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Red herrings
Scavengers Elvin and Dave waste no time in their quest for superbike scrap. They tackle a huge agricultural plough, but that wastes a lot of their precious time. The team abandon the plough and focus their attentions on a small portable engine. It is completely self-contained with its own fuel tank. On a roll, Elvin and Dave then discover a gearbox, ideal for hooking their engine to the rear wheel.

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