New Show on Discovery: Philly Throttle

[Em Dot]

any of you guys tuning in to watch? I know of the shop here in Philly. Should be interesting, kind of seems like Gas Monkey Garage. Thoughts?

http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-shows/philly-throttle

 

[AlphaDogChoppers]

I've never met Adam, but I've been told he is a "character."

 

[ApriliaBill]

I'll watch it for the bikes, but what is this b.s. formula on all the shows, I've got three minutes, no $ and no parts to finish this bike-car-boat-fish tank etc... I always like the first season of a show, you get to see what people do for living and their skill, then the network adds all this bullshit drama and the show is worthless from there...

 

[AlphaDogChoppers]

The show wasn't bad, but a lot of manufactured phony drama. It was more about the drama, and Adam Cramer's eccentric personality than it was about motorcycles. The whole story line focuses more on Adam's poor decisions and temper tantrums than about the work he does. His staff even has a word for it? "Mantrums." Can't we have a motorcycle show that focuses on all the great things about motorcycles and the people who ride them? Maybe it's just because I want to see a show about motorcycles instead of about dysfunctional personalities? I wanted to see more detail about how the work is done. Not manufactured drama about self-imposed unrealistic phony deadlines.

 

[jrswanson1]

Last year, Discovery hit a lot of motorcycle forums asking for people with "big personalities" who flip bikes for a living. Looks like they found their guy. I missed this one, I was watching "Storage Wars" with the wife.

 

[RoadRash]

Sounds like another show I'll not bother watching. It's all about the drama, and little about the ride. Rubbish.

 

[OJ]

I'll start my own show and put it on vimeo. It's mostly about me taking something apart on my CB360 and then struggling to put it back together, and of course drinking beer. I can come up with some "network desirable" details if needed. Sponsorship offers are accepted.

 

[Em Dot]

Yeah, it wasn't bad, but it was... Ehh. I've seen this recipe of "reality tv" already. Wasn't too interested. If it goes for a 2nd season, I'll make an attempt to get in the show lol

 

[born2expire]

this is cool and i love to see anything bike related but now every ass clown that was left his dads bike in the basement now thinks he has the rarest bike in the world. years ago i could find 10 CB350's etc for a couple hundred dollars. Now, everything is a cafe racer project or the rarest thing in town and people want crazy numbers. this show is just going to drive the numbers up and keep me from getting projects at decent prices.

 

[ApriliaBill]

this is cool and i love to see anything bike related but now every ass clown that was left his dads bike in the basement now thinks he has the rarest bike in the world. years ago i could find 10 CB350's etc for a couple hundred dollars. Now, everything is a cafe racer project or the rarest thing in town and people want crazy numbers. this show is just going to drive the numbers up and keep me from getting projects at decent prices.

Bingo... Spot on.

 

[hc243102]

All reality tv is crap. You get about 15% of what you are actually watching the show for and rest is scripted drama.

 

[jrswanson1]

this is cool and i love to see anything bike related but now every ass clown that was left his dads bike in the basement now thinks he has the rarest bike in the world. years ago i could find 10 CB350's etc for a couple hundred dollars. Now, everything is a cafe racer project or the rarest thing in town and people want crazy numbers. this show is just going to drive the numbers up and keep me from getting projects at decent prices.

Prices on Norton stuff is already pretty high. How much is a Honda CB350 tank in so-so condition? I'll bet it's less than $250 a guy wants for a Norton tank. Either way, it looks like they cancelled this "hit show."