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Originally Posted by WyldeMan45

Is that seriously how you describe a chopper? They are meant to enjoy the ride, but they definitely got the balls too em as well. You are into rice rockets ain't ya? 180mph and never enjoying the ride. Or atleast into those full dressers with all the lights and windshields ain't ya? Maybe it's a generational thing, because I am definitely into raw muscle and stripped down custom bikes without metal saddle boxes. Not attacking you, just guess we definitely see these bikes as entirely different things. If you ever saw Indian Larry's custom work, especially the bike he made the frame of entirely in chains, than you would have much more respect for them. Billy Lane, and Jesse are definitely the bike builder heroes of today. But you are still against tattoos, and that I will never understand, everybody looks bad old, so you might as well enjoy your flesh while it's still strong enough to hold the images and look good.

I think you MIGHT have misunderstood me. Those bikes are unbelievable works of art. Each one is born of a dream and has its own theme. The execution and workmanship is exotic and fantastic. They are beautifull.

I come from a performance background, and those bikes (choppers) are for cruising, and riding one for 4 hours beats the hell out of you. I know, I have ridden quite a few for all day trips. For me, the better the bike handles, the more fun I can have, and choppers (all) handle poorly. The ones without rear suspension are very dangerous and the ones with suicide clutches (no front brake) are an accident waiting to happen. (I have ridden a suicide clutch bike for 4oo miles).

There is something to be said for a bike that will do anything you ask of it, exactly when you ask. Choppers, by nature of their geometry, weight, brakes, CoG and suspension inferiority are a lot of work to ride. Race bikes, by nature are intuitive, you think it, move your body an inch, and the bike responds.

Different strokes for different folks. Right?

Edit: Oh...and at 180mph I am very much "enjoying the ride", easpcially if I am only on the rear wheel. :-)