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Lot of money for a teapot engine

Potter wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 3:11 am Here's another one...



https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Suzuki-750-h ... 0009.m1982

It’s haunted!

Scotsrich wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 7:38 am

Potter wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 3:11 am Here's another one...



https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Suzuki-750-h ... 0009.m1982

Why do bike manufacturers spend millions on frame development when they could just bend some scaffolding poles and weld them together?

Need a route for the exhaust? Cut a piece out.

And the frame will rust like fuck.

Scotsrich wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 7:38 am
Why do bike manufacturers spend millions on frame development when they could just bend some scaffolding poles and weld them together?

Do they really though? It's not rocket science.
To be fair (although not to everyone's taste) from this distance that doesn't look too bad. I've seen some shockers that were roadworthy enough. That ones very much overengineered with the size of those tubes.

Faceache Marketscam £895 for this? https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/it ... 7910261905

Pod filters - Check
Stupid inappropriate tyres - check
Plug leads match the frame colour for no apparent reason - check
Frame painted a stupid colour - check

"but the wheels are painted in 2-tone grey" - oh that's ok then. Actually no it's not ! Get in the Sea you malodourous festering oxygen thief did you ever wonder why manufacturers never make 4 cylinder shaft drive offroaders? Yes that's right cos it's a stupid idea. Muppet

Ditchfinder wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 12:43 pm did you ever wonder why manufacturers never make 4 cylinder shaft drive offroaders? Yes that's right cos it's a stupid idea. Muppet

Total inability to wheely over obstacles.

Potter wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 3:11 am Here's another one...



https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Suzuki-750-h ... 0009.m1982

Might have been better to keep the sheet over it and add an air of mystery.

Gopping market place

rodbargee wrote: Sun Feb 14, 2021 2:38 pm Gopping market place

A KTM cruiser?

Skub wrote: Sun Feb 14, 2021 2:55 pm

rodbargee wrote: Sun Feb 14, 2021 2:38 pm Gopping market place

A KTM cruiser?

HAha It would finish KTM No? That seats a Peach

rodbargee wrote: Sun Feb 14, 2021 2:38 pm

Gopping market place

It might be just the angle of the photo, but to me, it looks like the bottom 'arm' of that pointless front suspension set up is already bent !

Def Trap is going to love that!

I must look at this thread more often!! Some of these have proper cheered me up with the full on WTAF factor


Mind you, I did know someone that went to the same bike cafe as me that rode a 'cruiser' thing that must have been built out of spare parts - that has a piece of checker plate as a seat!! LOL LOL

derek badger wrote: Wed Feb 24, 2021 3:55 pm

That is a cracking find, those pics made me genuinely laugh out loud at first glance- there is so much to enjoy there, with either the silencer brackets or the jaunty angle of the clutch lever being my current favourites.
I am still smirking now, in a scared sort of way- some fucker built and rode that!
That is indeed a proper "WTF" bike (well, trike)

The devil's in the detail.

A tin of paint and some alloy wheels would make it look better, putting the poor thing back to standard would make it ride better

Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Wed Feb 24, 2021 4:42 pm A tin of paint and some alloy wheels would make it look better, putting the poor thing back to standard would make it ride better

The tin of paint is to pour into your eyes, right?

KungFooBob wrote: Wed Feb 24, 2021 4:44 pm

Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Wed Feb 24, 2021 4:42 pm A tin of paint and some alloy wheels would make it look better, putting the poor thing back to standard would make it ride better

The tin of paint is to pour into your eyes, right?

A ton of petrol and a match would be better for the trike...