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i was going to put these in another thread, but thought i would post them here.

thought these were pretty awesome.




Those just tell me that the custom motorcycle world has well and truly run out of ideas.

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Those just tell me that the custom motorcycle world has well and truly run out of ideas.



that coffee can toilet idea seems pretty innovative.
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I've actually seen this 'bike' in person - pretty crazy, crude and innovative considering it was built from mostly chevy drivetrain stuff. Looks bigger in person.





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I nominate the Ducati Apollo for this thread.
To be fair, that never made it to production........and it falls into that so ugly it's kinda cute category
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KTM. Looks like a motorcycle had sex with an anteater.

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Same for the Moto guzzi with the same engine. god-awful ugly design.
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