What Is This?

There's an incredible range of aftermarket hacks people do to motorcycles, bicycles, and scooters here in South Korea. Two of my favorites are the motorcycle "pick-up truck" (a three wheeler), and replacing the rear wheel of a scooter with an axle bearing two wheels (no differential) for people with limited mobility. Korea is VERY hilly, and it's quite acceptable to drive your scooter on the sidewalk, so it's quite a good solution. I should start taking pictures.

holterbarbour

I see a Darwin Award in his not so bright future.

thirdchild

@Dis[Con]cordian: Yeah, but I can't imagine approaching him and sayin "sir, you have a flat tire"...

Also: Did anyone else noticed how the top of that picture is cut and out of place?
How did that happen?

Bokusatsu_Tenshi

He's just keepin' it real.

Mutley

Have you noticed he has a flat tire (front-right on the trailer). You'd think with all the money he spent on that fancy ride he could afford to inflate the tire

gposton

@FriarNurgle: Korean Mr. Bean?

High Speed Indeed

@citizen024: Haha! That explains the sheer luxury of having a seat AND a steering mechanism.

someone should tell him he has a flat tire. Middle small tire.

@tok3ninja; is still in Beta: You assume there ARE brakes.

@Mediocre: I'm with you. That guy is my hero!

NurseDave

Um you have a flat tire sir!

Kelfire

@PlayerX: possible if its a senior party member. lol.

@NYC2PHX: A for Affort.

@weshirecat tells it in the form of a question?: new meme: "Tasted terrible, but it got the mung beans to market."

lol everytin seems to b street legal over there

kynex? (however you spell it)

@Dis[Con]cordian: Good thing I used Command+F to search for "flat"...

PimPee

He's got a flat tire, anyone see that?

Vasco Foletti

What Is This?

An extremely resourceful man.

Photoshopped IMHO - e.g., the kickstand on the scooter is down

scubak1w1

Dumpster divers portable warehouse! Just a giant shopping cart so to speak....So much junk, so little time.

@FriarNurgle: That's a fine guess, English.

klaybc

@Dis[Con]cordian: "Coach Section" = lol

@PlayerX: Also, :P

@citizen024: That's even less likely.

It's the far-east version of "Wacky Races".

I think this gentleman is "Professor Pat Pending".

wbremner

He is either puffing on a fag or he's talking on the chatty

NaldoKlient

@ScottRose: The yellow plate is an older taxi plate.

@PlayerX: The yellow plate is an older taxi plate.

@ScottRose: They're older South Korean plates; the picture was taken awhile ago.

@PlayerX: i was refering to the contraptions origin, not the origin of the picture. although my comment was open for this type of misinterpretation:)

@PlayerX: My girlfriend says the license plate is old, to the picture was taken awhile ago.

@FriarNurgle: Nice. Haha

It's north korean version of "chopper".

os_2

He's probably just an eccentric junk collector.

The most prominent sign in the background says, "Life Cafe for 30s - 50s," and there's a lotto store there, too. Dunno where that is, tho.

The weird thing is Makezine (intermediate source of this post), posted this in 2006 (with larger image):

[blog.makezine.com]

Also, the 2 license plates visible on cars in the photo do not look South Korean.

[www.worldlicenseplates.com]

@citizen024: That's definitely South Korea... too many signs, not enough "worker slogans".

The most prominant sign in the background says "Life Cafe for 30s - 50s," there's also a lotto store.

That guy probably just an eccentric junk collector.

@leavethegun-takethecannoli: I;m with the cannoli-man on this. we need some jalopcomments here.

That, my friends, is 21st Century ingenuity. THE FUTURE IS NOW!!!

LouisJebber

Don't get in his way.

-no seriously, don't.

@Dis[Con]cordian: Awww... You got first post on that one!!! That's my fav part too. It's amazing what peeps do with lots of time and no money. I just play video games and smoke Adam Frucci (LIVE: creating a new slang for my favorite herb.)

Is this guy one of the original Little Rascals? All this is missing is a lever which, when pulled, sets off a boxing glove right in the kisser of unsuspecting passerbys.

ThickSkinned

That man does what he wants.

steve.

c'mon guys, give him a break. He's just invented a "green" double decker Winnebago.

The small wheel at the back as a flat tire. That persone needs to lose some weight!

BoomDivX

@Xeno: Well, after savoring for a moment, I'm gonna go with a 6? It tasted terrible, but in got the mung beans to market.

@Kaiser-Machead: Hah! Excellent reference, sir!

@weshirecat tells it in the form of a question?: Some people are into that.

I love the flat tire under the 'coach' section.

@Hello Mister Walrus: Visability, plus it keeps him above the mustard gas.

Bad ass is what it is!!!

Mediocre

@Hello Mister Walrus: I wondered the same thing-

Looks like someone's Bean envy is showing, just a tad.

Kaiser-Machead

Can you imagine if he had to slam on the brakes?

Why doesn't he sit on the motorcycle?

Hello Mister Walrus

@weshirecat tells it in the form of a question?: So you are giving it a positive review?

Xeno

This should definitely be cross-posted to Jalopnik.

On a scale of 1 to fail, fail being a 10, this farted while my mouth was open?

@FriarNurgle: Great guess.

that fail must have come from north korea.

Korean Amish?