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Well I couldn't find that custom chopper thread, but this needs to be posted...

stoney

stoney

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Jul 26, 2006
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wtf. Is that a particle accelerator?
wait... can't be, it was designed by harley guys.
 
jimmydean

jimmydean

The Official Meat of Ridemonkey
Sep 10, 2001
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I would think it would be ridable, but you might have a hard time staying in a straight line. It looks cool, but I'm more for function any day.

Thanks for the link!

<edit> The '57 Chevy bike that Ness built is a lot like the '59 Caddy bike my brother build a while ago, only way more over the top (Ness style). I wish I had some pictures of it.
 
rooftest

rooftest

Monkey
Jul 10, 2005
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The Joker said:
wtf. Is that a particle accelerator?
wait... can't be, it was designed by harley guys.
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That is a radial engine - used in propeller airplanes. (Looks like) 8 cylinders arranged around one crankshaft in the middle. I'm very curious if that's rideable at all. (although I don't see why it wouldn't be.)

Cool!
 
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benno

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lovebunny said:
no its a radial engine. that whole thing rotates. they used em in airplanes in WWI. youd think the torque from that thing would be a bitch
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the 'whole thing' doesn't rotate. But yeah, torque, hmm... torque steer in a four wheeled, FWD car is bad enough. Actually *sitting* on that thing when you rev it and dump the clutch would be terrifying.
 
zahgurim

zahgurim

Underwater monkey
Mar 9, 2005
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Wow!

If you had to choose how you were to die, my vote would be to see just how fast I could get that to go before going through something immobile...
 
4xBoy

4xBoy

Turbo Monkey
Jun 20, 2006
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Wouldn't be rideable cause the motor is made to be cooled by the prop that the motorcycle doesn't have.
 
stevew

stevew

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Sep 21, 2001
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Arlen Ness should have his hands cut off.

The guy who built this used to be with zero engineering(?)



 
stevew

stevew

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DRB said:
When did Arlen Ness buy West Coast Choppers?
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Like cars, some people like spending a lot of money to fvck something so simple up as a motorcycle. Money can't buy style or taste.
 
DRB

DRB

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stevew said:
Like cars, some people like spending a lot of money to fvck something so simple up as a motorcycle. Money can't buy style or taste.
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Oh so it was just a random comment.... I don't disagree with it.

I think that is the zero engineering guy in the picture.
 
Tenchiro

Tenchiro

Attention K Mart Shoppers
Jul 19, 2002
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What amazes me is that this;




Used to be one of these;



And is still the fastest bike of it's kind to this day.
 
RhinofromWA

RhinofromWA

Brevity R Us
Aug 16, 2001
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Tenchiro said:
What amazes me is that this;




Used to be one of these;



And is still the fastest bike of it's kind to this day.
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My mother has a 1936 Indian Scout :) and my father has a 48 Indian Cheif :D

:love: Dad offered to let me ride his Cheif and I told him "No thanks, if I dumped it I would never forgive myself" It is original, non-restored beautiful machine. But the Foot clutch and tank shifter scare me. Never mind the left side gas and right side spark retard. I would so dropped that bike at a light. lol

Give me modern day controls and I would consider it.
 
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