This dragon bike utilizes an all American Harley-Davidson engine, including wheels, hubs, handle grips and other U.S. made accessories. The rest of the parts were fabricated in Beijing. On a manufacturing standpoint, the effort it took to create this bike was no easy task for me since this is my first attempt from the ground up. I have selected 8 elements and motifs that Chinese people love and made them out of stainless steel and aluminum alloy. I must give my utmost respect and gratitude to the folks who helped in the making of this one-of-a-kind motorcycle, and fulfilling my dream of combining eastern and western cultures.

Dragon Chopper
Total Length: 3m
Incorporates the following Chinese themes and elements: dragon, Tian An Men (Gate of Heavenly Peace), Temple of Heaven, Great Wall, auspicious cloud, solo seat inspired by the "Bird's Nest" Beijing National Stadium, and belt drive in the form of the "Water Cube" inspired by the Beijing National Aquatic Center.


Dragon head is hand made of hundreds of stainless
steel pieces then polished to a mirror fnish. Headlight is mounted in the dragon's mouth in the form of a pearl.


People involved in the welding of the dragon scales (spoons) onto the gas tank have their fngers burnt.


Over 500 spoons were welded onto the gas tank and rear fender.


Over a week's time spent and three mock-ups were made in a trial and error process to create the perfect arc. Thanks goes to the eldest Chen brother's clever idea of using a hydraulic car jack to bend the tail.


The Chen Brothers used a CNC machine to create each of these classicial Chinese symbols from a single piece of aluminum alloy.


Wang Dong Liang and his team crafted the Great Wall. Artist Zhao Shuang airbrushed the bricks and buttresses.


A basic model consisting of a layer of clear cling flm wrapped and taped with gray color duct tape to create a 3-D effect was frst made to aide the stainless steel craftsmen in making the solo seat.


This is the Drive-belt Pulley Cover: This cover is inspired by the Beijing National Aquatic Center, nicknamed the "Water Cube". When this bike was in the design stage this structure was already one of the modern day landmarks that I had to incorporate onto my dream bike. The massiveness of the drive-belt cover obviously is the best place to put it. I used 80 large stainless steel rice scoops and had each one individually shaped then welded together following the shape of the OEM cover.