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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Martin_1962 on 15 August 2010, 20:59:41
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Including a repair which took 50 minutes, a 1/4 hour gas fill up at Okehampton, not bad for 238 miles :y
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Including a repair which took 50 minutes, a 1/4 hour gas fill up at Okehampton, not bad for 238 miles :y
and pulling a pikey palace! Good going :y
We left Strathclyde last Sunday at 2pm, stopped for food in Carlisle and were home having a beer just before 7pm (http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/style_emoticons/default/whistlingW.gif)
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You'd have done it faster in your Sunbeam ::)
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You'd have done it faster in your Sunbeam ::)
ABout 4 hours in that
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You'd have done it faster in your Sunbeam ::)
ABout 4 hours in that
By you calcs, you did it in that time (4hr5m). Obviously the Sunbeam was as crap as I remember it to be...
An average of just under 60mph on a M5/A30 trip. If they is nothing around Avonmouth when you travel, thats far from impressive ;)...
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You'd have done it faster in your Sunbeam ::)
ABout 4 hours in that
By you calcs, you did it in that time (4hr5m). Obviously the Sunbeam was as crap as I remember it to be...
An average of just under 60mph on a M5/A30 trip. If they is nothing around Avonmouth when you travel, thats far from impressive ;)...
Speeding with a van attached - not a good idea - and before anyone picks on me my mate scrapes them of motorways for a living. :-/
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You'd have done it faster in your Sunbeam ::)
ABout 4 hours in that
By you calcs, you did it in that time (4hr5m). Obviously the Sunbeam was as crap as I remember it to be...
An average of just under 60mph on a M5/A30 trip. If they is nothing around Avonmouth when you travel, thats far from impressive ;)...
Speeding with a van attached - not a good idea - and before anyone picks on me my mate scrapes them of motorways for a living. :-/
As repeatedly said, lose the caravan, then travellers can get on with their journeys ;)
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You'd have done it faster in your Sunbeam ::)
ABout 4 hours in that
By you calcs, you did it in that time (4hr5m). Obviously the Sunbeam was as crap as I remember it to be...
An average of just under 60mph on a M5/A30 trip. If they is nothing around Avonmouth when you travel, thats far from impressive ;)...
Speeding with a van attached - not a good idea - and before anyone picks on me my mate scrapes them of motorways for a living. :-/
define speeding? the limit in the uk is 60 mph but on the continent its a bit high iirc also twin axle vans are more stable than single axle. not that i speed when towing our twin axle van the discovery is not about speed just cruise with plenty of power in the bank for the hills telegraph hill at the bottom of the m5 is a killer on towing vehicles
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You'd have done it faster in your Sunbeam ::)
ABout 4 hours in that
By you calcs, you did it in that time (4hr5m). Obviously the Sunbeam was as crap as I remember it to be...
An average of just under 60mph on a M5/A30 trip. If they is nothing around Avonmouth when you travel, thats far from impressive ;)...
Speeding with a van attached - not a good idea - and before anyone picks on me my mate scrapes them of motorways for a living. :-/
As repeatedly said, lose the caravan, then travellers can get on with their journeys ;)
your just jealous and caravans dont slow the traffic just make other motorists do stupid things
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You'd have done it faster in your Sunbeam ::)
ABout 4 hours in that
By you calcs, you did it in that time (4hr5m). Obviously the Sunbeam was as crap as I remember it to be...
An average of just under 60mph on a M5/A30 trip. If they is nothing around Avonmouth when you travel, thats far from impressive ;)...
Speeding with a van attached - not a good idea - and before anyone picks on me my mate scrapes them of motorways for a living. :-/
define speeding? the limit in the uk is 60 mph but on the continent its a bit high iirc also twin axle vans are more stable than single axle. not that i speed when towing our twin axle van the discovery is not about speed just cruise with plenty of power in the bank for the hills telegraph hill at the bottom of the m5 is a killer on towing vehicles
In that case I appologise as I thought the linit was 50 and was not aware it had been lifred to 60 - my mate still attends far too many accidents caused by vanners though.
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You'd have done it faster in your Sunbeam ::)
ABout 4 hours in that
By you calcs, you did it in that time (4hr5m). Obviously the Sunbeam was as crap as I remember it to be...
An average of just under 60mph on a M5/A30 trip. If they is nothing around Avonmouth when you travel, thats far from impressive ;)...
Speeding with a van attached - not a good idea - and before anyone picks on me my mate scrapes them of motorways for a living. :-/
As repeatedly said, lose the caravan, then travellers can get on with their journeys ;)
your just jealous and caravans dont slow the traffic just make other motorists do stupid things
Again, like the pointless 50mph speed limits springing up around here, slow vehicles cause more accidents ;)
Jealous of a burger van? Nah. I like camping. Camping is about doing it properly. If I want a little more luxury, thats what the dear Lord invented B&B's and hotels for ;)
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I have to say, I was involved in a caravan accident as a child. However, it was not the caravaners fault. It was caused by a lorry driver falling asleep at the wheel and clipping the caravan, sending it and the 5 people in the car spinning up the M1. The lorry driver never stopped. Just kept driving and left us to it.
I still caravan to this day, and was my main reason for buying my Omega. Great car for towing.
If I want speed, I leave the Omega at home and go out on the ZX9R :)
Rob
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I have to say, I was involved in a caravan accident as a child. However, it was not the caravaners fault. It was caused by a lorry driver falling asleep at the wheel and clipping the caravan, sending it and the 5 people in the car spinning up the M1. The lorry driver never stopped. Just kept driving and left us to it.
I still caravan to this day, and was my main reason for buying my Omega. Great car for towing.
If I want speed, I leave the Omega at home and go out on the ZX9R :)
Rob
Yep! thats what I bought my Suzy 900 for!!
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My ZX10 can't hold it's own against modern bikes :'(, but is more than enough for me :y
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I have to say, I was involved in a caravan accident as a child. However, it was not the caravaners fault. It was caused by a lorry driver falling asleep at the wheel and clipping the caravan, sending it and the 5 people in the car spinning up the M1. The lorry driver never stopped. Just kept driving and left us to it.
I still caravan to this day, and was my main reason for buying my Omega. Great car for towing.
If I want speed, I leave the Omega at home and go out on the ZX9R :)
Rob
Yep! thats what I bought my Suzy 900 for!!
Had the RF600 for 10 years, was a great commuter, The 9 just wants to rip my arms out the sockets (on a private road)
ZX10 was a great bike. I prefer the older bikes (90's) to the new rubbish thats comming out.
Rob
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I have to say, I was involved in a caravan accident as a child. However, it was not the caravaners fault. It was caused by a lorry driver falling asleep at the wheel and clipping the caravan, sending it and the 5 people in the car spinning up the M1. The lorry driver never stopped. Just kept driving and left us to it.
I still caravan to this day, and was my main reason for buying my Omega. Great car for towing.
If I want speed, I leave the Omega at home and go out on the ZX9R :)
Rob
Yep! thats what I bought my Suzy 900 for!!
Had the RF600 for 10 years, was a great commuter, The 9 just wants to rip my arms out the sockets (on a private road)
ZX10 was a great bike. I prefer the older bikes (90's) to the new rubbish thats comming out.
Rob
It's friggin' heavy lifting it off the tarmac :-[
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I did once lay my B model down on some gravel. I managed to pick it up on my own. My back knew about it after though. Still, I wouldn't ride owt else :D
Rob
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I did once lay my B model down on some gravel. I managed to pick it up on my own. My back knew about it after though. Still, I wouldn't ride owt else :D
Rob
I think I did as much damage to myself trying to lift it than I did in the 'incident' itself.
What really pissed me off is everyone driving around me. The only 2 people to stop were 2 old codgers, but have been in their 80s, who helped :y.
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I did once lay my B model down on some gravel. I managed to pick it up on my own. My back knew about it after though. Still, I wouldn't ride owt else :D
Rob
I think I did as much damage to myself trying to lift it than I did in the 'incident' itself.
What really pissed me off is everyone driving around me. The only 2 people to stop were 2 old codgers, but have been in their 80s, who helped :y.
I help Admin a site for the zx9's (quite a few other kawasaki model owners joined as it's a friendly site) I always stop, even if i'm in the car for any biker thats broke down. you never know when you'll need the same help. Same with the caravaning. Usually a friendly bunch and many mates made from it.
Rob
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I did once lay my B model down on some gravel. I managed to pick it up on my own. My back knew about it after though. Still, I wouldn't ride owt else :D
Rob
I think I did as much damage to myself trying to lift it than I did in the 'incident' itself.
What really pissed me off is everyone driving around me. The only 2 people to stop were 2 old codgers, but have been in their 80s, who helped :y.
I help Admin a site for the zx9's (quite a few other kawasaki model owners joined as it's a friendly site) I always stop, even if i'm in the car for any biker thats broke down. you never know when you'll need the same help. Same with the caravaning. Usually a friendly bunch and many mates made from it.
Rob
Yeah, I agree, I always stop for any biker. Caravanners, no, they can suffer, and serves them right for clogging up the roads, and helping councils put lower speed limits everywhere >:(
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I tried to talk SWMBO into letting me cut the back out of the caravan so I could take the bike with me. Was pushing my luck a little far as i've already turned the dinning room into a haven for the 9 I have in boxes ::)
Cheap holidays in a van with a little sprog though.
Rob
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Bloody nuisance caravans, even more so now Mrs G has found out my Dad has one down in Cornwall. Only place I can "stand" straight is lying down in bed. Wahaaay. ::) :-X
I have to crouch down and turn sideways to get in the bloody door, and stoop once inside, I hate the flaming thing. >:(
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Btw, what happened to Martins naughty thread, just before he went away, we never got an answer, or did we? :-/
Martin?
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Including a repair which took 50 minutes, a 1/4 hour gas fill up at Okehampton, not bad for 238 miles :y
In Reverse ?? :D :D ;D ;D ;D
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Bloody nuisance caravans, even more so now Mrs G has found out my Dad has one down in Cornwall. Only place I can "stand" straight is lying down in bed. Wahaaay. ::) :-X
I have to crouch down and turn sideways to get in the bloody door, and stoop once inside, I hate the flaming thing. >:(
There you go.. You already know the solution, you just didn't realise it. [smiley=evil.gif]
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Kevin