Modifying a motorcycle can turn a lackluster ride into a super head-turner, or flip an awesome motorcycle into a complete joke. It’s no child’s play, and a lot of it is best left to the experts. We get that 'taste' is a rather subjective thing and different people want different things for their motorcycles. That said, turning a respectable ride into nothing more than a circus prop is a bit extreme.
Case(s) in point, these 15 motorcycles that have been modified so ridiculously, we cannot help but laugh at them. Some of them are an OTT effort to be cool while others are trying to get too much from their two-wheeled motorcycle by adding in a third cog in the funniest of ways. And they don’t make a pretty picture!
If you haven't seen any monstrous motorcycle modifications like these, be ready to have them permanently burned into your eyeballs.
15 The Family Limo, With A Third Wheel
First, this is not a Harley Davidson, despite the fudged logo. It’s most likely a Royal Enfield Thunderbird, but we could be wrong considering it has been modified beyond belief to seat more than the requisite two, with a third wheel in the rear. Defying all laws of physics, this motorcycle was spotted in Rajasthan, India.
14 Rev On, Fur Baby
Most people would refer to a fur baby as a newly adopted kitten, but this is taking things too far. And yet, this is something a bit too popular with the squids of the motorcycling world, much to the derision of bikers anywhere. Basically fur + motorcycle = terrible idea.
13 How Long Are Your Arms
Ape hangers are cool, especially on Harley Davidson choppers. But when it comes to ape hangers, or gorilla bars as they are also called, bigger is not always better. Bigger may end up with the rider needing a chiropractor for the rest of his painful life, once all those broken bones have knit up, that is.
12 Move Aside Apes, Here Are Loony Hangers
Now, this is just twisted. And we are talking about the hangars, not about the dude riding the motorcycle. Of course, the very idea of literally laying down on the seat and then riding the motorcycle is pretty strange, if not psychotic. How in heaven's name are you supposed to balance or stop, without breaking your spine?
11 A Blinding Bike Ride
A good headlight is a must for anyone who rides a motorcycle because inclement weather is much safer with good lighting. Here, we're not sure what's more irritating - the constantly flashing headlights or the cheap neon lights that distract everyone on the road.
10 Machine-Gun-Like Exhaust Pipes
Loud exhaust pipes do nothing to the aesthetics or performance of a motorcycle. It just makes you very, very audible, especially when you don't need to be. Plus all those glances you are getting from the people on the road are laced with murderous tendencies rather than stemming from admiration.
9 A Man, An Alter Ego & A Bear
The man in question riding this motorcycle is a gentleman named Grayson Perry, who has a female alter ego called Claire, and both Grayson and Claire love their teddy, dubbed Alan Measles. He is a Turner Award winner, tours the world to spread peace, and yet his Harley Davidson is still an abomination. Sigh.
8 A Very Weird Three-Wheeled Motorcycle
Mostly, when a motorcycle has more than two wheels, it becomes a trike. However, a trike either has a parallel tire at the front (less common) or one at the back. Having three consecutive tires is very strange, and does nothing to add to the aesthetics, or stability of a motorcycle. Or maybe this is a motorcycle for Coronavirus fearers, with adequate social distancing in place?
7 Sideboat
Sidecars are mostly a thing of the past and belong more in movies than anything else. They not only make a motorcycle bulky and reduce its efficacy in traffic or parking but also make turning that much tougher. But this sidecar is a boat and has amphibious dreams.
6 Who Needs Brakes?
Notice something weird with the front wheel? Yep, there are no front brakes in this motorcycle, just on the rear tire. Why? Because some insane dude once said that front brakes make a bike stop suddenly, and can make the rider fall off. And other insane dudes believed it, and still have faith. Of all modifications, this is the most dangerous.
5 Slammed Motorcycle
Slammed motorcycles, aka motorcycles that are lowered to the point they are skimming the ground, look great on stands in shows. But try to drive them on any kind of road and you won't get very far.
4 Obese Rear Tires
Bigger is not always better. Now repeat this ten times, and look at the picture. The rear tire is not going to help with balance and can weaken the frame and make the motorcycle far more unstable than on normal tires. The motorcycles that come with fat tires are made that way, but not all motorcycle are the same, are they?
3 The Worm In Your Head
There’s nothing more irritating than having a tune stuck in your head. Oh wait, there is. A motorcycle with a stereo on it so that the rider can ride to his gory end listening to his favorite playlist. Seriously though, tunes in a car are cool but on a motorcycle, they are an accident waiting to happen.
2 Extending That Front Wheel
The worst modification anyone can do to their motorcycle is to play around with the very frame. For instance, this rider has not only extended the front wheel to infinity and beyond, but he has also modified the exhaust. Cheap aftermarket parts can end up weakening the motorcycle and the frame may give away at high speeds, leading to massive hospitalization bills and a totaled motorcycle.
1 The Love Child Of A Motorcycle And A Car
Many times, two ordinary-looking people can birth the most beautiful of children. But sometimes, genetics glitch. And two awesome looking people end up with a child who is just not as well put-together. The same has happened here. A car and a motorcycle fell in love, and this is their ugly love child that no one wants. You could call it a trike but even trikes have a little more self-respect.