I own only one suit. It’s the one I got married in almost three decades ago and I wouldn’t dare to even try it on nowadays. Among other aspects of this suit is that it came off the rack from a medium price menswear store, so it’s a far cry from a top shelf item of clothing like an Armani suit.
According to fashion experts, what makes Armani so special is the ‘impeccable drape and flattering cut’ that Armani has perfected and that has always been a signature of his suits. So, without even knowing why, something about them looks ‘just right’ when even a blue-jeans-and-t-shirt bloke like me looks at them.
Now when we consider chopper-style bikes there are certain things that we expect to see, beginning with a raked out front end, high handlebars, and a low-slung rear end. All of which we see here in Mark’s much-modified 2015 Breakout. But you know, all too often modified Harley-Davidsons are overly done in one aspect or another, causing us some kind of negative response in our reaction.
For example, the bottom frame rails of a bike should be parallel to the ground when it is at ride height. Now there is no rulebook of chopper building dictated by the chopper gods. There are no written commandments such as, “thou shalt not build a bike where the bottom frame rails are not parallel to the ground on which it sits”. But there is something about non-level frame rails that jars one’s aesthetic senses, the feeling that something is ‘just not right’.
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Polishing The Facets
Finessing the sharp edges and making that 124 sing and dance
The Fabulous Flexi Flyer
A genuine time capsule with history oozing from every single unique pore.
Road Raves Living The Life With Doc Robinson
WORDS OF WISDOM “When I was old enough to ride a motorcycle and got my license, I bought a ’69 Sportster.” – Chuck Zito
The End Of The Line
Writing a road test about a bike that is due to disappear from dealers’ floors any minute is a bit weird. Should this be more of a eulogy?
Now It's Time To Head Down Track
What happens when I’m ready to race at an IHRA-sanctioned dragstrip?
RAUCOUS ROCKY
With our own area called the Motorcycle Precinct, bikers were well catered for at this year’s RockyNats
S&S SUPERSTREET
With a Softail Deluxe already dripping in chrome, of course Paul was easily swayed by the offer of a shiny, new S&S SuperStreet two-into-one.
SPORTS STILL ROARING
Blues skies greeted the National Roaring Sporties racers for Round Two at the challenging Morgan Park Raceway near Warwick, Qld.
NO STRINGS ATTACHED
Even some of the locals are over the yodelling and pedal steel guitars. HOG member and history nerd, Roderick Eime explores another side of Tamworth and the surrounding region.
HAPPY HOGGIES
The drought was well and truly broken with HOG members from all over Australia making it to Rockhampton.