Poor Aprilia...

A modern sportsbike is a marvel of engineering. A $10,000 bike can easily outperform cars costing dozens of times that amount. At the same time, aerodynamic and chassis considerations have led to many sportsbikes looking the same. Gone are the days when Yamahas, Hondas, Suzukis and Kawasakis all had very distinctive designs - with a few honorable exceptions, there aren't many models that are sufficiently different than a casual viewer can distinguish, say, between a GSXR-1000 and a CBR-1000.

Even better, if you own a semi-exotic Italian Aprilia Mille, it makes sense to customize your ride with a kick-ass paint job that will establish your cred as a badass and your machine as a rocket capable of obliterating the quarter mile in under 12 seconds.

How many instances of FAIL can you spot in this picture?

Honda Custom Racing Shop

I saw this poor thing the other day while walking to the drug store. Unfortunately all I had was my shitty cellphone camera, and I didn't want to attract to much attention to myself so I only took a couple of bad pictures.

The owner carved a big H on the hood with what would seem to be a hacksaw or a dremel, since the edges were very uneven. I'm guessing he wanted to make sure that we would see the H and understand it's a Honda and not confuse it with a Lamborghini or a Bugatti.

Then he riveted an acrylic sheet underneath, to let us all enjoy the glory that is the 1994 Honda Accord four cylinder powerplant, which he painted yellow. The acrylic had turned yellow and wavy in some areas, due to heat, but that didn't detract at all from the fine craftsmanship which is evident in the smallest details.



To complete this picture, there was a small badge above the "H" Honda badge that read, "Custom Racing Shop". Phew! He took it to a shop...and here I was thinking he did all the work himself, silly me!

As you can see, some of the other strategies the shop utilized in their quest to maximize the racing potential of this finely tuned machine included stick-on fender vents, and racy hubcaps.

In short, as you can see from the pictures, they have turned this formerly humble family sedan into a formidable contender at the drag strip or racetrack.

You pay me to take it, that is my offer!

Strong running work car? What is going to get worked is your pride driving this and getting 7 miles to the gallon. It's more of a landmark than anything, "Oh yeah turn right at the Griswald's station wagon, I'm in the corner house with the red brick.

Make offer on a strong running work car (Tampa)

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Date: 2009-07-19, 1:14PM EDT
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This is a strong running 1981 chrysler wagon, in good shape with pwr everything. only 116,621 miles, V8 auto.

Make offer, needs to go!!

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See the car in the lower right of the poster bottom, yep work car all right, and strong!!(click on picture to enlarge)

OUCH

ONE OF A KIND

Here's a fine 2002 Mercedes C240, courtesy of Orange County Craigslist. Let's list a few noteworthy items:

"$14,000 in UPGRADES & EXTRAS" - Yup. you'll get awesome return on investment when you sell it.

"Louis Vuitton Interior with Black Leather" - As far as I can tell from a 5 minute Google search and browsing the MB USA website, a "Louis Vuitton" interior was never an option. So the leather seats were made to look like those knock-off handbags sold on flea market stalls. If that doesn't scream luxury, I don't know what will.

"19'' Black OR Chrome Giovanna wheels (You get BOTH they are chrome but you can add a third piece wich makes them black,..." - Brilliant idea, having three separate pieces in your wheels. That's not going to affect weight or wheel balance or anything.

"LAMBO doors(Lamborghini style doors)" - These are so played out even real Lambos don't have them anymore. Plus I'm not convinced that they seal as well against the elements as the normal hinges and latches are designed to.

"Pioneer Stereo on a GRANITE stone Frame" - I've got GRANITE countertops, now I can extend the LUXURIOUS FEELING OF GRANITE to my car!!!

"Also incuded a CAPASITOR system ran for the premium sound for energy purposes. (protects your battery life) Also upgraded to a DURALAST battery (for extra power for sounds)" - The CAPACITOR (not CAPASITOR) and the DURALAST batteries can be purchased at any Autozone for $100 or so. By the way, Duralast is not generally considered to be a top of the line battery.

There's the big ass sub. But the downside is, your C-class now has less storage space than an MR2. Still worth it considering you can rattle windows within a four mile radius.


Classy!!! Elegant!!!



Can you FEEL the luxury?


MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE!



As you can see, professional grade audio install included careful mounting of the amplifiers to make sure they are properly secured and mounted, and all cables were carefully routed and hidden so as to not get snagged on anything.

Biker Boy With An Upright Position

After a long day at work found this gem, and our first motorcycle post. Glad this biker can have the best of both worlds, which makes me think if he has a girlfriend does he intend to add another seat for her?
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