Who knows what lurks in the mind of man?
The Shadow knows!
The Shadow knows!
Now i'm excited Tony! For those who are relative new comers to the forum Tony is a very talented guy not just building e-bikes and batteries but gas bikes too, very inovative and rides a lot. He also knows things... check out his posts and threads worth a read or two...Hey Rick, yep I pop in once in a while. Glad to help. Building another as we speak, just tacked up my new swingarm yesterday. I’ll start a thread later.
I was reading some old thread maybe 2014, where I saw Tony asked and learned stuff of others, Silver Bear etc, but as I see now and for quite some time he is the GoTo Person! Amazing stuff being built all around. I did get to ride Hollister Hills OHV Park in CA on Presidents Day 2 weeks ago. Found some trails I could do I had not found before. I stopped before I got to the way too muddy part that goes probably close to a stream at a bottom of a hill trail. Weather is not for a while to go again.Now i'm excited Tony! For those who are relative new comers to the forum Tony is a very talented guy not just building e-bikes and batteries but gas bikes too, very inovative and rides a lot. He also knows things... check out his posts and threads worth a read or two...
Can't wait to see what your up to!
Rick C.
Cool Indian race bike and leaning competition side car. This diminutive size is characterisic of the race rigs. Mine will also be built small and much lower than this one. Very minimal body shell and my car wheel is mounted on an 18" moped rim rather than a 26" wheel size on my bike. Big difference in tire sizes.Seen this the other day?............Curt
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Tony I'm certain many of the guys on this forum relate to your post and have their own take on day to day exchanges with fringe followers of our hobby, and for some their actual business too. since I'm both retired and don't garner income from my bike hobbies I'm typically patient with these folks, yet I have my limits. I recognize the types you speak of and can't disagree with your aggrivation at them. Not a week goes by that someone inquires about buying a bike from me and I simply say it's my hobby and not a business. I sometimes refer them to a fabricator, but usually don't pass the headache on to a busy shop.It’s true Rick I don’t advertise much. In fact I quit. I can’t deal with the idiot customers. I can design and build. I’m going to do what I want to which is build and ride. I don’t even like talking bikes with rando’s anymore. Usually I say something like “it’s my buddies bike” which is like a girl saying “I have a boyfriend” and it means “go away”. It is selfish but the way to live true to yourself is to be selfish and live how you want, not how others want. Just like the women who essentially know every guy they meet is not “for real” I do too, I am 100% certain the person asking about my bike has never put a grinder to a frame themselves. It’s always the same 100 questions. Usually I meet the builders when selling stuff or driving around with my eye for customs. It’s like that car show story you talked about. The guy waiting for one person to notice his work in something that looked stock. It pretty much never happens. Bout once in 5 years for me.
See I can tell you this, and you will understand. Thanks to this forum where custom builders come together. But we would never meet in real life. Even if you lived in my neighborhood we may never meet. That’s why I love this so much. To know there’s a guy out there, that built the stuff you built. Someday I will build a bike I can road trip and I’d love to visit you and all the other builders on here.