anyone from the chopper days?

[Rob S.]

I kind of like it. A slice of the 70's... I'd never ride it though, but it would (look) good in a collection. 👍

I agree. (Not a bot.)

[GS1150Pilot]

migod! no front brake! (...and it Looks like he's steering a shopping cart)

Yeah, watching it weeble wobble in to the pump as slow speeds made me shudder.

[GS1150Pilot]

There ARE choppers that look good (not the one like I saw):

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[wymple]

Built this with a stick welder only, 28 tears ago. It's still here. Bored to 708cc, currently getting a custom electronic ignition (my boy is a machinist). Forks are 750 Honda, 6" over. I spent 250 bucks starting with a stock 1973 TX650 Yamaha.

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Built this with a stick welder only, 28 tears ago. It's still here. Bored to 708cc, currently getting a custom electronic ignition (my boy is a machinist). Forks are 750 Honda, 6" over. I spent 250 bucks starting with a stock 1973 TX650 Yamaha.

i havent really been on this site in a while, so late to see but that things badass! love seeing twisted metal!

is that a magneto infront of the frame??

edit: i guess you saying you're getting a custom electrical ignition kinda answers my question.

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The looks thing to me has to do with fit and finish. The "back in the day" look is due to custom parts made by hand and the imperfections that resulted from that. With AutoCAD and 5 axis milling machines the custom bikes these days look like they came off the showroom floor or bolted together from parts out of the Arlen Ness catalog. My favorites are the ones a guy did in his own garage, maybe with the help of some buddies. That has more to do with "good old days" nastalgia than anything else.

kinda reviving the thread but yeah i like the look and backstory of a bike that was built in a garage/shed with the boys over one that looks like its a factory finished, those certain unsymmetrical or flawed pieces/designs give it character!

the highly custom bikes of today are surely a work of art, and i can appreciate it but sometimes art is all they end up being; ya gotta be able to ride them and not polish and wax it every time u stop.

[wymple]

i havent really been on this site in a while, so late to see but that things badass! love seeing twisted metal!

is that a magneto infront of the frame??

edit: i guess you saying you're getting a custom electrical ignition kinda answers my question.

Just a container

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Just a container

Aw darn still a sick ride