The biggest piece of sheit bike you were sucked in to buying?

[Mikkel]

The worst bikes I've ever bought... were bloody Citroen cars all three of them were massive, tragic wastes of money how else do you describe a $9000 bill for a broken cam belt?

How do I change my user name?

Well, there's plenty of evidence out there to warn you not to buy french motorcars. The amount of horror stories I've heard from owners of these abominations are legion.

I'll never get the "it's European" hype... It's a fucking peugeot - get a BMW/AUDI/Porshe and we are talking quality. Hard to beat the germans at the game of mechnical engineering. The japanese beat them for efficiency - but they can not match them on eye for detail.

Been lucky in regards to lemons so far. Only one was a crappy stereo I bought when I was 11. Oh, yes - then there was the Marshall 80 W Valvestate amplifier I bought that had fucked potentio-meters. Trading that in for part of a Slash signature amp was the best thing I could have done.

[Timber020]

I was had by a suzuki TM400. It didnt cost me much in money but tried to kill me every time I got on it.
The gear shift would move in on the spline and against the frame so you couldnt change down. Opening my mouth while riding caused better deacceleration than using the brake pedal and Lever that were rumoured to be for slowing it down. (luckily riding with your mouth open in a fearful scream became standard practice.)
The kill switch was set on stun, unfortunately only shocking the rider, doing nothing to stop the bike. The carb frequently flooded and stuck on full throttle.
It was one of the first bikes with a self guidance system. One started it was constantly finding its way into hedges, bushes, trees, gardens, fences and anything that was capable of unseating the rider in the most violent way possible.

I dont miss it.

[terbang]

Well, there's plenty of evidence out there to warn you not to buy french motorcars. The amount of horror stories I've heard from owners of these abominations are legion.

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Shit cars, hah what about their planes. I once bought a Reims aircraft. The wing spar fizzed like a disprin and cost me a fortune in corrosion removal. Has to be my lemon as all my bikes have been beauties. Though I'm keeping an eye on Mrs T, she drives a bloody Citroen.

[nivram]

Virago XV 250, load of cr@p you name it and I had to replace or fix it and it was like riding a clown bike. Was a every expensive lesson learnt.

[Conquiztador]

I'm intriqued ... tell us more.

He had kept away for a good while. But then about 3 months later came up to me at a party and started chatting. I told him what piece of sheit he had conned me in to buying, He told me that I should have gone for a look before buying. Fair enuf. But if a "mate" tells you it is all go, then...

The evening turned in to night and I had a few more. So did he. And this thing was eating inside me, and I knew it had to come out... I put him asleep in a ditch. In the morning I got worried that he might be injured, or worse... so I went looking for him. But the ditch was empty. That was the last I did see of him.

[Motu]

Well, there's plenty of evidence out there to warn you not to buy french motorcars. The amount of horror stories I've heard from owners of these abominations are legion.

Yes,my worst ever car was French - a Peugeot 404 Coupe,very rare.It was fuel injected and the owner couldn't get it to run right.At that point I was working at a place where there was a guy who had worked at the Peugeot dealers for years,in the spares dept,and he had all the manuals.So I had all the info to set the Kugelfischer fuel injection up correctly,but the whole thing was just pus.The car looked really nice,with perfect upholstery and freshly undersealed - however,over winter sitting on the grass....all the nice underseal fell off,along with the cardboard it was painted on. Then my colleague told me he remembered that car - it had come in from New Caledonia,it was rotten,and they had to fit a complete new interior to it.

I don't think I have been so sucked in in all my life.

[idleidolidyll]

almost every jappa.....................