Jerzy Woking

I suspect that is true, although many put them on sale at £4,000 plus.....

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/354947260157?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=bwp04imbrwm&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Cheap folding Mobylette at £895.

I put my Fireblade track bike back on the road. All I did was to bolt the numberplate on. I did buy one of those cheap 12v strip LED lights, and connected to the brake light switch a couple of weeks later, for a bit of self preservation.

I can see the Triumph being priced anywhere between £6k and £7k, putting it above the market of RE and others. No idea what the 450 Himalayan will be priced at, nor what it's Euro specification will be. The 411 is a great bike if used as intended, which is not hammering up and down motorways (although I have done that on mine with no issues) Used one some years ago for a couple of months commuting into London, mostly on motorway and dual carriageway. It wasn't as horrendous as I thought it would be, hence two months and not two trips. Felt solid and well screwd together when compared to a CG125, themselves not bad bikes.

Think it is going to be the pricey side. More powerful than its competitors, and with lots of electrical rider aids.

The addition of Stella makes it that bit British

Drink "Wife Beater" (Stella Artois) whilst wearing your "Wife Beater" vest I thought was very British.

I had a 1987 Fiesta diesel van for a while. Was previously used to collect and deliver films from chemists for overnight developing. I assumed that it was thrashed for every single mile on its clock. Nice and clean, drove OK, although the cabin always smelt of diesel. Written off when a Mazda van, with full bull bars, shortened it by about 3 feet when he hit me at about 30 mph whilst I was sat stationary in a queue. Blocked the road for about an hour. Got double what I paid for it from the insurers, and £3k for whiplash (which I never claimed, they just paid it). Never had another.

I don't see many pre 2000 cars for sale here. Most have been scrapped a worn out, or scrapped due to the numerous scrappage schemes. Those you see for sale are either rare and expensive, or basket cases/barn finds that have years of taxes owing on them.

It's why I ended up with the NC750X. I have the Himalayan for the gravelly stuff (too old for a two stroke enduro bike now), Street Triple for hooning around the local mountain roads, and a scooter for nipping into town. The NC won the vote over anything else because of the deal the dealer gave me (discount and freebies), almost immediate delivery, its reputation for reliability, and that 80mpg is easily attained. It's a nice, relaxing bike to tour around on.

It was car aged 25 years or older up until January 2023, when the age was raised to 30.

Yes, there is an Historic class of car here, that is cars over 30 years old. But then there a number of criteria to be met, one being it should not be modified at all. Its quite complicated when you get into it https://carinsurancespain.es/historic-vehicle-regulations-in-spain-2023/amp/ Plus most Spaniards buy a car new, and run it into the ground over the next 15 to 20 years. They are scrapped because although the bodywork is rust free, the engine, gearbox, electrics or suspension are knackered. Usually all four. They do have scrappage schemes here, so if your car is on its last legs, you can trade it in for a new one. From my observations, it's the way most Spanish view cars.

Couple of my mates have a 2006 Suzuki V-Strom 650 and a Yamaha Fazer 600. Both are liable to the ULEZ charge. One wrote to Suzuki to ask for the NOx figure, which they gave him. It is now exempt from ULEZ (at least until they move the goalposts). Yanmaha told my other mate they do not have any details on NOx for his bike, so he'll have to pay for that test in East London. And it might not show the NOx is low enough for exemption.

Over here, towns with more that 50,000 inhabitants had to introduce ULEZ routes and zones on 1st Jan 2023. Guess what? The two cities nearest to me (Alicante and Elx) haven't done so yet. And they can't just blanket the whole city (like London) but have specific areas and streets where you need to display a Eco sticker. As its not the whole city, keeping out of these zones and away from these streets should be possible. I have purchased stickers on all my bikes and my car. Cost is €5 for each, and they last as long as the government say they will. So maybe the discs will be valid for 5 years.

Racing through the streets of the village of Alguena, just 25 minute up the road from me. Two classes were 80cc two strokes, one was two stroke classics up to 200cc, and a four stroke supermoto class. Really miss watching two strokes race, the 80cc GP class was fast, and like the IoM, little in the way of runoffs anywhere

I bought an MX-5 Eunos, and spent hours and hours translating all its service records from its early life in Japan. I bought it for my (then) wife. She took one look at it, and said "I don't like that". Sold it without her ever sitting in it.

That does look good. I had an LS400 that I should never have sold. It was immaculate inside and out, even though it had 250,000 miles on the clock. Like my Sapphire Cosworth, the new owner was a numpty and it was scrapped within a year. A crying shame.

Not seen many abandoned trucks, but here is one near our family home. Going to be towed away this week, been sat there for months.

This has been parked up near our family house for a few months. Noticed today it has a sticker on the windscreen saying it will be towed away. Some odd airbrushed panels on it, no doubt @Cavcraft would add some witty comments for them.

You should be able to get all the parts you will need. My Cagiva Mito was rebuilt from the ground up, engine and chassis, and everything was still available

These P100's were popular for booze cruises to the continent. I think everyone of them siezed by Customs was crushed rather than put out to auction like most other siezed vehicles.

All weather is suitable on a big scooter. After commuting for 18 years on all types of bikes, from 125's to 1200's, I bought a 400 Piaggio from StrangeAngel. Best commuter I ever had, and with a decent turn of speed.

That's a tale to tell over a few pints, with photos to back it up. Glad you are OK, and the bike is hopefully equally undamaged. Don't forget to buy some lottery tickets.

Tuned Saab 9-5 Aero HOT 2005 pre Edna model. I bought it with the following mods all done: Noobtune Stage 3 Abbott large intercooler Abbott 2.5 inch turbo- back exhaust system Uprated Garrett turbo Bilstein shocks and springs Maptun 360mm front brake discs Maptun 6 piston front brake calipers Re calibrated rear brake compensators Lightweight Revolution wheels Apart from a Pioneer DVD player and speakers, the interior wax standard, two tone leather. It produced just over 300 bhp, which isn't that impressive, but it was the way it put that power on the road. I could spin up the wheels in third with no issue. Never had an issue with it in the 5,000 miles I drove it. The "slipping clutch under power" was diagnosed by the Saab mechanic as cheap tyres and wheelspin. The only rust it suffered was at the rear of the sills where they joined the wheel arch. Repairs were £200 in welding and repainting. Insurance was cheaper than the bog standard 9-5 I had immediately before it, the insurer stating that modified cars were generally looked after better. Biggest expense? Tyres for some reason....

Reminds me of my mates dad, 50 years ago. Always with a rollie in his hand, could get anything started within minutes. A dying breed of mechanic