Six-cylinder Posted March 8, 2022 Author Share Posted March 8, 2022 8 minutes ago, grogee said: This is 2022! What are they doing trying to flog this? Those figures are shocking! Who buys this and not a Leaf with 200+ miles range? Oh yeah, twats, that's who. I am hoping to get an electric Fiat 500 for 3 day. Claimed range 199 miles so it will be interesting to compare. 2cvspecial and grogee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 you tube mr ev even his italian missis hated it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted March 8, 2022 Author Share Posted March 8, 2022 15 minutes ago, hairnet said: you tube mr ev even his italian missis hated it I don't want to watch any reviews of the 500 e until I have tried it for myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 maybe youre a bigger tart than she is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted March 9, 2022 Author Share Posted March 9, 2022 26/27 March First FoD of 2022 What we are doing. Triumph Toledo - fit the parts I have and check what else I need to buy. Take the cylinder head off the Carlton 2.0i Club estate to check the damage. Make a couple of the mopeds run. If you have a project you would like to tackle please let me know. Work on you own car/stuff Drink tea and chat. If the grass is very wet we can park on the hard standing in the yard All subject to weather as I see no pleasure to be there in pouring rain and a howling gale. richardmorris, Floatylight, mat_the_cat and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 15 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said: If the grass is very wet we can park on the hard standing in the yard and take the FOD Express to the field Sounds like a plan to me. Assuming it goes ahead and the bank manager approves my loan to pay for the fuel I'm up for it. Six-cylinder and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidfowler2000 Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 Cannot FoD. Working those days. Sads. Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted March 10, 2022 Author Share Posted March 10, 2022 A nice car day today started with taking my Clio to storage and collecting my BX. My cordless tyre pump played up, but I have taken a cigar lighter electric air pump to leave in storage which was a good plan. The BX is now with my garage to be MOTed next week. I collected the Mercedes 230TE. A cup of tea was provided with the old calliper discussion. It had a new brake calliper fitted and now the brakes don't pull. The exhaust was repaired and does not blow now. I had the Auto gearbox serviced, oil and filter change. The gearbox is definitely smoother now. I have done 100 miles in the 230TE today and had two people ask if they could buy it! wesacosa, LightBulbFun, Mrs6C and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 bx oof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 I see you have a Yamaha Aerox (or its MBK doppelganger). Should be there on the Saturday with Daisy and the pink peril but just for the day as I'm taking the girls to Comic Con on the Sunday. Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted March 10, 2022 Author Share Posted March 10, 2022 2 minutes ago, catsinthewelder said: I see you have a Yamaha Aerox Yes. I was thinking of an event like the Edinburg tattoo and a timed reassembly to music! beko1987 and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 We'd best reassemble it a bit, looks a bit uncomfortable at the moment (especially over that bump just before you get into the main field).. Six-cylinder and Snake Charmer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted March 11, 2022 Author Share Posted March 11, 2022 10 hours ago, catsinthewelder said: We'd best reassemble it a bit, looks a bit uncomfortable at the moment (especially over that bump just before you get into the main field).. And there was me worrying about the lack of fuel tank! It was stripped to make a Café Racer tribute bike. @Snake Charmer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted March 11, 2022 Author Share Posted March 11, 2022 I have been driving about in the W123 estate again today, I got this fellow to guard it while it was parked! Shite Ron, richardmorris, ProgRocker and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Just now, Six-cylinder said: I have been driving about in the W123 estate again today, I got this fellow to guard it while it was parked! Think he's just wanting a lift Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Is that Winslow (not Arizona...)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Charmer Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 On 3/11/2022 at 9:28 AM, Six-cylinder said: And there was me worrying about the lack of fuel tank! It was stripped to make a Café Racer tribute bike. The fuel and oil tanks are there. I did a lot of measuring and planning......... Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Where were you planning on sitting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 In other scooter news I've managed to break into the pink one. Fortunately the battery cover was left off which reduced security to the catch enough to ping the spring off and wriggle it open. I've removed the cable from the lock so you can open it by hand. Six-cylinder and LightBulbFun 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 19 hours ago, Six-cylinder said: I have been driving about in the W123 estate again today, I got this fellow to guard it while it was parked! I've heard at night if your walking down the road after 2am he comes after you with his big knife and chases you. But when he's just about to catch you, he vanishes... 👀 I always turn up the Horwood road to go to mums just to avoid it AnnoyingPentium, LightBulbFun and Six-cylinder 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 The sun is shining and I'm too scared to take an angry grinder to the hopefully surface rust on the Focus so I'm still titting about with the scooter. It doesn't have a key so I've now bypassed the ignition and fuel cap locks. Currently you switch the ignition off by disconnecting the jump lead to the battery. I found some wires that had been cut under the seat so reconnected them and now the starter works. Still won't start though, plug looks good but isn't sparking and the fuel in the tank isn't coming through. On the plus side if those bits put it in the scrapyard then the engine might be ok. Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted March 12, 2022 Author Share Posted March 12, 2022 8 hours ago, chaseracer said: Is that Winslow (not Arizona...)? I have been to Winslow Arizona and stood on the corner! richardmorris, chaseracer, Shite Ron and 5 others 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 lmfao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 5 hours ago, catsinthewelder said: The sun is shining and I'm too scared to take an angry grinder to the hopefully surface rust on the Focus so I'm still titting about with the scooter. It doesn't have a key so I've now bypassed the ignition and fuel cap locks. Currently you switch the ignition off by disconnecting the jump lead to the battery. I found some wires that had been cut under the seat so reconnected them and now the starter works. Still won't start though, plug looks good but isn't sparking and the fuel in the tank isn't coming through. On the plus side if those bits put it in the scrapyard then the engine might be ok. It's not modern enough to have some immobiliser nonsense involved on the ignition side of things is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EightMegs Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 If I can get enough jobs done on my Carina before I take it to Wales the weekend after the 26th and then Scotland the week after that, I might be up for going. Six-cylinder and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 58 minutes ago, Zelandeth said: It's not modern enough to have some immobiliser nonsense involved on the ignition side of things is it? If it was Japanese it probably would but the security on Chinese stuff is that nobody wants to steal it. I've looked and can't see much, can't remember Chris' one having anything special on the key and there's nothing that looks like security behind the ignition switch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 17 minutes ago, catsinthewelder said: If it was Japanese it probably would but the security on Chinese stuff is that nobody wants to steal it. I've looked and can't see much, can't remember Chris' one having anything special on the key and there's nothing that looks like security behind the ignition switch. Fair enough. Assume these use CDI for spark rather than an old school magneto? If so and that appears to have both power and a ground that probably would be my first port of call. The no-name clone modules for Hondas (at least ten years ago!) were so flaky that a mate used to carry a spare in the luggage compartment - but they were like 20% the cost of the actual Honda part so changing it a couple of times a year still made sense. From memory some of them ground through the frame too, so that might be worth a look. Again I'm working from 10+ year old memory here as I've not touched anything like this in forever! catsinthewelder and LightBulbFun 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 2 hours ago, Six-cylinder said: I have been to Winslow Arizona and stood on the corner! Oh my lord, that's a flatbed Ford! Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 4 minutes ago, chaseracer said: Oh my lord, that's a flatbed Ford! Did you turn around Chris? Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted March 12, 2022 Author Share Posted March 12, 2022 1 hour ago, catsinthewelder said: If it was Japanese it probably would but the security on Chinese stuff is that nobody wants to steal it. I've looked and can't see much, can't remember Chris' one having anything special on the key and there's nothing that looks like security behind the ignition switch. The keys for the other Bikes Direct machine are very plain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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