I LOVE THIS THREAD!!!!!
Some of the creative uses made me smile real big, some made me scratch my head and say "WTF????" (What the frig?)
I've taken a few small cruises around the neighborhood in my deuce, but the longest ride I took was the recovery trip home to Yucaipa California from Forrestville California, (not too far from Santa Rosa) totaling 580 miles. Half way home from the previous owners place, the wife and I stopped at a McD's for a bite around lunchtime, and had a genuine "Bill Engvall moment". A guy on a bicycle rides by and asks my wife, "Does that thing actually run?". The reply he got was "Nope, Pushed it here to have somewhere to sit and eat........ HERE'S YER SIGN!".
But I digress. I got my deuce to build my dream bobber and use for a daily driver/go-anywhere BOV, but I'd have to say the best use for me is I like to be different, and have a vehicle that reflects my individuality by being unusual, eye-catching yet versatile.
My #1 use for my deuce is getting my jollies, getting stared at and seeing the fond and longing glances she gets from the vets. When the old guys, civies and vets alike see my truck parked, they can't resist the urge to come over, walk a few laps around her and ask me all the usual questions we deuce owners get. One old guy that came to see her in the lot at the local grocery store was almost in tears looking at my truck telling me about when he was a teen, his parents had one in Alaska that they used as a workhorse on thier 25-acre ranch. When I told him what I had planned for mine, he got the biggest gleam in his eye, and told me he was thinking of a bonding project for his son, grandson and himself. After our conversation was over, I'm sure his decision was made. I wrote down some beginner info for him and wished him luck.
I get the biggest kick outta bringing a smile to the face of a total stranger!