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Skull Rider, Chinese Custom Chopper

In case you thought choppers haven't already made their way to China, here's some update: not only are they becoming more and more popular there, but we're getting Chines custom choppers competing in the AMD Championships.
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Meet the Skull Rider, a custom creation from Chinese customizer Xiao Lei.This bike was entered in the 2012 AMD Championships, and it fared quite well, despite not winning this year's competition.

The Skull Rider boasts awesome looks despite its Chinese origin. We must admit that it's a true surprise to see such a machine coming straight form China... but it looks radical even for drastic American or European standards.

Now, some might say it has some resemblance to Cage's beast from the Ghost Rider movie. After all, any human skull looks pretty similar to another, doesn't it? And since we're dealing with some afterlife themes, here, there really are a lot of common elements between all the possible approaches, so building such a bike with unique looks seems pretty much an utopic idea.

Xiao Lei's bike looks cleaner and the massive 140ci (2,294cc) Ultima engine will surely deliver awesome fun, especially when combined with the 6-speed open belt drive. Nice job from China, hope to see more in the future.
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