Stranded man turns car into bike

[Qwiktune]

Have a read of this, how plausible do you think it really could be?

I think this is probably a dramatization. “Based on a true story”, so to speak.

Probably when he developed problems with his suspension he decided to frivolously pursue a mod to his vehicle. I don’t think he did so without the support of civilization.

and 12 days with limited water?!

I guess the part I really don’t like, is how he supposedly did this all with a hacksaw. I’d think he’d need a hundred blades, and his arms would fall off after having to cut all that, as if he could ever even cut a single hardened shaft with a hacksaw

anyway here you go copy and pasted:

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The original story is in French and the Google translate is very rough. Please forgive us if we don’t get this completely accurate.


While traveling through the desert somewhere in north west Africa in his Citroen 2CV , [Emile] is stopped, and told not to go any further due to some military conflicts in the area. Not wanting to actually listen to this advice, he decides to loop around, through the desert, to circumvent this roadblock.

After a while of treading off the beaten path, [Emile] manages to snap a swing arm on his vehicle, leaving him stranded. He decided that the best course of action was to disassemble his vehicle and construct a motorcycle from the parts. This feat would be impressive on its own, but remember, he’s still in the desert and un-prepared. If we’re reading this correctly, he managed to drill holes by bending metal and sawing at it, then un-bending it to be flat again.

It takes him twelve days to construct this thing. But there’s not just a swing arm that’s broken, there’s a frame beam broken too (not sure about the exact term, one of the 2 girder of the chassis).

He’s not far away but he has a lot of tools and other hardware that could be stolen if he leaves them unattended.

https://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg211/froimv/Misc/Photomontagephotgend.jpg

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https://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg211/froimv/Misc/Photmontagesite.jpg

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Like i said, i think its bullshit, but wanted to see what you guys make of it, maybe someone can read french?
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[Bomberman]

Sounds like complete shit, but the bike thing looks awesome!
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[Rogerborg]

As posted elsewhere, some worthless artistic type who took his latest sculpture out to the desert for a photoshoot.
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[Marmalade]

I may well be wrong, but...

I'm sure these cars are font wheel drive so how is he making the rear wheel spin, the gearbox output is obviously not getting to the front.
Maybe he's got the output running directly onto the rear tyre to make it turn but it doesn't look like it's being butchered so can't see it being done.
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[Andy_Pagin]

In French - therefore bollocks q.e.d.
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[Llama-Farmer]

I'm calling bullshit...

Not saying it wouldn't be possible... but in 12 days in a desert with just a hacksaw... bollocks.


"Managed to drill holes by bending metal, sawing it then un-bending it to be flat" - if you found metal weak enough to bend with your bear hands like that, it'd probably snap.

[G]

[jimac]

It was very good of him to take the time to pose for a photo in his undies as well. I mean, he must have been knackered but he still thought about all those people who would need to know how he did it.

[G]

From a site I found on googe:

[daemonoid]

I remember seeing this a few years ago. It seems to be legit and was featured in 2CV magazine. The guy was called Emile Leray, it happened in 1993 and his story (while a bit bonkers) is fairly convincing:

https://chameaudacier.free.fr/moto2.html

(my French is little better than GCSE, but google translate does a fairly good job).
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[pendulum]

Fucking come off it Are you telling me he'd take the time to make a SIDESTAND, seat, and put the numberplate on before making his escape?

100% absolute tosh, that was done in a garage and moved there
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[teuma86]

Handy that he took his decent camera with him to take pictures

[DrDonnyBrago]

I call bullshit.

If I was in his "fictional" position and valued the contents of a 2cv more than my life I'm sure I'd find a way to support the broken strut and limp it home that would take less than 12 days.

It's the desert, hide it and come back for it. Chop all the body off of the chassis and use it as a trolley to push your junk home. Bury your tools nearby and walk home etc etc etc would all be quicker than 12 days, plus however long it takes to drive that "bike" back to a cafe for a chardonnay and a croissant.


As above, it's probably some arty type whose most recent piece was "a bike made in the desert".

[daemonoid]

[nop]

[Rogerborg]

That's it, I'm tired of all the motherfucking bullshit in this motherfucking thread.

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