Paul snr from american chopper
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hornedfrogs07
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180kg = ?lbs
395ish?? I've heard of him repping 315 on the show, but not 395.
395ish?? I've heard of him repping 315 on the show, but not 395.
You tell em.i will, he gets on my nerves anyway. always running his mouth and never does anything. his boys thinks he is a joke. see he has a lot of mouth and no ass. lack of squatting does that. =0)
the best one was when mikey ran his truck in the pond. that was hilarious. great show.
the best one was when mikey ran his truck in the pond. that was hilarious. great show.
iron addict
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I HATE the show and here is a rant from a couple of weeks ago about why:
And yes, Paul needs to get his skiny assed legs under a squat bar.
I'm 42 and have owned at least one (up to 3 at a time) Harley every damn day of my life since I was 18. I have witnessed the bike scene change a LOT over the years. A big part of the current influence is "American Choppers" and "Monster Garage". I have seen both these shows twice and that was enough for me.
I grew up riding "choppers". But choppers in the original sense of the word. Early choppers did not have long front ends, they were mearly stripped bikes that were usually hot rodded. Now all the rage are the long bikes. I am seeing guys that HAVE NEVER RIDDEN A HARLEY LAYING OUT 25-50 GRAND FOR A "CHOPPER". What these guys don't know is they are buying something to look at. Every fucking page of the bike magazines these days have bikes that are one-upmanship on the last guys bike. Who would have ever imagined that the primary criteria for how "cool" your bike is is the width of the rear tire. We now are seing bikes with 330mm rear tires. That is much wider than my vans tires. What the motorcycle magaines don't tell these morons is a bike with that much tire is not really meant to corner. But bikes are made to corner. I have ridden quiet a few of these fucking contraptions and all I can say is you gotta be the ultimate poser to want somehing that takes all the fun out of riding because you can't really corner.
Couple that with a 10-15 inch over front end, and a skinny tire up front and you really have a POS. But ooohhhh it looks cool. But wait there is more. The aftermarket is providing engines that are truly spectacular. Many makers are making 120-160 cubic inch engines that are putting out 130-160 hp. Listen, that much horspower in a motorcyle will pull your fucking arms out of socket and give you a bike that wheelies when you are not even trying. My 107 CI motor will throttle wheelie 1st trough 3rd gear and will upside down the bike in 1st and 2nd. And that is in a Harley FXR, the best handling harley ever produced. Not some contraption with a 300mm back tire, a 12 over front end and no front brake.
These motors are great, but not all that tractable.
Here is the picture of about 8 out of 10 bikes in the pretty mags these days. They have a tire that won't let you corner, a front end that takes low speed stabilty out of the picture and again reduces cornering, often poor frame geometry, but some of the frmes are well thought out. A motor/tranny that is often "offset" in the frame to allow for the HUGE tire (maybe to offset the guys little dicks??) a motor that is a bat out of hell that is less than tractable at low speeds, in a frame that is either ridged or has the shocks "slammed" into the ground so it looks cool. Sum it all up and you got somehing neat to look at and shit to ride.
TV is polluting another segment of America--you can have it. I can hardly buy a bike mag anymore because they are all filled with useless non-functional show POS. Kind of like a BB mags where they present the useless routines of the "pro's".
On the upside I am again showing my rebellious nature. I'm buying a bagger. A new Harley Road King will soon replace my FXR. I'm going to keep it mostly stock--I just can't be like them-lol.
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And yes, Paul needs to get his skiny assed legs under a squat bar.
I'm 42 and have owned at least one (up to 3 at a time) Harley every damn day of my life since I was 18. I have witnessed the bike scene change a LOT over the years. A big part of the current influence is "American Choppers" and "Monster Garage". I have seen both these shows twice and that was enough for me.
I grew up riding "choppers". But choppers in the original sense of the word. Early choppers did not have long front ends, they were mearly stripped bikes that were usually hot rodded. Now all the rage are the long bikes. I am seeing guys that HAVE NEVER RIDDEN A HARLEY LAYING OUT 25-50 GRAND FOR A "CHOPPER". What these guys don't know is they are buying something to look at. Every fucking page of the bike magazines these days have bikes that are one-upmanship on the last guys bike. Who would have ever imagined that the primary criteria for how "cool" your bike is is the width of the rear tire. We now are seing bikes with 330mm rear tires. That is much wider than my vans tires. What the motorcycle magaines don't tell these morons is a bike with that much tire is not really meant to corner. But bikes are made to corner. I have ridden quiet a few of these fucking contraptions and all I can say is you gotta be the ultimate poser to want somehing that takes all the fun out of riding because you can't really corner.
Couple that with a 10-15 inch over front end, and a skinny tire up front and you really have a POS. But ooohhhh it looks cool. But wait there is more. The aftermarket is providing engines that are truly spectacular. Many makers are making 120-160 cubic inch engines that are putting out 130-160 hp. Listen, that much horspower in a motorcyle will pull your fucking arms out of socket and give you a bike that wheelies when you are not even trying. My 107 CI motor will throttle wheelie 1st trough 3rd gear and will upside down the bike in 1st and 2nd. And that is in a Harley FXR, the best handling harley ever produced. Not some contraption with a 300mm back tire, a 12 over front end and no front brake.
These motors are great, but not all that tractable.
Here is the picture of about 8 out of 10 bikes in the pretty mags these days. They have a tire that won't let you corner, a front end that takes low speed stabilty out of the picture and again reduces cornering, often poor frame geometry, but some of the frmes are well thought out. A motor/tranny that is often "offset" in the frame to allow for the HUGE tire (maybe to offset the guys little dicks??) a motor that is a bat out of hell that is less than tractable at low speeds, in a frame that is either ridged or has the shocks "slammed" into the ground so it looks cool. Sum it all up and you got somehing neat to look at and shit to ride.
TV is polluting another segment of America--you can have it. I can hardly buy a bike mag anymore because they are all filled with useless non-functional show POS. Kind of like a BB mags where they present the useless routines of the "pro's".
On the upside I am again showing my rebellious nature. I'm buying a bagger. A new Harley Road King will soon replace my FXR. I'm going to keep it mostly stock--I just can't be like them-lol.
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Insane_Man
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I heart this thread.
Mudge
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Iron, we should talk torque, because there are street rice bikes with more power than that.
I love V8 cars, but when it comes to bikes I dont do AMERICAN RICE. Give me something fast and functional, I dont need pretty boy sissy bullshit. I dont put spinnerzzzzzz on my cars and I dont have a $5,000 stereo either.
I dont give a shit if someone else thinks my vehicle of choice is cool, I bought it for me, to go fast, not look fast while crusing at 20 MPH.
I love V8 cars, but when it comes to bikes I dont do AMERICAN RICE. Give me something fast and functional, I dont need pretty boy sissy bullshit. I dont put spinnerzzzzzz on my cars and I dont have a $5,000 stereo either.
I dont give a shit if someone else thinks my vehicle of choice is cool, I bought it for me, to go fast, not look fast while crusing at 20 MPH.
iron addict
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Mudge,
It really doesn't make a difference how much torque they have. They don't get ridden--lol.
You really have to ride one of these wide-tired wonders to appreciate how shitty they handle. If they use motor/tranny off-set because of the tire you have to counter lean then THE WHOLE TIME YOU RIDE JUST TO KEEP THEM GOING WHERE YOU ARE POINTING THEM!!!!
You can figure 5-15% more torque than horsepower numbers given and be pretty close if the motors are built right. Hell my little 107 CI S&S motor will upside down the bike in 1st and 2nd gears with throttle only. Something I learned the hard way--ouch! and it is putting out about 115 pounds of torque and 105 HP.
I'd like to see how many of these "new guys" getting chops with 124 inch motors are slamming them into things because they are a bit (WAY TO FUCKING) much for them.
Iron Addict
It really doesn't make a difference how much torque they have. They don't get ridden--lol.
You really have to ride one of these wide-tired wonders to appreciate how shitty they handle. If they use motor/tranny off-set because of the tire you have to counter lean then THE WHOLE TIME YOU RIDE JUST TO KEEP THEM GOING WHERE YOU ARE POINTING THEM!!!!
You can figure 5-15% more torque than horsepower numbers given and be pretty close if the motors are built right. Hell my little 107 CI S&S motor will upside down the bike in 1st and 2nd gears with throttle only. Something I learned the hard way--ouch! and it is putting out about 115 pounds of torque and 105 HP.
I'd like to see how many of these "new guys" getting chops with 124 inch motors are slamming them into things because they are a bit (WAY TO FUCKING) much for them.
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