Handy New Product

**Big Dave** · 9th October 2006, 21:54

Handy for some anyway:

**The Pastor** · 9th October 2006, 22:25

What the hell?

**Ixion** · 9th October 2006, 22:30

What is really scarey is (a) I had to check the URL to be sure was a pisstake. And (b) I think such a device would actually sell!.

I do know that in the US there is a market for half worn tyres, chicken stripe free, to sell to the folk who never do enough milegae to wear theirs down, and never corner hard enough to narrow the stripes, but don't want to admit to it.

**Crisis management** · 10th October 2006, 07:07

You do wonder why some people bother, don't you? When the skill and indivduality of motorcycling is able to be bought (or at least the pretence of it) then where is it's value?

Thinks "Must buy pink leathers so no one will think I am a conformist"

**Finn** · 10th October 2006, 07:14

I think it should be called "The Depreciator".

It's like buying ageing medication for your wife.

**jonbuoy** · 10th October 2006, 07:32

I read of a bike shop in the UK that put up a sign offering to fake scuffs on knee sliders on a sanding wheel - people actually asked them to do it. Completely misses the point of owning a bike.

**scumdog** · 10th October 2006, 07:39

In my younger days it was a Black & Decker drill, a block of wood, some jumbo hose clips and a spare speedo cable - but that was used to wind the mileage BACK!!

**sAsLEX** · 10th October 2006, 09:23

Originally Posted by jonbuoy

I read of a bike shop in the UK that put up a sign offering to fake scuffs on knee sliders on a sanding wheel - people actually asked them to do it. Completely misses the point of owning a bike.

How would I sell my knee sliders as unused if someone scuffs them!

**Big Dave** · 10th October 2006, 09:57

Originally Posted by scumdog

In my younger days it was a Black & Decker drill, a block of wood, some jumbo hose clips and a spare speedo cable - but that was used to wind the mileage BACK!!

you unprincipled bastard!
(I could never get the drill to stay attached)

**McJim** · 10th October 2006, 10:06

Originally Posted by Big Dave

you unprincipled bastard!
(I could never get the drill to stay attached)

Just take the whole front wheel off and fit it backwards for a few weeks.

How the hell are they supposed to keep track of the service intervals then?

Just let gijoe1313 borrow your bike for a week to get the mileage up - he's so addicted to his new toy he commutes from Takanini - Takanini via Hamilton every day!

**Hitcher** · 10th October 2006, 11:54

Words fail me.

**Wolf** · 10th October 2006, 12:45

Hah! Log your trailer's mileage on your pristine hog and display twice the speed you're actually doing...

"yeah, well, my Harley's great - I've travelled 20 000 miles at up to 200 miles per hour and it still looks factory condition and I haven't had to change the oil yet..."

Regrettably there are people who would buy them.

Only good thing to come out of this is a new range of insults to use on those we suspect are soft-cocks:

"My bike's showing 3 000 miles on the clock already!"
"Meh, distance recorded using the Trailer Boyz adapter doesn't really count..."

"I took all the 65kph corners at 110!"
"Yep, those Trailer Boyz speed doublers do work..."