eBay's Most Miserable Bike

[B1N]

[xX-Alex-Xx]

[Easy-X]

They could have reduced the sales blurb to one word:

Tacky
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Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter

[Easy-X]

[Easy-X]

Or a tasteful art project (only has a rear mudguard)

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/PiEAAOSwPxpjA~Ui/s-l1600.jpg

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234669327607
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Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter

[Zen Dog]

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Current - '94 VFR750FR, '00 VFR800FI Previous - '10 Street Triple R, '92 MZ ETZ301, '05 TTR250, NSR125R, KMX125, "Honda" Win (chinese copy of an old Honda design with a C90 engine)
My bike trip around S.E. Asia 2010/2011

[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

dem airbrushed rivets tho
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Mobylette Type 50 ---> Raleigh Grifter ---> Neval Minsk 125

[Polarbear]

[Fat Angry Scotsman]

[MarJay]

[WD Forte]

I'm a bit of steampunk fan boi too
and see things I rather like.
but, I have reservations over the practicality of the triple tank
function and seat position for starters
That seat might be comfy enough if you're five foot fuck all
but look at the far too close seat to peg relationship.
The top tank looks like it will have lots of fuel in it that will just it there
Is that the fuel take off we see a third of the way up the bottom tank?
This would make around 30% of the fuel carried inaccessible for use.

Putting clocks in cistern floats, great! but the position is awful
you'd have to look down to your knees to see them
Its initially interesting but the ill thought out form over function features are spoiling it for me as an actual riding bike

I wonder what the reserve is
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[rpsmith79]

[WD Forte]

Yep that ketonski 444 is a fantastic fun bike without going
full retard with form over function crap


https://www.pressreader.com/uk/real-classic/20191005/282784948214006

https://64.media.tumblr.com/6ebb46759ce17857f91b91a0e5f8239f/6b2872c9d1a946c1-2d/s1280x1920/42bd2c4126477977b61d59a7ef97166e1579fc19.jpg
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[WD Forte]

A vid of the ketonski
https://i.imgur.com/K1mD6wp.mp4
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[blurredman]

I always thought that such petrol 'gauges' were just an invitation to thieves to decant your tank.
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Past: 1991 Honda CG125BR-J, 1992 (1980) Honda XL125S, 1996 Kawasaki GPZ500S.
Current: 1973 MZ ES250/2 - 17k. , 1979 Suzuki TS185ER - 9k, 1981 Honda CX500B - 91k, 1987 MZ ETZ250 (295cc) - 38k, 1989 MZ ETZ251 - 49k

[rpsmith79]

[Zen Dog]

Even in 1970, who the hell thought "This seems like an ideal form of transport, I'll buy it!"

https://www.gumtree.com/p/bsa-motorbikes/1970-bsa-ariel-3-moped.-/1441379579

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/hUcAAOSwQb9jF3lq/s-l800.webp
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My bike trip around S.E. Asia 2010/2011

[WD Forte]

I seem to recall Ariel/BSA's idea was to appeal to the ladies
a bit like the current 3 wheeled 'bike' offerings

It didn't catch on though, again IIRC, it had a shite wee engine.
it does a certain curiosity appeal though

longer read:

https://classic-motorbikes.net/bsa-ariel-3-what-were-they-thinking/
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[WD Forte]

That article says Honda bought the designer Wallis' company and built the Stream based on his idea
Looks a much better machine don't it?

https://i0.wp.com/www.bike-urious.com/wp-content/uploads/Honda-Stream-Front-Left.jpg?w=1762&ssl=1
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[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

Not really, no.
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Mobylette Type 50 ---> Raleigh Grifter ---> Neval Minsk 125

[Polarbear]

[Zen Dog]

[WD Forte]

The point is.....
its made by Honda
and forced to choose one (probably at gun point)
I'd have more faith in the one made by Honda.
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[Bhud]

At some point, the rider will need to turn a corner. That looks dangerous.

[B1N]

https://media1.webgarden.name/images/media1:4db1424639b00.jpg/Honda%20Stream%201.jpg