Attack Choppers: cool guys

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Key bikes , cool guys of influence AND great photography: Max Schaff and Jasin Phares

Two cool builders who have some great Frisco choppers. Shots swiped from The Flying Dutchman, Scott Pommier, Adam Wrights Blog and various other places.
Here is Max's blog: http://4qconditioning.blogspot.com/?zx=32aa4bd702aeff6d
You REALLY should check out these guys sites. GREAT photography.
Here is the Flying Dutchmans blog: http://fdphoto.blogspot.com/
Here is Scott Pommiers site: http://www.scottpommier.com/index.php
Here is Adam Wrights Blog: http://roadcoursemagazinetypething.blogspot.com/

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)