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Best Ad for a bike ever!

Started by mr blackstock, February 10, 2015, 09:53:14 AM

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mr blackstock

I realise quite a few out there saw this ad when it hit the web back in 2012, but there is probably a new generation of FJ riders who need to see the best ad for a bike ever...
I re-discovered it in my archived email, cracks me up everytime I read it.

The Craigslist advert for a 1971 Honda CB350 runs like this:

Hey there junior badass, ever feel like there's a caged animal trapped inside of you?

Only one cure for that: getting a fucking sick motorcycle. A 1971 Honda CB350.
This golden lady will get you to work like a full-blown go hard, transport you and
your shotgun through the zombie apocalypse, and give you a new platform for barreling
down the boulevard with the wind tearing at your clothes screaming, "I AM ALIVE!" on the way to fucking bikram yoga.

Runs like corn through a goose. Engine rebuilt a year ago with ~400 miles on it since then.

I put new tires on the old girl, because you don't deprive a classy lady of classy shoes.
I gave her a new chain because she needed some fucking jewelry.

Electric start, kickstart, fucking push start, you name it.
Why am I selling it? Cos being alive rules,
and I'm far too gnarly of a dude to have a motorcycle.
I see a ramp, I'm gonna hit that motherfucker going 300 mph, backflip over the 405.
$2300 gets you the Golden Lady, two helmets, some fucking saddlebags, a shop manual,
a quart of oil (plus all the oil that's up in her right now), a full tank of
PREMIUM MOTHERFUCKING GASOLINE (91 octaaaaaannneeee), some links to my favorite YouTube videos,
a short story about robots, a cup of coffee with me, and whatever kind of donut you want.

Craigslist took it down.
http://www.anorak.co.uk/339063/the-consumer/the-greatest-motorcycle-advert-of-all-time-1971-honda-cb35-on-craigslist.html/
Squeaky wheels always get the grease...

Yamaha FJ1100 1985

Mark Olson

That is one great add . :good2:

I wonder what kind of dude showed up to buy it.
Mark O.
86 fj1200
sac ca.

                           " Get off your ass and Ride"

FJmonkey

Quote from: Mark Olson on February 10, 2015, 01:44:18 PM
That is one great add . :good2:

I wonder what kind of dude showed up to buy it.

Ummm... errrr.....  :blush:
The glass is not half full, it was engineered with a 2X safety factor.

'86 Ambulance - Bent frame, cracked case, due for an overhaul
'89 Stormy Blue - Suits my Dark Side

Burns

I suspect it was somebody serving a warrant.

There's nothing you can do that can't be done.

Steve_in_Florida

`90 FJ-1200
`92 FJ-1200

IBA # 54823

FJmonkey

Quote from: Steve_in_Florida on February 11, 2015, 09:34:11 AM
Are you kidding?
Brad!

Remember?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpOBgvHmqf4
and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpOBgvHmqf4

Damn Steve, I just finished paying off the therapy to get that out of my head.... Now I have to put off my upgrades for another 6 months... Well, I guess the WCR on a Moped is better than nothing.... :rofl2:
The glass is not half full, it was engineered with a 2X safety factor.

'86 Ambulance - Bent frame, cracked case, due for an overhaul
'89 Stormy Blue - Suits my Dark Side