Need some help with this, please

Bauer
Profile picture for user Bauer
Posts
1621
Joined
8/15/2006
Location
Corona, CA US
Bauer
Edited Date/Time 6/29/2013 12:35pm
Explain this shit...

So you start out with a decent looking, brand new Harley and make it look like shit and that's somehow cool? WTF?

Ok, not brand new, but it looked good before they fucked it up...
|
pacetruckdrvr
Profile picture for user pacetruckdrvr
Posts
721
Joined
4/1/2008
Location
Peterborough, On CA
pacetruckdrvr 6/29/2013 4:23am
6/29/2013 4:23am
Have to disagree with you on this one, the original bike looks like a turd to me.
Ing
Profile picture for user Ing
Posts
3654
Joined
8/16/2006
Location
Spring Hill, FL US
Ing 6/29/2013 5:40am
6/29/2013 5:40am
Either way it's still a Harley.
MR. X
Profile picture for user MR. X
Posts
6913
Joined
6/24/2010
Location
North Tonawanda, NY US
MR. X 6/29/2013 5:46am
6/29/2013 5:46am
Ing wrote:
Either way it's still a Harley.
X2
ocscottie
Profile picture for user ocscottie
Posts
69092
Joined
8/16/2006
Location
Redding, CA US
ocscottie 6/29/2013 6:53am
6/29/2013 6:53am
That is a rat rod bro! Blink Laughing

The Shop

See All »
racerx217
Profile picture for user racerx217
Posts
1205
Joined
10/10/2008
Location
MI US
racerx217 6/29/2013 7:39am
6/29/2013 7:39am
its a 15 year old 883 that is bid up to 9500 dollars with 37 bidders..... i dont think he did anything wrong. If that were a stock 1998 883 it would be worth 2500-3000
newmann
Profile picture for user newmann
Posts
24438
Joined
4/1/2008
Location
US
newmann 6/29/2013 8:39am
6/29/2013 8:39am
Custom "patina" finish. I've seen people attempt this and it looks really stupid and fake whereas the bike in this auction looks very well done. Lots of effort to get that look evenly throughout the project. Two thumbs up for a proper clapped out look.
smeg
Profile picture for user smeg
Posts
1096
Joined
2/13/2011
Location
Washington, DC US
smeg 6/29/2013 8:42am
6/29/2013 8:42am
Bauer wrote:
[url=http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Harley-Davidson-Sportster-CUSTOM-BOBBER-BOBBERPROS-Chopper-Rat-Bike-Vintage-/111105874180?pt=US_motorcycles&hash=item19de6d1904#ht_2656wt_754]Explain this shit...[/url] So you start out with a decent looking, brand new Harley and make it look like shit and that's somehow cool? WTF? Ok...
Explain this shit...

So you start out with a decent looking, brand new Harley and make it look like shit and that's somehow cool? WTF?

Ok, not brand new, but it looked good before they fucked it up...
You never heard the expression "..... Eye of the beholder"?

I think the thing looks bitchin'. Hell of a lot more hardcore "biker" than what he started with.
vanillaice782 6/29/2013 8:50am
6/29/2013 8:50am
I would ride it. If they could sneak a rear shock on it somehow.
mgifracing 6/29/2013 8:58am
6/29/2013 8:58am
Like ING said, At the end of the day it's still a Harley. Over inflated briggs and stratton.
plynn41
Profile picture for user plynn41
Posts
153
Joined
5/10/2012
Location
Jonesboro, AR US
plynn41 6/29/2013 9:22am
6/29/2013 9:22am
My other hobby is electric guitars. Fender's custom shop has made a lot of money producing new guitars that look old and abused for the posers who want to look like Stevie Ray Vaughn. It's all about image, although the "stressed" guitars perform just like a new one. Doubt that's the case with the motorcycle.

Having said that, I agree the original bike was butt-ugly.
4stroke4DWIN
Profile picture for user 4stroke4DWIN
Posts
2765
Joined
1/15/2012
Location
texas city, TX US
4stroke4DWIN 6/29/2013 9:29am
6/29/2013 9:29am
You can put lipstick on a pig and guess what it's still a pig. Like stated above in stock form it isn't worth shit. His odds of fetching a decent price was to do some "custom" stuff.
FlickitFlat 6/29/2013 9:35am
6/29/2013 9:35am
racerx217 wrote:
its a 15 year old 883 that is bid up to 9500 dollars with 37 bidders..... i dont think he did anything wrong. If that were...
its a 15 year old 883 that is bid up to 9500 dollars with 37 bidders..... i dont think he did anything wrong. If that were a stock 1998 883 it would be worth 2500-3000
Was the shocks on the original fake? I don't get it, what the hell did they use from the original. The front disc isn't even on the same side as the original. What part of that is from the original, the gas tank?, the shitty motor?, The title?
PressPassP
Profile picture for user PressPassP
Posts
3329
Joined
3/3/2010
Location
Ipswich GB
PressPassP 6/29/2013 9:46am
6/29/2013 9:46am Edited Date/Time 6/29/2013 9:46am
newmann wrote:
Custom "patina" finish. I've seen people attempt this and it looks really stupid and fake whereas the bike in this auction looks very well done. Lots...
Custom "patina" finish. I've seen people attempt this and it looks really stupid and fake whereas the bike in this auction looks very well done. Lots of effort to get that look evenly throughout the project. Two thumbs up for a proper clapped out look.
Must admit they'e done it right,patina and Rat look can look pretty cheap,have you seen that proper rust effect they're running too? Never seen that one done quite right
BobbyM
Profile picture for user BobbyM
Posts
21439
Joined
8/15/2006
Location
AZ US
BobbyM 6/29/2013 10:00am
6/29/2013 10:00am
Bauer wrote:
[url=http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Harley-Davidson-Sportster-CUSTOM-BOBBER-BOBBERPROS-Chopper-Rat-Bike-Vintage-/111105874180?pt=US_motorcycles&hash=item19de6d1904#ht_2656wt_754]Explain this shit...[/url] So you start out with a decent looking, brand new Harley and make it look like shit and that's somehow cool? WTF? Ok...
Explain this shit...

So you start out with a decent looking, brand new Harley and make it look like shit and that's somehow cool? WTF?

Ok, not brand new, but it looked good before they fucked it up...
Anything with "BOB" in the name has to kick ass Bauer...you know that.
bobby397
Profile picture for user bobby397
Posts
3597
Joined
3/21/2009
Location
NC US
bobby397 6/29/2013 11:02am
6/29/2013 11:02am
Looks like its been through hell
This.
Profile picture for user This.
Posts
61
Joined
2/27/2012
Location
Las Vegas, NV US
This. 6/29/2013 12:35pm
6/29/2013 12:35pm
mgifracing wrote:
Like ING said, At the end of the day it's still a Harley. Over inflated briggs and stratton.
Agreed. Poor thing was born that way and you can't wash that off.

Post a reply to: Need some help with this, please