Ebay 'WTF' bikes

[KungFooBob]

I quite like the CB1100RS, but not this one...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/165892919674

It's newish and with fuck all miles on the clock, why make it look so shit?



Original for comparison...

[JackyJoll]

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.

The really biggest nope was their build quality disappearing down a plughole. They couldn’t coax these junkheaps through their three month warranty.

They couldn’t bore the crankshaft holes parallel to the gearbox mainshaft holes. They couldn’t make the bores perpendicular to the crankshaft.

[KungFooBob]

Just looking at the pictures gave me hepatitis.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/374404699823

Interesting fitment of a CBR600RR fairing, shame it was painted with a sponge.

[KungFooBob]

...and on the flip side

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275160227601

[KungFooBob]

This just popped up on Friendface Market Place.

You gotta hand it to the PRC...

[mangocrazy]

The blurb makes out that the company is Japanese (Mr Yamasaki runs it, allegedly), but like many other manufacturers, outsources production to PRC.

Methinks they are being economical with the truth.

But it is only £2300, ffs...

[KungFooBob]

The RE sticker looks nothing like an R6 one.

https://www.yamasakimotorcycles.co.uk/motorcycle

The one on Friendface is £1100, 2018, 7k kms and includes 2nd hand jacket, gloves and lock!!

[mangocrazy]

I didn't even realise they'd been in the UK that long. The Japanese should be getting worried...

[A_morti]

Twin discs and a 16 litre tank, on a 50cc 4 stroke

[KungFooBob]

I don't think 'brown' was the expected look.

https://www.cmcbikes.com/used-motorcycl ... rP98bxK-NI



On the closer pics you can see it's kind of an orange weave in the CF, but it still looks brown!

[ChrisW]

That's horrible - looks like cheap mahogany!

[mangocrazy]

How to instantly devalue a bike. I might just pop down tomorrow to have a look and sneer.

[KungFooBob]

How to instantly devalue a bike. I might just pop down tomorrow to have a look and sneer.

It's in the Cannock branch, not Clay Cross.

[mangocrazy]

Ah, OK. In that case not.

It will be all the rage in Cannock (or Kenyck as it's known to its denizens).

[David]

Ah, OK. In that case not.

It will be all the rage in Cannock (or Kenyck as it's known to its denizens).

I always heard it as "Connock"

[mangocrazy]

Ah, OK. In that case not.

It will be all the rage in Cannock (or Kenyck as it's known to its denizens).

I always heard it as "Connock"

It's a tough one - hard to represent phonetically. A bit like Doodloy...

[David]

My take on that would be Dudlie....not being pedantic.
And Tippun for Tipton.

[mangocrazy]

I guess it depends a lot on where you're originally from and what accents you're familiar with. I lived the first 10 years of my life in Sarf Lahndan before we moved up to Stafford. Compared to other areas not that far away, Stafford has a fairly neutral non-accent; certainly compared to Wolves or Stoke. So the way I hear Black Country accents are probably different to the way others do.

[Mr. Dazzle]

I don't think 'brown' was the expected look.

https://www.cmcbikes.com/used-motorcycl ... rP98bxK-NI



On the closer pics you can see it's kind of an orange weave in the CF, but it still looks brown!

We did a Rolls-Royce bonnet in that stuff once. Ironically a Roller would pull off brown way better than orange carbon fibre

It's only half carbon by the way. Its 50/50 carbon and glass with a coloured resin. The carbon is black of course, the glass then lets you see the resin colour.

[Skub]

A bikebay offering....

1999 Yamaha tw
£1,995