Who buys these $35K+ US customs?

[kiwifruit]

heres a real custom..my brothers '64 triumph saint 650, 42 degrees of rake, 5 foot front forks..almost every damn thing on that bike is custom built and polished by him, he's ridden to taumaranui twice (from new plymouth) and says its the most stupidly comfortable bike, bar the massive vibrations..

thats awesome!

[HenryDorsetCase]

the chopper craze is dead or dying: have a look on ebay for big money california stretch choppers going for fuck all compared to their buy price. American Ironhorse has gone bung, and I think RevTech as well.

the custom bike scene now is all baggers and bobbers. and ratbikes.

I would totally have a classic '60's style bobber, but with an Evo motor. They dont have outlandish forks, they usually have front brakes, and they usually go pretty good.

Hank Young's Flying Pan, or some of the Jesse Rook stuff. Or a sucker punch sallys one or something like that. Or something from Exile.

Or when I win the looto/powerball combo this weekend, an Indian bobber from Kiwi:

[thehollowmen]

There is a green one in Dunedin that often goes to the rallies.

[n0regret5]

yeh i'm gonna make a bobber from a GN250..:-D i love that kinda style, real plain-as nothing flash chopper. nice.

[jcupit69]

Seen the odd custom up around the kapity coast, sometimes you'll see afew outside the sand bar in mana on a sunday morning? They look mean as but wouldnt have one myself.

[Forest]

I just assumed that most of the recent interest in choppers was being fueled by that Orange County Choppers TV show.

[bmz2]

I just assumed that most of the recent interest in choppers was being fueled by that Orange County Choppers TV show.

That would be true. That is why a went back to riding a bike.But that show is now more about what they have, not about the bikes they build. Muscle cruiser bikes are the up and coming bikes to buy. Made by jap manufactures in most cases, no waiting time unless you live in Gods own, big vee twins with all the power in the world and have reliability.Phat rear wheels , raked front ends and at a cost that does not break the bank . Plus you can ride these bikes on the road without to many problems.Full of bling . But choppers will always have there place in the US life style.

[Soul.Trader]

met a guy in tauranga on a new years a couple years back with a beaut shiny brand new custom bike and tried to strike up a convo along the lines of 'wow, how long that take you to build?' at the time, hadn't heard of the custom shops or buying bikes like that, all i knew of was my brother and his mates making their own choppers. the guy just looked at me as he posed by his bike and said 'built? no, kid. this was BOUGHT.'

I dont see what the big deal is. Sure, if the guy had an attitude toward those who built choppers, he's a tool. But some people just love custom bikes, but do not have the time nor the inclination to build one themselves. No different to buying a muscle car that someone else has built.

I also dont consider $35k to be in the realm of the "uber rich".

[n0regret5]

I dont see what the big deal is. Sure, if the guy had an attitude toward those who built choppers, he's a tool. But some people just love custom bikes, but do not have the time nor the inclination to build one themselves. No different to buying a muscle car that someone else has built.

I also dont consider $35k to be in the realm of the "uber rich".

yeh it was his attitude that bothered me - all i had known till then was people who spent quality time designing and building their own bikes..and he was a bit of a wank about the fact that he had bought it.

it wouldn'tve bothered me that he'd bought a custom if he hadn't been such an arse about it - i can appreciate the kinda work that goes into a bike. it was just the fact that he pretty much acted better than me cos he had bought his custom bike rather than spending quality time making something that was his own.