American Chopper

[The Pastor]

yes i'd agree with them just being order frim a catalogue then wack it all together, but i still like watching the show. I don't like the choppers though, i'd prefer a classic crusier in terms of looks.

[andrea]

oh man choppers ROCKKKKK!!! man, and jesse james is the MANNNN!!!!
YEAHHHHHH!!!!
some museum wanted to purchase one of jesse james choppers just to put on displace and he said no.
oh yeah umm answer to your question "its just you"
did you see that one on umm "biker boys" the green one and it looks like some big as massive farken blower motor built into it oh man farken awesome!!!

[Waylander]

Whereas Monster Garage takes perfectly good stuff and turns it into shit, then destroys it when it doesn't work. Much more constructive ...

Richard

Much more fun to watch though. Wish they had stuck to the originall rules of the final 'monster' having to appear stock.

[onearmedbandit]

Hand hammered 1.25Million times to get this shape. Made in 3 pieces, then joined.

Who counted that huh?

[sunhuntin]

i enjoy watching them, but can only watch it for so long. i love the black widow bike, and also the POW/MIA bike.... the detail that went into the tank art, and also the tail light impressed me.

i like the fact theres a distinct lack of flames and the usual "original chopper crap" put on every second "custom" bike these days. not something id ride, but would love to spend some time with a camera.....lol

[marty]

Who counted that huh?

that would take over 400hrs, banging the hammer once EVERY second for that 400hrs.

they're either exaggerating, or just not very good.....

[Brian d marge]

no its not you , The bikes are shit. PERIOD

Indian Larry, first bike was a good one, ( Iron horse #70 ish) but I am not a fan of the Bob tank, and if they fling around that term Old school once more I ll shoot.

These rubbies wouldnt know old School if it jumped out and said boo

Still its a bike show and give the choice I will watch it ...

Just bring back sanity in Choppers thats all

Stephen

[onearmedbandit]

they're either exaggerating, or just not very good.....

Exactly what I was thinking,.

[Waylander]

no its not you , The bikes are shit. PERIOD

Indian Larry, first bike was a good one, ( Iron horse #70 ish) but I am not a fan of the Bob tank, and if they fling around that term Old school once more I ll shoot.

These rubbies wouldnt know old School if it jumped out and said boo

Still its a bike show and give the choice I will watch it ...

Just bring back sanity in Choppers thats all

Stephen

When were choppers about sanity? Maybe you should stick to mobility scooters if you want sanity.

[JimO]

one of my neighbours fills in his days importing written off bikes from the states and selling them in NZ he has a fat boy that has had about $30000 us spent on it lots of shiny shit but to me it just looks like all the other harleys out there and people say jap bikes all look the same.

[Brian d marge]

Go and have a look at anything Indain Larry built , HUGE motors , all the crap talken away

Look at anything by Toll ( or anything from Sweden , except the rakes~ )

Now go and look at anything by arlen ness, ( CRAP) designed for rubs who have no idea

Chops ( by definition ) is a bike with all the crap taken off ... Indian Larrys chief was an 83 cu inch jockey shift flat head cool or what

I would have had a differing tank , and bobbed the rear , with hidden struts

and have some sort of front brake ...

Thats a chop

BTW

Jesse James if I remember had a small chop shop in Hells kitchen, doing some nice work there ,,before he was famous ( dont quote me as thats from memory ,,,,and a looong time ago )

Stephen

[outlawtorn]

I enjoy the series but some of the builds are a bit same/same. They are still good builds but not as exciting/interesting as the true one-off bikes like the fire-bike, comanche, etc.
I also like that nutter in Aussie who was in the biker build off (scottie??) who fabricated the tank and guards by carving the models in timber first then heating and beating the steel around it. Damn that was impressive.

Edit:
Speaking of impressive, check this tank out. Hand hammered 1.25Million times to get this shape. Made in 3 pieces, then joined.

Damn that's a nice tank, does anyone in NZ do that kind of stuff? And with fairings too? I have some great ideas for a custom tank and some custom fairings but I need someone who can make them up.

[scumdog]

That one on tonight looked alright ... but I still prefer my bikes to have some of those little things they don't worry about ... like front brakes, indicators and rear suspension. Call me fussy I guess.

Pussy!!

You Canty types can e sooo anal at times!!

[scumdog]

one of my neighbours fills in his days importing written off bikes from the states and selling them in NZ he has a fat boy that has had about $30000 us spent on it lots of shiny shit but to me it just looks like all the other harleys out there and people say jap bikes all look the same.

Ya just got to know what to look for to appreciate them!!

[Macktheknife]

Damn that's a nice tank, does anyone in NZ do that kind of stuff? And with fairings too? I have some great ideas for a custom tank and some custom fairings but I need someone who can make them up.

No-one in their right mind does this stuff! lol
Although fibreglass is a lot easier to work.
For the doubters, apparently he took over 600 hours to do it and I don't believe he had any idea what he was doing when he started.... by the time he finished though! lol
And he freely admitted that he could only estimate the number of hammer blows needed to do it. I am trying to find the link to the guy who built it so you can see for yourself.