American Chopper Observations

SteveB · 2003-12-24T23:56:42+00:00

I love this show. At first, I thought, "Just how many ways can you build abike that has two wheels, an engine, and some handlebars?"Well, a hell of a lot more than I ever thought of. I thought it was goingto be another Monster Garage where people build ridiculous things to provethey can MIG weld and use a plasma cutter. I am personally not interestedin a minivan that doubles as a garbage truck.But watching the American Chopper show, I have a few things I would like tomention:Pauly - What's up with this kid? At first, I thought he was fighting backagainst his domineering father, but have come to believe he is somewhat of aGrinch. Evidence: the Santa bike. Couldn't suck it up and just say, "Letsdo this for the fun of it and the kids." Had to say, "This is below thestandards of OCC." Or something equally stupid. The guy welds and grindswithout PPE, how much can he know? Too prissified for me.Vinny - Simply put, the guy that makes Pauly look so good. If Vinny died,Pauly would be dead in the water. Like Mikey got to do, I would like to seeVinny get a project, and a couple of helpers and see what they came up with.But then, it might show who REALLLY has the brains and talent between Paulyand Vinny. Or maybe they are just equals.Mikey - Mikey has come a long way. He has a heart as big as his ass, and asense of humor that runs very deep. He jumped right in there with the Santabike project, and the Christmas tree and the angel on top were classic.Pauly would never have acted so "childish". I love shows that have Mikey inthem.The two elves who helped with the Santa bike - A couple of classy dudes.AND, unlike Pauly and Vinnie, wore their PPE while grinding. The reindeerhead fender came out great, although I was having misgivings when first Isaw it going together. They are not to be passed over lightly.The Old Man - Really showed he had a soft heart with the Santa bike. Butthen, pulled over a double yellow line to pass the camera truck. WTF was HEthinking? ...

Dec 24, 2003 60 Replies

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Jeff Wisnia 22 years ago

I couldn't resist the thread: "Barter for plumbing (AKA, sorry sweetie, you're box ain't worth $400)"?

(sic on the "you're)

Sorry if I touched a nerve...

Jeff

-- Jeff Wisnia (W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)

"If you can keep smiling when things go wrong, you've thought of someone to place the blame on."

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