04-25-2003, 03:35 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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American Chopper
So who here watched the discovery chanel special American Chopper? I love that show. That Paulie is one hell of a craftsman. Those are seriously some of the coolest bikes I have ever seen. They make me want to go out and buy a motorcycle.... not that mine would be half as cool as that.
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04-25-2003, 04:02 PM | #4 (permalink) |
Industrialist
Location: Southern California
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I think the tension is a little contrived, but I do like the show. I really appreciate all the hard work and creativity that goes into those things. They are truely works of art
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04-26-2003, 07:45 AM | #6 (permalink) |
Insane
Location: between lost and confused
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i love watching a craftsman work, its nothing short of amazing. i am amazed that paulie hasn't hit his father in the head with a crescent wrench yet. having a boss act like paul sr. does would drive me nuts. it is also nice to see a shop making bikes on the east coast, instead of california.
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04-26-2003, 08:24 AM | #7 (permalink) |
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American Chopper kicks butt. I never laughed so hard in my life when dad and son were leaving the shop in one episode and they were both backing away from the shop in their trucks and they hit eachother. That was so damn funny when Paulie ripped the bumper off his dad's Expedition
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04-26-2003, 02:20 PM | #10 (permalink) |
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Location: the phoenix metro
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i feel liek mondak... the tension is a little contrived, but i feel like alot of it stems from paulie's tendencies towards doing thoughtless stupid things. the bikes themselves are nifty, but i'm not willing to pay what they charge for them.
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04-26-2003, 07:55 PM | #11 (permalink) |
spurt king
Location: Out of my mind
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I watch it, but I'm from the same school as Fearless_Hyena, I like them stripped down and flat black, function over fashion...eeerrr ya know what I mean.
Check out http://www.ratbike.org the bikes are a complete 180 from the glamour machines from OCC or WCC <img src="http://ratbike.org/photos/y367guz.jpg">
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04-26-2003, 08:45 PM | #12 (permalink) |
Insane
Location: Kentucky
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They make awesome choppers, much better looking than most of the stuff that comes out of WCC, but the whole show seems scripted at several points. The spiderman chopper is absolutely beautiful.
But,what kind of name is "Teutul?" Is that a play on "Teutonic?" I'm guessing it's another stage name for the discovery channel to potray the "Outlaw bikers" with. I'm sure they'll never make a show on some bored, ordinary looking/named harley mechanics customizing harleys for doctors. The show seems too damn scripted for whatever reason. |
04-26-2003, 11:06 PM | #13 (permalink) |
Tilted
Location: Brandon, FL
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I don't have cable out here, but when I was out in california last month I watched it and enjoyed it a lot. Does anybody know where I can find pics online of the black widow bike they did? I've been to they're site and they had the spiderman bike and the jet bike, but none of the black widow. If anybody knows where I could find a pic or two, that would be awesome.
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04-27-2003, 11:32 AM | #14 (permalink) |
Psycho
Location: neither here, nor there
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Paul jr. needs to tell his father to shut the hell up untill he has something constructive to say. Looks to me that all he does is stand around looking for something to bitch about.
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05-26-2003, 08:11 AM | #28 (permalink) |
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Location: Center of the Universe
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That was a cool show, and they have a cool site, www.westcoastchoppers.com
I loved old flatheads and panheads until I got to know a guy with a few bikes. He spent more time fixing them than riding. This flathead is sweet. It looks better in bare metal. |
05-26-2003, 06:45 PM | #30 (permalink) |
Tilted
Location: Stockton ca
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i think the shows cool as fuck but dude needs to leave his dad, i mean his dads cool too but i think he hold him back
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