Mowercycle

[MinnesotaEric]

Went to a local motorcycle rally for not Harley Davidsons a few years ago. I rode my freaky Husky Supermoto with the factory racing team's 60hp motor, my brother rode his '38 bobbed Indian Chief, my next door neighbor rode his Speedway mini bike with a 20hp ported, high-compression engine, a friend rode his Suzuki water buffalo with flat slide carbs and custom expansion chambers, and then I saw this and knew another guy had taken it to a whole new level. :laughing:

 

[Threepoint]

Went to a local motorcycle rally for not Harley Davidsons a few years. I rode my freaky Husky Supermoto with the factory racing team's 60hp motor, my brother rode his '38 bobbed Indian Chief, my next door neighbor rode his Speedway mini bike with a 20hp ported, high-compression engine, a friend rode his Suzuki water buffalo with flat slide carbs and custom expansion chambers, and then I saw this and knew another guy had taken it to a whole new level. :laughing:

Made my day. :thumbsup: Thanks, Eric!

 

[ruffdog]

It even leaves an oil spot like an old mower should.

 

[Jim Timber]

I thought OCC was defunct?

 

[ericher69]

These guys?

Orange County Choppers

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[Jim Timber]

Yep. I guess they're still around.

 

[jaydee325]

I thought OCC was defunct?

I thought the Mowercycle is more classy than anything OCC has built!:laughing:

 

[Jim Timber]

I thought the Mowercycle is more classy than anything OCC has built!:laughing:

You have a point there. My most sincere apologies to the Mowercycle's creator. :ashamed: No offense intended.

 

[pnhd65]

That is cool, but could we talk you into a picture of your brother's bobbed Indian?

 

[MinnesotaEric]

That is cool, but could we talk you into a picture of your brother's bobbed Indian?

If you're into old Indians and what not, then you've heard of my brother as the community isn't that big and he is occasionally featured in magazines.

Here is the the bike he rode that year.

 

[pnhd65]

I don't know for sure if I've seen that bike before or not, but it sure is a nice example. Thanks a bunch.

 

[MinnesotaEric]

I don't know for sure if I've seen that bike before or not, but it sure is a nice example. Thanks a bunch.

My brother sand casts all kinds of short run stuff for old motorcycles and customs which is why his name and photos of his stuff crop up in magazines.

 

[pnhd65]

Very interesting, are those cast floorboards on the Indian? Maybe kicker pedal and tail light also?

 

[Kernopelli]

I love old bikes but I REALLY love seeing supermoto's on the street! I want to see your Husqvarna!!! I would like to have a KTM 500 EXC with an extra set of street tires/rims to swap back and forth as my next bike.

 

[MinnesotaEric]

I love old bikes but I REALLY love seeing supermoto's on the street! I want to see your Husqvarna!!! I would like to have a KTM 500 EXC with an extra set of street tires/rims to swap back and forth as my next bike.

Years ago I broke my back and that injury eventually caught up to me. As a result, I haven't been able to ride since the end of 2006, or what is basically the very beginning of on board videos.

Anyway, let this video stand as reason enough to not close your local race track in order to keep the expert class off of the street. Anyway, we planned this little clip to be the splash menu for a home-made DVD featuring track clips where the menu appears in the lower righthand dark area. Looping on the DVD, it turned out awesome.

 

[murphy1244]

That's not very smart to do on a public highway. Scoopem up with a shovel.

 

[RPW]

Some very talented people who can do those stunts. Wish they'd not do it on public roads. Then maybe their parents won't have to bury them. I know from personal experience its something no parent wants to live through.

 

[MinnesotaEric]

Some very talented people who can do those stunts. Wish they'd not do it on public roads. Then maybe their parents won't have to bury them. I know from personal experience its something no parent wants to live through.

Learning how to do stunts is pretty easy--especially on pit bikes--and we're both in our late 30s when we made that little video. That said, public roads are boring because you really cannot go very fast and because of that, it is impossible to learn how to go fast on public roads. That's why we took our antics to the track in the first place.

That said, because of the danger involved, in my opinion there is no motorsport that is as unhinged as the Irish Roadracing series which is run on public roads where there is little forgiveness when a rider crashes. The Irish Road Racing series makes paying the bill for all the BBC channels worth it.

Check it out.

 

[murphy1244]

Wow Eric these guys are frigggen Crazy!!! Even the people watching are nuts to stand right there.