Motorcycle

 

gartec81 and emerican19 pretty much nailed it. Thanks guys.

I'm from Montreal, Canada and people are still asking me if it's a bike from SOA lol Depending on who's asking, sometime i say yes it is... it's a blacked out night train.

Some get it but the majority don't. I live in a place where chrome, big wheel and lowered suspension are the norm.

I've been told that my bike looked like a honda shadow (by 2 douchebags at a light stop, i laughed and throtle on. I dont care what others think. I built my harley for my needs, not for others.

 

No no.... why? Are certain mods done? What mods? I'm aspiring, want to learn. No sand bagging, share the wisdom.

 

I think you mean INQUIRING, not aspiring.

 

I meaant what i said. You wanna take this outside! !!!?

Aspiring aka wannabe.

Share the goods.

 

that's funny I always thought Jax's character was based on Simba from "The Lion King"

 

Was hoping to reuse my bars fo now but that may not work out with the fat 1-1/4 bars. The forbiddens are nice but, the clamp base portions extend sort of far down the riseres and that would complicate the guage relocation. The hardcase risers are ugly as f*** but, have little mount points for gauges. Thats nice.

 

Reasons why 'Jax' wears sneakers and baggy jeans....
August 5, 2011 at 7:44pm[/B]

This is from an interview with Kurt..The new subculture, Charlie (Hunnam) and I both did a lot of research hanging out with these guys in Oakland, there's a new wave of bikers, the prospects are influenced by the hip-hop culture. Guys that really want to be bikers are the guys that feel like they need to wear the uniform. Most of the guys I know, 40-odd-year full-patch members, these guys are on motorcycles all the time, they ride for comfort, that's why their bikes aren't all tricked out, they wear sneakers because they're comfortable, they don't have anything to prove. Especially if you have a death's head on your back, nobody's going to say "Why are you wearing sneakers?" But it's definitely influenced by these kids who are influenced by the hip hop culture, and one of the guys Charlie modeled his character after, who has since been gunned down and killed, was a guy who wore these clean white sneakers

To prep for his role, Hunnam hung out with outlaw bikers in Northern California. “There was a kid I met in this club who was exactly who I was hired to play. He was the son of a man in the motorcycle club, he’d grown up in the club, every one of his birthday parties had been thrown in the clubhouse. I wear exactly the shoes he wore, the jeans he wore. He had a very powerful impact on me. He was an amazing guy.” And he was shot dead before Sons started production, hence the bullet necklace [Hunnam wears]. “I wear it for him –to remember the flavor he taught me.”

Another answer courtesy of Nicole Mayne:
Kurt Sutter has gone into length about the white tennis shoes Charlie Hunnam as Jax Teller wears. Charlie and Kurt did a tremendous amount of research and personal interviews and hanging around various motorcylce groups/clubs. The character of Jax Teller is based somewhat on a biker Charlie Hunnam met that wore gleaming white tennis shoes. As motorcycle groups/clubs move into the 21st Century the younger generation is identifying more with hip hop culture. Part of that culture is clean, white tennis shoes. Another aspect of this subculture is the aging member who has been in for multiple years. They tend to be older and ride for comfort not appearances. They have traded in their choppers in some cases for more comfortable touring type bikes. And according to Sutter many have begun riding in tennis shoes simply because it is more comfortable. They feel they don't have anything to prove to anyone. They may change into boots once they get where they are going though for the "look".

 

I may be talking out of my ***, and this photo has been in circulation for a while, but I've wondered for about 5 years if this is "the guy".

 

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