Six Cylinders Motoring Notes

[richardmorris]

3 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:The weather is a lot better today so I have tackled replacing the indicator unit that fell out of the E320. I had to solder the side repeater wires back into the plug. I found I ran out of hands to hold the soldering iron, solder, plug pin and wire so I enlisted Mrs6C to give me two hands. I love it when a plan comes together!

To celebrate I had the car cleaned including having the nasty black spot on the passenger seat cleaned. 

Feeling good I stopped to take a couple of phots. On the way home the car then rewarded me with a warning light, fortunately it turned out to be the low washer fluid, but just that flash of orange panicked me.

I had it over nine years and never ran the washer fluid low. I’m not sure you’re taking enough care of it

[richardmorris]

3 hours ago, Crackers said:

I still have an unusual level of want for that car. 

I'm aware this doesn't matter but I just like reminding everyone.

What a honey. 

It really was a delight to use as a daily for over nine years. It’s only vice was an Oliver Reed at a richard burton and peter o’toole stag party level of drinking. It could do 30+mpg but the average over 55,000miles was nearer 26.

[Mrs6C]

12 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

I had it over nine years and never ran the washer fluid low. I’m not sure you’re taking enough care of it

That's not the worst of it! He nicked the gallon of screenwash I had just bought for my own car to fill it up!

[richardmorris]

14 minutes ago, Mrs6C said:

That's not the worst of it! He nicked the gallon of screenwash I had just bought for my own car to fill it up!

I use Prestone ( now that Lidl stopped doing their -25degree stuff):

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/372810165019?epid=20047021603&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&hash=item56cd37ab1b:g:zV4AAOSwMAxdq4QP&amdata=enc%3AAQAGAAACkPYe5NmHp%2B2JMhMi7yxGiTJkPrKr5t53CooMSQt2orsSafTQYbq3L7RBVAMi0K9cw2CFbuPZ6Yb8MOwcnTWcB9cQM1a9%2FQ8KVv9iMkZuZ2Gur8TQ6wKpOih0hWteZsKG8fA1NR55eLPEZVI0fMiwhDVHMB7z0IgALzieAx%2FObMjNSvK4tSIIIvV97rzc4Hd5yJy1LZ%2BgKWHSF6iukIgrL7pz91TLT3lmH%2FadO7Nep5kqEEaN5hNv3vJQM1HL8b8fQ7gYo%2FMnbPOEXnfMzK2zGofHb37YuRmPpWPEsoNdeQzdbUP9WFKrcWnTNZaW16WUvpYltcpSmRAnMmUIE336gExEKdP4YLwTibQWYcPxHYPjHgbP4XTXCtgDl1zlfUHN3jvAxxHETTtw5MTKnBKtpcc1rkkGvFg1boibAAUG8%2BnrU5%2F8IDojBdi1dw%2F3VZ8%2F%2BSvkFWUjZs071iWPgrE6skjN3cdihyKSL3sVLfyBhJTCkPWjVIO4EmtyBfyfSh4d6upsz1WchN7jGmk0vCdTrx1HCQEEAkdVU21otFS%2F%2BLqc2VS0VcenLkunM%2BfYNyRpLUaPZbZw7PN94%2Fy6CG6qMN7CP%2FRR4H0poWGhGSOUerCegywa43s6bbzLiYqsFsOgu5cIBqSaPPw5QUmqgEMXcCGq9ozNtPeVH3TKGeNjvoDZBdW01Nt8%2Bi%2BCT%2FKvntbaT29TfuYe3OaM9ZhheW%2BbjQidyUVvVrLLyaZMvSfc2m%2BivS9ShpwWIXXPk%2Bwkek0H4vvi2YD%2BAl62qkFO%2FUoxqaJ7D%2F6CeE3OzODIMoIcZyyrDiqoH9oeCTW65Dx%2BOr%2FyS5FldEQdY92VoI%2F5PU98LYpB%2FM5wP1SSIB8cy8Sb3eSV|clp%3A2334524|tkp%3ABFBMxu2WreZf

[Six-cylinder]

53 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

I had it over nine years and never ran the washer fluid low. I’m not sure you’re taking enough care of it

The trouble is I miss read the contract, I though it included you coming over every Saturday to do legals and Levels and give it a wash!

[richardmorris]

5 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

The trouble is I miss read the contract, I though it included you coming over every Saturday to do legals and Levels and give it a wash!

That would have been the executive package. Sadly you went for the Arfur daily aftercare deal.

[Vantman]

18 hours ago, richardmorris said:

I use Prestone ( now that Lidl stopped doing their -25degree stuff):

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/372810165019?epid=20047021603&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&hash=item56cd37ab1b:g:zV4AAOSwMAxdq4QP&amdata=enc%3AAQAGAAACkPYe5NmHp%2B2JMhMi7yxGiTJkPrKr5t53CooMSQt2orsSafTQYbq3L7RBVAMi0K9cw2CFbuPZ6Yb8MOwcnTWcB9cQM1a9%2FQ8KVv9iMkZuZ2Gur8TQ6wKpOih0hWteZsKG8fA1NR55eLPEZVI0fMiwhDVHMB7z0IgALzieAx%2FObMjNSvK4tSIIIvV97rzc4Hd5yJy1LZ%2BgKWHSF6iukIgrL7pz91TLT3lmH%2FadO7Nep5kqEEaN5hNv3vJQM1HL8b8fQ7gYo%2FMnbPOEXnfMzK2zGofHb37YuRmPpWPEsoNdeQzdbUP9WFKrcWnTNZaW16WUvpYltcpSmRAnMmUIE336gExEKdP4YLwTibQWYcPxHYPjHgbP4XTXCtgDl1zlfUHN3jvAxxHETTtw5MTKnBKtpcc1rkkGvFg1boibAAUG8%2BnrU5%2F8IDojBdi1dw%2F3VZ8%2F%2BSvkFWUjZs071iWPgrE6skjN3cdihyKSL3sVLfyBhJTCkPWjVIO4EmtyBfyfSh4d6upsz1WchN7jGmk0vCdTrx1HCQEEAkdVU21otFS%2F%2BLqc2VS0VcenLkunM%2BfYNyRpLUaPZbZw7PN94%2Fy6CG6qMN7CP%2FRR4H0poWGhGSOUerCegywa43s6bbzLiYqsFsOgu5cIBqSaPPw5QUmqgEMXcCGq9ozNtPeVH3TKGeNjvoDZBdW01Nt8%2Bi%2BCT%2FKvntbaT29TfuYe3OaM9ZhheW%2BbjQidyUVvVrLLyaZMvSfc2m%2BivS9ShpwWIXXPk%2Bwkek0H4vvi2YD%2BAl62qkFO%2FUoxqaJ7D%2F6CeE3OzODIMoIcZyyrDiqoH9oeCTW65Dx%2BOr%2FyS5FldEQdY92VoI%2F5PU98LYpB%2FM5wP1SSIB8cy8Sb3eSV|clp%3A2334524|tkp%3ABFBMxu2WreZf

Cripes,that's expensive, the same item is £5.29 here--  https://www.toolstation.com/search?q=prestone screen wash

[High Jetter]

Not quite the same product, that one only protects to -10 degrees, not -18.

[Six-cylinder]

What a nice day out with the Milton Keynes Classic Car Club.

We meet in MK at 10am and toured the 20 miles to the Buckinghamshire Rail Centre in Quainton as group. Arrangements had been made for us to park inside the gates next to the trains. 

The American cars apart from the Corvette were from an Aylesbury group also allowed inside parking.

Sunshine, café, railways and cars.........

[Snake Charmer]

53 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

Sunshine, café, railways and cars.........

😎 Just need a couple of planes in there!

[Zelandeth]

...And I as usual completely failed to realise this was on.  Probably because I look at Facebook about three times a month.

[Six-cylinder]

It is nearly spring and a young man’s thoughts turn to Pink Scooters!

Yes, I am now the owner of a pink scooter and I am very grateful to @catsinthewelder for organising it. At the very least it will provide spares for the black Direct Bikes 125cc already at the FoD.

The question is can we make it run?

I have been thinking about dates for the FoD this year and for early season opener 26/27 March seems a good start if the weather will cooperate.

[Crackers]

Tasteful.

[richardmorris]

16 minutes ago, Crackers said:

Tasteful.

One word for it.

[beko1987]

The question is can we make it run?

I'm sure that question gets asked about all the bikes all the time 🤔

@hairnetknows about bikes, he used to ride one. He'll sort it

[AnthonyG]

Up for a late March meet if the weather co-operates. Can’t promise to fix the scooter though! 

[bub2006]

Snap except mine is black. Very comfy little scooter. Mines the 152 gy6 engine and 125. Have a fair bit of knowledge on these gy6 lumps. Parts and tuning bits are readily available. As standard they are rathe restricted by small carb,inlet manifold and exhaust. Also some have smaller valves. 

[beko1987]

1 hour ago, bub2006 said:

Snap except mine is black. Very comfy little scooter. Mines the 152 gy6 engine and 125. Have a fair bit of knowledge on these gy6 lumps. Parts and tuning bits are readily available. As standard they are rathe restricted by small carb,inlet manifold and exhaust. Also some have smaller valves. 

We could make it pink fairly easily... 

[Six-cylinder]

1 hour ago, bub2006 said:

Snap except mine is black. Very comfy little scooter. Mines the 152 gy6 engine and 125. Have a fair bit of knowledge on these gy6 lumps. Parts and tuning bits are readily available. As standard they are rathe restricted by small carb,inlet manifold and exhaust. Also some have smaller valves. 

The current one we have at the FoD is black if a bit of a Frankenstein!

125cc feels fast across our field! 

[bub2006]

38 minutes ago, beko1987 said:

We could make it pink fairly easily... 

No...

[bub2006]

12 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

The current one we have at the FoD is black if a bit of a Frankenstein!

125cc feels fast across our field! 

They are good for around 60 anyway. Windscreen aids aerodynamics especially with a slightly* larger chap like me on board. 

[Six-cylinder]

43 minutes ago, beko1987 said:

We could make it pink fairly easily... 

This is what Mrs6C wants done to our black one!

[Six-cylinder]

1 hour ago, bub2006 said:

Snap except mine is black. Very comfy little scooter. Mines the 152 gy6 engine and 125. Have a fair bit of knowledge on these gy6 lumps. Parts and tuning bits are readily available. As standard they are rathe restricted by small carb,inlet manifold and exhaust. Also some have smaller valves. 

My aim for this year is to do my CBT and start riding my Aprilia 125cc on the road, fair weather only you understand.

[bub2006]

Thats the thing when you have a car licence. You can pick and choose what to use and when to ride. Before I passed my test I worked in care,domiciliary, nursing and brain injury and I had to use a bike in all weather.

[chaseracer]

On 25/02/2022 at 22:13, richardmorris said:

That would have been the executive package. Sadly you went for the Arfur daily aftercare deal.

Is that roughly equivalent to the world-famous @Cavcraft 'line-of-sight' warranty? 😀

[catsinthewelder]

Chris isn't even getting that with this one.

[Six-cylinder]

Round 2 of get the BX out ready to take for MOT took place yesterday afternoon. Once again @slowsilver was harnessed to help and did his tight squeezing into a car trick and then got the BX to breath in to get it out!

The only issue was my new rechargeable tyre pump was saying the pressure not attached to a tyre was 50+ psi and would not add air to an obviously low tyre. This morning it is reading 0 psi at rest again.

The number plates are a treat for @LightBulbFun  The BX was pre registered by Citroen UK and retains it's original number plates from Sep 1992.

[hairnet]

Who is the old man trying to steal the hubcaps

[hairnet]

You can do this with cbt

[Six-cylinder]

27 minutes ago, hairnet said:

You can do this with cbt

I was thinking more about riding to Buckingham, Milton Keynes if the weather is beautiful!