My new bike transporter

[eno]

Hmmm...it needs something else; http://www.truck-nuts.com/index.html

[bingil 6]

I'd hate to slip off the ramp whilst I was pushing the bikes up into the back.

[Tim754]

A thought... Perhaps he thinks people that collect and race or just collect VMXs and old trailies are.... wankers?? 

[YSS]

You have a good point there Tim .  . With out knowing his full story I would  not like to judge the man, perhaps he built the whole car himself and hade alot of fun doing so . In VMX we have people riding and collecting Kreidler 50 cc , Hodakas ,Bultacos, KTM , Maicos , Montessas , I even know one looney with a  998 Metisse that he built him self.. Where do you draw the line ? What makes someone a "Wanker" ?

[bingil 6]

Yea, different strokes for different blokes

[YSS]

I am just doing some shocks for  350 cube man . He goes down the Finke track at 180 km/h.
I wouldnt call that a "Wanker "

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[vmx42]

I wouldn't call '350 Cube Man' a Wanker either. But the guy in that photo is another kettle of fish altogether.
He is obviously a really serious 'offroader' the stupid thing doesn't even have a spare tyre.
VMX42

[Quicksilver]

Wouldn't be first ive seen spare carried in the tray. In fact that truck has a range of tools stored in a tray compartment.

[vmx42]

Quicky,
You might be right. But I wouldn't want to try and lift it out alone [let alone put the old one back in].

He is still a knob. Yeah, I know somebody else will build one that is bigger and better. And he will be a knob as well.
VMX42

P.S. I thought the checker plate box under the tray was probably his BBQ. Gotta do something with all that roadkill.

[Quicksilver]

VMX42. It certainly not the type of truck I personally would build. Nor do I understand why you would other then pure pose value.

I do appreciate workmanship, engineering skills and the quality of finish the overall package. Through my eyes when I look at customs such as that F650 I look more how it was done, the ideas and planning, the new approch and fresh idea rather the copy cat ideas that seem so common. I look at the overall quality of how well the package was put together. Then I question the "why"..   I like objects that stand out as "not the same " as all the others even if they are rather useless and overbearing.

[Phil]

Our world is full of cookie cutter Camry drivers that never set foot outside of their comfort zone. This bloke has built a vehicle that is different to say the least. I don't really like the "bigfoot" concept  but I appreciate the engineering and original thinking that has gone into the truck. It might not be your idea of the perfect bike transporter VMX42 but at least he's not a safe and sensible, beige Camry driving accountant, he's branched out from the comfort zone. Because he built a truck that doesn't fit into your idea of what is good and pleasing in the world, it doesn't automatically make him a "knob" or a "wanker". There's just not enough originality left in the world any more.

[vmx42]

Hey Quicky,
Yeah I can appreciate quality engineering, but I really don't see much of it in this kind of vehicle. It is totally impractical and more of a cheque book exercise of overbuilt boltons.

I agree, when somebody goes to the trouble of making something that stands out from the crowd their efforts should be applauded, but this kind of vehicle doesn't fit that criteria. There is a whole industry in the US pumping out parts for abominations like this [the bigger and more useless the better, cause you really 28" billet chrome rims on your offroader]. They are more like Camrys in the US than you would believe and he is not unique by any stretch of the imagination. If he was the only one, and did all the work then I wouldn't have bitten, but he isn't, there are 1000's of them. That is not individualism.

When I see a car that the owner has put his [or her] sole into I can appreciate their efforts and I applaud the joy it will bring them, but you can't honestly tell me that this kind of thing fits into that category. I have friends that have some big useless hobbies that give them a lot of joy, but this looks like his everyday ride. I have been to Hot Rod shows and marvelled at the workmanship and dedication of the owners but this thing doesn't fit that category either.

Tim, you are correct, maybe I was harsh calling him a W@%*er [so I won't again]. I try not to be judgemental but this kind of excess [and I can assure you he is not alone by any stretch of the imagination] does annoy me. When the rest of the world has acknowledged that bigger is not better and are taking steps to limit their impact on our planet, the US attitude that 'I will, because I can' says alot about how out of touch they are in a lot of areas.

You guys can't honestly tell me that you wouldn't laugh if you saw that thing coming down the road towards you? Come on! It makes the guy who owns the black Hummer with 28" chromies look like an environmentalist by comparison. I'm all for individualism but this isn't it.
VMX42

[bingil 6]

Fair dink um Lads who gives a shit ? He seems happy with his efforts ,just as we are with our hobby so live & let live I believe, who knows this fella might have a really nice collection of Motorcycles parked up in the shed & if he has does that mean we are related ?

[vmx42]

Oh come on Bingil, can't we get revved up sometimes. It's good for us old boys to get the heart racing occasionally.
I am sure he is a lovely bloke, I just hope he doesn't park his truck outside my house [it would block the sun and all the wifes plants would die].

I'll bite my lip, until he shows up with his next, new improved and even bigger model. Enough is enough. I know when I am licked [and as Bill Oddie said] 'it's lovely'.
VMX42

Next topic please…

[bingil 6]

All's good VMX42 , nothing wrong with showing a bit of ticker just thought we were getting a bit of track , didn't want to see anyone in the sinbin Cheers