Steven Cole Smith
Steven Cole Smith Contributor
5/29/20 12:08 p.m.

It was advertised in the headline on Facebook Marketplace as an “All-Terrain Death Trap” by its owner, 39-year-old Matthew Daniel Malott, who possibly needs to read, say, “Sell Online Like a Creative Genius” by Brainard Carey ($8.99, Amazon), because while Malott seems to ha…

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cmcgregor (Forum Supporter)
cmcgregor (Forum Supporter) SuperDork
5/29/20 1:01 p.m.

I love everything about this.

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
5/29/20 1:20 p.m.
cmcgregor (Forum Supporter) said:

I love everything about this.

Thank you, thank you. Please like and share. 

Pete Gossett (Forum Supporter)
Pete Gossett (Forum Supporter) MegaDork
5/29/20 1:44 p.m.

This is definitely some of the best literature to grace your pages...or at least web page.

fidelity101 (Forum Supporter)
fidelity101 (Forum Supporter) UltraDork
5/29/20 1:48 p.m.

he wins the internet this weekend. 

Love it.

 

Brett_Murphy (Forum Patrón)
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5/29/20 5:24 p.m.
Steven Cole Smith said:
 

which are not that hard to find since the radiators sometimes survive the crash that occurs after doing a wheelie into the back of an F-350.

 


Heh.

Rotaryracer
Rotaryracer Reader
5/29/20 5:44 p.m.

Very well written article capturing the inspired insanity of Death Trap.

 

offroadwine
offroadwine New Reader
5/29/20 5:51 p.m.

Best read I've had all day, and I'm stuck home, on crutches, the day after knee surgery, counting minutes until the next happy pill.

adam525i (Forum Supporter)
adam525i (Forum Supporter) HalfDork
5/29/20 7:26 p.m.

Didn't they know there was a ZR 900 they could've based this on? It could have been 50% better!

Brett_Murphy (Forum Patrón)
Brett_Murphy (Forum Patrón) MegaDork
5/29/20 10:16 p.m.
adam525i (Forum Supporter) said:

Didn't they know there was a ZR 900 they could've based this on? It could have been 50% better!

Waiting for the swap in build threads, Adam.

bigben
bigben Reader
5/29/20 11:18 p.m.

I love it! I've actually  mildly day dreamed of something  similar.  I have a lonely Polaris back in Utah that I haven't seen in about 10 years. I'd love to bring it down here and scare the native Texans....loud pipes, 131" of churning paddles, and an engine that doesn't even start making power till almost 6k rpms, plus that wonderful two stroke smell...

I think we should put Ken Block on it with a few Go Pros and see what happens. 

wvumtnbkr
wvumtnbkr UberDork
5/30/20 8:39 a.m.

Isn't memorial day on Monday?

 

Quite entertaining article.

hobiercr (FS)
hobiercr (FS) SuperDork
5/30/20 10:33 a.m.

Needs more Nitrous!

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