Eye of the beholder

I think when we complete out own bike, we think it's the best build ever, made to the best of our abilities and budget, but sometimes there is room for debate as to the overall package. I am not going to say any of the bikes presented here are ugly, but I can say some are interesting.

Jean


The first one is shal I say not all there, the clip ons are upside down, the tank sits too high, the back tire is not right and the pipes...


This is a show bike, obviously not meant to be ridden. It has an interesting gas gauge and kick start lever not to mention the frame...


This one has good brakes, but must have a ride rough enough to loosen you fillings.


If you can't say anything nice...


Hey a pair of chopped Nortons.


Hem...


This one I actually like, for it's technical innovations like the alternator which seems to be driven from the timing chest, the perimeter brakes...



A nice open primary ready to rip your clothes off...


This one must be a joy to listen to :mrgreen:


On this one, everything is special, the frame is an oil tank, the ride height looks to be adjustable, the frame is reduced to its simplest form. As Borat would say, "nice"


Interesting fork, weird bars, probably ridden only from the trailer to the expositions grounds.

Holy Toledo!! I am not going to say the word sacrilege, woops I just did.

Dave
69S

An interesting assortment of..............I don't know. Maybe if some of them were an actual IMPROVEMENT on a Commando. And able to be ridden. Anywhere.

All, mm, very interesting. A few have popped up in various publications. But if you long for that old school ride...

here you go....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Nort...ewItemQQptZUS_motorcycles?hash=item414a7cac52

Jeandr said:

I think when we complete out own bike, we think it's the best build ever, made to the best of our abilities and budget, but sometimes there is room for debate as to the overall package. I am not going to say any of the bikes presented here are ugly, but I can say some are interesting.
Hem...

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How fast did he say he was goin when he hit the truck?

That bike looks impossible to pilot, unless you are a very double-jointed 7-foot tall person...

You know, I like each and every one of them for different reasons.

The one thing I like about all of them - the engine of coarse.

There are some very artistic expressions of creativity there for sure.

Grandpaul never heard of FF(feet forward a la " Royce creasey " ) ?

The thing is the handle bars are further forward than the foot controls. Could it be King Kong's bike?

(I'm taking some liberties here as Im recalling being mocked by a group of harley riders in the 70's for riding my Dunstall Norton with clip ons and rear sets. "ha... looks like a dog humpn a football Ha ha ha.." they said.)

Some of us struggle to expand our technical expertise...others have more of it than the sense of what should be done with it. :shock:

Jean
Thanks for the early morning stimulation, it was as good as coffee to wake me up :shock:
I guess this just proves the old adage that there's more then one way to skin a cat!

PeTA gets very upset when you skin cats.

Jeandr said:

I think when we complete out own bike, we think it's the best build ever, made to the best of our abilities and budget, but sometimes there is room for debate as to the overall package. I am not going to say any of the bikes presented here are ugly, but I can say some are interesting.

Jean


If you can't say anything nice...

Hey a pair of chopped Nortons.

Hem...

This one I actually like, for it's technical innovations like the alternator which seems to be driven from the timing chest, the perimeter brakes...

A nice open primary ready to rip your clothes off...

This one must be a joy to listen to :mrgreen:

On this one, everything is special, the frame is an oil tank, the ride height looks to be adjustable, the frame is reduced to its simplest form. As Borat would say, "nice"

Interesting fork, weird bars, probably ridden only from the trailer to the expositions grounds.

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Some of them are damn cool. The twin engined hard tail by Cook County Customs is great. Their other drop-seat bike paying trubute to a board track racer is cool, but the perimiter disc brakes kill it for me as does the drop seat frame which is not safe IMO.

The Norton with the girder and no primary cover is probably my favourite out of the lot you posted. I'v seen the girddr bike in a few magazines before. Actually the Shovel Head with blue tank behind the drop seat bike is my favourite of all you posted, except for that silly perimiter disc, but thi is a Norton forum so I should not pick the shovel, but I did :wink: .

I don't know. Some of the bikes pictured are nicer in my opinion than a standard cafinated Commando. Clubman bars and big tanks only do so much for the imagination.

Jeandr said:

Hem...

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This on the other hand is probably the worst piece of crap I've ever laid eyes upon. It would make no difference if it had a Vincent or a Knuckle Head motor stuffed in there. Drop seats look silly and are danegrous. I like my family jewels right where they are. Those carbs could take you out on a quick stop. The bike has no flow or continuity. It's like then builder took every trendy idea and bolted on any stupid trinket type parts he could find. Orange filters hanging off the back look silly.

Coco said:

Some of them are damn cool. The twin engined hard tail by Cook County Customs is great. Their other drop-seat bike paying trubute to a board track racer is cool, but the perimiter disc brakes kill it for me as does the drop seat frame which is not safe IMO.

The Norton with the girder and no primary cover is probably my favourite out of the lot you posted. I'v seen the girddr bike in a few magazines before. Actually the Shovel Head with blue tank behind the drop seat bike is my favourite of all you posted, except for that silly perimiter disc, but thi is a Norton forum so I should not pick the shovel, but I did :wink: .

I don't know. Some of the bikes pictured are nicer in my opinion than a standard cafinated Commando. Clubman bars and big tanks only do so much for the imagination.

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I know there is a LOT of ingenuity (sp??) going in a lot of these and if I had to pick one chopper, the twin engined one would be it for the "go" part but it seems to be lacking a bit on the "stop" part unless he has a parachute or an anchor hidden as deeply as the oil tank :wink: The "regular" one I like the best is the Liton, it is an actual race bike (no lights), he has done a great job with the oil bearing frame, the front end, the crossover shifter... it looks light too.

Jean

The twin engined Norton was built for an event. I bet it goes pretty damn good in a straight line.

I hear you though. I know that Norton with the girder and open primary is a regular rider, same with the choppers but the the drop seat abortions are not rideable. Not for very long anyway so a quick jaunt to the bank or bar would be about it.

Is that a trochoidal oilpump running off the timing chest? .

Jeandr said:

On this one, everything is special, the frame is an oil tank, the ride height looks to be adjustable, the frame is reduced to its simplest form. As Borat would say, "nice"

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thanks Jean, for showing just what can happen. (I actually like the first one, after that, you lost me)
Seeing all this, I believe there's a need for the establishment of an international organization, "society for the prevention of old motorcycle abuse" Our bikes just don't belong to us, they are part of history, civilization, and humanity.... hehe

That looks like some sort of tin can breather manifold system to me...