Attack Choppers: cafe racer

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Thursday, December 17, 2009

How about a few cafe racers for inspiration?

Monday, June 29, 2009

Random inspirational bikes

Crazy Adrenline Moto XR1200
LIGHT, SKINNY, FAST, HANDLES GREAT, STOPS GREAT, GROUND CLEARANCE

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Roland Sands and Drake McElroy ride their Smoking Seagulls cafe racer singles. Ones a CR500, the others I forgot.
This totally makes me want to tear up an attack chopper right now.
I love how Roland rides all his stuff hard.
LIGHT, FAST, SKINNY, HANDLES GOOD, STOPS GOOD, DOES DIRT
I know you guys can get some inspiration here!
Just cause its not a rigid framed Big twin, doesn't meant you can learn from it!

Monday, May 4, 2009

Random inspirational photos: Erik Andersson sliding

taken by Esso Gunnarsson.
I don't know much about this guy Erik, or the photo... but I can tell you I have had it for years and I can't stop thinking of how amazing it is.

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)