Number one funny eBay auction!!!!!!!

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Number one funny eBay auction!!!!!!!

Postby Revengelane » November 6th, 2009, 12:48 am

I know this ad is already in the thread "Ebay automotive related links" but i believe it needed it's own thread before the ad was removed.

The auction ad looks like a joke, either way farken funny!!!!!

FOR SALE

Minibike, pocket bike, kid's motorbike, waste of money!


I have a reputation for not putting enough effort into describing items I sell on ebay, so this time I'm going to be very clear in describing the item.

The pictures above appear to be of some type of small child's motorbike, possibly a minibike, yes, that's what it looks like. However, this is one of those very rare Chinese made miniature motorcycles of which only about 56,785,920 were distributed world wide last year. The total lack of spare parts for these things has now convinced me that each child born in China was tasked with producing one of these; from a roll of aluminium foil and an empty ice cream container. That explains why each one is different. Not just different colours, but every single one is unique in its dimensions and spirit. Some have even been made inside-out.

Some of them have wheels which are almost round, mine doesn't. The frame appears to be made of bamboo, painted silver to make it look stronger. When they gave the Chinese made boats the name Junk, I can now see why. Surely, one of the five year old kids tasked with building these things could weld. Every weld on the frame of this thing looks like a passing sparrow has splattered semi metallic poo on it, badly. Every bolt is a different size and the fact that it doesn't change shape if left in the sunlight has amazed me.

I rode it once, that was enough. It was about as comfortable as pouring a cup full of leaf-cutting ants down my undies. Even though I'm so short that my feet are actually above my head, somehow riding this thing saw me wearing my ankles as earrings and trying to steer at the same time. Making things even worse was that it was like riding a chainsaw with wheels. The motor can rev like a cat with a clothes peg on its tail, making this little bike go faster than standing still - which is already a stretch of its safety envelope.

Before I took it for its one and only ride, I had to fill it up with fuel. I couldn't understand how such a small machine could need such a large fuel tank, but then fifteen minutes after I'd put the fire out, I worked out why. The fuel leak from the carby was that severe that by the time I'd travelled 12 metres with my feet behind my head, the grass behind me was on fire. The leaking fuel had some how caught alight and although I was hoping it was a trail of burning rubber from its tyre shredding power, it was merely a small fire, not unlike a burning pipeline in Iraq. Fortunately, the fuel leak was so bad that by the time the fire caught up to the bike, there was nothing left to burn.

The bodywork on the bike isn't even attached. I don't know how it ever could be. There must have been a fight at the child labour factory when this thing was made, obviously the stronger five year old stole the bits that allowed this bike's bodywork to be attached to its silver bamboo frame. So it just sits there making this thing even more ridiculous. You would expect that motorcycle bodywork would be made of plastic, true. But given the fact that this stuff a) didn't burn and b) is as flexible as a Viagra induced erection, tells me that it is something from another planet, possibly China. I suspect that it may be some super organic, self regenerating rice paper or something.

Starting this bike is about as easy as getting a table of six for Yum Cha at 12pm. Despite the fuel gushing from the poor excuse for a carby, this thing has a pull start which has a cord about as long as a primary school play lunch. With the amount of fuel flooding from the carby, it requires full throttle to start. The first time I got it going it rode off with only the ghost of Chopstick Creek at the controls. I later learned that the best way to start it was by holding it under your arm and acting out an ACDC guitar riff before putting it back down, placing your ankles behind your ears and hoping that the thing stayed upright long enough for someone to get a photo.

On the bright side, this thing would make a fantastic garden ornament, because it has a miraculous ability to convert itself to important soil nutrients, like iron oxide, very quickly. You will notice that one of the front fork stanchions is all rusty. I didn't do that in photoshop, it really is rooted. You will also notice that the steering is out of alignment, but what do you expect from child labour?

When the Trike of Death saw this little bike, it turned around in a very large circle and looked the other way. You have to feel sorry for this little machine, it's like a puppy in a pound. Surely someone out there must have a good home for it? Lets face it, you can now buy something that has trodden the same ground as the legendary Trike of Death for less than the cost of a Trike of Death T shirt. You may even be able to convert this little thing into a candle, a hearing aid, a belt buckle or something else useful.

This monstrosity needs to go. Even if you buy it just for something to kick your toe on it would be worth it. You could paint it black and leave it on some stairs one night. You could create an artificial reef out of it, for one small and selfish fish. Whatever you do with it is your own business, just don't tell anyone where it came from.

In response to some anticipated questions, here are the answers:

No, I don't have a buy it now price, but if you can convince ebay to refund my listing fee, you can have it.

No, it doesn't have a seat, the manufacturer didn't design it to last long enough for your arse to make it to the where the seat would normally be.

No, it ran out of warranty on the third day, which was when it was somewhere in the middle of the Sea of China, on its way to infest the world with a good dose of unquality control.

Yes, I will deliver it to Anaheim California, it will only cost a return airfare ex Sydney and a Disneyland pass.

No, the brakes don't work. It wasn't designed to make it that far.

Yes, it is crap.

True, it does look good. So too do most celebrities until you see them in the flesh.

No, it wouldn't be a nice gift for a six year old, or any other number between 1 and 1000.

No, there isn't any spare parts available for it. They were designed around the same concept as disposable razors and toilet paper, not much good after the first use.

Yes, you are welcome to take it for a test ride – after you buy it and then sell it to someone else who advertises it for sale and offers you a ride of it.



Questions and Answers from eBay (BTW there is a lot of them)

Q: Is the starting price a typo ? I'll offer you 67c for it and you pay the postage.
A: The starting price was $6.99, which was my payment for writing the silly ad. Serious ads cost $12.80 so you should be thankful.

Q: Is the lead paint job in good shape? Are the plastic parts the same material they use in the dog food they export to the U.S.A.? How far are you from N.J. Thanks, Nicky Newark.
A: The bike is painted in blue asbestos, cheaper than lead. The plastic in the dog food is far more nutritional than this rubbish. I'm a long way from NJ, but if the sale falls through, I'll take in on a world tour.

Q: Serious suggestion Hollywood. Withdraw from sale and relist in eBay Nigeria. When the scammers win, send them the bike with a hefty postal charge. Should cure them of ever scamming again. Thanks for the laugh. I'll be surprised if this doesn't go viral Regards Chris
A: Thanks Chris. I just received an email from Nigeria where they have recommended that I invest in shares in this thing. Far out, I own it, how much more investment do I need.

Q: I was thinking this would be a good gift for my Ex-wife. However I am concerned about the gas mileage that her F@tA$$ would be getting. Could you tell how this will perform on fried rice? Also is a fart regenerator available for better mileage, or would a CHIP modification be a better way to go? Also could you tell me if the rear wheel is out of round or just the front? She may be able to offset the wobble..... Thanks
A: The fuel economy will be improved once her r's catches on fire and the fat starts to drip into the carby. It may just blow a little more smoke. The only modification this thing really needs is to be put on a train track as a speed hump for a coal train. the wheels are so out of round that one is a triangle and the other is just a straight line.

Q: I am 73 and have a busted leg- does this qualify as a mobility device under Medicare? You must be the reincarnation of Mark Twain. I laughed until tears ran down my face. Thank you for making my day so enjoyable!
A: Enjoyable day - with a busted leg. You wait 'til I list my boat for sale, that will make you happy and it may just be what you need for your rehab. Good luck with straightening out coat hangers to scratch those itches. Cheers.

Q: I'm just trying to get a size perspective. In your second photo, is that a single Chop Stick that the bike is resting on, or a tooth pick?... Thanks.
A: I'ts a chopstick, didn't you see the soy sauce stain on it? The bike was in aingapore nooodle dish that I ate about three hundred years ago.

Q: Hi Hollywood Last week I was out in the sand dunes at Reef beach near Bremar Bay WA without warning I flew over the handle bars of my brand new KLX 450r it then launched from behind me and used my body to break its fall (it to may be possesed by the devil). My question to you is - Are you willing to swap this beast for my new bike as I feel a drop in power may be in order for me THANKS Yours in anticipation Railway :-)
A: For sure. I'll give you two of these just for the front wheel of your bike. You need to wear a string of garlic when you ride the KLK.

Q: excellent work ,would you consider swapping it for a tyre swan . some tibetan yak cheese, and a volvo hat. regards
A: A tyre swan, now I've never had one of those before. What does it do? I've had a few volvos, and a few hats to match. I don't like yak cheese but I'm very interested in the tyre swan.

Q: hey man iv come up with a good use for the rocket. a bong .fill the air cleaner with hippie weed light it and suck on the exhaust now iv got the hippies thinking about buying it hope you sell it steve
A: The last thing some hippie would want is a beard tangled up in a poor excuse for a chain and sprocket. It would be good to watch though.

Q: I have read your discription of this item with intrest and have come to the opinion that it is not a childs bike, but infact one of saddams missing weapons of mass distruction and the trail of fire it leaves behind when started up is from not the carby but a faulty thruster engine. i think you should contact border control and inform them. Did the friend who gave it you have a name that started with Bin?I look forward to your reply.
A: I contacted customs and asked why they would let something like this into the country. They told me that when they tapped it on the counter, no bugs fell out of it, just half a piston and some spring onions. I asked them to send me a fine just for owning it, but they wouldn't unless I tried to take it out of the country in boogie board cover. I think it did have something to do with Bin, maybe Shouldbeinbin Later.

Q: Hi, I wanted to know if I buy this bike, if you'd personally fill it with petrol and let me watch you burn rubber.. I might actually make my money back by putting it on youtube, which gets seen by Oprah, which gets me a book deal, which gets a movie made? Just a thought. Anyway, with the financial crisis and everything it's hard to part with the sort of serious cash you are asking for it but I'd be happy to swap it for a packet of clothes pegs and a shower-cap (which has hardly been used)... yes, also a half squeezed orange that I used the other day to add some zest into my toilet bowl.? Actually now that I think of it I could possibly up that by handing over my limited edition Samantha Fox poster I used to jerk off to in the early 80's? Please reply, this bike looks perfect for me.. thanks in advance.
A: Yes, I'll do as you have requested, but I need a cut of the earnings. I wish I kept my ABBA poster.

Q: Where do I meet you to exchange the donkey for the bike?
A: Before I commit, how old is the Donkey? You'll have to meet me at Karuah so that I can put the donkey to work on my collection of octopus beaks.

Q: Hi I'm thinking about joining the crusty demons and going on a world tour, is this the bike for me
A: No, it's too safe for what they get up to. You need the trike of death.

Q: My maiden aunt's dowry consists of a donkey, two live goats, 5 united states dollars, and a penguin. Is that a fair trade?
A: Yes, but can I take the dowry instead of the aunt. I need a donkey and you can never have too many goats or penguins. My last penguind died after I accidently fed it to an owl.

Q: I don't have two frozen chooks. Would you accept one frozen chook, a slab of Coopers and my maiden aunt's hand in marriage?
A: I already have six wives, five have already fallen victim to the Trike of Death. Shame.

Q: I don't have any money. Will you accept a frozen chicken?
A: If you came in with that offer when the bike started at $6.99 I would have jumped at the idea. Now it would cost you two frozen chooks and a case of Coopers sparkling ale.

Q: Hey Mate, I've got a yellow road bike type pocket bike, I think it might be made by the same kid... (handle bars and foot pegs are loose, and the back tyre doesnt inflate) would you be interested in doing a swap? Cheers
A: I think the loose handlebars and foot pegs are a built in speed limiting device. If you ride too fast you die, no more speed. I'll think about the swap though.

Q: great description hollywood. and a word of advice; i would go to your family doctor and have blood work done, as it is a well known fact that the chinese have been exporting devices with enough lead in them to kill a full grown rhinocerous. and since your "delicate areas" are what actually touches said device, i would be especially concerned...
A: I have had a blood test recently, but I put the high lead levels down to the fact that I used to sit on my back verandah with a mouth full of air rifle pellets, shooting pegs off the clothes line for six hours a day.

Q: I am thinking of placing this in many bike shows around Australia, do you think the write up would win or the bike??
A: There's a good chance that the bike will win, maybe an encouragement award.

Q: WHAT BRAND IS IT,PLEASE
A: Brand? I think it was left up to the buyer to give these things a brand. The problem was that the factory manager couldn't translate the chinese phrase, "Oh no, look, this one is worse than the last one" So they left them unbranded.

Q: G'day there! just wondering if I don't bid on this and it doesn't sell would you re-list the item and rewrite the description a bit more honestly?? Cheers!! :p (awesome effort btw and could you post a pic of the glove on ya head too!)
A: I hope for the sake of the whole world that this thing does sell. It will put an end to these deceptive ads I've been writing. I'll see what I can do about the glove pic!

Q: Just thought I'd let you know that you've given me a huge laugh. I hope you sell your bike....no, I really do....just not to me.
A: I've got a guy that's really keen on it. I told him that if he wants it that badly, he'll have to bring along a doctor's certificate to prove that he has made a rational decision.

Q: G'day Mr. Bigshot, I've spoken to a mate of mine who runs the kiddie rides at a circus, he is contemplating adding this bike to the Merry Go Round for the boys and was wondering if it has a hole in the middle to accomodate the pole it will go up and down on? Also told him about 'The Trike of Death" and we is trying to figure out a way this could be made into a "Big Top" main feature
A: I think it does have a hole in the middle, it was where the quality was meant to go. I too thought about sending the Trike of Death to the circus and wondered if it would go into the sphere of death.

Q: Hi there. if i win the auction, are you able to dispose of the item for me??
A: Yes, I'll do something interesting with it and post the results!

Q: I have never had so much fun on eBay. Do you write descriptions for money? I don't want the bike, I'm just here for the entertainment. You're a star!
A: I wish I did write for money. I'd love to re-write some of the descriptions I've seen. Maybe I'll publish my book next year and list it at the same time that I'm selling something else insane. Thanks.

Q: Has bidding reached the reserve yet ?
A: Reserve? I've never put a reserve on anything. I started it at $6.99 and was hoping to get $2 for it. It's on the market now!

Q: Hey Hollywood, You know.. seeing the bike majestically poised on the pole gave me an idea, we were looking for something a little different to perch on top of the Christmas Tree this year and seeing as though Angels are just sooooo yesterday, I was looking for something a little more "Today". Do you think it would be suitable as a tree ornament given that it is made of Silver Bamboo and guano, we could all sit around and bet on what will erupt in flames first, the Bike or the Tree lights!! Either way it would be win win, roasted chestnuts anyone?
A: Sometimes I hope nobody can see me laughing at an LCD screen, it must look strange, especially when I have a rubber glove on my head. You are right, Angels are even the day before. Putting this bike on top of your tree would be February 31. Don't tell the insurers.

Q: I had a Jeep Cherokee that I gave to my mother in law, however both times it caught fire she managed to escape....I mean get out of the vehicle. If this bike comes with a seat belt that doesnt open it may be suitable for my mother in law. No doubt the rocket scientists that work in Jeep Quality Control found a new job China at one of the large manufacturing plants. If it doesnt come with a seatbelt would you be willing to throw one in for free?
A: I had my Jeep Grand Cherokee, with even more things to go wrong that the standard jeep. I called it the one and only, because it was the one and only one that I'd ever owned. Unfortunately my over-insured dog box didn't catch on fire, I was clearly unlucky. As for your darling mother in law, the first thing to do is to buy her some velcro hook pants and then have the seat of the bike made out of the velcro loop fabric. If that doesn't keep her on, you could fill her bloomers with magnets, but no, the bike probably doesn't have enough iron in the bamboo and you would ruin her credit card's magnetic strips. Just go for the velcro.

Q: Your honesty is refreshing and appreciated, i say Hollywoodbigshot is our replacement for Obama
A: Hollywoodbigshot, president of the world. I like the sound of it. I'd certainly be making some changes, firstly be slowing down the earth's rotation by running the trike in one direction for an hour. That way we would all have more time to laugh at things. That was how Superman saved Lois Lane anyway.

Q: Mate - bugga the bike..... what's your BIN for the description! Priceless. Thankyou.
A: You can take the description for free and use it to sell something of yours, just remove the reference to the bike and replace it with whatever you need to sell. It's kind of universal when you think about it. Thanks mate.

Q: Hi, is this bike suitable to use it on a friday afternoon topic on motor-forum?
A: Yes, but the tyres will be worn out by Sunday.

Q: hey man!!! sounds like a wild machine. is there a nitrous oxide kit available for that model i want head to the moon. thanks for the laugh u funny dude steve 02-Nov-09
A: You can just strap a can of fly spray to the frame and spray it into the carby as you ride, it has the same effect.

Q: Hi it looks like just the thing i am after as long as i can fit a sidecar to it. what do you think?
A: With the frame so poorly put together, you have to sit beside it just to keep it in a straight line. That negates the need for a side car.

Q: Excuse me sir, but does it run on sweet & sour sauce?
A: Oh yes, and if you want it to go even faster, you can ad a little MSG.

Q: I laughed so hard i just wet my pants :) How much would postage be to the Peoples Republic of China?
A: For you, five dollar.

Q: Hi mate, You are a gem!!!!! You have actually got someone to pay $56 bucks for nothing.I should get you to sell all my shit!!!!!!! NICE STORY
A: I'm not feeling too bad now, because I found the seat for it. I'll hope it doesn't go above $4,300.

Q: I feel your description of the bike is misleading to potential buyers. Specifically the claim "True, it does look good". I don't need to see it in the flesh to know this is patently untrue.
A: You're right. I meant to say, "true, if you have no eyes and your optic nerves are being eaten by magpies and you squint, then it may look good to some". Sorry, and glad you picked that up.

Q: The old saying "The way to keep flies out of the kitchen, is to put a bucket of shit in the living room". Would this bike be a good substitute for the living room? Thanks, JAckal
A: Funny you should say that, my lawnmower and whipper snipper won't come out of the bedroom now that this thing is in the backyard.

Q: привет! какой хуй ты продавать это чудо чувак? оставлять его тебе! спаси666ы, Сурт.
A: Either my eyes are getting worse, or that is the words of an alien.

Q: FAIR GO MATE everybody is allowed to make one Mistake, just look at the HOLDEN CAMIRA,it even ended up winning the Wheels CAR OF THE YEAR...So ease up on the little fella,cos if you send the Chinese economy broke, where the hell are we going to buy our everyday stuff... TOWELS,SHEETS,SOCKS,DRESSES,JEANS,DISHES,RADIOS,TV'S,IPODS,STEREO'S,$2 SHOPS,ETC,ETC,ETC,ETC,ETC,ETC,ETC,ETC,ETC,ETC, Best of LUCK with the PENDING SALE...Cheers Tony.
A: I had a friend that actually won a new Camira in a Coke competition, it was on the inside of the lid. It was a great car, but after the warranty ran out she wanted to swap it back for the bottle of Coke.

Q: Herro, my ritter boy spent minutes of har rork to assembry these ronderfur machines. They arnt men to be started and riden, they are men to hang from your car keys COOKIE BOY!! Legards, Mr Wotwentwong.
A: And I thought a wind chime would be an option.

Q: Man this is just what I wanted and I would have paid top dollar for it but I have a slight problem. I have a severe flatulence problem and the thought of blowing my arse up scares me more than the add. Good luck with the sale
A: You should be scared. Maybe tight fitting rubber undies will make it a safe option for you?

Q: Would you take $4 for it and deliver free of charge to sunny england me ol china?
A: Is that $4 or 4 pounds? For pounds I may do it.

Q: my final offer. You drop it off for free and then set fire to it in the neighbours front yard and ill give u 5bucks
A: Do your neighbours like a bit of fun?

Q: My wife's vibrator stopped working last week. What do you think? She is getting terribly ansi!
A: Try a Harley instead!

Q: "H" thsi is now being followed even here in Europe where WE thought we had the headstart on Chinese gear!! Obviously this one slipped through the net?! Well best of luck selling the pile of SH1T!! Are they not the most wonderful piece of engineering you ever came across?? I particularly liked the reference to WELDING!!! I think it was NOT a sparrow but a SH1TEHAWK!!! Good man you deserve better!! Chris LOST in France!
A: Thanks Chris. I think these things are a bit like swine flu the way the spread around the world. Even healthy people can get it. But sh1tehawks weren't responsible for the welding, they do a far better job.

Q: There is an up side: if you're unfortunate enough to have one of these and silly enough to work on it, there are plenty of them to be found curbside every week on trash day. But they really are crap, like most things coming from that fine Communist land, where everybody does their very best work to make a dead Mao happy. I'm so proud to have a president who tells us to "look to China for an example".... regards, Mike in the USA
A: I really would have thought that the word would have spread after the first one of these were sold. Some people never learn.

Q: Hey there hollywood, you sound like a typical whining arsehole who was too miserable to buy a decent bike for your kid in the first place. Did you actually buy this new, or stiff a mate for 50 bucks? Let's see if you post this with your conveniently dated "buyer questions".
A: It's interesting that you mention conveniently dated buyer questions, but what does that actuall mean. Should I be sitting in front of the computer just hoping that someone like you will write so that I can respond immediately. Maybe you should have followed the entire story of this thing before you put your foot in it.

Q: JUST INCASE YOU DIDENT FINE OUT THAT THAT CHINEASE WRITEING SAID HERE IT IS LOL. We are very sorry you are disappointed with your purchase we are proud of the first machine. Your slander of the outbreak, however, is no guarantee. Unless you have 24 hours to withdraw from ads and issued a public apology for the red army was instructed to launch to make your house and neighborhood down to a toxic parking lot of a nuclear attack. You do not compromise, the Chairman Mao.
A: Got that one earlier, what a pearler.

Q: I HAVE NO SYMPATHY FOR YOU AT ALL. WHY THE HELL DID YOU BUY THE PEACE OF SHIT IN THE FIRST PLACE ONE LOOK AT IT SHOULD OF TOLD YOU THAT THE GUY THAT SOLD IT TO YOU SHOULD HAVE GIVEN YOU A $1000 TO TAKE IT AWAY ILMAO.
A: As I said before, a mate gave it to me after he was given it by a bloke that thought he was doing him a favour. How cruel.

Q: mate can it pop a wheelie?
A: It can, I'm just too scared to try.

Q: Hi i just wanted too say we have 1 of these and yes they are shit, my nephew loves to pull things apart so we gave it to him to practise on and i also wanted to say you are so funny you are a facebook hit. loved it
A: Thanks. I feel sorry for you, and I hope that your nephes manages to destroy things while he pulls them apart.

Q: HA ha - good effort. Here's a stupid question for you. Does it come in any other colours?
A: Yes, it comes in light invisible too.

Q: Mate, I really appreciate that you have set a realistic price on this gem. I am counting up the silver in my piggy bank atm. I have been looking for a backup bike for some stunt work, where I sail over 10 cars and one bus. Whats the acceleration like? How many cars do you think it can handle?
A: You could jump that easy on this, but the bike would have to be in the back of a ute to do it.

Q: Is this perhaps the new Transformer?
A: Yes, it could transform from this piece of crap into a pencil sharpener.

Q: Hi - do you know if the tyres would fit on my soapbox racer ? If so is there any chance that you'd split the bike up - postage costs to the UK would be more reasonable then. Thanks :)
A: I'll see if I can take it to one of those places that can shred anything from concrete to cars. If I can, I'll let it blow over to you in the next strong wind. In fact, I ate a hot
vindaloo last night, so the next strong wind isn't far off.

Q: Hi Denzlepob here from Great Britain near England, is there any premix fuel in it and can you send the fuel (not the bike) to me in GB? Fuel over here is sooooo expensive and my strimmer has been dry since the last recession. Love you, Denz.
A: If only I knew what a strimmer was. Love you too!

Q: Dear Sir,my wife desires to learn to ride a motorcycle.Would the vehicle suffice?Can you supply bike with full tank of fuel? as I believe if your add is true and correct,Iwould expect said motorcycle to explode and burst into flames.With this in mind i may have to bid as the price you are expecting will be much cheaper than paying for a divorce lawyer
A: You are on the right track there. You could even fill it with premium for a better effect.

Q: Is there any instruction manuals that come with it You are not being clear enough.
A: Yes, but all it says is: "Be of care for danger if road use candle ginger"

Q: Bike looks great but I am more interested in the permapine post that features in pic 2 (I will take the bike if it is still attached....i have bulldog clips that may interest you!
A: Everyone wants the post. I knew I should have airbrushed it out of the picture. I've got people lining up for a length of it.

Q: I'm a budding Evel Knievel and was wondering if it would be suitable for a jump from the Harbour Bridge to the Opera House? :-)
A: You could jump it from the harbour bridge, maybe to Dawes Point or Milsons Point, because they are directly below the bridge, it wouldn't make the Opera house without a 500 knot westerly blowing.

Q: Oh yeah, also, will you accept an excellent fried dimsim for it? I tried a tiny bid of it last week and it tasted nice.
A: If I hadn't just eaten a bowl of short soup, I may have taken you up on the offer.

Q: Do you have the immigration papers for the bike, and if not whats the chance of it getting deported if I buy it?
A: That's a good point. How about we ship it to Christmas island, as a 'xmas' present for the detainees.

Q: Hi I feel your pain , i to rushed out and bought the latest and best gift but i was smart on the 4th broken bone could not give it away But it has a good home - i gave it to my mechanic, he concreted a holden rear spring into the ground and welded the bike to it, its near his letter box and customer kids use it as a ride - he bought me maccas lunch as a straight swap I am sure i riped him off :) BTW here is the translation - use bablefish on yahoo We were sorry that you are disappointed our brilliance to your purchase the first machine. However your slanderous eruption is the non-guarantee. Only if you withdraw the advertisement in 24 hours, and issued that a public apology red army was instructed the launch causes your house and the neighborhood reduces to a toxic parking lot nucleus attack. Your uncompromising, president wool.
A: Classic. Did you get up-sized on the meal? If you did it was surely a rip off in your favour. I can't wait to destroy this thing.

Q: Would I be able to make it into something like a rocking horse for my 3 year old daughter
A: Yes, for sure, especially if your 3 year old likes being bucked off a rocking horse that catches on fire all the time. Use some plywood instead, it is more reliable than this thing.

Q: Would I need a helmet ? Could a pillion seat or panniers be fitted ?
A: You'll be needing a helmet, padded room and a bottle of strong medication if you buy this thing. It really is best without panniers, as they would make it worth something.

Q: 我们非常抱歉您对您的购买失望我们光彩的第一机器。 然而您的中伤性爆发是无保证的。 除非您在24个小时内撤出广告并且发布一个公开道歉红色军队被指示发动使您的房子和邻里降低到一个毒性停车场的一次核攻击。 你的不妥协,主席毛。
A: Let me get this straight: You want one serve spring rolls, honey prawns, special fried rice, chilli crab, chicken feet and a bowl of bean curd soup. Oh, and a coke. No problems.

Q: Hi, I have no need for a mini motorbike but my kettle recently burnt out and I was wondering could I convert your bike to boil water for my pasta?
A: No, it it would only be good for toasted sandwiches. I have heard that one bloke used one as a parachute without success.

Q: Dear sir, I would like to win, can you provide riding tutorial for my 5 year old daughter since i have never ridden a motor bike before?
A: Certainly. 1. Throw bike on ground. 2. Pour petrol on bike. 3. Set fire to bike. 4. Buy anything but a Chinese bike and start all over again.

Q: Kevin Rudd talks Chinese. Perhapps the crap that came out of his mouth was used to make this bike.
A: Is that why there is that sticker on the tank that says; "For working families, working families, working families"

Q: Hi there. Very interested in the bike, i have been looking for a mode of transport for the family for quite some time now. What is your buy it now price ? Can you do it for $850 posted ? Needs to be sent to South Australia (disney dyno land) Cheers
A: This thing is only engineered to carry one person, once. It woulndn't be much good for a family unless you just wanted to keep warm around it.

Q: hi mate! would you consider a p/x with me for a paper clip? sorry its not a coloured one,just the cheap ones,with cash coming my way aswell?
A: If you were offering me one of those foldback clips that you can use to keep a whole bundle of subpoenas together with, I may have taken you up on it. Maybe I can just give you cash?

Q: Is it by any chance painted with lead paint??
A: Lead would have been too expensive. This thing has been painted with eel dung.

Q: I loved your add. Gave me a great laugh. Honesty is brutal. Well done! Someone will want it. They may already have one and looking for spares?
A: Even if you had five of these there still wouldn't be enough spares to make half a good one. This really is rubbish. I feel so sorry for the poor kid that got one of these things for xmas over a trampoline!

Q: Does it come with a Fire Extinguisher?
A: No, sorry. I need to keep the fire extinguisher just in case someone gives me another bamboo disaster.

Q: Mate, thanks for that, had a fuggin shit day and you've just made it better! :-)
A: Cheers, just don't buy the thing or you'll have many more bad days!

Q: One of your best tiger, I can't see people looking in old sheds in 20 years for these things like an xr75.I would say its safe to let this one go. It's the same as the one I've got. Nasty thing.
A: Does yours catch on fire too?

Q: If I bid and win, will you set fire to it for me and post the vid on youtube..? You can keep the ashes.
A: Yes, good idea. I'll run over it first with as many vehicles as I can muster, then set fire to it.

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Re: Number one funny eBay auction!!!!!!!

Postby wicksy » November 6th, 2009, 4:28 am

that is the fuckng funniest shit i have ever seen, pity i cant find the page anymore would be good to see pictures haha love it
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Re: Number one funny eBay auction!!!!!!!

Postby El_Poochino » November 6th, 2009, 7:13 am

Ad for said Trike of death TM long read.

Well it's back, but it actually hasn't gone anywhere.




Three out of the 641 people who asked questions or made comments about the Trike of Death insisted that I stop trying to be stupid and just write a normal ad. Just for them, here it goes:




Yelow trike runs well need to make moor roome cuz bying sumpfink faster hey no time waisters any questions plz ask no ofers.




And for the rest of us:




If you're like me, you've probably trodden in a fresh dog poo with bare feet. As bad as that sounds, at least you know straight away and can easily clean it off. With shoes on you may not even realise until you tread through someone's newly carpeted caravan, by which time it will be too late to escape the embarrassment even though it wasn't even your poo. Owning a trike is the same thing: At first you may not like it, but when you turn up to go riding and everyone else only has two wheelers or quads, you stand out for some really good reasons. Some might think, look, they can't balance on two wheels so they have a trike. They will soon be the ones with poo on their shoe once they see that the extra wheel does nothing for balance, unless the trike is standing still and chained to the ground.




In between the last two listings I thought I'd take the trike for another ride. Then I changed my mind, but it changed itself back three times until I found myself taking it for a ride. After dislocating my shoulder trying to start it with my left arm, I tried using my right arm but I had forgotten to turn the fuel on. It was a bit like going to the car and forgetting to take your keys with you, which you then realise are locked inside the house with your wallet and mobile phone. You break in via one of the windows, slicing through your jugular vein and end up dying eight times before you find your keys. Really annoying.




Once I got it going the trike was really out to get me. I took off up the gravel driveway and managed to keep it in a straight line by throwing my body weight around enough to end up underneath it, like a scene from Cape Fear. I got to the top of the driveway and thought that since it was taking a lot longer to sell than I expected, I may as well try it out on a tar road, after all, no bumps meant more speed.




I ended up riding up the road like a damsel in distress, mainly because I forgot my helmet once again. I felt really stable on the trike and was surprised how well the suspension soaked up bumps, until I hit a painted white line on the road which sent me so airborne that I ran out of oxygen and wet my pants. When I landed, I realised that I hadn't even left the road but my vivid imagination had gotten the better of me. I started thinking that it would be a good thing to get the trike registered so that I could ride it on the road and perhaps tour the world on it. I thought of how much fun it would be to ride to work and the enjoyment I would get when it stalled just as the lights turned green. But it was fast, and fast is what you need when you want to get to work on time. So what if you have a fractured skull and as much skin left as a peeled banana, surely your workmates won't mind that you can no longer talk and that every time you cough, teeth come flying out. As if having your bowel draped over your shoulder ever stopped anyone from doing an honest days work. At least it would be better than catching the train.




I thought about the difficulties in getting it registered, indicators, brakes, steering wheel, it was all going to be too much. I decided that the trike should spend the rest of its life locked in a garage or gazing on humans and grass on my farm.




I now have two trikes, which I think is called a plague of trikes. One of the Trike of Death's fans spotted another one on ebay and taunted me with the fact that the other trike had a bigger motor, a 200cc. I knew I had to act quickly, so I clicked the buy it now button and picked the trike up the next day. There was no way I was going to let some other trike prance around thinking they were tough just because of their extra 25cc, no way. I was going to bring the trike home and after putting them together to mate, set fire to it and post the ashes to India to be turned into cardamom powder. However I couldn't destroy the new trike, because it was harmless.




Yes, it has a 200cc motor, but it's a four stroke which means that it idles but doesn't rev past 19,000 RPM. It also has electric start, which takes the fun out of the unpredictable and sadistic starting habits of the Trike of Death. It has reverse, which is handy for when you get stuck in places you shouldn't be, like Amway meetings. The Trike of Death doesn't have reverse and probably for a few good reasons. When you crash the Trike of Death, there isn't much chance of your body being able to muster up the strength to select reverse gear, especially when there is a tree sticking through your torso with your kidneys hanging off the branches like over ripe apples. There's also the safety aspect, because if the Trike of Death had reverse, it could go backwards so fast that the hair on the back of your head would thread its way through your skull and make your brain itch. The uncontrollable itch of 'hair brain' would mean you would take your hands off the otherwise useless handlebars to scratch yourself, at which point your arms would fly off in the wind and take out the overhead power lines. The resultant blackout caused by the shut down of the power grid would make everyone leave their homes only to be run over by a trike moving backwards at 120 km/h. There's also the problem of the exhaust smoke being blown back onto your Trike of Death T shirt, making you look silly.




The Trike of Death has no racks, but my latest trike does. I think these were fitted knowing that if there was going to be a serious pile-up, the riders of the two stroke trike would be the ones needing transport to the nearest hospital, morgue or cemetery. The racks look like they could hold a lot of weight, perhaps even a leopard.




When I took the four stroke trike for a ride, I felt safe and secure, and compared to riding the Trike of Death, I was bored. I tried to wheelstand the 200, but the front wheel stayed stuck to the ground like a tick on a snake. I used all the five gears and still didn't crash and no matter what I did, I couldn't get it sideways. By comparison, the Trike of Death needed only first gear to declare war on anything within a five mile radius, including the rider. Even looking at the sticker which tells you that it has five gears gave me a headache and rash. The Trike of Death will wheelstand just by opening the fuel cap. It also goes sideways on one wheel without even trying too hard. The Trike of Death makes UFC look like Swedish massage.




I know there are other trikes out there which are much faster and far more dangerous than the Trike of Death, but like most venomous creatures do, they display their potential with vivid colours, like the blue ringed octopus, the red back spider and the pink striped fairy slapper. The Trike of Death is yellow, plain old diarrhoea yellow. Yellow is meant to mean safety (except yellow snow). Yellow is a colour that psychologists suggest you should paint your bedroom if you have trouble finding your black socks. Yellow is also mixed with blue to create green and green is the colour of many toothpastes, so it seems very safe. So Yamaha did a clever thing when they disguised the Trike of Death as a duckling with three black feet. Everyone wanted one.




Some of the good things that I should point out about the Trike of Death are:




It takes up as much room as three normal bikes.
It has the ability to tow a boat, but it is so fast that if you try you will tow the trailer from under the boat and leave the boat sitting in thin air for an hour.
The trike could also be used at kids parties, where with a little bit of a tweak here and there it could be ridden in under wheelstand mode as Big Bird from Sesame Street; and the naughty kids could have a ride on him!
There is no horn, so friends have to constantly watch you ride it or they will be run over.
It has a pull start, which keeps you fit simply by flooding it when you use too much choke.
It has an anti theft device, which is the pull start.
It can survive under water for six days.
It has only had two owners, and I'm still alive.

If I had two triangular sheds I would keep both my trikes. But because I'm so scared of damaging the trike as I cartwheel down a hill with the rear tyres examining my femur for defects while my broken thumb jams the throttle full on and my jaw gets turned into kidney stones, I hardly ride it. I'm not scared of hurting myself, it's just the trike. How many people want to buy crashed fighter planes? Not many. So that's why I'm looking after the trike so well. One day this thing will feature at Madame Tussauds Wax Museum.




Christmas is just around the corner, so think of the cheer you could bring to someone's face by presenting them with this thing under the Christmas tree. Just don't tell them what it is.






















WARNING:

If you choose to read past here, you will need to crack open a bottle of scotch or pour yourself another glass of acetone. The earlier ads are below for those who like a laugh at my expense!








Oh no, what a shame, the Trike of Death didn’t sell. Is it the price? Is it the colour? Is it the shape? Or is it the fact that the trike of death is connected wirelessly to ebay and automatically cancelling out any bids made by one of the 9,621 visitors to the ad? I agree with many of you, I should be paid by ebay for the attention that this trike drew last time around, but until I think of a better way to sell it, the trike will be re-listed over and over again until your great grand children will be talking about it if need be.

Let me take you back some time to when I first saw this trike on a lonely old website. Immediately I thought how handy, how versatile, how yellow and how unique. So I bought it. I was like a parent with a three headed baby when I picked it up; embarrassed by what I had, but at the same time proud of having something different. Fortunately the trike doesn’t have three bums to wipe or three mouths to feed.



When I arrived home with the trike there was much amazement from the onlookers as I pulled up outside my house with the strange yellow beast tethered securely to the back of my ute. Not being one to ask for help very often, I decided to get the trike off the back of the ute by myself. Of course, it has no reverse, so I had to roll it off which started out okay. However, I quickly realised that the lack of rear suspension had been cleverly overcome by the engineers at Yamaha; they simply put big bouncy tyres on it. I can still imagine them laughing at the time, thinking how funny it would look when their kimono clad samurai test pilot took it for a run-in lap around the Trike of Death headquarters in Sashimisoya, being bucked violently off the back after the first speed hump, ending up in the Honda factory next door making CT110s for the rest of their lives.



With tyres designed as practical jokes waiting to happen, the trike came off the back of the ute fairly well, but after the third bounce one of the rear mudflaps hit me in the kegs. It was only a rubber mud flap, however 26 years of vibration and exposure to the atmosphere had turned it from rubber into a wet towel, one of the most deadly weapons to be hit in the kegs with. The pain was intense and although it was like trying to breathe with a mouthful of Wassabi, I couldn’t show any pain because there were too many onlookers. I waited a week before I screamed. Being in agony I wasn’t concentrating much when I let the front wheel drop from the back of the ute, and although it didn’t bounce, the handlebars spun to the side and broke 23 of my ribs, making me breath like a squashed packet of corn chips. After just three minutes I had learned the true power of the trike.



I couldn’t wait to see if it started, because even though it looked as good as a glass of milk at a chilli eating competition, only the sweet hum of the motor would guarantee me that the trike was the real deal, and that I wasn’t having some dream that I’d returned to the ‘80s and robbed a motorbike shop.



I found some fuel and filled the tank, checked the oil tank and everything was good. Then I realised that it was zip start, not kick start like most sensible motorbike based machines. The zip start is also on the left hand side, meaning that it must either start easy or be one of those unusual pieces of equipment designed for left handers. However, being strong from just being winded and flicked in the jewels, I was able to pull the cord with ease. Problem was that the thing hadn’t been started for probably 10 years, so by the second pull I was knackered. On the third pull it fired into life and idled with that familiar unpredictable two stroke idle, sort of like a prolonged go, go, go, go stop go, go, go, go stop stop stop, go go. It did stop, so I started it again then decided to ride it up my driveway and park it in my shed.



I hadn’t done my research at all, and stupidly thought it was manual; after all it had a lever on each side of the handlebars, a throttle for your thumb and a brake lever on the right hand side. It almost had as many levers as a 1968 model Vespa. I was excited, so I lifted the gearshift into first and gave it some throttle before dropping the clutch. What the? Before I got a chance to drop the clutch, I’d removed two inches of top soil and pruned most of my front garden. I realised quickly that the trike has an automatic clutch and the lever on the left hand side is there for comfort, or perhaps something to do with Feng Shui. Whatever it does, it’s not a brake as we know it.



As I somehow managed to line the trike up with the driveway during the few seconds of seeing my life flash before my eyes, I thought to myself, hey, this is easy to ride. It’s better on my gravel driveway than any of the motorbikes I’ve had because it stays upright. Then when I tried steering for the first time I saw the humour in this thing. Trying to steer the trike is like trying to sign your name with your non writing hand, while watching it in a mirror. A bit tricky, but I’ve written this whole ad the same way. I knew that once I got the trike somewhere out in the open, then I’d really be able to put it through its paces.



A couple of weeks later, I loaded the trike onto the trailer and took it to the family farm. I thought that at least if I die up there I can be buried with the trike and one of the mudguards could be used as a headstone, with my name above one of the warning stickers which tell you to preserve nature.



On the farm the trike was so eager to get out and play that by the time I had opened the door of the ute, the trike had already filled itself with fuel, packed away the tie-downs and was holding its starter cord out for me to pull. I started it and did what most idiots do when they get something new and dangerous: I took off without a helmet.



Now the trike is not what you would class as overly powerful, I mean it only has a 175cc motor, I can drink that much bourbon without falling over. But whatever they did to this thing in Japan when they made it is a mystery. I’ve owned an IT175 before and the motor looks close to that of the trike’s, but the trike’s motor lies hidden beneath yellow plastic, so who really knows what lurks beneath. Being only 175cc, I thought all five gears would run out fairly quickly. Without a helmet I accelerated off into yesterday to the point that everything became a blur. The last thing I remember thinking was whatever I did, do not steer. I managed to come to a stop in the plasma wave created in front of the trike, with the blue smoke of two stroke exhaust catching up to me next Christmas. I had survived, the trike was unmarked and I had learned a very important lesson: Never underestimate something that looks like a lunar explorer designed by Big Bird.



I rode the trike around for a couple more hours and got quite used to the controls. Nothing on the farm had ever seen anything like it before. The cows were amazed, the kangaroos were shocked that something could bounce higher than them, and the trees turned autumn colours so as not to be outdone. It was a spectacle, and they say that other than the Great Wall of China, tyre tracks left by the Trike of Death are the only other things visible on earth from space (except for giant ants, which look like normal ants but in actual fact are ants on the inside of the shuttle’s windows after all the spilt experiments due to the ex Trike of Death factory worker taking up a shelf packing job at NASA).



The trike spent some time on the farm, fishing, drinking and having a good time. A couple of friends had one ride each, finding any excuse not to have a second go. One mate who dislocated both his ears just putting the factory helmet on claimed that the loss of three toes on his right foot after forgetting that the trike was wider than the front wheel and misjudging a gate, said he was too tired to have a second go. The other mate, who donated the skin off his back to one of the paddocks after ignoring my advice not to start it, claimed that it was much funnier watching other people fall off it. He was right. That’s what makes the trike fun for the whole family.



This isn’t a machine that you would take away by yourself. Apart from the fact that Brokeback Mountain would be a stupid movie if there was a scene with a man and a trike with its seat removed in a tent, but you could be depriving thousands from the joy this thing brings. They aren’t as dangerous as the mass cemeteries would lead you to believe. In fact, the lack of a first aid kit on this trike means that it must be safe. It also lacks life jackets and fire extinguishers, so it clearly isn’t an accident waiting to happen. Okay, so a hand grenade also lacks those accessories, but that’s because they would have to make them too big to fit it all, then soldiers would need bigger hands to throw them with and the problems just keep mounting up.



It has a headlight and a taillight, which I think are there so that when you flip it, people know which way it is pointing and whether to run or climb a tree. It lacks a speedometer, which is great for when you are pulled over by the highway patrol and they ask you if you know how fast you were going, because you didn’t. The distraction of what you are riding will be enough to cause them to forget to book you for all the other offences, and the rhythmic bounce of the trike caused by pulling it over will be enough to hypnotise them, allowing you to convince them that they have to get back into the police car where they will find that their partner’s groin has become a donut!



There is not a single place you can go where this trike will not be recognised. If you buy it, you will become an instant celebrity. Russel Crowe will drop his mobile phone just to wave hello. Super models will eat half a sandwich just so they can go for a ride on it without blowing off the back. Black cats will climb down ladders and paint themselves white just for a closer look. Towns will line up just be the first to cast giant monuments in its honour. The pyramids of Egypt will cast off one wall in envy. Genetic engineers will work overtime and listen to The Shins in an effort to clone it.



It’s not what the trike can do for you, it’s what you can do for the trike (with premium health cover). Take it, please, before I add the second part of this description.



For those that don’t feel like buying a book this year, I have added the last two descriptions below. I’m sure that buried somewhere amongst all those specifications is some useful information!





Yes, it's back. Did you really think that The Trike of Death would go away?

If you read to the end of this ad, you will receive automatic acceptance to the Facebook Yamaha Trike of Death E-shrine, where some of the best comments, pictures and stories will be posted. It will also be a place to visit for free abuse and to add to the 'what pissed me off today was...' discussion board. Don't forget to check out my scooter and the fashionable T shirt range in my other auctions, because even if you miss out on the Trike of Death, you can still be part of the action.

After the listing ended the last time, I received an email from a very lucky man from Nigeria who wanted me to help him secure his wealth, and in return I would receive 482 tribilliongazillion dollars.

Not being greedy, I declined his offer and have since been wondering what I should do with the trike.

I have fallen over it twice while it has been sitting there on its three big wheels in my workshop. The first time I fell I was lucky to escape injury, but the second time I wasn't so lucky; I landed on a dried out leaf from the surrounding turpentine trees, receiving a 2.5 mm scratch on my hand. After that ordeal I decided that either the leaf or the trike had to go. So to save me cleaning my workshop, I'm selling the trike.

Last time I listed it I copped some savage abuse from die hard trike fans, with some claiming that I had made fools of their interest. I apologise to all those who I offended by pointing out the trike's unusual features, but I was trying to be brutally honest. I actually think it is good that you have clubs where people can go and enjoy riding these things together. It reminds me of how the prisoners on death row have fun waiting for their turn on the electric chair. Fair enough, the trike isn't an electric chair, but it is about as safe and comfortable as one.

I was also reminded of the fact that it's not the machine, but the fool at the controls. So true! The bloke at the Yamaha factory who had the button in front of him saying 'ADD WHEELS' obviously wasn't like all his workmates who knew to only push the button twice or four times, never once or thrice. But good on him I say. He created something that people can form clubs over, nobody else in history has managed the same.

In reality, my trike is an amazing machine. It has survived over 20 years without being damaged. The original owner really looked after it by not riding it. That's right, this thing has hardly been ridden. In fact it still has the original tyres and probably some of the first tank of fuel still left in it. No, I lied about the fuel because last time I rode it I ran out of fuel and had to push it about 100 m to the shed. 100 m isn't far, but try pushing something yellow with three wheels, weighing in at 480 kg up a gravel road into a 45 knot head wind. You will go backwards, underneath the trike and get found five days later by Stuart Diver.

You may notice that I have added some new photographs, there is an explanation for that: A young lady that looked like a cross between Paris Hilton and André the Giant told me that the trike is in such good condition that it would sell itself. I took her word for it and left the garage door open one night. The trike was gone for a week and the photos show that it didn't sell itself, instead just galavanting around on its three big wheels, living it up at my expense.

Since the trike has been back, we have been getting on well together but it really needs a new home. If you want to come and take a look at it, I will probably be able to arrange something. I only have a short driveway and live in a suburban area, so taking it for a proper ride really isn't possible. Due to its turning circle, I would have to have a five acre block for you to turn it around on, and the lack of a driveway long enough to launch a B52 means that you will only be able to accelerate to about 50 km/h before crashing through the front door of the house across the road. After crashing through the door you would probably make it down their hallway and out the back door, through the clothes line, over the compost heap gaining enough air to clear the colorbond fence out the back, bounce of the carport of the house behind them and continue on into the valley of the shadow of death and, if you don't run out of fuel, around the block and back into my driveway.

The trike is safe around children, because there are few moving parts and if your child can choke on one of those big tyres then you have a big kid and you should get out of the house, now. The trike is too large and too heavy for most children to be able to put it in their hair while the wheels are turning, so you don't need to worry about that either.

I can't think of much else to add here, but I'm sure there will be others asking important questions. I have added my last listing description below in blue just in case you need more details from there.





Perhaps I was a bit negative when I described this lovely item last time around, so this time I'll just be positively honest.

This is a trike, meaning it has only three wheels. The only thing that makes it any more controllable than a shopping trolley is that it has brakes. Okay, so the brakes don't work that well when you are either airborne or in the middle of an horrific roll-over, but they are there nevertheless. Rather than brakes, I would call them 'inevitable delay systems'. You will crash, that is inevitable, but by using the brakes the crash will happen a little later.

The trike is also yellow, the same colour as canaries – a bird used as a sacrifice in early mining operations. The canary died when overcome by low levels of toxic gases, warning the miners that either someone had farted or perhaps worse. Fortunately mines didn't use trikes like this because Todd and Brandt would never have surfaced.

It is retro, true '80s madness. If you really want something retro that will see you living to retirement, buy an old caravan. This trike is as safe as an ejector seat in a helicopter. I say that purely because I have lived to tell the story. So many have been maimed or killed on these things and been unable to warn prospective buyers, but I for some reason have been spared huge losses of bark, broken limbs or brain damaged behind the controls of this three wheeled shredder.

Right now you might be thinking to yourself that you really need something like this to bring the spark back into your life. I honestly think you would be better off with a melanoma. You either have to be insane or have balls as big as the extra large fitness balls available from Rebel Sports, in red of course. I'm not joking about this. The measly 175cc air cooled motor may sound tame, but it is about as harmless as using a whipper snipper around the wrong way. For some reason, 175cc of oil burning two stroke is far more dangerous on three wheels than it is on two. Yes, I've ridden everything from 80cc motocross bikes to my beloved RSV1000, and although you would expect three wheels to be 50% safer than two, they aren't.

Most of you 943 people that visited my earlier ads would remember what I said about the trike last time and now wonder why the hell I'd be bagging something that I actually want to sell. Good question and I'll get to that later.

I bought this trike because it is a living example of something nasty. If you hang on to this thing for millions of years, letting it get buried under thousands of layers of sediment, then one day in the distant future (if we still have one after earth is invaded by aliens giving these things out as gifts) an archaeologist will dig this up and go, “Wow, a YTM175, these things became extinct in the 20th century, and look Nathan, it still has a skid mark on the seat from the last person who rode it.”.

If only these trikes came with optional extras like; electric start, suspension, disc brakes, reverse, horn, roll cage, air bags, ABS, traction control, garlic naans... What a great thing they would be.

Please, buy this thing and show the world that you care. You may just be saving my life because if I don't sell it, I'll take it back to the farm and no doubt injure myself while shooting the video for the up and coming website 'www.yamahatrikeofdeath.com.au' You can register that domain if you like.

On the positive side, if you buy this trike you will be a living legend (until you ride it). So many people know about this thing that I'm even thinking about having it cast in bronze and set up as a monument to human ingenuity.
I will endeavour to make myself and the trike available for viewing. I only have a short driveway to ride it in, but I can guarantee that no matter how much space, you won't be able to turn it around so just the one run will be enough to convince or kill you.

I am willing to swap it for fifteen hundred US dollars or anything else of interest, but I can't sell it for less because I think I've fallen in love with it. We all know what it's like; when you're in love you don't care about anything else until something better looking comes along. To date, I haven't seen anything better looking than this trike.

And to wrap up, the specs:

Carrying capacity:
Australia - 1 adult
India - 43 adults, 75 children, 2 sitars, a cow and an Optus call centre

Fuel: Cord blood

Wheels: Just three, big fat ones
Frame: Unfortunately not coffin shaped
Top Speed: One of the 11 wonders of the world
Weight: Five slabs
Transmission: Five speed semi automatic (like an Uzi)
Country of Origin: Hell
Colour: Diarrhoea yellow
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Re: Number one funny eBay auction!!!!!!!

Postby El_Poochino » November 6th, 2009, 7:16 am

And a washing machine he is flogging

I bought this washing machine in a fit of desperation. My old washing machine ate a pair of my undies and would no longer work, so I sent it packing. After about five weeks of wearing my stock of clean clothes, I decided that it was time to get a new washing machine. The blokes at work said I looked like an idiot wearing a pyjama top and a sarong fashioned out of my excess collection of socks, so it was time to wash my dirty clothes.




I was actually after a front loader, but couldn't find one in the six minutes I spent looking online. I picked this ripper up from a girl who said that the washing machine had been serviced more than the Hilton sisters. I was onto a bargain, and blinded by my desperation and pile of clothes that I couldn't climb over, I paid her $250 and took it away.




When I got the washing machine home, I realised how much of a smartarse it was. Firstly, it says on the front 'Full Automatic Washing Machine'. That's strange, I still had to turn the thing on, fill it with clothes and add detergent; nothing automatic about that at all. The other thing that surprised me was that the washing machine doesn't have an agitator. The only positive to that was that the clothes that it washed were a lot calmer than my last washing machine, my jeans were very relaxed and my undies didn't keep looking around to see if anyone was coming.




It didn't actually do a bad job of washing clothes, it's just that I can't stand a washing machine that thinks it's smart. Making things worse was that when it finished a load, it plays this ridiculous music as if the prospect of hanging out five weeks of washing was something to be excited about. I was fuming. I also saw on the front of it that it only had one star for efficiency, pathetic. It also claims to have fuzzy logic, which I thought was an indication that it could cleverly detect stray pubes and send them into a separate chamber. No.




I decided that I would fix up its efficiency, so I took the back cover off and found this big heavy electric motor and a very inefficient belt drive. I knew that I had finally found the cause of my huge energy bills. For a while, I thought that the hydroponic scotch thistle setup in my shed was to blame. No, it was that big power sucking motor in my washing machine.




I was very careful which wire to cut first, because I didn't want to turn up to a hospital and explain how I had ended up with fabric softener shrapnel embedded in my poo chamber. I cut the red and white wire first, then the next two. No bang, no electric shock, yay. After unbolting the motor from the washing machine it was time to try out my modification.




My washing machine had gone from a pathetic 1 star to an impressive 16 stars after my successful mod. It even saved water too, because even though it did all the fancy crap at the start, it never actually seemed to end. I had a pair of high heel undies in there for a month waiting for the cycle to finish, but I gave up and ended up pulling out a goat.




Clearly I had done something wrong, so it was back to the drawing board where I managed to draw one of those houses where you don't lift the pencil off the paper.




This didn't help the washing machine one bit. I tried everything; I laid it on its side and turned it into a front loader, but the lid didn't seal well enough. I even tried throwing a shark in with my clothes, but the detergent made its eyes sting and it took off like a scalded cat dressed in a shark suit. I then tried putting an outboard motor in it, but my mankini got wrapped around the propeller and nearly destroyed my boating future.




I contacted NEC and told them that I must have pressed one of the buttons in the wrong order, or perhaps didn't adjust the legs properly. They asked me to send them a photo of what I had done and they told me that I would need a new motor. I explained to them that the motor was the cause of all the problems in the first place and that they should think about removing them from all their washing machines. They hung up on me.




So now I have this thing sitting outside my laundry. Is it a dog kennel? Is it a fish tank? Is it a cubby house? Is it an ice box? It could be. Or it could even be a good washing machine if you bought a new motor for it and connected the wires back up carefully.




I did end up buying a front loader, and trust me, they take a long, long time to wash clothes. Why they have a clear door is beyond me, who wants to watch the same sudsy clothes go past a window for 3 hours?


And his ebay page if you want to follow his adventures with crap he brought on ebay.
http://shop.ebay.com.au/hollywoodbigsho ... ksid=p3686
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Re: Number one funny eBay auction!!!!!!!

Postby bigdell » November 8th, 2009, 5:22 pm

this guy is off his face and has far to much time on his hands.
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