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 I'd love to see this thing driving down the road
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Yikes!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thought of Herman Munster when I first looked at that.
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I think Herman might even be too short to ride that monstrosity.
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yeah its like a newer style of custom bike building called "survival bikes" its sorta a branch from rat bikes only its adding all kinds of crap, or rigging crap with everyday items. sorta like a mad max look heres one thats actually a motorcycle 
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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Why don't they just cut to the chase and call them Mad Max style? The long version: Post-Apocalyptic Near Future Cheesy Sci-Fi Flick Bad Guy Bike.
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yeah that "suvival bike" title is pretty dumb. But theyre pretty interesting if you look closely at all the details.
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Just looking at that, I'm thinking it's a "proof of concept" thing more than anything else. It looks like a home-made redesign of BMW's Telelever suspension, with the spring & shock relocated below the tank instead of being built into the forks. At least, I'm hoping that's what that monstrosity is. 
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This is what happens when you drink too much while watching old Mel Gibson flicks.
"Dude, you know what would be cool....."
And awaaaay we go!
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I don't know why, but I'm thinkin' that if some unsuspecting little innocent girl would happen to venture too close to it, Sigorney Weaver would pop up out of somewhere and say to this thing.."GET AWAY FROM HER, YOU B*TCH!!!"
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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I hate to tell ya but thats the spy pics of the new 1500 
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I think youd need about 6 foot long arms to ride it.
The percentage you're paying is too high-priced
While you're living beyond all your means
And the man in the suit has just bought a new car
From the profit he's made on your dreams
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I don't know why, but I'm thinkin' that if some unsuspecting little innocent girl would happen to venture too close to it, Sigorney Weaver would pop up out of somewhere and say to this thing.."GET AWAY FROM HER, YOU B*TCH!!!"
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Why Ed (biker) don't drink. grammar intentional
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heres one with a diesel engine put in it 
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I wanna make one. I wonder how he got that transaxle to work and not leak with just 1 axle. I have tons of that kind of stuff around.
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yeah, i'd go with brown not black..ahah
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Looks like some kind of Transformer. Wonder what it changes into?
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first thing i thought was 2 bikes humpin  .please excuse my 1.lack of imagination 2. my one track mind 
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yeah 2 aliens from the movie alien, humping, while herman munster hangs on for dear life...ahha
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Dunno why they would call those survival bikes, most look like they didn't survive. Looks more like a core meltdown in a junkyard.
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I hate to tell ya but thats the spy pics of the new 1500
NNNNoooooooooooooo 
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If you zoom in enough, I believe that badge on the tank says Yamaha.
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That was Yamahas answer to the new 1500.
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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How can they answer something that doesn't exist?
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How can they answer something that doesn't exist?
Clairvoyant designers.
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Just when you thought Ducatti made a monster, it aint no monster compared these monstrosities.
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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One man's monster is another man's art.
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Yeah definately, I wouldnt pay $20grand for one, but you gotta appreciate the workmanship or lack of..ahah
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I think a certain amount of kudos are deserved if they can ride these things, looking like they do, without having them fall apart like they were OCC-built.
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I hate to tell ya but thats the spy pics of the new 1500
I knew it would have a radiator!!!
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I think a certain amount of kudos are deserved if they can ride these things, looking like they do, without having them fall apart like they were OCC-built.
I think thats the qualification for most of these bikes...you have to ride them across country and destroy them even more while on the road in order to fall into line with the classification...but i dont think that alien bike made it across the parking lot, let alone the country..haah
I get looks when i pull into the gas station with my bike, i cant imagine riding that thing up to the pump and reaching over my head to fill the tank...ahah
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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Heh, where do you mount the step-stool for gassing up? Maybe he could mount some of those fold-up steps from an RV. 
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That thing looks like a praying mantis on a pogo stick!
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oh theres the owner!!! 
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