Crazy home built bikes

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bickers trike 0Looking through old photos and found this one of a trike built by ex-GP rider Dave Bickers for the Weston Beach Race in the mid-80's. Made from a Honda CB1100, it was wheelspinning at 110mph down the mile-long straight, and pretty much snowploughed anything in it's way in the dunes. Anyone got any pics of other crazy bikes?

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Bloody hell, I bet he had fun!

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My brother and I do the Weston Beach Race every year on a KX500 powered sidecar 😎🤙

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Jason XCmtb 3/8/2024 4:31am
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DadBod86 wrote:

Bloody hell, I bet he had fun!

The company he started (Bickers Action) do stunts for the film industry and have created some awesome machinery, including the huge Trebuchet that threw cars on Top Gear a few years back

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Sidecar wrote:
  My brother and I do the Weston Beach Race every year on a KX500 powered sidecar 😎🤙

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My brother and I do the Weston Beach Race every year on a KX500 powered sidecar 😎🤙

That's a beast! Is that a 1980 KX80 tank on there?

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I can never remember his name, but a privateer built his own “works” bike in (as I recall) the early 80s. Hopefully someone posts a pic.

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PNWMXer wrote:

I can never remember his name, but a privateer built his own “works” bike in (as I recall) the early 80s. Hopefully someone posts a pic.

The tin can ? Chris Heiser rode a one off bike called the tin can. 82 I think.

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Jason XCmtb wrote:

That's a beast! Is that a 1980 KX80 tank on there?

It’s a KE 125 tank 😎👍

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PNWMXer wrote:

I can never remember his name, but a privateer built his own “works” bike in (as I recall) the early 80s. Hopefully someone posts a pic.

Darrin Willis wrote:

The tin can ? Chris Heiser rode a one off bike called the tin can. 82 I think.

This one ?s1200 Tin Can 1 0

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That is nuts.... Used to have a pressure washer with the Lifan knock-off of that motor 😂

*Edit. Doubt it helps the vibration of the ol' CR haha

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You wanna see a wild custom build that actually gets ridden.

This is a Harley custom DP bike.....lots of custom fabbing.       Great thread, start to finish.

https://www.advrider.com/f/threads/desert-potato-dirt-glide-yet-another…

 

I give you.....Desert Potato.

[​IMG]

 

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Village Idiot wrote:

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Richy wrote:
That is nuts.... Used to have a pressure washer with the Lifan knock-off of that motor 😂 *Edit. Doubt it helps the vibration of the ol'...

That is nuts.... Used to have a pressure washer with the Lifan knock-off of that motor 😂

*Edit. Doubt it helps the vibration of the ol' CR haha

Well, it's like this - I had 2 choices if I wanted something to ride: this or an e-bike. Whistling

 

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IMG 1348 1.jpeg?VersionId=DbcdKGI5sgGI7LOt1mHMoEeC7This was on Vital a few years ago. Interesting Bultaco. 
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RoflCopter726 wrote:

WTA2WTA

I was no big fan of the '82 YZs, but every time I see that bike I think, "Man, what did it do to deserve having that done to it"? Grinning

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Village Idiot wrote:

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Richy wrote:
That is nuts.... Used to have a pressure washer with the Lifan knock-off of that motor 😂 *Edit. Doubt it helps the vibration of the ol'...

That is nuts.... Used to have a pressure washer with the Lifan knock-off of that motor 😂

*Edit. Doubt it helps the vibration of the ol' CR haha

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Well, it's like this - I had 2 choices if I wanted something to ride: this or an e-bike.   

Well, it's like this - I had 2 choices if I wanted something to ride: this or an e-bike. Whistling

 

I'm not knocking it my dude, any time riding is time well spent and I'll always respect anyone working with what they've got 👍

Plus we all know riding a slower bike fast is WAY more fun than riding a faster bike slow... hell I even had good fun on a TS 125 when I was young and the CR 390 would smoke that thing 😂

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Magoofan wrote:
You wanna see a wild custom build that actually gets ridden. This is a Harley custom DP bike.....lots of custom fabbing.       Great thread, start...

You wanna see a wild custom build that actually gets ridden.

This is a Harley custom DP bike.....lots of custom fabbing.       Great thread, start to finish.

https://www.advrider.com/f/threads/desert-potato-dirt-glide-yet-another…

 

I give you.....Desert Potato.

[​IMG]

 

Are helper springs normal on twin shocks? That's interesting, never really thought about it before

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Richy wrote:
That is nuts.... Used to have a pressure washer with the Lifan knock-off of that motor 😂 *Edit. Doubt it helps the vibration of the ol'...

That is nuts.... Used to have a pressure washer with the Lifan knock-off of that motor 😂

*Edit. Doubt it helps the vibration of the ol' CR haha

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Well, it's like this - I had 2 choices if I wanted something to ride: this or an e-bike.   

Well, it's like this - I had 2 choices if I wanted something to ride: this or an e-bike. Whistling

 

Richy wrote:
I'm not knocking it my dude, any time riding is time well spent and I'll always respect anyone working with what they've got 👍 Plus we...

I'm not knocking it my dude, any time riding is time well spent and I'll always respect anyone working with what they've got 👍

Plus we all know riding a slower bike fast is WAY more fun than riding a faster bike slow... hell I even had good fun on a TS 125 when I was young and the CR 390 would smoke that thing 😂

Richy - I'm pulling your chain! Grinning

That thing was on Craigslist (or similar) years ago and I just had to save the pics because I knew no one would ever believe me without them.  😂 

 

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Well I'm sure it beats not riding, but it's probably a good thing that the twist'n'go CR 390 isn't your pride and joy 😂

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PNWMXer wrote:

I can never remember his name, but a privateer built his own “works” bike in (as I recall) the early 80s. Hopefully someone posts a pic.

Darrin Willis wrote:

The tin can ? Chris Heiser rode a one off bike called the tin can. 82 I think.

ATKpilot99 wrote:
This one ?

This one ?s1200 Tin Can 1 0

It was '81, he was in my Hangtown qualifier with that...

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Richy wrote:

Well I'm sure it beats not riding, but it's probably a good thing that the twist'n'go CR 390 isn't your pride and joy 😂

Trust me, no one is happier that I don't own it than me! Grinning

Reminds me of the joke about mopeds and fat chicks...

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I'm sure many have seen this making the rounds over the years.

Judging by the background, it may be in B'ham for qualifying! Tongue

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Village Idiot wrote:

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I had the exact same bike.

With a 500 CR engine instead.

Laughing

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What the heck can I do with that old CRF?

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PNWMXer wrote:

I can never remember his name, but a privateer built his own “works” bike in (as I recall) the early 80s. Hopefully someone posts a pic.

Darrin Willis wrote:

The tin can ? Chris Heiser rode a one off bike called the tin can. 82 I think.

ATKpilot99 wrote:
This one ?

This one ?s1200 Tin Can 1 0

My brother was good friends with Chris and i would go to the house sometimes.  I saw that bike in the shed behind their garage just rotting away.  Even being young i thought it was so cool.  At this point Chris was on Suzukis.

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