scdan4 Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Nostalgia posting. How are the fallen greats getting along? When I was small and all this was fields the top dog fastest bike forever was the zzr11, which would do a genuine 170mph with its ram air and slippery* aerodynamics. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284105810367 This is the cheapest considerable one on the bay. It’s A bit chavved but seems loved and fundamentally sound. Turn up in jeans with a lid and Ride home faster than a premium German saloon can muster on its best day. The top end rush on one of these combined with absolutely mental airbox / induction noise is really something special. £2750 bin / 170mph = 16 £ per mph. davocano, Burnside, alcyonecorporation and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 3 hours ago, busmansholiday said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Trabant-601/193784181748?hash=item2d1e6ff3f4:g:jAkAAOSwnmNfhLNX £550, "no keys or paperwork". Mrs BMH said "NO". How much Xmas paper would I have to wrap it in ? Think of the paper as kindling and it'll be fine busmansholiday and Remspoor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scdan4 Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 More speed vicar? Enter the superblackbird. 180 something mph. In comfort all day every day cos it’s a Honda and will never break down. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/174515682741 £1450 / 188mph = 7.7 £ per mph. Bargain. Burnside, garethj, grizgut and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Opel-Monza-series-1/143875042533?hash=item217f9eece5:g:pjIAAOSwx8pfzQQz Cavcraft, MorrisItalSLX, Burnside and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 1 hour ago, The Vicar said: https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1293247 Check this out! A very well spec'd A190 with individual rear seats optioned Not cheap at £5500 mind! Very odd spec , everything but the kitchen sink, oh and the LWB option. Why have the separate seats without the extra legroom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scdan4 Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 The superblackbird was hard to beat, chiefly because it’s genuinely brilliant and epically fast, so close yet so far from the magic 200mph enter the hayabusa - named after a blackbird eating bird of prey. very marmite looks and styling but who gives a shit when you have the first faster than 200mph bike who cares. Hugely fun to ride, akin to sitting on top of a controllable volcano. You just decide where you want the speedo to point and it just rotates there, boom. Will hit limiter in top gear, 212 apparently (from memory) Amusingly they take a turbo so well it’s an off the shelf bolt on kit. 450bhp achievable for the brave https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/124466737536 £3850 / 212 = £18 per mph. Burnside, Schaefft, Cavcraft and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 22 minutes ago, scdan4 said: Nostalgia posting. How are the fallen greats getting along? When I was small and all this was fields the top dog fastest bike forever was the zzr11, which would do a genuine 170mph with its ram air and slippery* aerodynamics. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284105810367 This is the cheapest considerable one on the bay. It’s A bit chavved but seems loved and fundamentally sound. Turn up in jeans with a lid and Ride home faster than a premium German saloon can muster on its best day. The top end rush on one of these combined with absolutely mental airbox / induction noise is really something special. £2750 bin / 170mph = 16 £ per mph. Could very well be absolute bollocks, but a mate of mine back in the day had a friend who sent his ZZR 1100 to be tuned. The fella supposedly told him if it didn't do 200mph he could have his money back, and allegedly it did. Burnside, scdan4 and Barry Cade 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Bedford ha van barn find | eBay The rigger booted buffed up piss palace brigade will be frothing themselves off over that Scania. Burnside, Remspoor and spartacus 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scdan4 Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 But although Suzuki got 200mph first they didn’t get the fastest bike. Kawasaki was also desperate to win the 200 race. and they did it, and if the road was long enough it was faster than the busa. Game on. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/254796515724 Full power unmolested version looking like £1500. No one else is likely to bid in anger, experience tells me that they are hard to sell in the summer. Hop on and make over there over here £1650 / 214mph = £13 per mph. NorfolkNWeigh, davocano, davehedgehog31 and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scdan4 Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Then the fun police got involved and everyone stopped playing before it was all banned. The generation 2 bikes were slower, third gen slower again, get an early one. Everything else had to pootle about at a paultry 181mph. this agile little slipper came on the scene with the amusing party trick of 0mph to the 181mph limiter and back to zero in 30 seconds. (Easiest sale ever for that salesman!) probably old hat now. £2500 bin davehedgehog31, Cavcraft, garethj and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 1 hour ago, egg said: £850 https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/688302918545990/ Already sold. egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sofarsogood Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 3 hours ago, busmansholiday said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Barn-find-Vauxhall-corsa-b-1-4-Sri-max-power-modified-with-big-stereo-project/393047271071?hash=item5b8371669f:g:aroAAOSwB7pfzm0R "Barn find Vauxhall corsa b 1.4 Sri max power modified with big stereo project " Presumably put in a barn to hide the owners embarrassment. No way!!!!!!!!!!! I went to school with this guy!!!!!!!!! spartacus, busmansholiday and Burnside 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busmansholiday Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 5 minutes ago, sofarsogood said: No way!!!!!!!!!!! I went to school with this guy!!!!!!!!! Do you reckon you'll get it at "mates" rate? Burnside, Remspoor and sofarsogood 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sofarsogood Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 2 minutes ago, busmansholiday said: Do you reckon you'll get it at "mates" rate? I am texting some school mates now. I am thinking some kind of crowd fund. Its a good job I haven't been drinking. Burnside and busmansholiday 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1275613 Part of me just cannot believe that someone's decided to restore a Mk5A Escrote. for £6450ono you can have this fine example! Burnside, Tenmil Socket, egg and 2 others 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Er... what? https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202011176208199?model=METRO&advertising-location=at_cars&sort=relevance&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=Used&radius=1500&transmission=Manual&make=ROVER&include-delivery-option=on&page=1 Supernaut, camryv6, Soundwave and 18 others 1 16 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnside Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-cavalier-mk-3-1991-pre-cat-in-daily-use/184568700111?hash=item2af926dccf:g:ZUAAAOSwPzVfzOTH Cavalier 2.0 Pez with Mot, you know what to do with the wheel trims. Cavcraft and Amishtat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundwave Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 49 minutes ago, Fumbler said: Er... what? https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202011176208199?model=METRO&advertising-location=at_cars&sort=relevance&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=Used&radius=1500&transmission=Manual&make=ROVER&include-delivery-option=on&page=1 Ad: "NOT MANY LIKE THIS ONE" You got that right, pal... Remspoor, Fumbler and Burnside 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnside Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1989-Renault-19-TS-5dr-HATCHBACK-Petrol-Manual/264960948936?hash=item3db0e73ac8:g:1ucAAOSwNmVfx2rK A battered looking Renault 19 for £595 is a bit salty with a Covid Mot till the end of Jan, yet strangely appealing as I've previously owned 2 before. michael t and scdan4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKT Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 4 hours ago, Ghosty said: 700 is top dollar for it as it needs a fuckton spending on it to make it good. The MOTs being clean as they are is absurd. Worst thing is there's a couple up on facebook for over twice the price and thrice as fucked, the prices people put up for 4g/5g civics are getting absolutely stupid now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 1 hour ago, MKT said: Worst thing is there's a couple up on facebook for over twice the price and thrice as fucked, the prices people put up for 4g/5g civics are getting absolutely stupid now. Oh yeah, they're 1500 all day now 😕 Shame as I wouldn't mind another. 5g/EGs are flat out delusuionally expensive, and 6gs are VTEC money for shagged 1.4is. MKT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazoli Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 8 hours ago, scdan4 said: But although Suzuki got 200mph first they didn’t get the fastest bike. Kawasaki was also desperate to win the 200 race. and they did it, and if the road was long enough it was faster than the busa. Game on. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/254796515724 Full power unmolested version looking like £1500. No one else is likely to bid in anger, experience tells me that they are hard to sell in the summer. Hop on and make over there over here £1650 / 214mph = £13 per mph. They never did 214mph, about 190 was the top end, whatever lies the speedo told, they were also crap compared to the 'busa, I had both and blasted across Europe several times on them and didn't really like either of them to be honest, although the Kawasaki was comfier, still they are very cheap these days. Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazoli Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 8 hours ago, Cavcraft said: Could very well be absolute bollocks, but a mate of mine back in the day had a friend who sent his ZZR 1100 to be tuned. The fella supposedly told him if it didn't do 200mph he could have his money back, and allegedly it did. They didn't Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scdan4 Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 33 minutes ago, Jazoli said: They never did 214mph, about 190 was the top end, whatever lies the speedo told, they were also crap compared to the 'busa, I had both and blasted across Europe several times on them and didn't really like either of them to be honest, although the Kawasaki was comfier, still they are very cheap these days. With an akpokavic and a set up with Tim blakemore and I’d respectfully disagree about which is quicker. The 12r used to beat my mates busa on the way to, around and back from the ring. oooooooo it’s like the early 2000s again. The journos never really sorted it out either. 😁😂 Big heavy buses all of them, I agree. Jazoli 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Phwooaaar, Opel Manta A: https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/auctions/1973-opel-manta-sr-VnPGBg spike60, Mr Laurence, davocano and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Leicestershire https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/457103918614975/ Quote Various garage consumables individually priced to clear location great glen Kringle, Burnside, richardmorris and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idriveaclassic Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 On 11/30/2020 at 3:42 PM, wuvvum said: I have to say that used to be my favourite model of Panhard, but after watching the idriveaclassic woman [attempt to] drive an early Dyna, I really fancy one of those now. Even though I generally avoid anything with a crash 'box. Honestly as I explained in the comments thread, even double declutching wasn't avoiding the dreaded the soft crunch. I've had to double declutch my knackered Morris Minor gearbox since 2015 so sadly well versed in the process. Horrible box, lovely car. Completely ruined what I thought was a dream car. I've never been so disappointed. richardmorris, wuvvum, egg and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horriblemercedes Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 11 hours ago, Fumbler said: Er... what? https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202011176208199?model=METRO&advertising-location=at_cars&sort=relevance&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=Used&radius=1500&transmission=Manual&make=ROVER&include-delivery-option=on&page=1 I hated that grille when the other Rovers got it and this is a thousand times worse Who would do that and think, "nice, that was a big improvement!"? Fumbler and SpareSnare 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Idriveaclassic said: Honestly as I explained in the comments thread, even double declutching wasn't avoiding the dreaded the soft crunch. I've had to double declutch my knackered Morris Minor gearbox since 2015 so sadly well versed in the process. Horrible box, lovely car. Completely ruined what I thought was a dream car. I've never been so disappointed. Previous owner Chris didn't have any problem The only gearchange that's actually visible in your video you clearly make no attempt to double-declutch so you can't be surprised by all the comments pointing this out. The footage of you going through the gears with the engine off is painful to watch - sheer brute force trying to hammer the lever into position! Cars like this need a bit of delicacy and patience. The whole point of a Panhard is that you should be able to change gears with just the tips of your fingers and the lightest possible touch. Remspoor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Shame about the back-street sunroof, but this looks lovely. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1987-skoda-rapid-130-5-speed-not-estelle/164560015780?hash=item26508a91a4:g:FzgAAOSwsttfy4mp scdan4, Austat, Burnside and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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