Comments on: Blings/S&S custom

By: Scott Brough

Scott Brough — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 02:45:57 +0000

I wonder how this thing would do at the sand dunes? Maybe the builder could remove the rear fender and add a paddle tire. That would be seriously cool!!!

By: KIK

KIK — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 16:06:46 +0000

make a design mistake on a motorcycle and most likely it will hurt or cost you money..

By: rocky0

rocky0 — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:46:54 +0000

@mule, and likewise with yours!!

By: mule

mule — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:24:25 +0000

I’ll be the first to admit that no front brake looks clean as hell. Looks! But saying it’s OK to ride on the street because motorcycles are unsafe anyway???!! Yes, your opinion is worth zero. We agree on that.

Good luck with your rider training!

By: rocky0

rocky0 — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 05:21:53 +0000

@kik,bill dodge has many years of bike building under his belt. I dont know him personally but have a friend who worked with him at west coast choppers.bill dodge would not purposely put someone on a death trap.the bike may be a little harder to ride or stop ,but if we wanted complete safety we wouldnt be riding bikes in the first place.we frequently have customers come in where i work that have unsafe ideas they want to do to their bikes they aren’t done where i work because of liability and bad practice.that doesnt mean someone else wont do it for them.I’m only making an assumption but bill dodge probably wouldnt be in business as long as he has been if his customers are all riding death traps.pointing out asthetics on a bike (Knobby tires that are probably dual sport for street and off road,front tire looks like a pirelli scorpion) and saying they are non-functioning on the street shows lack of experience at best,or ignorance and bias at worst.The front tire on his bike actually works well on the street(personal experience)not conjecture.we all go through learning cycles that we hopefully survive when it comes to motorcycles.my father taught me the best he could about bikes to minimize the hazards,and I am trying to do the same for my son and grandson.my point being,I never want to come off sounding like a motorcycle elitist.some of the harsh criticisms come off sounding like the person being critical is done paying his dues.I’m sorry to say paying your dues is never over,in motorcycling,or life in general.elitist attitudes cause dissension even though the poster thinks they are helpful.

By: KIK

KIK — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 04:22:28 +0000

@ rokio you have a very valid point and of course i respect it,, but ill try to make the point of why some of us are more critical and opinionated, say i have never worked on a bike and i go and build me something that i think is awesome, is mine and all, but i did something wrong or overlooked something , would i want someone to tell me? of course !! you see a motorcycle has 2 wheels that run on a straight line ,2. anything upsets those 2 wheels and you are gonna be in a lot of pain,.when i was 19 i washed my bike and thought that tire shine would make my seat and tires look new, i really wish someone would have called me an idiot then and there .. when i was digging those little pebbles out of my shoulders and hands , or when i broke my clavicle for running no front brake,i realized how stupid i was. and trust me when i say i would not have minded the “opinion”

By: rocky0

rocky0 — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 03:36:32 +0000

@kik you nailed it! thank god for differences,my whole point all along.I love motorcycling. the good the bad and the ugly.makes for some good debate and i never question someones commitment because it is all subjective.we all enjoy motorcycles or we wouldn’t even be commenting.that alone makes it a common bond.