Here ya go.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xw1LcerO_s

 

Seems like it more about drawing attention to yourself.

 

I'm turning 50 and hot rodding a sporty, and you can kiss my ***.

 

fun is more the driving force. some ego, sure, but most of the peacocks hang at the dealerships and mainstream rallys.

 

really? that article seemed to imply that if they aren't "like them" they're "zip co chodes" or "much-macho overcompensating types"... how about just being a guy who rides a motorcycle because he likes it without trying to fit any mold at all other than what he is?

so to you these guys taking brand new bikes and modding them with kick-starts (from kits that cost thousands), removing the front brake, putting on rusted parts to make thier brand new 11K bike seem like an old rat rod they constructed are "the real deal" huh?

 

cool bikes.

been planning a garage build along those lines for a while now.

no money no space and no time though.

gotta ride my "uncool factory bike"

 

Oh..stop that! You know your bike is cool! I like it, the next poster likes it...we all like it. You should be proud of your bike! I know you've done a lot to it...more than I've done to mine.

Be proud, it is still uniquely your own. We are all in different stages of mods, and going in different directions. As is, I think you have one sweet ride. One I would be more than happy to be riding if I were you.

 

i didnt get that at all from the article. but its pretty much what you see at the dealership. i found it to be accurate with my experience there and the people who seem to hang around now.

most guys like me with new bikes mod the fenders/lights/struts, things like that. im not trying to make it looks like my dads old superglide. i happen to like a lot of the merging roland sands does with street/sport bikes. my buddy is period correct in everything. yet we still are considered part of the same scene.

the guys with kick starts have usually built their bikes from the ground up from a craigslist pan or shovel find. ive never seen someone add a kick to a new sporty. if i did, i would probably not understand, same as you. and most of these guys dont have money, which is why some of the bikes are ugly as hell, because its basically a scrap heap weld up.

the scene isnt as prohibitive as you seem to think it is. ive seen runs with chopped yamahas, harleys, triumphs, etc. its about loving bikes. working on your own bikes. having fun.

 

most of the brokeass skater kids would drool over your "uncool" bike.

 

Nope, I ain't seen anything like that up here in Minnesota.