Ask anyone what a hot rod is, and they’ll all come up with something similar: usually a 30s American coupe with a chopped roof and wide rear tires. But how does the term apply to motorcycles? Is it a chopper with a 2000cc motor in it? Or a 160 horsepower superbike that you can buy off the showroom floor? Or maybe a compromise between the complexity (and performance) of a sportbike and the simplicity of an air-cooled motor.
