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G The Voice of Reason
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stinkwheel Bovine Proctologist
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chickenstrip Super Spammer
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GT200Fan79 wrote: | Bikes are just a tool to do a job and therefore anything that is built purely to convey an “image” is pointless. |
That doesn't apply for me. Yes, for many they are a tool, to get them to and from work quicker by enabling them to jump the traffic queues.
For me, they became a touring tool, an enjoyable way to see what small part of the world I could afford to.
Image? Like I give a flying fuck what you lot think
But also I ride (rode ) for the pure pleasure of it. I wouldn't really call that a tool, in the purest sense of the word, because other methods wouldn't give me that same enjoyment. My car is a tool. I don't particularly get pleasure from driving it, but it does a job. "Drug" might be a better description for bikes in my case, as I get withdrawal symptoms when I haven't ridden for a while
The OP asks for opinions, but I suspect he doesn't really want them unless they support his own tastes - something about certain wording in his post. So I would suggest to him that if he wants to build choppers, just get on with it. I don't like them, but I'm not him. ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
THERE'S MILLIONS OF CHICKENSTRIPS OUT THERE! |
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Sister Sledge World Chat Champion
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Jewlio Rides Again LLB World Chat Champion
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I'm not a purist, but that is fucking wank. ____________________ Mpd72: I can categorically say i’m Brighter than that, no matter how I come across on here.
HAHAHA HAHAHA Blew Chilly MyCrowSystems |
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I'd risk burning my fat calves on those pipes just so I could ride the tits off that.
Hoonage! ____________________ Not nearly as interesting in real life. |
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stinkwheel Bovine Proctologist
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Ste Not Work Safe
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Power cruisers?
They make crappy amounts of power for the size of their engines. |
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Ste Not Work Safe
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I think some are great, others not so but that Ariel is great and of its time (the 70s) as they're probably period mods. We'll all look back at hipsters in 20 years and laugh at the beards and all of the brat style stuff some think are 'in' today just like the yoof do at those 70s chops.
I built one about 15 years ago based on a shaft drive XJ650 after getting fed up of riding on the road... raked hardtail frame, 1m wide bars, low seat and painted dark metallic green.
It did not handle, or stop or go very well but it was fun (in a different way) to ride when it worked. It is also one of the only bikes I'd ever buy back if I had the chance, XBD117W where are you now?? (No MoT since 2011 but SORN so still out there somewhere...)
*Edit* found a picture
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stevo as b4 World Chat Champion
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 5 years, 164 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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