Comments on: Why Not Build Street Legal Custom Motorcycles?

By: Csmith

Csmith — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:39:29 +0000

How can i get a dot /epa inspection so that i can get my bike registerd ?

By: Mark L.

Mark L. — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:27:32 +0000

As an engineer working on the VROHR bike with Walter, you are in for a staggering amount of work to fully certify a bike to be road legal in the USA. Kudos to all that actually do it. Now, try putting a blower on it……!

Regards,

Mark

By: taxman

taxman — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:10:46 +0000

i will admit that there is starting to be a wider style at most motorcycle shows. some of the bigger names in the industry are looking at other styles. and i like that.

By: taxman

taxman — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:07:15 +0000

i’ll have to admit when i look at a bike at a show i generally don’t pay attention to whether or not it has TS&M. in fact here in michigan they are optional. the law does state that you do have to signal a turn, but that can still be done with an arm help up in the old fashion. we are required to have a headlight and a tail light.

the thing that i do notice about show bikes that completely turns me off is the inability (to me at least) to actually use the bike. i can’t tell you how many bikes i see that have no front brake (or no brakes at all), or no gauges to tell you how fast you are going, or a riding position that only gumby would say is comfy. everyone has different tastes in style. but we should all strive to prefer vehicles that can actually be used to some level of safety.

another irk of mine: copycats. i’m tired of bikes built almost exactly like other bikes with the only thing different being color choices(the chopper croud seems to be the worst offenders). granted i live in a smallish town and our local motorcycle shows are small. but when is a complete one off that looks exactly the same as the other its boring. if all you did was build your bike from a kit or online schematics, all you’ve really done is the next level of lego’s. show me something innovative.

By: Jeffreyvan

Jeffreyvan — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 13:54:41 +0000

mmmm Armpit hair I like to shave it or style it myself I see both sides of this argument and I agree with both sides. I dislike the look of dot and I believe that it is an oportunity for the truly creative to flourish in designing functional yet either invisible or aesthetic TS&M.but this is a staple of the after market industry those cool LED tail lights that do signals too and the minimized licence plate brackets. this is where Opus P bikeowner gets to spruce up his (or her) own ride diminimus custimizationous. My point is its better to have em and not need them than to not have them and need them.