Danmack_98
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« on: January 02, 2009, 06:11:53 PM » |
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I think these are kinda cool, but only work in a showroom. You get 'em dirty and you lose the affect. Looks real clean though! (and DOT approved) http://www.cycleworld.com/article.asp?section_id=3&article_id=557 |
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"That bike looks like if you knocked it over, it would stand itself up and kick your ass!!"
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« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2009, 07:07:58 PM » |
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And I thought my white wheels were a PITA to keep clean!!
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This motorcycle is simply too goddamn fast to ride at speed in any kind of normal road traffic unless you're ready to go straight down the centerline with your nuts on fire and a silent scream in your throat. ~Hunter S. Thompson
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« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2009, 07:19:02 PM » |
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Why not make the whole thing acrylic?
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Danmack_98
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« Reply #3 on: January 02, 2009, 07:33:12 PM » |
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the guy that made them said he's making one that's all clear next. you can laser-etch designs into the rim and they look like they're floating. Also he's designed them with lights in the outer rim that light up only the laser etched design. cool to look at, but a bit too much for my taste
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"That bike looks like if you knocked it over, it would stand itself up and kick your ass!!"
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corey
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« Reply #4 on: January 02, 2009, 07:45:52 PM » |
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meh.
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When all the land lays in ruin... And burnination has forsaken the countryside... Only one guy will remain... My money's on...
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« Reply #5 on: January 02, 2009, 08:59:10 PM » |
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« Reply #6 on: January 02, 2009, 09:10:22 PM » |
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Not for me!!!
How much do they weigh?
Acrylic scratches and would probably get hazy.
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« Reply #7 on: January 02, 2009, 09:57:19 PM » |
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Acrylic for the rim too? I hope he's got good medical insurance before he seats the bead on the tire.  Load on the rim flange is ~5000 lbs at 50 psi. |
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« Reply #8 on: January 02, 2009, 10:15:10 PM » |
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Squid-worthy for sure.... For anyone else....NAH!
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CowboyBeebop
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« Reply #9 on: January 02, 2009, 11:24:57 PM » |
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I actually think its a pretty cool bike. Very clean for a squid machine, and the wheels are trick. They wouldn't look right on a Monster, but they work in this application. Very futuristic; I could see this thing tearing around the burned-out highways of Neo Tokyo for sure. Not my cup of tea, but its a well conceived and executed design.
Check out that swingarm - its almost identical to the S-R arms. I thought it was at first, but it turns out to be a Greg's Custom arm.
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Gravel rashed froo froo white is the fastest color
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« Reply #10 on: January 03, 2009, 08:30:53 AM » |
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Personal preference and all but I think they look horribly plastic and cheap. futuristic 1970s. Nice bike for Logan's Run though.
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It's still buy a flounder a drink month
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« Reply #11 on: January 03, 2009, 09:27:14 AM » |
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Personal preference and all but I think they look horribly plastic and cheap. futuristic 1970s. Nice bike for Logan's Run though.
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If the state had not cut funding for the mental institutions, this project could never have happened.
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« Reply #12 on: January 03, 2009, 09:39:11 AM » |
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you know it's a trailor queen. slick wheels. I can dig it  |
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« Reply #13 on: January 03, 2009, 02:40:20 PM » |
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They look cool and cheap at the same time, like something OCC would stick on a bike with double sided tape. I don't think I would trust them with my life to go 120 mph let alone the pothole littered roads here in Illinois. Made for a trailer queen in my opinion.
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« Reply #14 on: January 03, 2009, 02:57:53 PM » |
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i wish that bike would go away... it has been floating around the internet and magazines for much too long.
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