I don't get Choppers
#35
04-14-2011, 11:36 PM
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To each his/her own. In the old days a chopper used to mean something. Something besides how much money you can afford to spend to have someone else build your bike.
#36
04-14-2011, 11:46 PM
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#37
04-15-2011, 12:17 AM
Why is it that you don't see Easy Rider/Capt. America-style choppers these days? It seems like all that's out there are Jesse James/West Coast-style choppers & bobbers.
Is it because the old-school/Easy Rider choppers are that uncomfortable?
Is it because the old-school/Easy Rider choppers are that uncomfortable?
#38
04-15-2011, 01:06 AM
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Some are nice to look at but I'm glad I'm not doing the polishing. Even Peter Fonda said that riding the Captain was a bone jarring experience. I think I prefer a more confortable ride. And I prefer a more reliable ride.
#40
04-15-2011, 05:27 AM
Choppers? It's taking a bike and reshaping it into a visually appealing (questionable) piece of art, that isn't nearly as functional as it was before. I just saw one at my local convenience store and it was a super stretched, super chromed thing like you see on the show, and it was all the guy could do to get it turned into the gas pumps and park it. I don't mean a tasteful rake like on the Wide Glide either.