 I try not to judge, but WTF?
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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Re: I try not to judge, but WTF?
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I like it  I like stuff that's different. I like ratty stuff. Quite an imagination but lose the yellow wheels Sitting on the floor there's no need for a side stand  Are those rocker covers forming the gas tank? You wouldn't want to park it in the rain for too long with that upturned tailpipe 
"You can't believe everything you read on the internet" : William Shakespeare
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Saddle Sore
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Is that a car tire on the rear
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Re: I try not to judge, but WTF?
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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Even for rat bikes, that's ratty.
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Re: I try not to judge, but WTF?
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Is that a car tire on the rear
That's a low-side... um, correction, high-side... waiting to happen!
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Fe Butt
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Whaddaya MEAN, Adey??? Yellow and rust have ALWAYS gone together very nicely!  Yeah, I'll admit it's "different", alright. (...though I ALSO admit I would like to take a look at the mechanism which rises and lowers the seat and rear end of the bike so that it sits on the ground when parked...THAT is pretty cool!) 
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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Is that a car tire on the rear
That's a low-side... um, correction, high-side... waiting to happen!
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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Re: I try not to judge, but WTF?
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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I like the overall rusty finish and I like the painted wire spoke wheels (though not that particular color). Just the overall affect is just *blech* to me...
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Check Pants
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Looks like the shocks on the forks are collapsible, and that's what lowers it down?
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So was he inspired by Wild Bill to build a mini Road Dog? This has that same steam punk sensibility to it.
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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You wouldn't want to park it in the rain for too long with that upturned tailpipe
For a moment I thought you were gonna say you were afraid it would rust.
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Should be Riding
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Looks like an open beverage container citation waiting to happen.
Blowing gravel off rural roads
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(...though I ALSO admit I would like to take a look at the mechanism which rises and lowers the seat and rear end of the bike so that it sits on the ground when parked...THAT is pretty cool!)
Looks like air shocks on the front for sure, it would be my guess of someting similar on the rear as well. 
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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I bet those front shocks are air shocks. Good luck finding the compressor. 
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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New Tires
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F the bike , I want a pair of those boots. Three Musketeers meets Road Warrior. Hoggators!
Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
H. L. Mencken
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Loquacious
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"You can't believe everything you read on the internet" : William Shakespeare
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WHOA! Talk about a heated seat! 
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I like windshield 
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Gotta be a of fun in the "twisties"! 
I'm speeding because I have to get there before I forget where I was going.
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Too bad the engine doesn't follow the theme, like a Shovel or Knuckle (or even a Pan) would.
And you may see me tonight
With an illegal smile
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Too bad the engine doesn't follow the theme, like a Shovel or Knuckle (or even a Pan) would.
Only the reliability of an Evo will do for this guy.
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I like it. Come on guys... if a friend or neighbour built that, we'd be all over it saying things like, "wow man, this thing's cool" or "love what you did with all the stuff you had laying around." It's ratty enough to make for interesting conversation, and if it sat in front of my house during a visit from the owner, I wouldn't mind that at all.
Live to love, love to live.
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I do believe the "centerstand" option is quite creative. That machine is a very "moving" piece of artwork.
Last edited by snortonslim; 04/19/2012 12:35 AM.
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I'm with you Keith, to me, the builder shows a weird application of, Genius. But he has cosigned the old saying, "that just because one can, does not always mean you should",IMO anyway. Would be fun to look at it up close and see the small details better. He surely has scrounging skills and a ability to visually see alternative purposes with the parts at hand. The contrast with the EVO and carbon steel steampunk running gear really screams for an explanation, at least he should have the power to keep up with traffic That bike looks to be heavy, now about stopping with only a rear brake...
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Is that a spark plug and fuel injector on the exhaust pipe? I wonder if those old Chevy valve covers he used for a fuel tank leak gas as badly as they used to leak oil.
Let's hope there's intelligent life somewhere in space 'cause it's buggar all down here. -- Monte Python
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Is that a spark plug and fuel injector on the exhaust pipe?
I thought that before I saw the flame thrower pic.
Didn't realise it was going to give that much of a show though!
"You can't believe everything you read on the internet" : William Shakespeare
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I like it too, Ya have to have a tetanus shot to ride that thing. Ha. haaaa.....
I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have no appreciable effect upon humanity. Man is now only more active - not more happy - nor more wise, than he was 6000 years ago.
Edgar Allan Poe
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The things people do to try and improve the stock handling 
Too old to die young, too ugly to leave a good looking corpse
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eck some people will ride anything!
"Got the wind in my face the road goes on for miles...."
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I like it too, Ya have to have a tetanus shot to ride that thing. Ha. haaaa.....
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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Fe Butt
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I think it's cool as something I built out of what I had to play with.
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
Eat right ,Exercise ,Stay fit, Die Anyway!
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I think it's pretty cool. Gotta work with what you've got. Not sure if I'd be riding without a helmet though... just in case.
2005 Green America
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woah. that's ****** awesome. i don't think i'd want to ride the thing, but that's something special right there.
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Should be Riding
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F the bike , I want a pair of those boots. Three Musketeers meets Road Warrior. Hoggators!
http://www.hoggaiters.com/index2.php#/home/
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