Ebay 'WTF' bikes

[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

[Count Steer]

A bikebay offering....

1999 Yamaha tw
£1,995

Delivery available? Just set fire to it where it is.

[MrLongbeard]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/165969035230 ... R8KF_7rXYQ

[dern]

That's not nice but I think it's still an improvement on the original bike.

[JackyJoll]

[cheb]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/195642823871 ... R86ctuTYYQ



Choppers are bad enough, the V50 isn't exactly powerful and they used possible the worst thing Honda ever put on a bike, the enclosed disc brake.

[Bustaspoke]

Honda VFR750 for sale on Ebay





https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255984967944 ... R_7q2PXYYQ

[mangocrazy]

Honda VFR750 for sale on Ebay





https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255984967944

In fairness, he hasn't done too bad a job. There are some shit bits, like the seat, but he's basically flipped the engine and frame. As standard the VFR had a lacquered aluminium frame and a black powder-coated engine. He's changed that to a silver engine and black frame. The only real problem is that it's an 86/87 VFR which ran a 16" front wheel and an 18" rear wheel, and choice of tyres in those sizes is very restricted.