I kinda like it
Ebay 'WTF' bikes
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Re: Ebay 'WTF' bikes
It's one of them Ducati V4's.
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Re: Ebay 'WTF' bikes
I have no idea!! But, despite my weirdness on colours and bikes, No!! Just NO!! LOLPotter wrote: Mon Dec 12, 2022 7:05 amTo be fair though everyone looking at that picture knows what he was trying to make it look like, so he wasn't that far off.
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Re: Ebay 'WTF' bikes
Weirdly, That doesn't look quite so bad!! LOL
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^^^
That is just several kinds of wrong. A '50s design dragged kicking and screaming into the '70s with added tat and chrome. And people wonder why the British bike industry crashed and burned.
That is just several kinds of wrong. A '50s design dragged kicking and screaming into the '70s with added tat and chrome. And people wonder why the British bike industry crashed and burned.
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The power egg was a 60's thing, but the 70's updates to the bodywork didn't do anything for the A65. The biggest NOPE is that headlamp tho', who the fuck thought that was a good idea.
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Yeah, the power egg was '60s, but the basic engine architecture dated back to the late '40s, ferchrissake. And the earlier engine was a lot more pleasing visually than the unit construction redesign. But the biggest crime is that headlight, as you say.KungFooBob wrote: Fri Dec 23, 2022 8:52 pm The power egg was a 60's thing, but the 70's updates to the bodywork didn't do anything for the A65. The biggest NOPE is that headlamp tho', who the fuck thought that was a good idea.
I was a teenager in the 60s and when comparing the old British iron to the stuff coming out of Japan, it was absolutely no contest. I didn't even consider Brit bikes when window-shopping, they just looked old-fashioned and problematic. And that was before you considered reliability, oil-tightness etc. A mate of mine summed up Brit bikes in 3 words - rusty old shit.
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Re: Ebay 'WTF' bikes
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/175522238390 ... SwBqhh4sjx
The more you look...
I especially like the sub frame.
The more you look...
I especially like the sub frame.
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Wonder if they plan the same treatment for that red Roller? 
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Re: Ebay 'WTF' bikes
THE METICULOUS ATTENTION TO DETAIL & ALL THE VERY CLEVER IDEAS AND UNIQUE HAND FABRICATED PARTS / MODIFICATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN USED IN THIS BUILD ARE SIMPLY AMAZING !!
(PLEASE NOTE)
WE ARE SELLING THIS BIKE STRICTLY ON A SOLD AS SEEN (NOT RUNNING) SPARES OR REPAIRS BASIS WITH NO WARRANTIES OR GUARANTEES BEING IMPLIED OR GIVEN WHATSOEVER !!
That sub frame's certainly unique
(PLEASE NOTE)
WE ARE SELLING THIS BIKE STRICTLY ON A SOLD AS SEEN (NOT RUNNING) SPARES OR REPAIRS BASIS WITH NO WARRANTIES OR GUARANTEES BEING IMPLIED OR GIVEN WHATSOEVER !!
That sub frame's certainly unique
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"As seen at the TT"*
Upside down in a hedge before it was butchered to look like this.
Upside down in a hedge before it was butchered to look like this.
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Ah, 'topsy turvey'?Supermofo wrote: Mon Jan 16, 2023 8:17 am "As seen at the TT"*
Upside down in a hedge before it was butchered to look like this.
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Re: Ebay 'WTF' bikes
What's the hole in the seat for? I'm imagining some sort of slider crank linkage to the front sprocket.
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Re: Ebay 'WTF' bikes
Rule #1. If an advert uses ALL CAPS, just walk away.
Rule #2. If the seller's description appears to be totally unrelated to photographs of the bike, just walk away.
Rule #3. If roller chains are used as any kind of structural medium, just walk away.
Rule #2. If the seller's description appears to be totally unrelated to photographs of the bike, just walk away.
Rule #3. If roller chains are used as any kind of structural medium, just walk away.
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Re: Ebay 'WTF' bikes
Ring ding-a-ding... kerrrrching!
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Re: Ebay 'WTF' bikes
Yeah, what a mess, who on earth doesn't hang their side cab of the roll cab ???! !KungFooBob wrote: Sun Jan 15, 2023 9:32 pm https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/175522238390 ... SwBqhh4sjx
The more you look...
I especially like the sub frame.