The Epic Austrian owned R16 from Germany doing French things in a Parallel Universe near England Saga

[Ghosty]

If a Seize is a parallel universe, is a 'trelle a singularity?

[Junkman]

It's just about technically permissible on a 4.5B rim (or is it a 4.00B that's the narrowest for that size?) It's shit because the beads are awfully pinched together.

 

Sticking inner tubes inside tubeless tyres is a no-no as the insides of a tubeless tyre can chaff the tube. The average tyre monkey would insist on doing that when they see an old B profile tubeless rim just because they don't have the safety humps to stop tyres rolling off the rim.

 

I'd rather go without the sodding tubes which are a ballache in themselves and not worry about the lesser problem of rim roll-off.

 

Whatevs.

 

I replaced the newfangled tosh with inner tubes some dolts put on my car with what the manufacturer specifies.

And it fucking works and looks as cool as a frozen Margarita with polar bear teeth in it, which is way more important than all that tech and safety bollocks.

 

Rim roll off, my arse. Not even J. F. Kennedy's car had that.

[Eddie Honda]

I'm certain it works better too.

 

Just explaining to the masses why previous work was done the way it was. Nothing "weird" about.

 

Anyway, you have put different new-fangled tosh on it as real tyres don't have EU eco labels on them.

[pshome]

I thought the ride of an R16 can't be improved. Well, I now know it can.

Toyo? Send them back, feel ashamed for at least a minute, excuse to your French car, buy proper Michelin, then tell us about ride quality.

[artdjones]

Toyo? Send them back, feel ashamed for at least a minute, excuse to your French car, buy proper Michelin, then tell us about ride quality.

He wouldn't be able to.Michelins are such a ridiculous price he couldn't afford petrol.

[Junkman]

Pshome constantly overestimates my income bracket by not a narrow margin.

[Crooner]

There are two tyre shops very near to you which do have the right attachments to balance your wheels. I had mine done at selecta tyre in bredbury. The other one, even nearer to you, is Pete's tyre place on Gorsey Brow in Stockport.

[Crooner]

I too bought the Toyos and think they're great.

[Junkman]

There are two tyre shops very near to you which do have the right attachments to balance your wheels. I had mine done at selecta tyre in bredbury. The other one, even nearer to you, is Pete's tyre place on Gorsey Brow in Stockport.

 

Excellent, thank you so much!

 

How is your's coming along?

Up OMG NPH NYD per chance?

[Junkman]

I too bought the Toyos and think they're great.

 

Of course they are good.

Equally of course I would have opted for the Michelins, if the price were anywhere near the realms of sanity.

For those wondering, the Michelins are 125 quid each. For merely 50 quid extra, I got the four Toyos.

The car I would spend 500 quid for a set of tyres on hasn't been built yet. This includes my former race cars.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

Michelin named their classic tyres the Sacre Bleu! range for good reason. They also designed the TRX and sold it for actual money. Worse than Vichy imo.

[pshome]

Forget the overpriced "Michelin classics", just buy normal ones at the nearest size.

[pshome]

Looking at the pics, i note 504 mirrors being fitted. Excellent choice, with those yellow excuses for proper lights at the front, at least you can see whats going on behind you.

[Junkman]

Forget the overpriced "Michelin classics", just buy normal ones at the nearest size.

So called 'normal' Michelins are this newfangled low profile shit with no wet grip whatsoever at classic prices.

No fucking thanks.

 

 

Looking at the pics, i note 504 mirrors being fitted. Excellent choice, with those yellow excuses for proper lights at the front, at least you can see whats going on behind you.

They are standard Valeos which were fitted to pretty much anything French from the early 60s to ca. 1980 when newfangledness took over.

 

You would be surprised what I can see with those headlights. When it's really dark, as in French dark, they are excellent and indeed much easier on the old eyes.

[Junkman]

In further news, the wheels are balanced now.

Not sure whether it's merely the higher aspect ratio, or Toyo, but the car properly turns in now, which promptly yielded some gay abandon paired with grotesque lean. Sadly they squeal only half as nicely as the 40 year old Cinturatos I had on the Rover.

[pshome]

Shouldn't have R16 have this?

 

[Junkman]

I have never seen one of those before. On any car.

All R16s I have ever seen, whether my father's, or any other one I ever came across, had one or two like the ones mine has.

[Crooner]

 

 

How is your's coming along?

Up OMG NPH NYD per chance?

 

Glad you got them balanced. I took me ages to find somewhere. Mine is still in the garage, like too many 16s. Now kicking myself at not using the 4 months seemingly endless warmth and sunshine earlier in the year to do the bodywork. Keep thinking of giving it its own thread. NYD NPH? Doubt it.

[Eddie Honda]

Not sure whether it's merely the higher aspect ratio

This and narrower

[Junkman]

Steering effort is also much reduced.

 

Why do people ruin cars by putting wrong tyres on them?

[Eddie Honda]

Because availability and a fondness for Schottenpreis

[Junkman]

Geiz ist geil?

I doubt that. I believe they think it looks 'sporty'. What a load of horseshit.

Looking at those sporty people once they get old should give everyone a good enough idea what adding sporty tat does to a car over time.

[captain_70s]

Attracting admirers* I see.

 

[barrett]

I'm sure none of those charmers have proper tyres on their cars

[fairkens]

50 centimes says Mr Hayes owns a 9 year old silver Golf but aspires to own a new 320d in armitage shanks white

[Rocket88]

£4309776543 says he's a mouth breathing retard.......

[captain_70s]

Mr Haynes has a fucking Matra Rancho with the badges edited out as his cover picture...

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Fame level dix. Note the modern white guppies looking across with jealousy.

 

[Squire_Dawson]

They don't have yellow headlamps. R16 wins again.

[Guest Hooli]

I dunno, the comments look correct to me.