thought these were some kewl pictures of a yet unreleased "Discovery BBO"
06 Biker Build Off - Billy v Russell
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Funny how it wasn't even Billy who built the tank that went up in flames... Too bad, that was a sweet bike. Russels bike looked like something Jesse Rooke or Roland Sands would build, just less flashy.
I bet if Billy's bike made it to Laconia he would have won it.
I bet if Billy's bike made it to Laconia he would have won it.
Here's a kicker........I met Billy Lane 2 summers ago when he came to my dive shop. No shit. He rolled into the parking lot (my shop is located right on Highway 1) and came inside to ask about buying some bottled water. I about fell on the floor. It was just him and two other bikes, no support truck, no film crews, nothing. Just a couple of guys out for a ride down through the Keys. He was cool as hell. I don't really care for the bikes he builds, but as for his personality, he's great. He stayed and shot the shit for about 30 minutes. I called my girlfriend (at the time) and she came and met him, too. Since then I've been a fan. I'd vote for him just on his people skills alone. Now I'm not in Florida anymore, so I guess I'll just have to mosey over to North Hollywood to meet Russell!!!!!
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JCousland said:
here's some1 that agrees with ya...
:fact
by knucklebuster
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
Biker Build Off
So the new season of Biker Build Off kicked off last night. This usually wouldn't be of any interest to me (especially in the summer when my TV never gets turned on) however the season kicked off with the Russell Mitchell vs. Billy Lane episode which they were shooting at Laconia, so I had to check it out. To say they dropped the ball on the production and editing of this would be an understatement. The production crew missed taping two key events (Russell breaking his foot and Billy's bike catching fire - all we saw was aftermath, not the events going down), and then the editing and producing team butchered the ending / awards ceremony to twist reality around. Anyone who was there knows that the way they presented it on TV was not a good representation of reality. Having done plenty of video editing in my time, I realize that things end up on the cutting room floor, and obviously when working with a limited amount of time to get a story across on TV a lot of things don't make the cut, but really the reality and soul of the Laconia awards presentation was completely stripped away. I have the video to back it up and you can make up your own minds as whether or not it was accurate.
There was no mention of the voting. No mention of how the crowd chose Billy's bike disregarding the fact that it was burnt to a crisp by the time they saw it and the he couldn't ride it in. That alone shows that Billy's celebrity surpasses his bikes. People weren't voting for the bike on the merit of its design or presentation, they were voting for Billy - a celebrity popularity contest if you will. However, they presented it like the TV crew waltzed in and said "Hey Billy's bike burned so he loses." Didn't happen like that at all - folks waited all night and all day for those guys to show, they voted, the votes were counted and Billy won the popular vote despite his burnt marshmallow bike. Russell hung out all day in front of the stage - talking with people, signing autographs, drinking and hanging out. Billy did not - I know he was getting tanked somewhere -he might have been at some other bar hanging out with his fans, but he wasn't at the Broken Spoke. I'm not trying to diss Billy either - I like quite of few of his bikes and dig his grimy raw aesthetic, but there is no way in hell he would have won the popular vote on the basis of his bike alone - he won because of his celebrity status.
That aside, the biggest disappointment to me was the fact that they cut out the whole part (and short speech) where Russell refused the trophy. In my eyes this was the best part of the whole thing - Russell's defiance, words and attitude made the crowd electric and people were feeding off of his rebellion. They also made it seem like Russell took the trophy home, like he finally won a BBO and was happy about it - he didn't - some girl from the crowd who had a big set of twins on her chest took it home.
I could go on, but I won't - watch the video for yourself and you can be the judge. Like I said, I realize things have to end up on the cutting room floor, I just felt they completely cut out the reality of how things went down.
Go to the video & check it out...
http://www.knucklebusterinc.com/video.html#
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billy must be an idiot.
his hairdo looks as stupid as that bike. I can appreciate good craftsmanship, but clearly that bike was lacking some. something is WRONG if your bike goes up in flames when you ride it. but I suppose it's not such a bad thing that such a hideous bike burnt like a marsh mellow.
his hairdo looks as stupid as that bike. I can appreciate good craftsmanship, but clearly that bike was lacking some. something is WRONG if your bike goes up in flames when you ride it. but I suppose it's not such a bad thing that such a hideous bike burnt like a marsh mellow.
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