[Administrator]

Original Article:
Old 97 Choppers

Please discuss the Motorcycle.com article Old 97 Choppers in our Motorcycle Forums below. Use the reply button to let others know your comments or feedback on the article. Constructive criticism is always appreciated, along with your thoughts and personal opinions on the bikes and products we have tested.

 

[seruzawa]

Those long cylinders do lend an antique air to the Victories. At least they are different than the HD/S&S powered fruit flies.

 

[Buzglyd]

I wonder if he's calling the rear end the "Rockertail."

 

[sarnali2]

Good God, those have to be the most embarrassingly ugly piles of sh*t I've ever seen. I think Victory puts out some very nice designs off the showroom, I'd say they don't lend themselves well to chopping

 

[longride]

I don't know much about the choppers, but the guys in the pics look really tough! I think I will have to stay away from them. They scare me!

 

[Kenneth_Moore]

Good God, those have to be the most embarrassingly ugly piles of sh*t I've ever seen. I think Victory puts out some very nice designs off the showroom, I'd say they don't lend themselves well to chopping

I'm right there with you Snarli. Them's some butt-ugly bikes.

 

[sarnali2]

I'm right there with you Snarli. Them's some butt-ugly bikes.

Amen brother, I imagine we'll be seeing a few of those in the ol' used bike classifieds before long.

 

[12er]

These have to be the ugliest customs I have ever laid eyes on. Every pic in the article looks just uh, wrong... Our buddy from a few days back with the Yamaha trike made a more balanced custom than these in appearance. I can only describe them as the ugly offspring of a chopper and a bobber, taking the worst of each and welding them together. No flow just weird... But hey, if they sell, more power to em... And no, I dont think the victory plant is the issue.

 

[sarnali2]

The Victory engine is disproportionatly tall, I think it'll be difficult to improve on the factory bikes like the Vegas and 8 ball, these guys missed the mark.

 

[mscuddy]

Idunno, what's with all the sheet metal covering the rear tire/frame? Looks lind of scooter-ish. And that Dale E bike is (failing to find a better word) hideous.

 

[sarnali2]

Idunno, what's with all the sheet metal covering the rear tire/frame? Looks lind of scooter-ish. And that Dale E bike is (failing to find a better word) hideous.

Maybe they're trying to copy the old bathtub Triumphs...

 

[DonM]

Don't give them any ideas, Or next we'll be looking at pictures of ivory, clawed-foot Victorys with Hot and Cold handlebars.