All the attributes of the TV series for housewives and the school of real men's lives for seven years in a row is tirelessly showing us the Totulov family on the Discovery Channel in his American Choppers show. "It's all nonsense! Their bikes don't go!" - many people don't deny themselves the pleasure of attaching TV-cameras.
So, they do, but that's not the main thing... The enthusiastic views of girls, envy in the eyes of men on the Lexus - the main task of the bike performs flawlessly! At last we have reached that moment when we can offer the reader the real, personally made test-drive of a custom of the known western company. Yes, let it be a production bike, produced in a limited series, a kind of pret-a-Porte, but who will finally allow a simple journalist to go on a hot couture.
For the correct test drive it is necessary to make a careful "test-bow" to understand what to expect from this beast. Here the drivers of Fairblades, Efjiers and other Dragstars should be overcome with awe-inspiring horror in all notions and the hoarse "It can't drive" will come out of their throats. But we are not from such and consequently simply dryly and quietly we will list external distinctive features of Orange County Choppers of model WEB from habitual to the Soviet motorcyclist of transport. So, of course, it is high-neck with a 300-meter skating rink at the back, a real American style - proudly raised head and thick ass! The S&S 100" engine is tested by time and the best customizers, I have no doubt that it is a good choice for such a motorcycle, but for now I will just say that it is very beautiful, rascal! Dry frame allows designers to create miracles and the most popular miracle - the rear wing, planted as close to the wheel as possible. At the same time, the saddle, equipped with a small shock absorber and located separately, adds to the appearance of some kind of raid of the old school. Two more old-school strokes - a tank profile with slightly concave walls and a classic cylindrical oil tank - and how to reckon with fashion. And, of course, it is impossible to miss the main storyline - a web, which is present practically in all details, because the model WEB is created in the image and similarity of Black Widow custom, which showed this concept to the whole electrified world, correctly adjusted the plate of satellite TV. Orange County Choppers has a full carte blanche when it comes to choosing the concept of models for mass production. It is necessary simply to study series ratings, to optimize costs and forward, know only to fill the world with clones of a successful chopper. However, in this, perhaps, the advantages of OCC over its competitors end. It is one thing to sell the program for 49.99 a year, and even in a package with the "Crocodile Hunter" and "Walks in the wilderness", and quite another to convince a conscious client that this piece of iron is worth its money.
On a field of creation of "serial" custom work set of the companies. Market leaders Big Dog Motorcycles, Big Bear Choppers, American Iron Horse and others have focused on this completely and for many years have been seeking recognition and respect from customers, regularly offering updated models and improved performance. Their bikes are not expensive in terms of costumes, but at the same time they position their owner as a man of success, thus wagering off the cherished glasses of the main common competitor of the plant Harley-Davidson. The second category of production bikes is budget motorcycles from 15 to 25 thousand dollars, competing with the old man Harley already at a price. These are mainly old-school beavers and choppers produced by small workshops. Sucker Punch Sallys has long been considered the leader in this field and it is this company that dictates fashion in this sector of the market, even during the crisis that is experiencing a boom. Finally, the sector we are interested in is companies that produce both unique projects and launch successful models in limited series. Only a few companies were successful here, and one of them was the legendary Arlen Ness Motorcycles, which a few years ago offered five of these modifications and received the most positive feedback for them.
Orange County Choppers, a bit removed from the American custom party, three years ago tried to regain the respect of colleagues and began to develop not only in the media, but also in motorcycle, participating in exhibitions and contacting with the "right" people. Soon there was a news report in the press about the move of the workshop to a new building and the opening of production of serial models. Soon the finished result was presented to professionals and journalists, and in a couple of years to the domestic motorist.
Continued in the next part...
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