Mike Toupin is considered one of the hardest working custom Harley craftsman you will ever find, with full schedule of custom bike projects in the works, a few top secret private projects underway, and a non-stop flood of bikers hitting Mike up to do custom paint on their bikes, Mike and Chopper Design Group has found the time to make it to the 2010 Easy Riders Bike show in Pomona California, bringing one of their coolest custom creations "Diamond Back".

Taking Best of show in the spectator class in the 2007 Easy Riders Bike show, they are back again with some at the request of the Easy Riders promotion team. Chopper Design Group will also be bringing a number of other bikes to fully show off the custom building skills that make Chopper Design Group one of the most sought after custom Harley shops in California.

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It seems that custom bike fever even affects children… Enter one cool ass custom painted kids trike! One of Mike friends brought in his kids trike for some custom candy paint. I am sure he will need some cool grips and custom leather seat too…. damn better throw in some mirrors and maybe saddle bags?

There is some great personal pride in owning and riding a one of a kind custom Harley, and if you live to ride like we do, then I am sure you know what I mean. Almost every Harley rider started out on a basic stock bike and as time went on we made modifications that made our bike special and unique to us… Even the little things like a bit of chrome, or some new handle grips. Next we’re thinking about a set of air bags, or maybe a new bad ass paint jobs with some cool graphics…you know what i mean…. The more this love of the Harley lifestyle grew in us, the more we wanted our bike to reflect our dedication to our lifestyle.

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