Attack Choppers: Key inspirational bikes... from Iron Horse

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Key inspirational bikes... from Iron Horse

I recently found my old stash of Iron Horse magazines that had been MIA for years and am getting myself all giddy with the old girls.
These magazines were the NUMBER ONE influence on my chopper world view, and have made me the chopper man I am today. If not for this magazine, and the writing of Flynch... I would ...well, I don't even want to think about that.
I thought I would scan in a few of the old articles and bikes that really influenced me over the years, and let some of you who never had the privelage of reading these old mags ...get a peek at what made me the messed up guy that I am today.
I have a lot more to scan in... but this should be enough for today.

5 comments:

northof52November 11, 2010 at 8:05 AM
Thank you! Great stuff, that I never would have seen otherwise.
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hard life bikesNovember 12, 2010 at 3:29 PM
i got that i.h with tom's fxr ill send it to you as long as you keep posting bikes like the last few posts lol
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BirdNovember 12, 2010 at 6:00 PM
Oh dude! Really?
Rock on! I'll send it back when I am done... and yes... I will scan more bikes from the old IH's if you are diggin them that much!

Shoot me an Email:
bbird484@gmail.com

Thanks dude.
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wickedblockheadNovember 21, 2010 at 8:23 AM
im sending you some pics of Joels FXR
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BirdNovember 21, 2010 at 4:12 PM
Thanks dude!
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My chopper manifesto

I do not accept the assumption that a rigid framed motorcycle cannot go fast, stop quickly, or handle well. I want my choppers to perform above the social accepted performance standard for rigid framed motorcycles; (that is to say: BAD)
These are the standards I have set before myself to achieve with said choppers:

My choppers must be able to Evade, Pursue, and allow me to survive.
My choppers must be light.
My choppers must be skinny and be able to navigate tight traffic with ease.
My choppers must go fast, accelerate hard, stop well, handle good, and do so without fusing my vertabrae.
My choppers must not scrape hard parts when leaning.
My choppers are not bar hoppers.
My choppers are not non-functioning scuplture.
My choppers must function like a real, useable vehicle.
My choppers must be a valid mode of transportation.
My choppers must not be built for other peoples enjoyment or entertainment.
My choppers must be built for me and my preferences and standards alone.
My choppers must not be fragile.
My choppers must be able to hop curbs, hit potholes, skid, wheelie, do burn outs and crash without breaking.
My choppers must be able to be ridden on all sufaces (Pavement, dirt, gravel, snow, sand, mud)