We call this progress . ' Bling ' ?

appearance is for people ( machines ) of no substance ?

fully agree with the ' if its not doing anything , you dont need it ' philosopy .

Parts for appearance are more the ' show bike ' bit . like the classic motorcycle nerd .
Ohh , BSA Gold Star , Ohh , blah blah , oh blah oh blah . 190 blah oh mm blah oh front balh brake .

Not that a 5 or 6 speed Gold Star wouldnt be a usefull scooter , B50MX is aledgedly UNIT Version of Same Mechanics .
dunno if this is right or not .

Indian Larry biult a bike out of welded chain http://www.panoramio.com/photo/5032593. It did not kill him, showing off without a helmet did.

"Indian Larry was performing a motorcycle stunt at the "Liquid Steel Classic" and "Custom Bike Series" in Concord, North Carolina on August 28, 2004. In the stunt, he was standing on the moving motorcycle. As the stunt progressed the bike began to wobble out of control and he was thrown from the motorcycle, sustaining serious head injuries. He was then taken to the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he died on August 30, 2004 from the head injuries sustained in the mishap. Larry was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident."

Indian larry wasn't killed by a failed "chain-frame" bike, but someone else was, more recently.

Sorry I thought he was trying to do a stunt on that awful chain frame bike, and it went out of control due to a couple of the welds breaking?

Apparently he had already done it twice, and went back to do it the third time because the crowd was loving it. Lesson not to push your luck

I would imagine that anyone able to wheelie a monstrosity like that certainly got a lot of support from the crowd..............