eBay's Most Miserable Bike

[Ste]

[Bhud]

It's not right whichever way you look at it.

The gov website says YNC 94X is a GSXR750 first registered in 2003, and manufactured in 1982. There's clearly no trace of a GSXR750 anywhere near that bike. There were no GSXRs in 1982 but there was a GSX750 in 1982. Both the early GSX750 and the later GSXR750 were 4 cylinder bikes.

The bike is ill-conceived, but you can't say whoever built that had absolutely no idea about bikes. Somewhere, he got hold of that custom frame. Whatever the frame number might have been, whether it even has one or if it's been purposely scratched off, we'll never know because it seems to be wrapped in vinyl. That's on purpose. Vinyl-wrapped frames will never look as good as professionally painted or powder-coated frames, so why would a custom bike builder do that...

2 obvious errors in the vehicle registration:
Year of manufacture
Model nomenclature

Both errors have one thing in common: they could both have been a "simple typo" on the DVLA computer. Wrong decade in a drop-down list, but the "2" might be right, for an actual GSXR750 made in 2002. Wrong extra letter ("R") in the model name, but the rest of the info might be right if it's an actual GSX750 made in 1982 and first registered in 1983...

Perfect room for doubt all round, don't you think? Deniable stuff, if you had a friendly gnome who works in Swansea you could call, and if you wanted to build a custom bike just for shows which would skirt around MSVA rules if picked up by ANPR (as the rules were looser in 1982).

Just a thought... Not saying this is a definitive example of corruption, but it would be a strange coincidence that matched this particular custom bike with a dodgy DVLA record.

[A100man]

Hilarious but road legal? Really??

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Custom-Road-Legal-Bobber-Hard-Tail-Flat-Tracker-Cafe-Racer-Motorcycle-Chopper/203154173227?
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[Bhud]

[Easy-X]

That's definitely a weird one! Bonus points for integrating the fuel tank into the frame tubing but I doubt it'll have much range
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[Easy-X]

[Bhud]

[Easy-X]

No, not that guy This is definitely a more modern contraption and he was riding in the road & bus lane. It was more like a cross between a Ruckus and a stand-up scooter.
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[Ste]

[Polo]

[WD Forte]

Honda C90 forks mebbe,
cant see how that qualifies as a Honda.
I'd like to see the MOT history too.
BMX bicycle frame modded to accept a Lifan C90 clone lump
Such a limited amount of fuel in frame tubes is dumb unless
you never plan to ride far.

Not fit or legal for road use IMO
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[A100man]

[Bhud]

[Bhud]

The gavel fell at £775

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Custom-Road-Legal-Bobber-Hard-Tail-Flat-Tracker-Cafe-Racer-Motorcycle-Chopper-/203154173227?autorefresh=true&nma=true&si=MGaVziz7R061XCxYDbe0k8J0DaQ%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Quite a respectable figure.

I do find that bike "interesting". Obviously, it's a bit miserable, and it's not at all legal, or even safe, but as a concept, it's got something that people want.

[wr6133]

[Easy-X]

I haven't made anything quite as dramatic as this "BMX" thing but I would guess, given it's lightness, the drum brakes would be sufficient. The geometry is closer to a C90 than a first glance might suggest. It has proper tyres and wheels.

Personally though I wouldn't fancy it without indicators. Contrary to what BMW owners will tell you they are useful to show other road users your intentions! BMX, BMW... only one letter different I guess
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[Polarbear]

[WD Forte]

The title alone
"Custom Road Legal Bobber Hard Tail Flat Tracker Cafe Racer Motorcycle Chopper"
Says form over function shite to me

It isn't a Honda C90, any MOTs from a C90 will be irrelevant
It isnt road legal
It's a farm bike and that's all
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[Bru]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-CX500-custom-street-tracker-cafe-racer-bobber-very-low-mileage-ex-condn/124420483409?hash=item1cf809e951:g:lNMAAOSwYV5fn~ld

It's the detail which is the most depressing. Just horrible: Dodgy cables (the clutch outer is snapped and the retaining nut just lying on top of the rubber gaiter below), poor routing around the tank, invisible rear indicators are a SMIDSY-magnet. The plastic nut covers over the footpegs (some of which are already missing) are pretty crappy, but no original rubber cap over the more important swingarm locknut? For £3,500 I'd expect that level of detail, ie. completed. I mean, the speedometer cable is hanging below its retainer (on the brake caliper). Why, man? Why? I think we've been here before.

And the blurb is worse: allegedly, the seller has improved on Honda's poor exhaust design with his engineered system. I will buy the man a cupcake if he can prove the er, improvement.

[Bhud]

Now that is what I call a cynical attempt to wow that crowd. He's got money on his mind. A few too many cheap ingredients in that one. If McDonalds did custom bikes, they would probably look like that.
He's put in a new mini battery and hidden the electrics, as is de rigeur for that crowd.

I'd expect to find beer can strips and jubilee clamps under all that exhaust wrap. Not sure if either the front or the rear tyre is on the wrong way. I like his idiot light LEDs, but not much else. The side stand is a bit worrying.

[MarJay]

[WD Forte]

But it's 'sort' after so gotta be valuable right?
'guenuine' 21K
No fuel filter, a must have on an old CX
No rubber insulator cap on starter lead
Illegal numberplate
Pissy little form over function rear lights
Clean carbs and Pods maybe but no mention of jet compensation for this.

'Bullet proof engine good for 200K' my arse
They are capable of clocking up big miles but only when the
important issues are addressed and he doesn't mention any of them.

The minimal mudguards will do little to stop road shit from being spattered
all over the engine front and rear,( including the battery stowed down below)
Has this 'engineer' ever ridden a feckin bike?
I'll give him some plus points for not totally ruining it by cutting the rear frame and monoshocking it, but it's the all too common mutton dressed as lamb CX IMO.
Built to sell to some hipster mug, not ride.
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[A100man]

[Easy-X]

[WD Forte]

That 'engineer' flogging the CX above has other hideous examples of his work for sale.
Seriously, who buys this shit?


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