Killboy failure Dragon Fest - Page 1202

DAKEZ · 11-12-2012, 05:37 PM

GSequoia · 11-12-2012, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by 100mpg

double dark.

Actually I'd say he's quadruple dark.

GSequoia · 11-12-2012, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by DAKEZ

Saw a video earlier in the thread with some guys doing that, one kept trying to reach but never quite touching, I wanted to see him make contact since he had no gloves on.

bk brkr baker · 11-12-2012, 06:07 PM

And now for the rest of the story..................

el queso · 11-12-2012, 08:55 PM

Mmmmm, patina.

KilLeR Kawasaki · 11-12-2012, 08:59 PM

I see people taking acceptable bikes and make them look ridiculous and compromise their very structure and ride-ability. I see monkeys (Orange County Cycles) building loathsome homages to some bar-cruiser's ego. All this, I don't get. I like thinking about scores of Japanese (German, Austrian, Italian, English, etc) engineers working long into the night making my off the shelf bike the very best they can. Bobbers and Choppers are just beyond me.

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And now for the rest of the story..................

Aussijussi · 11-12-2012, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by DAKEZ

I'll have to try that on my 990adv

100mpg · 11-13-2012, 03:49 AM

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Originally Posted by el queso

Mmmmm, patina.

Instant patina gonna get cho...all right.

RidingDonkeys · 11-13-2012, 05:25 AM

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Originally Posted by KilLeR Kawasaki

I see people taking acceptable bikes and make them look ridiculous and compromise their very structure and ride-ability. I see monkeys (Orange County Cycles) building loathsome homages to some bar-cruiser's ego. All this, I don't get. I like thinking about scores of Japanese (German, Austrian, Italian, English, etc) engineers working long into the night making my off the shelf bike the very best they can. Bobbers and Choppers are just beyond me.

Because you aren't seeing the reality of most chopper/bobbers and the scene around it. It isn't $60k chromed out garage queens. It's guys buying a wrecked mess or a basket case for $200 and making into a street legal driver for under $1k in their own garage with their own tools. It isn't about someone else engineering the perfect motorcycle, it is about you engineering the best motorcycle you can build for yourself. Sure, some guys are great at it, and people are willing to pay them to build bikes, but the heart of the scene is the self-built daily driver.

Sent from the voices in my head and transcribed by their drinking buddy.

Flying-D · 11-13-2012, 05:30 AM

Not to mention that technology changes. It is possible to take bike built in the sixties and make it ride better, given 50 years more of understanding geometry, loads, braking, etc.. Then again, some guys do it for a certain look. It's all good with me.

RDTCU · 11-13-2012, 05:49 AM

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Originally Posted by RidingDonkeys

Because you aren't seeing the reality of most chopper/bobbers and the scene around it. It isn't $60k chromed out garage queens. It's guys buying a wrecked mess or a basket case for $200 and making into a street legal driver for under $1k in their own garage with their own tools. It isn't about someone else engineering the perfect motorcycle, it is about you engineering the best motorcycle you can build for yourself. Sure, some guys are great at it, and people are willing to pay them to build bikes, but the heart of the scene is the self-built daily driver.
Sent from the voices in my head and transcribed by their drinking buddy.

Which means that for all the nicely done bikes out there, there will be some real junkers sharing the road with you, puking oil and dropping parts in your way...

2fast4u · 11-13-2012, 05:53 AM

Bobbers was first made to get more speed. Strip all the fat. To me less looks better too.

RDTCU · 11-13-2012, 05:56 AM

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Bobbers was first made to get more speed. Strip all the fat. To me less looks better too.

"Here, I gave you an athletic cup to sit on."

2fast4u · 11-13-2012, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by RDTCU

"Here, I gave you an athletic cup to sit on."

Burt munro!!!

DAKEZ · 11-13-2012, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by RDTCU

Which means that for all the nicely done bikes out there, there will be some real junkers sharing the road with you, puking oil and dropping parts in your way...

Yup and I hope to see thousands MORE out there.

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DAKEZ Beastly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2007 Location: U-gene, OR. Oddometer: 17,983	This guy is using both sides. __________________ "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." — Dr. Seuss “Watch out for everything bigger than you, they have the "right of weight" Bib

11-12-2012, 06:07 PM	#18019
bk brkr baker Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2006 Location: The Bluegrass Oddometer: 4,147	And now for the rest of the story.................. __________________ RR's Catnip Hill to Peoria ___Loopin' Seattle to WestFest It started with some beers __1500 miles to the Dentist Skeedaddle to Seattle______ A 30 year old on a Three Flags Run

11-13-2012, 05:30 AM	#18025
Flying-D Just Passing Through Joined: Mar 2010 Location: Cape Girardeau, MO Oddometer: 1,615	Not to mention that technology changes. It is possible to take bike built in the sixties and make it ride better, given 50 years more of understanding geometry, loads, braking, etc.. Then again, some guys do it for a certain look. It's all good with me. __________________ It's really all just stuff...and in the end, none of it means shit.

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11-12-2012, 08:55 PM	#18020
el queso toda su base Joined: Mar 2009 Location: colinas del norte, california sur Oddometer: 418	Mmmmm, patina.

11-13-2012, 05:53 AM	#18027
2fast4u Studly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2011 Location: clarksville,tn Oddometer: 657	Bobbers was first made to get more speed. Strip all the fat. To me less looks better too.