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I hear old tales that Green bikes (and cars) are unlucky or even cursed. I dont know about that, But I knew a guy in the military they called Kermit and he rode a Green chopped Harley, Seemed bullet proof for a while, but in the end got a bad discharge and a string of bad luck.
He was our hero for a while because while riding on base, the Base Commander, full bird Colonel pulled out in front of Kermit and nearly clobbered him, Kermit laid his precious chop down and came off the pavement threatening to kill the Colonel, Who mostly just took the abuse. They did dock Kermit's military license a few points despite the fact it was not his fault, but they did let him slide on insulting and threatening an officer.
I know some guys who race a Green Jag road racer (Actually a pair of them) and British Racing Green aka BRG is very common but it seems they blow up and crash a lot. Maybe its just them.
Jeff Smith was a world class MX racer and famously rode a Green Rickman with a BSA B50 in it and won some championships so cant be all unlucky, But when you are that talented you are just good, not lucky.
A few years ago spotted a goofy barn find chopper (Triumph) for sale and, made fun of it a bit, inspired a wacky friend with a good imagination to write a inspiring story about it. At that time, I think the original bike was nick named "The Green Goblin" But when Atrav wrote it up he called it "The Green Dragon". I spotted another goofy bike in 2015 and sent pix to that group and he dusted his old story off and rewrote it, gave me permission to post it. Tonight, perused local CL and good lord in heaven! ANOTHER Green Chopper!
Here is the ad, See: https://portland.craigslist.org/yam/...889468136.html
" Classic Triumph Bonneville bike with extended front forks and custom paint. Bright green with real gold flake flames ingrained into paint. Comes with brand new in box exhaust and custom helmets. Rebuilt motor complete and runs! Shoot me an offer! Starting at $5500 but will entertain any offers!"
And Ill post the pix below with the Green Goblin, and then 2 of the recent new Green Dragon,. (Not sure if the current seller appreciates it or not, GLWS but what the heck..)
So here is Atravs story (enjoy)
“Green Dragon” by Aron Travis, revised January, 2015
That, is the '70's Dairy Queen chopper in a nutshell. Amusing, in a good way. Oh the poor disco hipster, no real mechanical ability, but firmly convinced that having a chopper will finally get Margaret the chubby waitress at the A&W to touch the bulge in his 28" waist jeans, and will erase his current nickname ‘Sir Gangly’ to be converted to a fresh virile nom de guerre like ‘F**k Hammer’. Bolt on the chopper seat with sissy bar, the fork extensions, "Round headlights are so square maaaaaaaaan.", and wiggle around one summer in maximum pose.
It all ended when he scrapped the ear off of his 14 year old cousin during 1.3 seconds of wide open throttle in front of Donald's Burger House. Lisa the feathered haired foxy cousin paid with orange circus peanuts to ride on the back as some semblance of heterosexuality proof; a big wobble and slide through the intersection of Pine and Avenue D, Lisa crying while holding her bloody orange circus peanuts 'Now they're no good, they got road on them you dork!', concluding with a sound cuffing by Uncle Bob, “I said stay away from your cousin AND the A&W!”
Little did he realize that this also foiled his destiny to become the first teenager to think Gluteus Maximus would be a great porn actor name as that thought vaporized when his cranium met the double yellow line, 'not born to be wild, anymore' as his memories melted like a double dipped cookie cone on the sun baked picnic table of adolescence.
For years he was mocked as "Hey, isn't that the dick that wiped in front of Don's BH and almost killed some chick kid?"
Forty three years later the humiliation has faded just enough that The Green Dragon will see the light of day, to be hawked on ebay for too much money as the guy finally saw on TV that all choppers are worth buckets of cash. "Hey mom, drag the Green Dragon out of the shed. No I'm not going to ride it!"
He was our hero for a while because while riding on base, the Base Commander, full bird Colonel pulled out in front of Kermit and nearly clobbered him, Kermit laid his precious chop down and came off the pavement threatening to kill the Colonel, Who mostly just took the abuse. They did dock Kermit's military license a few points despite the fact it was not his fault, but they did let him slide on insulting and threatening an officer.
I know some guys who race a Green Jag road racer (Actually a pair of them) and British Racing Green aka BRG is very common but it seems they blow up and crash a lot. Maybe its just them.
Jeff Smith was a world class MX racer and famously rode a Green Rickman with a BSA B50 in it and won some championships so cant be all unlucky, But when you are that talented you are just good, not lucky.
A few years ago spotted a goofy barn find chopper (Triumph) for sale and, made fun of it a bit, inspired a wacky friend with a good imagination to write a inspiring story about it. At that time, I think the original bike was nick named "The Green Goblin" But when Atrav wrote it up he called it "The Green Dragon". I spotted another goofy bike in 2015 and sent pix to that group and he dusted his old story off and rewrote it, gave me permission to post it. Tonight, perused local CL and good lord in heaven! ANOTHER Green Chopper!
Here is the ad, See: https://portland.craigslist.org/yam/...889468136.html
" Classic Triumph Bonneville bike with extended front forks and custom paint. Bright green with real gold flake flames ingrained into paint. Comes with brand new in box exhaust and custom helmets. Rebuilt motor complete and runs! Shoot me an offer! Starting at $5500 but will entertain any offers!"
And Ill post the pix below with the Green Goblin, and then 2 of the recent new Green Dragon,. (Not sure if the current seller appreciates it or not, GLWS but what the heck..)
So here is Atravs story (enjoy)
“Green Dragon” by Aron Travis, revised January, 2015
That, is the '70's Dairy Queen chopper in a nutshell. Amusing, in a good way. Oh the poor disco hipster, no real mechanical ability, but firmly convinced that having a chopper will finally get Margaret the chubby waitress at the A&W to touch the bulge in his 28" waist jeans, and will erase his current nickname ‘Sir Gangly’ to be converted to a fresh virile nom de guerre like ‘F**k Hammer’. Bolt on the chopper seat with sissy bar, the fork extensions, "Round headlights are so square maaaaaaaaan.", and wiggle around one summer in maximum pose.
It all ended when he scrapped the ear off of his 14 year old cousin during 1.3 seconds of wide open throttle in front of Donald's Burger House. Lisa the feathered haired foxy cousin paid with orange circus peanuts to ride on the back as some semblance of heterosexuality proof; a big wobble and slide through the intersection of Pine and Avenue D, Lisa crying while holding her bloody orange circus peanuts 'Now they're no good, they got road on them you dork!', concluding with a sound cuffing by Uncle Bob, “I said stay away from your cousin AND the A&W!”
Little did he realize that this also foiled his destiny to become the first teenager to think Gluteus Maximus would be a great porn actor name as that thought vaporized when his cranium met the double yellow line, 'not born to be wild, anymore' as his memories melted like a double dipped cookie cone on the sun baked picnic table of adolescence.
For years he was mocked as "Hey, isn't that the dick that wiped in front of Don's BH and almost killed some chick kid?"
Forty three years later the humiliation has faded just enough that The Green Dragon will see the light of day, to be hawked on ebay for too much money as the guy finally saw on TV that all choppers are worth buckets of cash. "Hey mom, drag the Green Dragon out of the shed. No I'm not going to ride it!"
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