Most embarrassing/unnecessary accessory...

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Just wondered what was the most embarrassing and/or unnecessary accessory you've seen, or fitted, on a bike?

This was inspired by two recent sightings, both on Goldwings (not the same one)
Cup holder - why?
Stabilising wheels - like an undercarriage, came down both sides of the rear wheel - looked like kiddies training wheels!

Any others out there?
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[Bendy]

To hold your cup?

Most spangly anodised crap strikes me as completely pointless.

[iCraig]

Hmmm, must be that CB500S I saw a few years ago, with everything anodised pink.

And I mean everything was pink, pink wheels, pink footrests, pink barends, pink screen, pink bolts etc, you get the idea!

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[Bendy]

There's a difference between unnecessary and pointless though.

Though I'm sure you can argue that the point of the anodised crap is to look nice, it's a subjective thing.

Race can has a point - sounds nice, sometimes gives more power.
Double bubble has a point - keeps the wind off.
Crash mushrooms have a point - duh.
Suspension has a point (if you're good enough for it to matter).

To me, there will never be a point in replacing the silver bolts that hold your fuel cap in with blue ones.

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[Bendy]

[yambabe]

Each to their own, obviously someone somewhere NEEDS a cupholder on their goldwing....

Personally I love shiny, spangly bits and would like as many of them as possible on my bike (although I draw the line at tassles!) but that's just my taste. I also love to see sleek, stripped-down streetfighters with barely room for a rider let alone an extraneous anodised bolt.

That's what I like about the whole custom-bike scene. You can make your bike totally individual to you, even if you do it by bolting on every nightmarish piece of chrome you can buy from the Custom Chrome catalogue til the damn thing is a traffic hazerd in daylight cos of the potential flashback.

Being the partner of someone who has just fitted a towbar to his VT500 (made out of an old car roofrack) to tow a home-made trailer (made out of a road sign) doesn't really help with my taste in accessories!

I'm showing my age again here aren't I?
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[Craggles]

Best add-on I saw was in Newquay.. someone had attached a surfboard holder along their bike

If ever I live somewhere close to a decent surfing beach, I shall do that

Craig
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[Minky_monkey]

Those bloody stick on ears/goatee's/ponytails.


I mean, fair enough for your kid's crash helmet but anyone else, jeez!







All IMO! I'm sure if you have them, you think they look neat.......

[bazza]

Tank bras on Hardlys - I mean, seriously, WTF??
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