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Jerzy Woking

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  1. Reminded me when I was working in East London where there was a "No parking between 08.00 and 12.00 hours". At 08.05 we watched a car getting lifted onto a flatbed truck, and away. 10 minutes later, the same truck was back, and lifted another. Away it went, only for it to come back about 15 minutes later to take another. Odd, because the car pound was a good 50 minute round trip away. Seems that the contractors lift a car, and move it to a nearby road, then come back for another, and then for as many as they can get. They can then move them to the car pound at their leisure. So if your car is lifted from being illegally parked, check around a few nearby streets, just in case.
  2. I had a 1988 Sapphire Cosworth for a couple of years. The front doors were rotten at just 6 years old and 38,000 miles. Replaced both doors with an immaclate pair from a scrapped 1989 1800L.
  3. I insure my bikes and cars here directly with the insurers, namely Axa and Allianze. I have found its cheaper direct than with any of the dozens of brokers.
  4. One for sale near me, and has been on sale for some 8 or more years. A bargain at just €7,500, just right to export back to UK.
  5. That is Phil Hackers ex-race bike. He won the Forgotten Era Championship on it a couple of times, albeit with an FJ1100 engine in it, not the XJR1200 lump in it now. So yes, the previous owner had some success racing on it.
  6. €1,395 in 1982 is now roughly $4,575. No wonder it is,as rare as you say
  7. Check out a map of Jaywick in Essex for old car names. And Towcester for roads with an F1 connection
  8. For a split second I thought that train had been blown over onto it's side.
  9. I can confirm that. I part exchanged my Saab 9-5 2.3 Turbo for 5 year younger 9-5 Aero HOT with a bigger turbo, intercooler, injectors and throttle bodies, stainless exhaust, remapped ECU, lightweight wheels, larger brake discs and 6 pot calipers, suspension changes, and upgraded stereo. Was £50 a year LESS to insure (with Sheilas Wheels) than my standard 9-5.
  10. Contains shite VW's and Vito's, a decent (?) Iveco, and the story of a moron and a tipper.
  11. Saw C 51 on a Porche Macan near Chelmsford yesterday (no photo as I was driving). Respected, as you would expect, to read CS 1.
  12. Had to sell my 95 Aero HOT before I left UK in 2019, as there was no way I could get it onto Spanish plates. This was because of the mods that the previous owner did *Maptun brake discs and 6 piston calipers *lightweight wheels * Eiback springs, Bilstein shocks *bigger turbo *Abbott intercooler and full stainless Abbot exhaust system *Nootune stage three tune And loads of other bits and pieces. At 304 bhp, just on the limit of what you can do without a major engine strip. Fantastic 4 door sport saloon. So sad it had to go, but the buyer was a nice bloke and likes it as much as I do. Sold it for £2.5k. Tuned Saabs are a bargain.
  13. We had one of the 5 cylinder Marea Weekends as a fleet car at work. Went like shit off a stick, and could be chucked around the bends without concern. Luckily you have steel wheels on that one? Our Marea had alloys with a steel spare (not a space saver). Have to change the bolts when putting the steel on. Guess what our car was missing when I had a puncture...?
  14. The disc brake on the later model was horrendous. The drum brake on this must be so much worse. Not to worry though, reliability meant you wouldn't be riding it much. Agree that this one looks cool though.
  15. I also had a number of kickstart only bikes, from a BSA A65 (when I was a skinny 16 year old) through to an XR650R (when I was a fat 50 year old), all a piece of piss to kick start, hot or cold, once I learnt the knack with each. The DR350 and the XT500 I owned were the exceptions to this. No matter how many times I adjusted the ignition timing, the tappets and the carb. There are bikes that remain complete and utter bastards.
  16. I had a DR350. Only get an electric start one, as kickstart only one's are a real bastards to start when warm (at least mine was). Not what you want when you are stuck in a rut in the middle of Thetford Forest. And yes, it was set up correctly. Electric starts are for winners.
  17. I bought an Aprilia RS250 from a dealer in Kings Lynn, selling it on behalf of one of his long term customers. Great bike, but I digress. He said the bloke also had a 1996 Nissan R33 Skyline for sale. It was in his yard, so I had a good look at it. Totally original, apart from a set of Japanese aftermarket wheels. Even put it on the ramp for me to have a good look at the underside. Solid as a rock. Only fault was a previous sill repair that needed tidying up and a bit of paint. Test drive showed it drove perfectly, interior excellent and standard too. Offered it for £4000. Decided not to buy it, and kicked myself for not doing so, as I had the cash sat around doing nothing.
  18. Now Alex has gone, IMHO it has got a bit better. He buggered off to be paid to front the channel "Autoalex", which pretty much follows the same pattern as Car Throttle/Top Gear. Buy a car, tune it, ruin it. Hateful.
  19. A bloke at the pub had a 650 Custom, sounded lovely and was much better proportioned than its smaller siblings.
  20. Up to episode 22 now. Most of the time Vince seems to repair the electrics without having to buy any parts. But yes, it seems a bit of a dog. But them how much does an electrically perfect, but tatty, Rolls cost?
  21. I still ride a few times a year across mainland Europe, where it does rain on occassion. The first 600 miles always seem to be dry though.....
  22. I sometime look for videos on how to fix small electrical items. Had a few from this channel, and then found he is restoring a Rolls Royce. I cannot believe how much time it takes to fix little things like electric seats and windows, hazard lights, blower fans, etc., and most were fixed with no parts needed. No wonder it costs a fortune to restore anything, as so labour intensive.
  23. Like his recommissioning of the Panhard. And great to see he is keeping it too.
  24. Found this yesterday, Bike magazines Giant 250cc Group test from June 1975. Great test, because it was from a time when biking journalists wrote their own stories, and not just rearranged the words from the manafacturers sales brochures. https://davestestsandarticles.weebly.com/cz.html
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