What's the Worst peice of equipment you've ever bought?

Discussion in 'Equipment' started by Scrubs, Nov 14, 2007.

  1. Scrubs

    Scrubs erm

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    What's the worse peice of shit you ever parted money for?
    It's Time to spill the beans :deal

    You might feel better...Or at the very least save us some money from
    following in your footsteps :D








    For the record..steer clear of Autozone wrenches..
    You would have more chance at removing the bolt using a flaccid penis.
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  2. YZman

    YZman Bouncing off Trees

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    Wedding ring :becca
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  3. showkey

    showkey Long timer

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    anything and everything from Harbor Freight:1drink it's all crap
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  4. rmxlr

    rmxlr n00b

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    HD XL1200R, too much fixin and too many $$$. Wouldn't do the dirt roads that I wanted to do, so I went with the KLR.
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  5. Motornoggin

    Motornoggin Two-Bit Throttle Bum

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    Had a Buell once. Huge pile of crap. HD can KMA.
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  6. scapegoat

    scapegoat Pushin forward back

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    3 Dodge trucks, one harbor freight floor jack,one HF heat gun, 2 wedding rings.
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  7. motozine

    motozine Adventurer

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    LR Discovery II, started squeeking from first month.
    Lots of electrical problems and leaks.
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  8. jdaniele

    jdaniele Long timer

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    Ordered a pair of x-Ray specs from the back of a spiderman comic book got them and I still couldnt see any t ,a, or bones. I was pissed 2.95 + .50 s&h for what. Dont buy these take my advise.

    JD
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  9. Scrubs

    Scrubs erm

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    And a partridge in a pear tree?





    :lol3
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  10. mars

    mars Starbucks anyone?

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    BMW R1100 GS
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  11. Borracho

    Borracho EDDIE WOULD GO

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    xBox 360. Biggest piece of shit ever :baldy
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  12. daveel

    daveel "Who me?"

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    1. Bought an electric pressure washer for about $150, caught on fire and melted into a ball.

    2. VW diesel rabbit.
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  13. jgunsett

    jgunsett Goin' Coastal

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    Suzuki gel seat for DRZ400S. It's worse than the stock seat. Get the Corbin
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  14. Roadracer_Al

    Roadracer_Al louder, louder, louder!

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    Yeah, pretty much anything more complicated than a solid piece of metal such as a socket or an extension from Harbor Freight is roughly equivalent to a giant "kick me in the nuts" sign on yer groin.

    The biggest POS ---- a Harbor Fright hydraulic press. I used it a couple of times and it literally blew a seal, spewing staaaaanky hyd. oil all over my shop floor. Whatever they use in it doesn't smell like "normal" hyd. oil.... something like a cross between moldy sox and rancid butter.

    Bike related... probably cheap gloves. The most memorable ones were the blue/white Olympia ones that I had to buy at the track because I FORGOT my nice Held gloves. Instantly down-graded them to street use, and every time my hands sweated, they turned blue. I gave them away.
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  15. HaChayalBoded

    HaChayalBoded Brooklyn Bored

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    engagement ring, was so pissed I told her to keep it. But then again I'm a dumbass.

    Friday I took this smokin' chick out on a date, bill came out to like $150, she can drink like a fish. Was one of the most expensive lays I've ever had, save for the engagement ring. :lol3
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  16. disconnected

    disconnected brap

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    Any textile crap from Joe Rocket.. especially the 5.0 pants... like wearing trashbags that leak!!!!

    K2 skis after they went China..
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  17. Captain Crash

    Captain Crash Been here awhile

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    Expensive Touratech $%$^%^ folding gear lever. The folding front bit fell off on the first dirt ride it went on and it chose a particularly steep rocky hill just west of no where to leave me without gear selection. I now boycott Touratech products.

    :kboom
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  18. Bruce Caldwell

    Bruce Caldwell Long timer

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    Those little plastic gizmos with the brushes that are supposed make cleaning your chain easy. What a joke!
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  19. SIKLR250

    SIKLR250 NYC

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    Tourmaster/Cortech Decker leather pants. Very poor quality stitching. I would not expect these pants to stay together in a crash. Now looking at Vanson pants (should have done that in the first place).

    worst consumer product that I've EVER purchased:
    1999 VW Golf IV

    Friends don't let friends buy Volkswagens.
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  20. Jet Jaguar

    Jet Jaguar King of the poseurs

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    Smith goggles. I bought a pair and a couple of extra lenses. Well, the light-sensitive lenses weren't, and the tint on the Sol-X lens actually bleeds off. According to their customer service, these aren't considered defects. Never again, I don't want something so shoddy protecting my eyes.
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