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Title: What the heck is this? A melted bike? Post by DesertCat on 07/19/19 at 10:42:03 What the heck? Is this something ridden on the street? Or is this a prop for some show or play? Or was it left in the sun and it melted? Whatever it is, it can be yours for only $48K. :o |
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Title: Re: What the heck is this? A melted bike? Post by Serowbot on 07/19/19 at 11:00:07 Ridden but never turned... ;D |
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Title: Re: What the heck is this? A melted bike? Post by T And T Garage on 07/19/19 at 11:32:00 It's a booger... er, bagger. Thankfully that trend is near its end. "Oh look, I can order stuff out a magazine and bolt it on!" ;D |
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Title: Re: What the heck is this? A melted bike? Post by DesertCat on 07/19/19 at 11:38:52 It looks like a Big Wheel. |
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Title: Re: What the heck is this? A melted bike? Post by stewmills on 07/19/19 at 12:20:32 $48K? Then that's about $45K wasted. Even if I were stupid rich, that is wasteful and pretty much useless. I would struggle (mentally) paying more than $10K for any sort of bike regardless. How much more do you need...My $1500 Ninja 250 is loads more fun than that garbage. |
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Title: Re: What the heck is this? A melted bike? Post by DesertCat on 07/19/19 at 12:23:20 Here it is . . . https://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/mcy/d/gilbert-2018-road-glide-harley-davidson/6937528189.html |
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Title: Re: What the heck is this? A melted bike? Post by jcstokes on 07/19/19 at 14:04:02 Whatever turns you on, doesn't turn me on, but you have to admire the skill of the maker. |
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Title: Re: What the heck is this? A melted bike? Post by philthymike on 07/19/19 at 14:12:27 I see things like this whenever I go to South St. In Philly on a Saturday night. I secretly hope to see one accidently make a wrong turn onto the cobblestone part of Spuce St. And watch what happens next with sick fascination :D |
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Title: Re: What the heck is this? A melted bike? Post by justin_o_guy2 on 07/19/19 at 14:34:42 I see cars with hoop rims and tires with one inch sidewalls.. I can't help but wish I could see one rip through a biggo pothole. I think they look like something out of a Cracker Jack box. I think that bike looks like a kids toy. One thing is obvious, It's a drag bike. Every time you turn, something is gonna drag... |
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Title: Re: What the heck is this? A melted bike? Post by DesertCat on 07/19/19 at 14:55:57 I have a feeling that this bike does not venture on the roads much. It probably gets most of its mileage from the trailer to the parking space at a bike show and from the trailer to its home parking spot. |
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Title: Re: What the heck is this? A melted bike? Post by justin_o_guy2 on 07/19/19 at 15:01:59 So it is a toy... |
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Title: Re: What the heck is this? A melted bike? Post by philthymike on 07/19/19 at 15:04:04 The other dumb bike seen all over South St. Is this 20ft long type deal... https://philadelphia.craigslist.org/mcy/d/rochester-2009-hayabusa/6937418420.html |
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Title: Re: What the heck is this? A melted bike? Post by justin_o_guy2 on 07/19/19 at 15:16:08 https://philadelphia.craigslist.org/mcy/d/rochester-2009-hayabusa/6937418420.html The link in the above post is broken. This one works |
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Title: Re: What the heck is this? A melted bike? Post by DesertCat on 07/19/19 at 15:25:08 322A2B2E362A3B2F2B2927420 wrote:
====================== I see those stretched bikes in Craigslist, mostly with Hayabusas and other large displacement sport bikes. |
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Title: Re: What the heck is this? A melted bike? Post by philthymike on 07/19/19 at 15:45:20 627D7B7C61665767576F7D713A080 wrote:
Thanks I saw a guy one day riding a stretched out Grom. That had me laughing. ;D |
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Title: Re: What the heck is this? A melted bike? Post by DesertCat on 07/19/19 at 15:48:10 At least a stretched out bike can serve a purpose -- it keeps a drag bike from wheelying off the line during a drag-race. But, alas, I think most of these guys have done it purely for looks and style. |
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Title: Re: What the heck is this? A melted bike? Post by Serowbot on 07/19/19 at 16:23:25 That would allow me to spin out and crash, instead of wheelie and crash. :-? |
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Title: Re: What the heck is this? A melted bike? Post by DesertCat on 07/19/19 at 16:35:11 3A2C3B263E2B263D490 wrote:
================ You and me both. When I was young I fancied myself some kind of drag racer (1970 Kawasaki Mach III H1). But I was never really any good. Then later on, with better handling bikes, I fancied myself some kind of road racer. Once again, I wasn't any good. About the only thing I can say about my skill is that after 51 years of riding, I'm still alive. 8-) |
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Title: Re: What the heck is this? A melted bike? Post by Dave on 07/19/19 at 18:49:53 725345534442755742360 wrote:
I love it when I see those fellows bring their stretched bikes to the Tail of the Dragon........318 miserable curves for them! |
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Title: Re: What the heck is this? A melted bike? Post by Fast 650 on 07/19/19 at 20:13:04 Did you ever notice that you rarely see anyone riding one like the first bike, the one that looks like Arlen Ness created an even worse than usual crime against style? But you see them for sale shortly after completion, always with very few miles. It is always nearly the same text too, "The pictures speak for themselves. $48000 firm". I don't care how ugly you want to make your bike if you are going to keep it and ride it. But there should be jail time for doing that to a bike then selling it a week later because everyone laughs at you when you go by. |
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Title: Re: What the heck is this? A melted bike? Post by MMRanch on 07/19/19 at 21:27:39 Really its a tall bike , they have to let the air out of the air shocks to get off them when they stop. ;D Truth be know ,,, the poor feller lost his SIDE-STAND , so he has to set it down on the frame when he want to get off of it. ;D ;D |
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Title: Re: What the heck is this? A melted bike? Post by philthymike on 07/20/19 at 07:01:53 At least it's a finished (assuming) completed bike however grotesque it may be. Looking through bike ads is nearly heart breaking seeing all of these abortions for sale. The "project" and "roller" junk people are peddling ought to be a crime. Jackasses take bikes that in many cases are perfectly good running machines and take angle grinders and cutting torches to them, post some blogs and pictures, then get bored or run out of money, patience, skill, time so they want to offload their broke, unsafe pile of scrap for silly prices. And then they probably try it again. All the while more and more classic bikes go extinct. If it's a bike that was rotting in the back 40 or junkyard then fine have at it. But when they post the before pictures of a working running bike and then the after pictures show a pile of spray painted scrap metal for shame. |
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Title: Re: What the heck is this? A melted bike? Post by DesertCat on 07/20/19 at 10:12:38 I see this crap on Craigslist all the time. This Honda 250 deserved a better end than this . . . |
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Title: Re: What the heck is this? A melted bike? Post by Fast 650 on 07/20/19 at 10:57:06 I don't know which one of the two is worse now. At least the owner of that Honda didn't do the other usual mod of moving the seat forward several inches then extending the pegs and controls to gain back the lost leg room. |
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Title: Re: What the heck is this? A melted bike? Post by Dave on 07/20/19 at 11:11:40 Last night the wife and I were headed out to dinner, and on the other side of the 4 lane 2 big V-twins passed by....and they both had Apehangers. Seeing those guys ride by with their arms reaching up to the grips up above their heads - I wondered just how far they can go before their hands and arms are exhausted. (Seems they need a second set of handlebars at a normal height so they can rest their arms). |
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Title: Re: What the heck is this? A melted bike? Post by jcstokes on 07/20/19 at 13:13:39 Well people do want this stupid "cool" thing. It would appear they will go to any lenghts to achieve it. |
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Title: Re: What the heck is this? A melted bike? Post by DesertCat on 07/20/19 at 14:05:25 08333E2938342F29323A37285B0 wrote:
==================== Like this? |
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Title: Re: What the heck is this? A melted bike? Post by norm92de on 07/20/19 at 14:47:44 That ape hanger thing pictured is insane. However, I will defend his right to be stupid. Some countries "certify" their bikes, so much so that any mods are illegal. I think Germany might be one of them. Keep the government off my back!! :) |
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Title: Re: What the heck is this? A melted bike? Post by Dave on 07/20/19 at 15:12:25 103127312620173520540 wrote:
==================== Like this? [/quote] Nope....not that insane. They both had their hands about level with the top of their heads (no helmets). The weird part about this Big Wheel Bagger thingy....is some of the bikes look good when they are parked - but they seem to look pretty silly (to me) when they are being ridden. |
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Title: Re: What the heck is this? A melted bike? Post by Serowbot on 07/20/19 at 18:09:57 The bike was fine, until the heat melted it... |
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Title: Re: What the heck is this? A melted bike? Post by jcstokes on 07/20/19 at 18:37:21 Perhaps they should have a class for these bikes in Moto GP, or the IOM. |
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Title: Re: What the heck is this? A melted bike? Post by Dave on 07/20/19 at 18:59:18 686171766D696771020 wrote:
Wouldn't that require a helmet? :-? |
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Title: Re: What the heck is this? A melted bike? Post by philthymike on 07/21/19 at 09:59:08 2D3B2C31293C312A5E0 wrote:
The bike was fine until the builder dropped acid ::) |
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Title: Re: What the heck is this? A melted bike? Post by MMRanch on 07/22/19 at 18:59:03 ok |
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