they should have been hanging out with Brittany Murphy and her husband.
American Chopper
- Thread starter IH8Rice
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I watching it right now.....
Honestly I can't help but marvel at their sheet metal work. And now that Jr and Sr. are separated....I find it quite watchable. They are just building ****. Call it a guilty pleasure. But what they do isn't easy. I can't help but respect that.
Honestly I can't help but marvel at their sheet metal work. And now that Jr and Sr. are separated....I find it quite watchable. They are just building ****. Call it a guilty pleasure. But what they do isn't easy. I can't help but respect that.
as much of a douche jesse james is. i cant help but agree with him when he said he would love to see one of their bikes make a 3000 mile road trip across the country. those bikes look so damned uncomfortable!
The same can be said for cupcake wars, or cake boss. I'm sure you watch that, too. Having some dude on a cad machine make some ugly render before they send the plans off to someone who will actually make the frame is not building a bike. They do assemble it, I guess. Don't get me started on the geometry of their bikes.
If there is anything they should use that cad machine for, it's figuring rake and trail.
jesse james said it best.....cake decorator
I thought "bike builder" meant you actually fabricated the frame along with everything that is not a mechanical part. And their fabrication skills are average at best.
To be fair though, watching them does make me want to build stuff larger that the palm of my hand. One day...
To be fair though, watching them does make me want to build stuff larger that the palm of my hand. One day...
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That show is still on? 
i bet those guys guys all swap their fat ass wives.
I want to see one of their bikes in the hands of a hard core rider type...see how long it lasts.
Well I don't care what anyone says....the sheet metal work is good. And maybe my perspective is different because I'm more of a "production run" guy, rather than custom. But the end result is nice.
And they do it all in an hour!
And they do it all in an hour!
I don't ever want to fly on any of your helicopters.
I have one of their T-Shirts. I only wear it when I need to be badass. It seems to have lost it's effectiveness.
Well they don't want to fly on you either. Nyah.
So you are saying that sweet jetfighter bike they built hasn't done a road trip?
I'm always surprised when they show them on a test ride. I keep waiting for parts to fall off since everything is tack welded.
I have seen it...and it was trailered in. I give them props for being supportive of the military...but the bikes dont seem like long term collectors or hard core riders items.
WTH, I thought they weld the rest of the seams together and just tack for fitment, they really just spot weld s**t on like that?
Just when you thought the respect meter was already bottomed out...
WTH, I thought they weld the rest of the seams together and just tack for fitment, they really just spot weld s**t on like that?
Just when you thought the respect meter was already bottomed out...
I would honestly be surprised based on what i have seen. when they had Mikey welding A SET OF BARS, I turned away.
I know when I want to teach someone how to weld, I usually start them on something that requires structural integrity so they pay attention to detail. Just makes for a better lesson, IMO. No harder lesson than when your bars bust off as you are going down the road.
Besides, when you have such well thought out rake/trail, who needs bars to steer, anyway?
i dont know if you noticed but they never show them turning on the showI would honestly be surprised based on what i have seen. when they had Mikey welding A SET OF BARS, I turned away.
I know when I want to teach someone how to weld, I usually start them on something that requires structural integrity so they pay attention to detail. Just makes for a better lesson, IMO. No harder lesson than when your bars bust off as you are going down the road.
Besides, when you have such well thought out rake/trail, who needs bars to steer, anyway?
hard core type riders don't shop there
steve, were did you find these tanks??? i'm looking for a tank on my project bike and these look cool! any info will be appreciated!
custom done by the guy who runs mullins chain drive i think.
You honestly think they don't go back and finish weld everything?
How good of tv do you really think watching a guy finish weld a motorcycle for 15 hours would really be?
No...really? Dang, I thought the clientele was all true 1%-er types...thanks for enlightening me Mr Wizard.
Did they kiss and make up?
anytime johnny
Probably just as long as any POS Harley out there.
I bought my FLH new in 89, I am still the original owner with over 210k miles
its all a matter of how you treat them.
the only thing I have had to replace was the top end and a starter, everything else is still original (excluding shocks, tires, belt ect)
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didnt you have something lock up in the engine throwing you down?
Anything can last any amount of time with enough money, sweat, tears and blood poured into it.
I had a 5 dollar part fail, my fault since I didn't inspect it during the previous oil change. and for the amount of money I bought it for and put into it, most go through 4 bikes in that amount of mileage