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2 Phat-Azz Just Lie Still And Do What The Nice Officer Tells You To... tsuilt by Denver Police Sergeant Tony Martinez, some call it a "Cop'r Chopper." You gotra respect the authoritative power of its 147 cubic inches of American V-twin power. The consistency of the way "Ph^t-Azz" performs at bike shows commands a closer look at the machine and the man behind it. A United States Marine Corps veteran, Tony was a machine gunnef in the Gulf W'ar conflict. Now, he lives to help people by serving and protecting the ciry he dearly loves. 9O July 2008 Easyriders

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4 A few of his buddies were just hangin' at Tony's shop, drinking a few cold beverages and looking over his progress on the latest project when one of them said, "That's a fat ass bike!" Tony developed his affection for custom motorcycles by way of his dad, Abel, who has near$ 3O years experience as a master machinist for Sundstrand Aviation. Abel was always building custom choppers out of his own garage. After he retired, Abel handed down all of his tooling, setup expertise, and teachings to Tony. More than a mere dabbler, Tony is "all about" expert fabfication and is vefy capable of cfeatirig: some truly one-off parts for his projects \ from within the confines of his own personal machine shop. His favorite hand-fabbed piece of perfection on Phat-Azz is the fuel tank. In Tony's words, "You might attempt a close copy of this one, but even I cannot copy it exactly as it is." Tony used an English wheel, planishing hammer, bag and mallets to transform an ordinary flat piece of l8-gauge steel into a long sexy piece of art. Among many secrets in his bag of tricks, he let us in on how he designed a hidden crossover tube and covered the tunnel to make the tank look as if it was permanently attached to the frame. rj/hile Tony was pounding sheet metal, Abel would sometimes drop by the shop to help. Tony designed a hot rod velocity stack on paper and Abel ran the machines to create those interchangeable stacks with a hidden pocket for a screen. The nearly 1o-foot-long, singlesided air-shock frame is from Brad of Outlaw Customs. There's no waiting for the air pump to take effect, since Tony hid a secret air chamber in the frame. Tony specified a front end from American Suspension with raw downtubes so he could color match them with the rest ofphat-azz. Tony doesn't have a superstitious bone in his body, so the groovy shade of gfeen that was custom mixed and meticulously applied by Todd Atkinson of Lianz Kustoms won't make him the 92 July2008 Easyriders

5 least bit nervous. The l47-cubic-inch motof can get hotter than hell, so Tony machined a billet shell to join the motor to the gearbox and as a cover for his own 5 l/2-qtan oil bag. Tony's motto is, "One bike at a time;' and his main goal is to make each unique bike he creates as flawless as possible no matter how long it takes. He says, "You can always learn something new each and every day ofyour life. AII it takes is commitment, discipline, and desire." Tony's shop, Cop'r Choppers, shows a bike for one year before turning it loose on the streets. Tony's wife, Brina, rides a custom Cop'r Chopper of her very own, but is more oft recognized aboard her Dyna Defender police model. 'Whether en-route to Sturgis or just ridin'the Rockies, theirs is a group of around 20 bikes comprising a list of the usual suspects who can sometimes be found parked outside Sedalia Bar and Gri[ just south of the Mile High City. This month's Fox Hunt Winner only broke a few laws while rubbin' her meaty gazongas on officer Tony's green belly-dragger. Lovely little Rabecca Lee is a Georgia peach and we sure wouldn't mind shakin' her tree. ' -Cbeese Pretzel Easyriders July2008!3

6 i:i:;i: iij:ir '!,t;)t:,l ' : Owner: Tony Martinez City: Thornton, Colorado GENERAI. Fabrication : Cop'r Choppers Model: 2008 Phat-Azz Time: 5 months Chroming: Willie's Chrome Shop ENGINE YearlModel: 2007/Enginuity dual-cam '147 Displacement: cubic inches Cam: Ultima Carb: S&S Suoer G. modified and bored Pipes: LAF's by Detroit Bros. TRANSMISSION Year / make: 2007lAccessories Unlimited 5-speed RSD PAINT Molding: Todd Atkinson of Arlanz Kustoms Painter: Todd Atkinson of Arlanz Kustoms Type/color: custom mix/candy greens with silver and chameleon graphics Special paint: Todd Atkinson FRAME Year/make: 2007 /Outlaw Customs Type: air suspension Rake: 45 degrees Stretch: 6 inches out,4 inches up Shocks: Platinum Air Ride suspension Modifications: Cop'r Choppers ACCESSORTES Bars: 23-inch apes by Cop'r Choppers Handlebar controls: EurocomDonents Fenders: Fat Katz Headlight CCI Taillight: CCI Pegs: Cop'r Choppers Foot controls: Cutting Edge Cycles Electrics: Cop'r Choppers Gas tank: Cop'r Choppers Oil tank: Copr Choppers Primary: Billet 4 U Seat: Dan Ballard at Bitchin' Stitchin' of Denver Grips: Cop'r Choppers FRONT END Type: springer Extension: 2 inches Triple trees: stock rake Builder: American Suspension Modifications: hidden stainless brake line WHEEIS Hub: Tight Customs Size: 23-inch front, '1 8-inch rear Tires: Metzele/Vee rubber Brakes: 350 brake front, Billet4U primary brake rear Photos: Curt Lout Contact: Tony Martinez ; )4 luly2008 Easyriders