There's so much wrong about that, it's hard to know where to start!
Ebay 'WTF' bikes
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Unlike the builder who didn’t know when to stop!Count Steer wrote: ↑Sun Dec 17, 2023 5:00 pmThere's so much wrong about that, it's hard to know where to start!
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I can only assume it was the ultimate bike lowering project. It looks like a soufflé that someone slammed the door on.
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I know a chap who bought a running and decent looking stock CBX for £10k and has set about making it a 'special'. Trouble is,he's a bit special and has no flair at all for mechanical things,yet he's been busy hacking off bits of the frame and welding brackets in random places,all while the engine is still in the frame and being covered with all the dust and schitt.
A mate is trying to help and curb the worst of his excesses,but it's an uphill struggle. He's randomly buying parts like single sided swingers that are never going to be plug and play and with no thought as to how the rear suspension is going to work.
If the thing ever sees the road again in any shape,I'll be very surprised.
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There was a bloke on the Bikers Oracle VFR forum some years back who had convinced himself that what he needed on his otherwise standard VFR 750 (conventional swingarm) was a 3-4 inch longer wheelbase. So he had these billet swingarm extensions machined up and proudly presented them for our approval.
Except we all, to a man, told him it was a dumb idea and he'd wasted his money. He was not a happy camper. But he was American.
Except we all, to a man, told him it was a dumb idea and he'd wasted his money. He was not a happy camper. But he was American.
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How to make your trials bike more comfortable over longer distances (it's £1500 on FB market place if anyone is interested)...
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There's nothing wrong with that at all, a very nice 70's kit that needs restoration. I've sent it to a mate who loves that sort of thing.Dickyboy wrote: ↑Sun Dec 24, 2023 5:26 pm Moto Guzzi Crossbow "special" yeah very special
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/196145568630
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/276261065259 ... SwPmZk~0Qz
Blimey, you can guarantee that this fella is a strange bloke, I dread to think what he's like but anyone that turns a standard bike into this is 100% strange.
Blimey, you can guarantee that this fella is a strange bloke, I dread to think what he's like but anyone that turns a standard bike into this is 100% strange.
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325890438251
That tank and seat just doesn't go with the frame and how big is that fairing?
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The fibreglass is 1/4+ inch thick so they weigh a fecking ton too. I have 2 with lowers hanging on the garage wall to stop it blowing away in a hurricane.
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A VX800 was by far the worst bike I ever had the misfortune to own, so anything different to what came out of the factory is a plus but mostly spending 50p on a seal so the fuel didn't leak into the crankcase would be the place to start.KungFooBob wrote: ↑Thu Jan 18, 2024 6:35 pm
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325890438251
That tank and seat just doesn't go with the frame and how big is that fairing?
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It was 67k kilometers and now its been converted to 40 thou miles which all seems about right?MrLongbeard wrote: ↑Fri Oct 27, 2023 9:37 pm 67k to 43k to 78 miles, back to 43k to unknown, it's had a clock or 3
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You could fill this forum from that vx800 sellers other bikes.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?sid=b ... rue&_pgn=1
The fzr1000 & srx400 are particularly weird
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?sid=b ... rue&_pgn=1
The fzr1000 & srx400 are particularly weird
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You are not wrong! Do you think he advertises as we buy any bike in 'Fucked up project bike magazine'!Dickyboy wrote: ↑Fri Jan 19, 2024 7:01 am You could fill this forum from that vx800 sellers other bikes.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?sid=b ... rue&_pgn=1
The fzr1000 & srx400 are particularly weird
I mean WTF