Great Biker Build-Off
Discovery Travel & Living is the only channel that entertains people in the otherwise boring Chennai Satellite scenario. Thanks to the conditional access system imposed on Chennai. This means that folks in Chennai have to pay for a set-top box and in addition they have to pay the subscription to the pay channels, unlike other places in India . Great Biker Build Off is the new show on Discovery Travel & Living channel where two teams compete and build huge & mean machines. Normally one of the teams builds its bikes after making all the measurements and by using high end computer aided design and manufacturing systems, while the other team does it the Fred Flinstone way. This is a great show for bike connoisseurs. What's dissappointing is that the show focusses more on the tank design, the painting routines and the sheet metal work, than on the engine, efficiency and rider comfort. The worst part is the winner is chosen by a group of people who havent had a ride on the bike and neither do they evaluate the engine performance. The voting is entirely based on looks. For example, in today's show, the winning bike had its rear wheel directly attached to the frame which meant that riding such a bike is reserved for the hardcore. What's more, the designer of the winning bike (Billy Lane) burnt his butt while riding it due to overheating. He had to remove the seat and throw it in water before resuming the ride. The bike had a run-in with law, when cops booked it on the highway. On the other hand, the other bike had a small shaft arrangement and hidden shocks to give it the smoothness that highway riding requires. The styling in this bike was not bad too. It had these smooth curves that gave it an exquisite finish. I believe that judging the bikes should be left to the experts, the technologists who are really passionate about biking, than by a drunken lot.
posted by bragey @ 5:47 PM
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