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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
     We consent to the inclusion in this registration statement on Form SB-2
(File No. 333-4029) of our report dated March 14, 1996 on our audits of the
financial statements of Boyds Wheels, Inc. We also consent to the references to
our firm under the captions "Selected Financial Data" and "Experts."
 
COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
 
Newport Beach, California
   
June 11, 1996