Comments on: S&S Cycle 50th Anniversary Build-off Bikes

By: guitargeek

guitargeek — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:04:02 +0000

Hate to sound negative, but does Arlen Ness make anything that’s not ridiculous?

The Cook is absolutely gorgeous, though not strictly functional or practical.

The Krugger is also quite nice, and looks to have an actual rear suspension.

By: wendell

wendell — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:00:50 +0000

I wonder where Mr. Kodlin got his “idea” for the single sided front forks? Maybe gleaned from the pages of The Kneeslider years ago? Interesting.

By: PUSkunk

PUSkunk — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:13:22 +0000

The Kodlin is incredibly beautiful, from the single sided front end to the friction drive back end. Not sure why or how they made the engine put out power on the opposite side.

By: hoyt

hoyt — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:49:29 +0000

The Kodlin engine is flipped around and made to run backwards?

Many readers here are probably bored by many of the bikes, but consider that there are more bikes here that can lean than say if this contest was held 2-3 years ago. The Europeans certainly have something to do with that, but it is a welcomed addition to the custom scene.

It would have been great to see the Californians Curt Winter, Greg DesJardin, & Mike Cook to take part with their Big Twin sportbike design capabilities.

By: Mayakovski

Mayakovski — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:40:54 +0000

A few nice bikes, lots of useless machines, and I gotta say, I am really getting bored of Arlen’s work. Yawn.