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Gary Royal

@beware_choppers

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Beware choppers, Full builds, Paint and used parts. SF/PHX Tattoos- @garyroyaltattoo

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I've always wanted to shoot a bike here and my iPhone just ain't it. But last week I had a rad day with Hiro and Makoto shooting the bike for the upcoming @mooneyesjp Yokohama HRCS December 7th I will have merch and posters of the bike available at my booth! Thanks Hiro for the killer photos! by @beware_choppers

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a year ago

Beware Choppers presents.. 🔥HOT HEAD🔥 a 1945 Harley Davidson EL 1960's drag inspired knucklehead chopper! Thank you @bornfreeshow for yet again the chance to show you what I can create with a little imagination and a lot of hard work. This year I wanted to go all out on the show side of things with no corners cut. Starting with the metal finishing, EVERYTHING was polished and chromed. From the grips to the cases down to the rims, nothing was left untouched. Everything that wasn't able to be dipped I molded and painted in multiple layers of Pearls and Kandys. This is the 3rd year I've built for Born Free in a row and this is by far my absolute favorite build. Come see it this weekend at the one and only @bornfreeshow #bf15invitedbuilder thank you to everyone that helped me along the way! @mochrome_ @the74ormore @wolfaxewallace @river.seat.company @pacmanpaint @prismsupply_ @pangeaspeed @samrwebber and my favorite @taysf 📸 @kennagahara and @silkshop_screen_printing for the merch! by @beware_choppers

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‼️We'll, here it is..My 1950/60's era Panhead show bike "🧊Mr Kool Ice🧊 " Built in my home garage in San Francisco, CA. Og Pan frame with Bullneck knuckle front half shortened an inch. Narrowed hap Jones wassell tank filler cap flipped, double stacked wassell fenders almost everything on the bike was customized, in frame oil system, fully molded. Amazing 1950 motor and trans built by KIYO'S garage. 18x20 wheels, modified Indian girder, polycarbonate rocker and primary covers, fully molded chains, so much to list! Special thanks to @wolfaxewallace for the huge help on fab, KIYO'S garage for building the panhead motor and trans nicest motor I've ever owned , @spadegeorge48 for helping out lacing the 20" wheel @river.seat.company seat @vintagetechnologies welding up my chains @snkbld helping with the polycarbonate pieces @prismsupply_ for the throttle @samrwebber for the clutch pedal and many more thanks to you whether you made a part or gave me inspiration I appreciate you! Also big thanks to @large_hands_grant and @mikedavis70 for the invite and giving me the opportunity once again to build a bike for their show! Come see it on the grass this weekend at @bornfreeshow #bf14invitedbuilder ‼️📸 @kennagahara taken in Sunset District, San Francisco by @beware_choppers

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Parts pile • Panhead trans $2000 • cast primary $1000 Wassell tank $300 • lowers $200 • complete working glide brake $250 • jockey lid • $200 • all parts obo and plus shipping. Trades welcomed. by @beware_choppers

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VOTE NOW! 🔥HOT HEAD🔥 my 1945 Harley Davidson knucklehead show bike was inspired by 60's drag racing with Ed Roth execution. @bornfreeshow 15 1st place winner, this bike pushed my creativity to level 10. It is a multiple show winner and guest of the @mooneyesjp hotrod custom show. This bike has been featured in several chopper magazines as well as the cover of @easyriders magazine. Last year I was fortunate enough to win best in show at the @cherrycityclassic which put me at a top ten finalists of the @finalverdictshow online show, where you vote online to choose one winner this Saturday. It will be announced live at @thetonmag thee invitational October 10 sponsored by @metiermotolaw If this hawg stimulates your eyes enough to send in a vote I'd really appreciate it! Vote now at @finalverdictshow LINK IN BIO 🙏🏽 thank you! by @beware_choppers

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" EL ROYALE " ‼️SOLD‼️ BEWARE choppers old paint original Wassell set on old molded wishbone frame makes up this 60's style build using a majority of the black parts I had squirreled away. 1950 Panhead motor with some chrome pieces, chrome case transmission, belt drive, 19/16 star hub set, Flanders bars, hand clutch, mouse trap, shaved 2" over chrome glide, upsweep pipes, @river.seat.company royal cobra, devil tail sissy, m74 linkert, cycle electric generator, new coil, plugs wires and wiring. Thanks for looking by @beware_choppers

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Beware choppers presents " EL ROYALE " After getting home from Idaho last week I had this build in mind. Running this old paint 3 pc Wassell set for a 60's style build using a majority of the black parts I had squirreled away. 1950 Panhead motor with some chrome pieces, chrome case transmission, belt drive, 19/16 star hub set, Flanders bars, hand clutch, mouse trap, shaved 2" over chrome glide, @river.seat.company royal cobra, devil tail sissy, m74 linkert, cycle electric generator, new coil plugs wires and wiring.. this thing is built to ride. Available dm for info. by @beware_choppers

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1960 Panhead chopper I just finished up. Bought an old survivor for the perfectly molded blue frame because I knew that it would match the insane old tank that I found at a mid century furniture store on Valencia st, San Francisco a few years earlier. brought the bike down to the frame, added a 1960 Panhead motor and trans, @pooksparts 4 over lowers 6 over tubes servi car trees and Flanders pull backs, 16/19 wheel combo and a bunch of old chrome parts sprinkled in. Ripped it up to Idaho for the weekend put down 500 miles without one tool needed, thought about selling this one but after the weekend it might be a keeper 🤷🏽‍♂️ by @beware_choppers

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We had an epic time at @partyatthepenshow this weekend! Thanks for the photo @steeldog_photo by @beware_choppers

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Faded glory hats and shirts online today at 12 (noon) website link in bio by @beware_choppers

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1945 KNUCKLEHEAD CHOPPER | GARY ROYAL

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On March 21st & 22nd at the @cherrycityclassic in Salem, Oregon, builder @beware_choppers took home the Best in Show Award with his 1945 Knucklehead Chopper, “Hot Head.”

Along with a $3,000 cash prize, Gary earned the first spot in the 2026 Final Verdict Motorcycle Show.

Watch the full builder interview on Metier Moto’s YouTube Channel. (Link in bio!)

VOTE AND WIN
Public voting opens October 6th at FinalVerdictShow.com!
Cast your vote for the bike you think deserves the Final Verdict and you’ll be entered for a chance to win a $500 Promo Card from @motosportinc

WATCH THE FINALS LIVE

The Final Verdict Motorcycle Show streams live from The Ton Magazine’s Thee Invitational in Olympia, Washington, on October 10th, 2026.

10 Bikes. One $5,000 Prize. You Decide The Winner.

FinalVerdictShow.com

Presented by Metier Motorcycle Lawyers

📸: @nathan.fant

#FinalVerdictShow
#MetierMotoLaw taken in The Cherry City Classic by @beware_choppers

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⛓️ purple + chrome ⛓️ name a better duo ⛓️ @beware_choppers with the build and paint, nails by yours truly @taysf 💜

Chrome ‘47 big twin flathead

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#harleychoppers #chopperculture #chopperlife #chopperlifestyle #custompaint taken in Phoenix, Arizona by @beware_choppers

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