thinking about going in a new motorcycling direction - Page 2

t-homo · 10-09-2009, 01:20 PM

did you get married and just haven't told us yet?

zer0t · 10-09-2009, 01:21 PM

I lived the chopper experience and it cannot be a primary bike. I also feel that the over the top chopper look is kind of dead. Fatbaggers and highly customized harleys are more the norm. Look at some of the stuff Roland Sands has done to softails or FBI with roadkings.

Manly rigid, swing arms are for sissys........so I thought.

BobTheBiker · 10-09-2009, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by t-rock

did you get married and just haven't told us yet?

I highly doubt this one. unless I am and nobody told me.

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Originally Posted by zer0t

I lived the chopper experience and it cannot be a primary bike. I also feel that the over the top chopper look is kind of dead. Fatbaggers and highly customized harleys are more the norm. Look at some of the stuff Roland Sands has done to softails or FBI with roadkings.

Manly rigid, swing arms are for sissys........so I thought.

That style looks ok to me, but I greatly prefer the hand built cobbled together from 70 other bikes look, kinda raw and unfinished so to speak.

No Worries · 10-09-2009, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by BobTheBiker

...I suppose you could say I'm just becoming a more or less mature rider, and wanting something I can enjoy seeing the sights on. call me nuts, but I want to go slower and enjoy life...

To me, an enjoyable bike is smooth, comfortable, can go around a corner with no fuss, can pass a row of cars going up a steep hill, and keeps the wind blast off me. And to me, the sights would include Colorado, Utah, and Arizona. A chopper wouldn't do it for me, and a Goldwing is just too much. My CBR1000F is close at doing it all, but an 1,100cc Blackbird would be even better.

t-homo · 10-09-2009, 04:25 PM

No worries, sounds like you need a connie 14.

tached1000rr · 10-09-2009, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by t-rock

No worries, sounds like you need a connie 14.

yep.....

TYEster · 10-09-2009, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by shmike

Agreed.

No offense to GM or anyone else that rode or "built" a modern chopper but those are a bastardation of the meaning of the word.

A true chopper is a bike that has had parts chopped off, welded on, cannibalized from other bikes and has more man hours invested than dollars.

I think the sporty build sounds great.

"Chopper"

05 Shadow 750, total spent in mods(not counting the tools) $300 fork extensions & adjustable struts. Rest is by hand and tool.

Gas Man · 10-09-2009, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by marko138

I'm about at this point as well. My next bike will most likely not be a sportbike. Haven't nailed down exactly what I want. But I have a couple in mind.

Gee I think I might know abt this....

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Originally Posted by shmike

Agreed.

No offense to GM or anyone else that rode or "built" a modern chopper but those are a bastardation of the meaning of the word.

A true chopper is a bike that has had parts chopped off, welded on, cannibalized from other bikes and has more man hours invested than dollars.

I think the sporty build sounds great.

I'm well aware of the difference between old and new school. The new factory customs are a dieing breed. The old school choppers are back in style. More so in the bobber look. You aren't going to educate me on the topic.

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Originally Posted by BobTheBiker

That style looks ok to me, but I greatly prefer the hand built cobbled together from 70 other bikes look, kinda raw and unfinished so to speak.

Of coarse... that is also what is in style now.

101lifts2 · 10-10-2009, 12:29 AM

I can't stand choppers personally as I think they are total poser mobiles...With that said, if you want a bike you can ride around that isn't all about carving corners, get a cruiser like a HD Nighttrain.

BobTheBiker · 10-10-2009, 02:50 AM

I love stuff thats built from parts honestly, which is kinda why I want to make my own bike by repurposing one.

IF I actually had freakin TWISTIES near me, I"d get another sportbike, like a little 500, I dont need a lot of power in a sportbike. but my roads are primarily flat and straight, and BLAH really, which influences my thinking. Its wasteful to have all that cornering potential and no roads to use it on.

I may just get a sportster and leave it alone, other than a windshield and jsut RIDE The thing.

10-09-2009, 01:21 PM	#12
zer0t Kneedragger Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Morris County, NJ Moto: 2003 FLSTCI 2008 KTM RC8 Posts: 179	I lived the chopper experience and it cannot be a primary bike. I also feel that the over the top chopper look is kind of dead. Fatbaggers and highly customized harleys are more the norm. Look at some of the stuff Roland Sands has done to softails or FBI with roadkings. Manly rigid, swing arms are for sissys........so I thought. __________________ The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything. - Friedrich Nietzsche Last edited by zer0t; 10-09-2009 at 01:24 PM..

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101lifts2 WSB Champion Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Anaheim, CA Moto: 2009 Kawi ZX6R Posts: 5,570	I can't stand choppers personally as I think they are total poser mobiles...With that said, if you want a bike you can ride around that isn't all about carving corners, get a cruiser like a HD Nighttrain. __________________ Train Hard Ron Paul - 2012 Mark of Excellence GM

10-09-2009, 01:20 PM	#11
t-homo WSB Champion Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 7,146	did you get married and just haven't told us yet?

10-09-2009, 04:25 PM	#15
t-homo WSB Champion Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 7,146	No worries, sounds like you need a connie 14.

10-10-2009, 02:50 AM	#20
BobTheBiker too much time on my hands Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: the northern district of god damn Moto: 01 ZX6R, looking for more now. Posts: 1,802	I love stuff thats built from parts honestly, which is kinda why I want to make my own bike by repurposing one. IF I actually had freakin TWISTIES near me, I"d get another sportbike, like a little 500, I dont need a lot of power in a sportbike. but my roads are primarily flat and straight, and BLAH really, which influences my thinking. Its wasteful to have all that cornering potential and no roads to use it on. I may just get a sportster and leave it alone, other than a windshield and jsut RIDE The thing.