kevin and Mona Alsop when their primary business was the Chopper-in-a-Box, build-it-yourself kits. I thought that was so cool. Big Bear Choppers pioneered that concept.

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Suddenly, custom American choppers became the gold standard for cool worldwide and BBC was in the eye of the storm. The storm became Hurricane Katastrophe, washing away everyone. BBC rode the wave but like everyone else was drowned in the undertow. Choppers died with the economy. Then came Born Free 3 and Born Free 4 and a new generation of riders taking old Harleys, cheap English, and Japanese motorcycles, chopped the hell out of them.

Then we got older and wanted something that still reflected the spirit of our youth, but we could actually ride to Sturgis. Big Bear Choppers built a bike to do exactly that. Suddenly BBC came up for air. The plan called for producing and marketing an extensive range of Motorcycles including a full range of Big Bear Choppers.