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ok - not mine - but about a year ago - someone at my company decided that motorcycles would make good office decorations.

They started with this one - kinda cool, but just a stock bike:
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Then next one was a bit cooler, and somewhat customized - I would like to have this bike:
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I'm not sure where they got those two - but then one of the shop guys built a cafe racer out of an old Honda CB100 - it turned out pretty cool, would probably be fun to race in a 100cc class:
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Then, the company put some money and shop time out to create this monster - very cool.
I couldn't for the life of me figure out why they would put those tires on it, but eventually convinced myself it is a post-apocolyptic 'Mad Max' bike - so it kinda makes sense now. This is truly a beast:
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Interesting choice for decor... What do you guys do there?
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yeah - it has NOTHING to do with our business - well, I guess you could consider these displays.

We do Retail Fixtures, Corporate Exhibits, Museums, Events and Marketing.
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i bet the phone that took those pics could make a decent clip.
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are they toys ? Where is bikeless bikers at ?
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no - they all run - probably never will again though...........
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Mad Max recorded a movie about his exploits.
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I like Triumph motorcycles.
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MR RUBATO wrote:I like Triumph motorcycles.

Me too. :heart:

Is that last bike really a BMW? If it is a boxer engine, it looks weird, but I'm on my phone and I'm old
Dig the knuckleduster levers, though. Haha :thu:
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It's a beemer with different carbs, stripped down.
Flat four.
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The flat four engine, not the opposed
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Ah. Gotcha. :thu:
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my favorite of those is the Honda.

The BMW looks like shit IMO. I love a good streetfighter but jeez...don't spray bedliner on every damn piece.
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another new addition to the bike collection at work:

1974 Ducati built as a sidecar racer.
Only original parts are the engine, transmission and hubs - everything else custom fabricated.

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That would be super fun.
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This is awesome. I like the Triumph Scrambler, seems like a great bike for zipping around town.
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Thurston wrote:This is awesome. I like the Triumph Scrambler, seems like a great bike for zipping around town.


Yep. I love that one.
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