Similar bikes K-9 & Ridgeback

spiderjason

Member
Guys one question for everyone. I know that the k-9 & ridgeback are similar looking bikes. Is there another one that big dog makes that look similar more so to the K-9. I see a few bikes out there that just says chopper at some dealerships when they also have bikes that are labeled K-9's and ridgebacks.

I looked at a used 07 one time and asked the guy if it was a K-9 because that is what it looked like to me and the guy said it wasn't it was a soft tail. I just figured that since that bike had the back shock it was the K-9 and the owners bought it used and just didn't use that label(k-9) for the bike

I figured big used some kind of dog name theme on all there bikes. Am I the one mistaken? I am new to choppers so just now getting used to them. So maybe they used to make one because I don't see anything else on the website.
 

Shredder

Active Member
Big dog made a soft tail model called the Chopper through 2007. It was discontinued at that point with the success of the K9.

shredder
 

spiderjason

Member
Shredder (or anyone else)

Since, they don't have any info on the big dog site about the chopper. Can anyone tell me what would be the difference's between the Chopper and the K-9. Was the chopper's retail price cheaper than the K-9? Just wondering because thinking about a used chopper also and like to know the difference.
 

spiderjason

Member
Ok, So I see that the wheelbase on the chopper is 77.5 inch and the wheelbase on the K-9 82 inches. Also, the rake is different. On the big dog web site it says the 9 feet long. Does anyone know how long the chopper is?
 

Raywood

The Pirate
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Ok, So I see that the wheelbase on the chopper is 77.5 inch and the wheelbase on the K-9 82 inches. Also, the rake is different. On the big dog web site it says the 9 feet long. Does anyone know how long the chopper is?
Chopper; 104" long
K-9; 108" long

Chopper; 250mm tire
K-9; 300mm tire

Chopper; 10" over forks
K-9; 12" over forks

Chopper; Downtube: 7 in. stretch; Backbone: 3 in. stretch
K-9; Downtube: 8 in. stretch; Backbone: 4 in. stretch

Chopper; 3.8gl tank
K-9; 4.4 gl tank

Chopper; rake 37
K-9; rake 39

All from the link I posted.
Chopper my favorite model.

:cheers: :D :cheers:
 
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