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                                December 18, 1996


Boyds Wheels, Inc.
8380 Cerritos Avenue
Stanton, California  90680

     Re:  Registration Statement on Form S-8

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     We have acted as counsel for Boyds Wheels, Inc. (the "Company") in
connection with the preparation and filing of the Company's Registration
Statement on Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Registration Statement"), relating to 450,000 shares of the Company's Common
Stock, no par value (the "Common Stock"), issuable under the Company's 1995
Stock Option Plan.

     We have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to
our satisfaction, of the Plan and of such other documents, corporate records,
certificates of public officials and other instruments relating to the adoption
and implementation of the Plan as we deemed necessary or advisable for purposes
of this opinion.

     Based on the foregoing examination and subject to compliance with
applicable state securities and "blue sky" laws, we are of the opinion that the
shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Plan are duly authorized and,
when issued in accordance with the Plan, will be legally issued, fully paid and
nonassessable.

     We consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement and to all references therein to our firm.

                                    Very truly yours,



                                    HIGHAM, McCONNELL & DUNNING









                                    Exhibit 5.1