Fair enough gotta respect a man who's earned it things willing we ever cross paths we'll trade a cold one , war stories and maybe a few dirty tricks I got tired of dark parking lots at 3am and temperamental scooters and got busy early so maybe you never know .

PS I've only owned a button bike 3 times in my life and those have in the last 20 yrs or so as a second bike that never lasted more than 18 months before sold , had a long list of Brits and rat harley's since 18 no stranger to the arm and pedal .

 

I gotta agree.. I hate "theme" bikes. What was that pictured, a ****ing Lincoln chopper? What the hell is that? Why do they have to make all of these stupid bikes with a theme on them, like the bike that was supposed to be a fire truck, or one for a shoe company, or one for whatever else you can think of. Didn't the word "chopper" come about because people "chopped" together parts to make a bike?

 

Have you never even seen a single episode? If so, you missed the entire point of a "theme"! In the beginning of each episode it shows O.C.C. and PJD meeting with companies to build them a bike. They make theme bikes because they get paid for their theme bikes. Couldn't hardly build a scoot for Lugz and not make it into a shoe theme. The Lincoln bike was for Lincoln (FoMoCo) to use for advertisement. It is business, plain and simple. May not be your idea of a great bike, but the attention that the bike gets is what it was intended for, not to ride. The fire bike was a tribute to the firefighters lost in 9/11, and with all due respect I don't see anything coming from you to honor these heroes, nor with this level of ability and talent. That bike had a LOT of talent put into it, and it paid a respectful tribute to these brave firefighters. As a former firefighter myself, I take this bike to heart- it means a lot to me, and I will thank you to respect it and what it means to so many.
And no, the term chopper comes from GIs who came home from WWII and wanted their bike to resemble the feel and handling of the Europeans that they rode overseas, so they chopped off anything that they did not need. They were not originally parts put together, like today's choppers.
There are so many critical people out there that think they can build better than the professionals. Everybody is an expert. It never ceases to amaze me how many can change primary oil or swap a seat out and think they are a "custom bike builder". Armchair quarterbacks.

 

GET SOME, most of the dudes on this site are whinny *** bitches, get on your bike and ride........shut your whinny *** up, u dont like occ and pjd, turn the channel

 

Just burns me up when people disrespect others' hard work. Love it or hate it, there is a lot of talent and effort in these builds. I am a builder myself. Not bikes, but cars. Everybody is an expert.

My favorite quotes from customers.
"Just spray it."
"Why do I need motor work for nitrous?"
"Just slap the blower on there, I will get brakes when I can afford more work."
"The body looks pretty good, can't you just candy it as-is?"

The Firebike especially means a lot to me, because of my previous volunteer work. It is not to be disrespected, as this disrespects the meaning of the bike.
-Ride safe.

 

As a long time professional mechanic and a custom bike builder from the old school ways I can respect your views on some things but let me pass along something an old gray hair told me when I was still wet behind the ears eager to learn .

Son don't care what color or kind of paint they use , how fancy the look or body work is or how much chrome you can hang on it, a pig is still a pig and that ought to tell you plenty about the the guy who wants it and the hustler doing it for him .

 

If you don't like what others have to say about OCC and PJD then take your own advise and don't read their posts!

 

+1 I though he was talking about me

 

Those guys are a joke. It surprises me that they are still on tv. It's boring, the bikes suck and are not rideable and did I mention that they are boring to watch? I would rather walk than ride one of their bikes.

 

"Son don't care what color or kind of paint they use , how fancy the look or body work is or how much chrome you can hang on it, a pig is still a pig and that ought to tell you plenty about the the guy who wants it and the hustler doing it for him ."




LOL, That just about says it all. Indian Larry, Now he was a Builder, Biker.