More Speed Awareness Bollocks

Well done, but at least it's a sportscar. I wish I still had my 73
MG, as it happens.

 

Battered leathers: check
Fucked knee sliders: check
Bad attitude: check
All of the above on a grandad? Not seen *that* before!

 

thank you, Mr.Heinlein.

 

Yeah, but have you ever been stopped and let off for doing 55 in a 30 limit
driving a Fiat fucking 500?

Reason plod gave for not booking me was "The lads wouldn't fucking believe
this thing would even DO that speed, let alone accelerate like it did".

I was only in 3rd too.


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Beav

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OMF# 19

 

But "usually" isn't "always" is it? The number of points now depends on the
speed you're doing above the limit. 2 for a minor but easily 3 or more for a
little more enthusiasm.

Given that after 25 years of biking and driving or

That's a little like saying the chances of you crashing are remote because
you've never crashed before. Who the **** knows what's around the next
corner?, but as I said before, you know best.


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Beav

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OMF# 19

 

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And be in posession of a petrolcan full of water, just to be on the safe
side.


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Beav

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OMF# 19

 

I'll bet they have.

 

Beav says...

There's a Fiat 126 round here with a 4 cylinder Porsche 911 engine in
the back.

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Lozzo
Triumph Daytona 955i SE (Black with added black bits)
Suzuki SV650 K3
Suzuki GSX-R750L
Yamaha 250 Flat-tracker
I ride way too fast to worry about cholestorol.

 

Quite. Irn Bru would be the appropriate thing. Accompanied by the rustle
of a chip packet liberally stuffed with deep-fried Mars Bars.
--
Dave
GS850x2 XS650 SE6a

Teach a man to fish and he and his pikey mates will have the
river cleaned out in a day.

 

vulgarandmischevious says...

<shrugs>

I dunno, it came out of a 1970s 911 that the bloke's father wrote off
when he was pissed.

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Lozzo
Triumph Daytona 955i SE (Black with added black bits)
Suzuki SV650 K3
Suzuki GSX-R750L
Yamaha 250 Flat-tracker
I ride way too fast to worry about cholestorol.

 

I've seen a Smart car with a 'Busa engine in it and it looked like a lot of
(dangerous) fun, but never a 126 with a Porker motor. I bet it's a **** to
drive.


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Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

If it's a 4 cylinder then it either came out of a 912 or someone's been
sold something with a Beetle engine in the back. The 1970s 912 isn't
that desirable anyway as the engine is AFAIR a warmed over VW 411
engine.

However the 1960s 912 (yes, they did two different ones) has the proper
Porsche flat-4 out of the 356 in it. One of these days...

 

Somewhat warmed over, I assume?

 

One of my dad's mates used to have a VW Transporter with a twin-turbo
911 engine. In fact you may know (of) him - Tim Kemp. He founded 'The
Beetle People' in Princess Risborough, then started up a restoration
business in Newtown, specialising in old Jags.

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Krusty
www.MuddyStuff.co.uk
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'02 MV Senna '03 Tigtona 955i '96 Tiger '79 Fantic Hiro 250

 

Timo Geusch says...

Must have been a 912 then. I remember seeing the Porsche the motor came
out of and it looked like a 911, but all Porsches with that body shape
are 911s to me.

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Lozzo
Triumph Daytona 955i SE (Black with added black bits)
Suzuki SV650 K3
Suzuki GSX-R750L
Yamaha 250 Flat-tracker
I ride way too fast to worry about cholestorol.

 

Krusty says...

The name rings a bell, I might have had business dealings with him in
the past.

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Lozzo
Triumph Daytona 955i SE (Black with added black bits)
Suzuki SV650 K3
Suzuki GSX-R750L
Yamaha 250 Flat-tracker
I ride way too fast to worry about cholestorol.

 

Well at the end of the day it *is* the same body, just different
engine/gearbox and poverty-spec instrumentation.

 

Was he involved in the Morris Minor resto place which was previously
where the Beetle People were?. Would have been circa 1980


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Dan L

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1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr

BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005/6/7)
X-FOT#000
DIAABTCOD #26
BOMB#18 (slow)
OMF#11

 

I know not.

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Krusty
www.MuddyStuff.co.uk
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'02 MV Senna '03 Tigtona 955i '96 Tiger '79 Fantic Hiro 250

 

Maybe, maybe not. And maybe the sky will fall on our heads and maybe
it won't. It's not a question of "kowing best", it's making one's own
decision based on the risk that you are happy to take.