SphiMX ready for launch: Mummy!

These are the first pics of an Egyptian (obviously) motocrosser that is set for launch. India plans remain a little iffy, the company spokesman said, 'We're calling it the SphiMX. Which is a fairly obvious pun on the famous Egyptian icon, The Sphinx and the role intended for the motorcycle, motocross. Our inspirations include King Tut's death mask and the Honda CRF250X. We believe the combination is what every warm blooded, fez-wearing Egyptian motocross fan has been waiting for.'

When prodded further most painfully, he added, 'India plans are still at a very nascent stage. We're not sure Indian MX enthusiasts actually exist in commercially viable numbers – just look at what happened to the Kawasaki SX100 and the Funduro. In any case, Rustom Patel wins everything. Besides, despite the obvious success of The Mummy series of films, we're told that having Akbar's mug on the bike would probably make it more viable for sales. But then we will not be able to market the SphiMX name, it would to be something like AkMX, which you can see doesn't quite have the same ring...'

No, no, of course I'm kidding. first_synn who did the trellis CBZ, sent in this rather good looking motorcycle... Thanks first_synn, it looks gorgeous. Impractical, totally unsaleable, but gorgeous.

I plan to have a custom bike built soon, with a Bollywood theme called ChakMX. Will be in touch...