Check out that gap! Judging by the appearance of this wreck, it’s been stored outside. The bike is also missing parts, including the carburetor, and the cylinder isn’t even bolted to the engine. Call us crazy, but if you’re going to sell a motorcycle, it might help to attach the side number plate, or at least remove it all together. It’s a prime example of the kind of junk that people are actually attempting to trade for cash. Most of the ads featured in this column are from Craigslist, but this beauty comes to you from the pages of eBay. We forbid any Racer X readers from purchasing this bike. He knows what it’s worth, and we say anything above zero dollars is too much. Hell, he didn’t even bother to move the bike to get a good picture for the ad! If he took the same lackluster approach in maintaining this bike that he did in putting together the ad, it’s only a matter of time before that sucker grenades. Seeing as how this bike is missing parts, has a flat tire and a malfunctioning starter, we’re guessing this guy missed that memo. Generally when you’re selling something you clean it up a bit first, which typically includes fixing a flat tire, especially if you don’t want to get low balled (by the way, what the hell is an inter tube?). My name is duallen and you can call or text me at…” And don't try and low ball me I know what the bike is worth. By slips I mean it don't catch 100% of the time. The kick start slips a little but I'm sure it can be fixed. Sat for a little so it could use a carb cleaning. “I have a 1990 Husqvarna wr 125 2 stroke dirt bike runs good flat front tire but I have a brand new tire and 2 brand new inter tubes for front and rear. Check out what the seller had to say about this Swedish shitbox: The license plate says “2 Creepy,” and we agree.Īs hopeless as some of these rat piles are, their entertainment value is often exceeded by the text of the ad itself. Even though the bike is surprisingly clean for what it is, it’s still a big, heavy outdated machine on knobby tires. There are some bikes that make it into this column that, even though they’re completely absurd, we wouldn’t mind swinging a leg over. The seller says “this thing screams fun,” but with that paint and preposterous claim of fourteen inches of ground clearance, we say it screams “nefarious green-thumbed owner.” What’s that all about? Have we somehow stumbled on the genesis of today’s growing adventure bike market? We were struggling to figure out what crazy purpose this bike might serve, until we noticed the custom pot leaf camo paint on the tank and the large capacity rack on the custom rear fender. There’s the off road headlight mounted above the stock unit, bark busters and the moto fender up front. How would slapping knobby tires onto an old Suzuki 850 street bike even occur to someone? The headline says one of a kind, and there’s a reason no one is lining up to copy this project. However, we can honestly say that this ridiculous contraption is still a surprise for us. Enjoy!įrom the new Unit Skycraft freestyle prototype, to the Service Honda aluminum-framed CR500, bike conversions are nothing new in the motorcycle world. But, one man’s junk is another man’s treasure, and that’s especially true in this column, where we showcase some of the best “gems” for sale on the internet. If you’ve found yourself in the market for a used bike recently, you’ve probably become painfully aware of just how much junk is out there.
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