belfert wrote:

I suspect Paul Jr. never made it much of anywhere with Paul Jr. Designs. His website when still operational didn't show many clients and seemed to be more about selling merchandise than his design work. I'll bet his cash flow dried up pretty good with the show gone.

lesmore49 wrote:

I dunno. I've been a motorcyclist since 1965. Currently I have two, a '67 Matchless 750cc G15 CS Scrambler (Norton twin engine in a Matchless frame) and a '78 Yamaha SR 500 (500cc single cylinder).

But I have never been able to see the attraction or appeal of a Chopper. I know different strokes for different folks...but when it comes to Choppers...I just don't get it.

Here's a couple of modern motorcycles that I would clear some space in my garage. They would fit quite nicely next to my Matchless and Yamaha SR.

Both are Triumphs...one is the Scrambler, the other is the Cafe Racer style.....Thruxton...which BTW, is a great name choice for this bike, just loaded with history and tradition.

Triumph Motorcycles

ol Bombero-JC wrote:



Bucket M/C list:

Vincent Black ShadowI know a guy who has a Vincent 1000cc, not a Black Shadow though. I have a tin pressing of the old Vincent Black Shadow advert in my garage. "World's Fastest Motorcycle, Not brag, fact." I'm paraphrasing.
Ariel Square FourQuite a bike. There were a couple out here..unusual to look at...4 cylinders in a square.
BSA GoldStar (500) I always wanted a BSA Goldstar. Closest I came to it was my SR 500.

There are a few others, but those are my "Big Three"

~
(Still Have the Triumph/s - but a Cheney, Metisse, or Champion frame would be nice for my spare engine!Me too...I wouldn't mind a nice Triumph 500 or 650 twin in one of these frames.
Oh yeah - always wanted to do a Truimph 500 twin in a Greeves leading link frame/chassis.)I've seen them in England. On my bucket list would be '60's CZ 250 twin and 360 twin piper scramblers.

JC

msmith1199 wrote:

This should be pretty interesting now that they are back like this. Last year I don't recall ever hearing Jr say anything about opening his own bike building operation. I wonder why all the sudden he is? I bet this is a made for TV type thing. The TV people encouraged it so they could still have the conflict and still keep the show based around bike building. Sr and Jr both are going to make a ton of money off of this. Sr being disgusted with it is all part of the act. But hey, looks like Vinny is coming back too. He had his own bike operation going. TLC must have made him a real good deal to come back. He was the most liked person on the show and the show took a ratings hit when he left.

dieharder wrote:



I don't think it was part of the original plan when he left OCC, but once Sr. ended last season (or TLC cancelled - not sure which), there was immediate talk about Jr. picking it up, getting Vince and Nub back. I guess they've been filming since.

It doesn't matter what he tried - Jr. is a bike builder and that's what he's best at. Forget about designing BBQs for Coleman.

msmith1199 wrote:



Nub was actually the real talent in most of those bikes. Sure there were some interesting things in the design, but it was the paint jobs that made most of the bikes stand out. Nub did most of those, at least the better ones.