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PAMD · Senior Member

10 April 2013, the "Lucy Hobbs Project" bike is supposed to be unveiled today

AnitaLaLouise · Senior Member

I shudder to think about the dental tools and teeth ornamentation on that bike....

anotheridiot · Guru

you think the exhaust might spin and sound like a dental drill?

jakemac · Senior Member

Choppers on a Chopper ?

PAMD · Senior Member

From Junior's Facebook page:

"taken at today's unveil"....

PAMD · Senior Member

Second photo taken at the unveil...

jakemac · Senior Member

Interesting; the bike seems to follow Jr's new standard pattern, but if you look closely there is no battery or oil tank under the seat. I've looked at the pics on joyce's site and can't find it. The pet**** (*gas valve*, damn auto censor) for the gas tank seems to come out in the proper place, so the battery can't be in the top of the tank and there doesn't appear to be room in the lower part of the tank to fit it. The oil is probably in one of his (in)famous belly tanks.

-- Edited by jakemac on Thursday 11th of April 2013 02:14:26 PM

1Moparsick0 · Guru

Looks fairly good, but I am seeing am starting to see some of the haters complaints in the comminality of his design for bikes. This one seems to have alot off the shelf Renegade parts, his common standard frame,motor and tank combination. It's like Senior equivalent of building a greenie to donate to a worthy cause. But, Nubs and Junior's artisitic eye still rocks the paint Job. Though I would say that I would give 75% of that credit to Nubbie. He has always since the start of the rise of the Teutuls as theme bike builders rocked the paint on the bikes he's done.

anotheridiot · Guru

1Moparsick0 wrote:
Looks fairly good, but I am seeing am starting to see some of the haters complaints in the comminality of his design for bikes. This one seems to have alot off the shelf Renegade parts, his common standard frame,motor and tank combination. It's like Senior equivalent of building a greenie to donate to a worthy cause. But, Nubs and Junior's artisitic eye still rocks the paint Job. Though I would say that I would give 75% of that credit to Nubbie. He has always since the start of the rise of the Teutuls as theme bike builders rocked the paint on the bikes he's done.

Looks like vinnie and his waterjet prowess on the show lost out to stock shelf parts.

Hey, as much as I hate his theme bikes, That bike finally has the stance of a chopper Jr is known best for at OCC. You can call me a hater, but it was because he seemed determined to get away from that frame and fat wide tire stance of all his bikes at OCC.

Looks like only two jr signs on it and something you can ride for more than a half hour after the exhaust singes off your pants.

Nice job there.

PJDgurrl · Veteran Member

Not a theme bike since it's being raffled off to benefit Smiles for Success. This was the first unveil in which Paul Jr did not appear ... not sure why. You can buy tickets here: http://thelucyhobbsproject.com/give-back/

anotheridiot · Guru

jakemac wrote:
Interesting; the bike seems to follow Jr's new standard pattern, but if you look closely there is no battery or oil tank under the seat. I've looked at the pics on joyce's site and can't find it. The pet**** (*gas valve*, damn auto censor) for the gas tank seems to come out in the proper place, so the battery can't be in the top of the tank and there doesn't appear to be room in the lower part of the tank to fit it. The oil is probably in one of his (in)famous belly tanks.

-- Edited by jakemac on Thursday 11th of April 2013 02:14:26 PM

There is a picture of jr handling a silver object in the under the fuel tank area. The ends of the tank might drape over the top tube and house the oil and battery there. you can see a tube bracket with two bolt holes next to the top motor mount that might be a bracket for the battery.

Other thing is Vinnie was not there to wire the bike, so maybe they did not get that far to actually finish wiring and start the bike before the unveil so they left the battery off on purpose.