my Dad's chopper
11-27-2005, 09:01 AM
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Re: my Dad's chopper
Originally Posted by EclipseGS-T
Nice, who was it built by?
not sure, he lives in sacramento. i'll ask him.
Originally Posted by xshanex
cool bike but how did he manage to get $40k into it?
chrome, paint, the fact that the whole bike is custom built etc.... like said with bigger motors, more extreme designs etc... can run into the 6 figures.
11-27-2005, 01:11 PM
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Re: my Dad's chopper
Originally Posted by ZeRo_c0oL@work
Those are the mass produced $45-65k motorcycles. He's talking about the custom bikes.. like the jet bike, and the black widow bike, and the statue of liberty bike, etc.
11-27-2005, 10:06 PM
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Re: my Dad's chopper
Originally Posted by MerF
Because a "chopper" is a one-off bike. In theory, everything is hand built and custom. So you are not just buying parts and installing them, most of them you ae having made yourself...and on top of that, having it all chromed, painted, and fitted.
The choppers by OCC and Jesse James and his crews out West go for 6-figures.
The choppers by OCC and Jesse James and his crews out West go for 6-figures.
11-28-2005, 06:37 AM
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Re: my Dad's chopper
Originally Posted by geonfreaq
Im gonna assume that alot of it was in chrome and paint.
if so he needs to go back in time a get some better prices....thats crazy....its not even all that original...i like the red....thats about it..
wanna see some custom bikes for very decent prices....im a silent owner in savage cycles. http://www.savagecyclesonline.com/Shop.html check them out...we have some original stuff but we do use a big bear kit and then we mod it from there. we have only been in business for about 2 years now
we won $28g's with this one
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11-28-2005, 10:19 AM
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Re: my Dad's chopper
Originally Posted by xshanex
cool bike but how did he manage to get $40k into it?
11-28-2005, 03:22 PM
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Re: my Dad's chopper
Originally Posted by slowsilverteg
wanna see some custom bikes for very decent prices....
