Billy Joel meets up with Inforit and Phat03 - PICS!!!
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Billy Joel meets up with Inforit and Phat03 - PICS!!!
Arnold and I went for a nice relaxing Gold Coast ride and ended up at the Breakers in Bayville. As we were getting ready to leave, this awsum looking red bobber comes rolling into the parking lot. I tell Arnold I have to get a shot of it, so he tells me go ahead the guys coming back our way. So, as I take the first shot the guy turns and heads directly for us, he pulls right up to our feet and asks, "what happened to the TIKI Bar." Now that he's right in front of us we realize it's Billy Joel riding his custom Orange County "Billy Joel Bike". So we shot the **** with him and he gave us a run down of his bike and all it's Orange County Flaws. LOL What a way to end an already perfect ride!!!
I took a couple of pics of the view we had of the LI Sound and a couple of Billy on his bike, oh and one of Arnold learning how to use his GPS. LOL
I took a couple of pics of the view we had of the LI Sound and a couple of Billy on his bike, oh and one of Arnold learning how to use his GPS. LOL
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05-06-2006, 09:38 PM
RE: Billy Joel meets up with Inforit and Phat03 - PICS!!!
Awesome ride Joe and great pictures, I was getting a little worried when it started to rain over the Robert Moses Bridge for a bit and then the skies opened up to the beautiful sun.
It was Funny to see Billy ranting on and on how the OCC messed up.
Nice looking bike though.
-Arnold
It was Funny to see Billy ranting on and on how the OCC messed up.
Nice looking bike though.
-Arnold
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05-06-2006, 09:44 PM
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I've often thought that OCC bikes were better for looking at than riding. The way they always impose some stupid deadline to create tension on the show can only lead to mistakes and things being overlooked. Nice looking bobber though! Thanks for sharing.
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RE: Billy Joel meets up with Inforit and Phat03 - PICS!!!
Sorry for the delayed response, but every great ride has it's price, so I just finished putting wifey's patio furniture together. LOL
Problems Billy has with OCC bike:
1) Failed to seal inside gas tank so now tank has rust inside.
2) Paint around tank fill peeling off after minimal gas spatter from filling.
3) Solid footboards (no spring) mounted so close to ground bike can only lean minimally before scraping boards.
4) Billy asked for a loud horn...when blown while motor is running you can't even hear it.
5) Billy asked for exhaust sound to be low to medium, bike is as loud as my fatty with V&H bigshot longs.
6) Bike is supposed to have been painted all one color which looks like a reddish orange.....rims are a light orange, footboards are a bright red, frame, tin and tank are bright orange.
7) Leather seat is already discoloring from a beautiful saddle brown to a grayish color.
8) Gas gap takes about a half hour to get off due to misfitting ears.
Other than that the bike's perfect.....LOL
Actually the bike design is awsum....just poor workmanship.
Problems Billy has with OCC bike:
1) Failed to seal inside gas tank so now tank has rust inside.
2) Paint around tank fill peeling off after minimal gas spatter from filling.
3) Solid footboards (no spring) mounted so close to ground bike can only lean minimally before scraping boards.
4) Billy asked for a loud horn...when blown while motor is running you can't even hear it.
5) Billy asked for exhaust sound to be low to medium, bike is as loud as my fatty with V&H bigshot longs.
6) Bike is supposed to have been painted all one color which looks like a reddish orange.....rims are a light orange, footboards are a bright red, frame, tin and tank are bright orange.
7) Leather seat is already discoloring from a beautiful saddle brown to a grayish color.
8) Gas gap takes about a half hour to get off due to misfitting ears.
Other than that the bike's perfect.....LOL
Actually the bike design is awsum....just poor workmanship.
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