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Do You Think a 3D-Printed Dirtbike Is a Good Idea, Yes or Yes?

Serious question for anyone who wants to answer it: How much of your adult life do you spend trying to make some deeply held childhood dream of yours come true? 

Watching the latest video from Pantheon Design made me wonder about this, because it starts with a really good story. You see, like many a person around the world, Pantheon CEO Bob Cao fell for the Honda Motocompo at some point in his life. He was born well after that tiny little bike first hit the ground, and unfortunately, the collector's market had plenty of time to drive prices for the pint-sized heart stealer absolutely through the roof. 

And then, he says, Honda released the Motocompacto. Like many of us (including me), he was both excited and intrigued. And then, he was disappointed, because while the Motocompacto might have the virtue of being relatively inexpensive (MSRP-wise, anyway; we're not talking about markups) , it ended up not being nearly as capable as the OG Motocompo had been. 

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