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seth in da house:
I NEED to know about that delivery truck in the background
Have no clue to what it is but I think it's some American Milk Truck or something, remeber seeing pix of it somewhere and I think it's fitted with Air Ride, billet wheels and a nasty V8.....
DP says: Cool vans & pick ups are a must for a bike builder/owner........
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Jan 24, 2007 12:39:47 GMT
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MMMmmmmm. Thanks Dp, thats my old skool fix for the day!
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phatphord
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Jan 24, 2007 13:27:19 GMT
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Hey Hotwire, check out dice magazine ( www.dicemagazine.com/ ) for some interesting stuff,some properly clean bikes there,not just billetbarges. DP,how is LTO coming along? I'm looking at march for the triple being on the road,coming along well...I'll be planning that trip to mosta hill soon  |
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Last Edit: Jan 24, 2007 15:01:42 GMT by phatphord
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Jan 24, 2007 14:53:32 GMT
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phatphord in da house:
DP,how is LTO coming along?
Just fine, sorry I can not give ya all a sneak since the lid is on untill Custom Bike Show on June 2'nd but I can say as much as 2 Swedish bike & kustom magazines are calling all the time to get first chance at a story, I did not really expect all this interest and I hope to God I can live up to the expectations.....
DP says: The Tuborg Classic case is in the fridge waiting......
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phatphord
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Jan 24, 2007 15:04:05 GMT
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Good stuff,where are you near anyway(big town for multimap to find!) and given the choice between clip ons and zed bars which would you plump for? Cos its doing my swede in at the mo.
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Jan 24, 2007 15:07:53 GMT
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I'll stick with my Royal Enfield thanks!  |
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'82 944 Lhasa green
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Jan 24, 2007 15:18:18 GMT
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Mitch, that looks lovely  Any more pics? A question about those choppers, surely they're horrible to ride with all that rake, length and seating position? Or, are they actually fast/chuckable ? |
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Jan 24, 2007 15:22:30 GMT
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DP what a fantastic selection of bikes!! I love the Old Skool Stylee!
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phatphord
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Jan 24, 2007 15:25:45 GMT
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A question about those choppers, surely they're horrible to ride with all that rake, length and seating position? Or, are they actually fast/chuckable ? Some of the billetbarges aren't so good with the riding position,but a lot of the cooler (in my opinion) older ones are more practical,and of course have little in the way of fancy doodads to add to the weight so can be made to hustle,but if you really wanna hustle,build a cafe racer and put up with neck ache and wrist pains like I do |
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Jan 24, 2007 15:26:08 GMT
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Mitch, that looks lovely Any more pics? A question about those choppers, surely they're horrible to ride with all that rake, length and seating position? Or, are they actually fast/chuckable ? They're awful to ride! Fun for about 2 minutes then your back, arms and bum (usually these bikes are rigid framed) all ache. Corners are scary unless you are at high speed but then they're horrible at high speed too. I'll sort out some pics later. Anyway, should we be talking about bikes on a car site? ;D |
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Jan 24, 2007 15:29:30 GMT
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Anyway, should we be talking about bikes on a car site? ;D You appear to have mistaken RR for a democracy.... I'm assuming all the choppers/bobbers etc. are custom made frames? |
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Jan 24, 2007 15:31:42 GMT
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No, i know thats not the case sir.
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dp
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Jan 24, 2007 15:57:28 GMT
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phatphord in da house:
where are you near anyway(big town for multimap to find!)Closest big town Enköping, closest village Örsundsbro or here I am: www.flashearth.com/?lat=59.757076&lon=17.232426&z=18.1&r=0&src=0phatphord in da house:
and given the choice between clip ons and zed bars which would you plump forZ-bars all the way, just what's on LTO and IMHO the only way to go on a Bobber Retro bike.... DP says: Flash Earth is pretty cool....
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Jan 24, 2007 16:41:53 GMT
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 F*CK YEAH!!! That is most definitely the coolest thing I have seen this year!! |
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Jan 24, 2007 17:10:46 GMT
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F*CK YEAH!!! That is most definitely the coolest thing I have seen this year!! Seconded. Although I'm usually more of a Lambretta / Italjet Dragster man myself! |
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My fleet:
Suzuki GSX-R600Y SRAD with bald, melted tyres
A borrowed Mondeo
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Jan 24, 2007 21:16:29 GMT
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Anyway, should we be talking about bikes on a car site? ;D You appear to have mistaken RR for a democracy.... I'm assuming all the choppers/bobbers etc. are custom made frames? Very rarely Even OCC use off the shelf frames for their one off bikes. The v low volume bike creators do make their own though. |
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Almera GTI = ugly bird who turns out to be great in the sack = Win
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Very rarely Even OCC use off the shelf frames for their one off bikes. The v low volume bike creators do make their own though. Thats interesting,.. So whats the deal with building a bobber or chopper? Where do things usually come from?? |
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phatphord
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two different things.
firstly a bobber is (traditionally) an ex-service bike that has the front and rear mudguards shortened (bobbed) and all extraneous items removed.
A chopper is a bike that has been chopped about,ie had the frame chopped about,had the rake altered,had a hardtail welded on, had the fuel tank changed...blah blah...it should be stripped down,be loud and not appeal to your gran.
There are plenty of companies in the UK that can provide you with frames and all the extraneous items,it depends what you want to build. Your best start is to find a complete bike that runs and then tear it apart.
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HotWire in da house:
So whats the deal with building a bobber or chopper? Where do things usually come from??
If you look in Dice Magazine and others that feature "Joe Blow" built Triumphs & Harleys most of the frames are old rigids or stock frames with either bolt on or weld on ridgid rears the rest of the parts are a mix-match of swap meet finds and of the shelf parts to get the look. Some of the big name builders like Jesse Rooke, Roland Sands, Isto, Walts and other make their own custom frames while most of the bikes built by Redneck, OCC, Big Bear Choppers and many many others use ready made custom built frames that now are a huge biz, sadly it has shown even in the AMD Championship that many of the bikes there are built on similar "off the shelf frames" and IMHO that don't belong at that level of bike building but "monney rules" I guess.....
DP says it over & over again: If you really want to see a real bike built get Choppertown The Sinners DVD.....
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Last Edit: Jan 25, 2007 10:46:35 GMT by dp
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Jan 25, 2007 10:38:53 GMT
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surely thats missing the point of it using an off the shelf frame?
i guess then thats why so many of OCC's theme bikes look technically the same but just with a different assortment of tat attached.
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idea stolen from rattely eddie.
this weeks car count "5"
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Any more pics?
