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Old Dec 10, 2007 | 07:48 PM
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I don't normally like choppers much, but I enjoyed this one.









It is built around an rc51 engine.
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Old Dec 10, 2007 | 07:56 PM
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ahhahaha

for custom work.
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Old Dec 10, 2007 | 08:25 PM
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not a fan, intake looks horrible, gauge looks out of place, and rear sets on a cruiser? also, it looks like any other chopper out there, except with a rc engine, just doesnt do it for me. i can appreciate the time it probably took to build that frame so the engine bolts in properly.
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Old Dec 10, 2007 | 08:27 PM
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Ditch the phallic intake and out of place gauges, and I'd rock it. And it would need some forward controls.

Cool original design
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Old Dec 10, 2007 | 08:31 PM
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pile.
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Old Dec 10, 2007 | 09:50 PM
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the intakes could have been better incorporated and the radiators seem like an afterthought they do not flow well with the rest of the bike. I like the idea but there are something that could have been better executed.
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Old Dec 10, 2007 | 10:31 PM
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I like the industrial, and unfinished look that it has. To that end, I feel that the intakes are appropriate to the theme of the bike. I do, however, feel that the guages could have better been incorporated into the bike. The rearsets are not too out of place on a build like this, and I welcome the originality of it.

Plus, the chain drive still rules!
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Old Dec 10, 2007 | 10:44 PM
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I think he is still going to finish it off with paint and last touches. I will try to post pics if I find them.
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Old Dec 10, 2007 | 10:46 PM
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You have a vid? I bet those pipes sound nice
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Old Dec 10, 2007 | 11:12 PM
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i would imagine its not 100 complete.

i would get rid of the intake system or at least come up with a single, but out to the side not up in over, n that gauge cluster is a bit out of place, but its not that bad.

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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 02:17 AM
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It looks like a pile of trash.
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 05:10 AM
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I bet it sounds like the **** though... BRRRRMMMMM!
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 06:09 AM
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I appreciate all the time it took to build, but as everyone said the intake and gauges gotta go. That raw look is good for me, just clear coat the bike the way it is no need for paint
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 06:39 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by baldmofo &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> the intake and gauges gotta go.</TD></TR></TABLE>

so does the springer frontend
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 06:44 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MSchu &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">


so does the springer frontend </TD></TR></TABLE>

+1, should be replaced with a girder
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 07:18 AM
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A for Originality
D+ for execution
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 03:40 PM
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WTF ?!?! Is that a seat ?!?! :cry
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 07:06 PM
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yikes i think i just threw up
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 08:59 PM
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everyone has there own opinions, i appreciate the originality. The raw look is pretty cool, but i do agree on the intakes its out of place. I bet its pretty wicked to ride, good amount of tq and hp with an old school "chassis"
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Old Dec 12, 2007 | 04:34 AM
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to each their own.


but an exhaust dumping right before my right foot is something I don't look forward to.
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Old Dec 12, 2007 | 05:00 AM
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Original, but ugly.
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