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WTF!? Frankenstein buggy..

elfasa - 9-10-2012 at 12:33 PM

Check this beast out :/

Does anyone know what this buggy started out as ??

http://bit.ly/UPOwd4

(The link goes to eBay, I couldn't give the proper link as i'm doing it on my phone.)
Tim

popeyethewelder - 9-10-2012 at 12:56 PM

I would guess an early PL XR

beachrights - 9-10-2012 at 02:22 PM

I believe it started out as one of the vehicles in "Mad Max" !!!

Wouldn't it have been easier to just buy wider tires?

LARS-GERMANY - 9-10-2012 at 04:27 PM

or this one
WTF is this...

beachrights - 9-10-2012 at 04:32 PM

ok- That one is the best!

Kober - 9-10-2012 at 04:46 PM

Lars .... That one looks like its up side down with fork installed wrong way ....

Kober - 9-10-2012 at 04:48 PM

second look at it and I am sure now .... Who ever assembled it did not have clue how it should look when ready to go ....

snowspider - 9-10-2012 at 05:40 PM

God you guys are harsh! Have you no eye for the inner beauty?
I have to admit I am a little partial for all things home built.

bobalooie57 - 9-10-2012 at 05:59 PM

With the small front wheel, sudden stops could happen often. With the way the buggy is set up, that "downtube?" looks like it might gut you!

ChrisH - 9-10-2012 at 06:02 PM

Some odd buggies for sure but when you can't buy anything and you really want to buggy, that's what you get. I'd be doing the same thing if I were them!

markite - 9-10-2012 at 06:10 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Kober
Lars .... That one looks like its up side down with fork installed wrong way ....


That was the first thing I noticed as well. I think what is up side down is the side rails. That is a classic mistake in the earlier buggies when you assembled the rails on the wrong sides of the buggy so the ended up reverse angle and pointed upward like that. If you assemble a kinked downtube upside down you'll also get a buggy on an upward angle.

Cheddarhead - 9-10-2012 at 08:50 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by bobalooie57
With the way the buggy is set up, that "downtube?" looks like it might gut you!


Def a "Man-Berry" accident waiting to happen

elfasa - 10-10-2012 at 04:06 AM

I agree snowspider ! I have a soft spot for (decent) home builds. I don't have the skills to do one myself, but constantly tinker with anything and everything I can ! Lol..

That second one especially is a bit too much though!

Beaudryjoel - 10-10-2012 at 02:59 PM

The second one looks like a kids tricycle tractor .. Minus the swat.
Doesnt look very comfy

WELDNGOD - 10-10-2012 at 03:31 PM

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popeyethewelder - 10-10-2012 at 10:40 PM

You will find around 1000 home brews here