WTF is it with chopper riders??!!

Automatic · 02-06-2009, 10:32 PM

What in the hell happened?? Chopper dudes used to ride old honda cb750s, triumphs and harleys that they built in their garage/front room with blood sweat and beer. They RODE hard and fast and never washed the bikes. Now, they are a bunch of non-building lames that average 1000 miles a year. WTF???!!!!

toothy · 02-06-2009, 10:35 PM

It is an amalgamation of machismo cultural symbolism commodified by corporate omnipotence.

That's what the fuck it is.

pirahna · 02-06-2009, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Automatic

What in the hell happened?? Chopper dudes used to ride old honda cb750s, triumphs and harleys that they built in their garage/front room with blood sweat and beer. They RODE hard and fast and never washed the bikes. Now, they are a bunch of non-building lames that average 1000 miles a year. WTF???!!!!

You score a mercy 1

Just_Sean · 02-06-2009, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Automatic

What in the hell happened?? Chopper dudes used to ride old honda cb750s, triumphs and harleys that they built in their garage/front room with blood sweat and beer. They RODE hard and fast and never washed the bikes. Now, they are a bunch of non-building lames that average 1000 miles a year. WTF???!!!!

It's hard to turn with that back tire

jazzmans · 02-07-2009, 01:13 AM

http://choppertown.ning.com/

AFAIK, it's still about exactly what you said, maybe you just didn't look in the right places.

:P

jaz

Anorak · 02-07-2009, 01:15 AM

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Originally Posted by jazzmans

http://choppertown.ning.com/

AFAIK, it's still about exactly what you said, maybe you just didn't look in the right places.

:P

jaz

Is that yours? Using the Comstar wheels is an excellent touch.

jazzmans · 02-07-2009, 01:20 AM

My buddies build. We agreed the comstars had to stay. I've got a alotta love for mag wheels.

she ran this week, (then seized, then ran again)

another buddies Tronda (1/2 64 triumph 1/2 honda cb 550) fired up tonight, should be road worthy after a carb battle tomorrow.

jaz

Anorak · 02-07-2009, 01:30 AM

Jazzmans, the more I look at that photo the more subtle detail appears. The neck of the beer bottle matched with the long springer front end, gold metalflake helmet, padlock for the steering head and what appears to be an open belt primary drive is a nice still life.

Ranmar850 · 02-07-2009, 02:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Automatic

What in the hell happened?? Chopper dudes used to ride old honda cb750s, triumphs and harleys that they built in their garage/front room with blood sweat and beer. They RODE hard and fast and never washed the bikes. Now, they are a bunch of non-building lames that average 1000 miles a year. WTF???!!!!

1000miles a year? What, on the trailer?

Not referring to homebuild choppertown guys, of course. Respect. People buy OCC stuff in K-mart.

Barry · 02-07-2009, 05:26 AM

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Originally Posted by jazzmans

http://choppertown.ning.com/

AFAIK, it's still about exactly what you said, maybe you just didn't look in the right places.

:P

jaz

Now that is cool.

I stopped in to the local "custom" chopper shop. I asked about them fabbing a mount for something for a supermoto I had a while back. The sales staff looked at me like I asked them to suck my dick. Then they sent me to the "shop". I roll out to the shop and asked the same thing. The "shop" guy said "well, we don't MAKE anything. We just buy the parts and assemble them".

So much for custom. Now, we do have a couple straight up biker places that build stuff. But they don't service the average idiot that wants Khakis M-F and a chopper on the weekend. I hate the new chopper craze. Seems a lot of guys found the standard HD isn't cool enough for him, he needs a 200+mm rear tire. UGH.

Barry

ADVMax · 02-07-2009, 05:42 AM

A-Bone · 02-07-2009, 06:42 AM

Keepin it real here.

-Chopperman

k12steve · 02-07-2009, 06:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Automatic

What in the hell happened?? Chopper dudes used to ride old honda cb750s, triumphs and harleys that they built in their garage/front room with blood sweat and beer. They RODE hard and fast and never washed the bikes. Now, they are a bunch of non-building lames that average 1000 miles a year. WTF???!!!!

Well, now that you've got your mandatory "real biker" post in . . .

And just think, its been what, 10, 20 seconds since our last "Harleys suck", "OCC Sucks", "Loud pipes suck", "cruisers don't ride much", "ATGATT sanctimony" blah blah blah threads.

Motornoggin · 02-07-2009, 06:59 AM

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Originally Posted by toothy

It is an amalgamation of machismo cultural symbolism commodified by corporate omnipotence.

That's what the fuck it is.

You musta got a new "Word-a-Day" calendar.

A-Bone · 02-07-2009, 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by toothy

It is an amalgamation of machismo cultural symbolism commodified by corporate omnipotence.

That's what the fuck it is.

I've got to hang out with you some day.....

You must listen to a lot of Utah Phillips..... If not.. you should...

02-06-2009, 10:32 PM	#1
Automatic ^OP mmmmm, shiney! Joined: Sep 2008 Location: between Sacramento and Reno... kinda sorta Oddometer: 133	WTF is it with chopper riders??!! What in the hell happened?? Chopper dudes used to ride old honda cb750s, triumphs and harleys that they built in their garage/front room with blood sweat and beer. They RODE hard and fast and never washed the bikes. Now, they are a bunch of non-building lames that average 1000 miles a year. WTF???!!!! __________________ AWWWww Fuck it, lets keep riding.

02-07-2009, 01:13 AM	#5
jazzmans fickt euch Joined: Apr 2007 Location: Devils Playground nv Oddometer: 4,644	http://choppertown.ning.com/ AFAIK, it's still about exactly what you said, maybe you just didn't look in the right places. :P jaz __________________ no-one sees motorcycles. life is what happens while you are busy making other plans. Klay-->You know what I mean, you bubble-headed noise-maker.

02-07-2009, 01:20 AM	#7
jazzmans fickt euch Joined: Apr 2007 Location: Devils Playground nv Oddometer: 4,644	My buddies build. We agreed the comstars had to stay. I've got a alotta love for mag wheels. she ran this week, (then seized, then ran again) another buddies Tronda (1/2 64 triumph 1/2 honda cb 550) fired up tonight, should be road worthy after a carb battle tomorrow. jaz __________________ no-one sees motorcycles. life is what happens while you are busy making other plans. Klay-->You know what I mean, you bubble-headed noise-maker.

02-07-2009, 01:30 AM	#8
Anorak Woolf Barnato Joined: Jul 2004 Location: OAK Oddometer: 29,324	Jazzmans, the more I look at that photo the more subtle detail appears. The neck of the beer bottle matched with the long springer front end, gold metalflake helmet, padlock for the steering head and what appears to be an open belt primary drive is a nice still life. __________________ 'Gonna get me a six pack...push people off the highway!' "they live off the carrion of our mutual distrust and bribe us with symbols that equate hatred with manhood." "I mean at the end of the day, I was addicted to Starting Fluid for Christ's sake!" "Yeah, that guy sure is terrible at touching moms"

02-07-2009, 05:42 AM	#11
ADVMax Sporting Foole Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Sometimes I'm here, sometimes I'm there. Oddometer: 27,986	__________________ There is absolutely NO EXCUSE for what I'm about to do! The Second Amendment - it ain't about duck hunting. You heatherns needs some churchin up - http://www.landoverbaptist.org/

02-07-2009, 06:42 AM	#12
A-Bone Indubitably Joined: Jun 2006 Location: Cow Hampsha, (NH, USA) Oddometer: 11,647	Keepin it real here. -Chopperman

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