06-11-2012, 09:46 AM
(05-30-2012, 07:01 PM)PixMan Wrote: I had to delete the photos from my Photobucket account.
On a particular model=specific motorcycle site, I kept getting negative comments from riders who clearly know NOTHING about the strength of metals. Those people seemed to think it was a dangerous thing. My description of there being less than 2mm (.078") of metal between the bottom of the counterbore for the head of the M6 socket head cap screw to act as the failure point in the event of a crash wasn't enough to satisfy those who felt I was endangering the family jewels.
Mind you, I calculated the failure to be less than 6Kg of force, the post doesn't extend above the top of the tank bag, and the tank bag is always in front of the assembly. Moreover, the commercially made alternative is made of sturdy STEEL, has no advertized failure point, is wider than mine and sits higher than mine.
But they know it all.
Please put the photos directly onto this site as I'd really like to see it, Incidentally, for what it's worth from what I have read so far if your "Bits" get that far from the seat you've got to be worried about more than just ending up child-less,
Suffice to say, OCC and PJD don't really build bikes, they build a form of "art" that is capable of being ridden only when absolutely neccesary (like up a ramp onto a display plinth), but certainly shouldn't be used as everyday transport, If you want to do that, there are loads of mass produced machines that will do everything better than an "American Chopper"
For what it's worth, I think that the "American Chopper" Three way build-off should have used the rules from the old Biker build off series where all three bikes would have been required to be road worthy and be capable of doing at least a 300 Mile run to the show, That way PJD's Bike would have had to have a proper sized fuel tank and Occ's Bike would have had to have been, well, ummm
, A motorcycle.For anyone that is a fan of that show, you might remember that plastic Phone / GPS attachment device that OCC built a bike for, Now that was a different kind of Engineering. There is no way of politely describing that device. Surely the folks complaining about your mount would think they would be better served buying somthing like that. Unfortunately people these days just don't understand quality work, I have found that over the last twenty or so years Average Joe has lost the ability to discern quality, confusing quality for brand names, price and/or celebrity.
What a shame.
Best regards
Rick
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