Is this the fugliest chopper in the known universe?

[Kiwi Graham:Me]

These things aren't meant to be ridden, there just a piece of art.
Clearly nothing practical about it but nice to look at, You'd need a bloody big sideboard to put it on though!

[imdying]

As a piece of art, it's lovely for sure. Might not be what I'd choose for the foyer, but you can't fault the build quality (well not from pics at least!).

[Conquiztador]

A lot of negativity. The man owns a custom bike shop. He wants to be known as the best. So he builds a bike that wins all shows he enters. And to make it even harder for him self he does it with a non-american motor. I give him a bucket load of respect.

Bike shows are not for everyone. Infact I suspect that very few on here has entered their pride in any show. Add to that the need for knowledge needed to hand make bits instead of buying bolt-on bits. As custom shows are not for polished original bikes.

And who in their right mind would do daily rides with a bike worth US$ 300,000??? I suspect he has a dozen other bikes he can ride.

You might not like what the man has built. But clearly heaps of judges at a bunch of shows have concluded this one is the best. You can then argue that the man knows nothing about bikes as much as you like, but I suspect he might not care much about the opinion from someone on a GN250...

[joan of arc]

Conquiztador, you are talking about something quite different. It is possible to have respect for the work that has gone into making a show piece but that does not necessarily equate to having made something of beauty. Yes, the maker of this bike may have done something stupendous as it relates to the mechanics and workmanship. But it is not a pretty result by any stretch of the imagination.

[Crasherfromwayback]

But it is not a pretty result by any stretch of the imagination.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and all that.

[Tigadee]

Is this ugly?

[HenryDorsetCase]

Ness two engine hub centre steer chopper:

[Big Dave]

Is this ugly?

I don't think so.

It would be a bit 'tragic' after 40,000km on NZ roads though.

A lot of the viability of the machines depends on where you live.

You could get away with a wild chopper over here in Brisbane. Just stay on the super-slab. The Waikato...not so much

[Conquiztador]

Conquiztador, you are talking about something quite different. It is possible to have respect for the work that has gone into making a show piece but that does not necessarily equate to having made something of beauty. Yes, the maker of this bike may have done something stupendous as it relates to the mechanics and workmanship. But it is not a pretty result by any stretch of the imagination.

Would I build a bike like the one in OP? No. The billet-builds (billet alloy means the parts were manufactured from a single solid piece of alloy) do not appeal to me. Same with all the bling. Simple, clean and functional is my preference. It still does not make the bike ugly just OTT. (In my opinion obviously). I would most probably spend a lengthy time studying all the clever engineering and tricky solutions and not even notice the gold...

Here something I like:

[HenryDorsetCase]

I love custom bikes but I am more drawn to the brat style/Wrenchmonkees/bobber builds rather than the long fork blinged out ones. In Easy Rider I far prefer the Billy bike to the Captain America bike.

They do some cool shit though: was it Matt Hoch* who did the hubless wheel? that shit was cool. Not so practical but cool..

* or that dude that hit the dude DUI in his pickup and went to jail.




edit: Billy Lane!

http://www.choppersinc.com/

[short-circuit]

Is this ugly?
Homobusa

Would rather be caught dead on a Goldwing than that ghey homobusa

[Dangsta]

Any bike=awesome!

[Crasherfromwayback]

Would rather be caught dead on a Goldwing

It ain't a Busa though.

[Drew]

Bloody hell! Any of you guys know what art means?

It's an expression, which is why someone built that bike. They poured serious time and money into it. Can no one appreciate it for that?

[Oakie]

Sorry but for me, bikes are meant to be ridden, not displayed as a piece of art. Just my Scottish practical heritage I guess.

I guess I'm just not a 'look at me!' type of guy. (I mean I ride a Bandit!)