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Re: Didn't realise these were so expensive.
« Reply #15 on: 24 February 2010, 02:00:40 »
When I finally admit to myself that I am too old to ride motorbikes I would like to console myself by getting a Caterham.The audi TT on the other hand is a car which says in a rather loud voice - "not only am I a hairdresser, Im quite a succesful hairdresser". ;D :y
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Re: Didn't realise these were so expensive.
« Reply #16 on: 24 February 2010, 02:20:39 »
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When I finally admit to myself that I am too old to ride motorbikes I would like to console myself by getting a Caterham.The audi TT on the other hand is a car which says in a rather loud voice - "not only am I a hairdresser, Im quite a succesful hairdresser". ;D :y

The last monster my neighbour built had a 1000cc bike engine and a bike gearbox in it.  It went pretty well, but he got fed up with not having a reverse gear, especially since we live in a cul-de-sac on a hill.   :) :) :)

Actually, I have to take his word for it that it went well, as there is no way anyone my age, shape and weight could have got into it.   :(
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« Reply #17 on: 24 February 2010, 09:27:23 »
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The last monster my neighbour built had a 1000cc bike engine and a bike gearbox in it.  It went pretty well, but he got fed up with not having a reverse gear, especially since we live in a cul-de-sac on a hill.   :) :) :)

Actually, I have to take his word for it that it went well, as there is no way anyone my age, shape and weight could have got into it.   :(

I Led a convoy of mostly bike engined cars off the ferry at Dublin on a particularly foul night a couple of years back. Got a bit lost. ::) Every wrong turn we all had to jump out and help the non-reversers to do a 3 point turn. ;D

An absolute pain in traffic but get them on the track or the open road and it's a different matter. 12k RPM red line and a 6 speed sequential gearbox? What's not to like? :-*

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« Reply #18 on: 24 February 2010, 15:40:32 »
A 4 wheeled  Hayabusa if I reach retirement age might be nice. :y 8-)
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« Reply #19 on: 24 February 2010, 16:26:35 »
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A 4 wheeled  Hayabusa if I reach retirement age might be nice. :y 8-)

Can't interest you in a 4 wheeled V8 Hayabusa*, then?  :-*

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/106865/rst_v8_bedford/

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« Reply #20 on: 24 February 2010, 16:46:27 »
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A 4 wheeled  Hayabusa if I reach retirement age might be nice. :y 8-)

It was called the MegaBusa and its predecessor was called the MegaBlade as it used a fireblade engine (before the Hyabusa was launched) iirc  :y
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« Reply #21 on: 24 February 2010, 16:56:47 »
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A 4 wheeled  Hayabusa if I reach retirement age might be nice. :y 8-)

Or with a lottery win, maybe a tiger z100wr
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« Reply #22 on: 24 February 2010, 16:58:52 »
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« Reply #23 on: 24 February 2010, 18:08:04 »
Decisions, decisions.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,so much choice. :D ;D ;D
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« Reply #24 on: 24 February 2010, 18:21:11 »
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<pinches himself> Was that Tiffany Dell actually admitting to blowing the engine up? As in... His fault?

That's not what he said at the time, so I've heard. ;D

I just love the way the engine driving the front wheels just bounces off the rev limiter while you can hear the rear one accelerating away. ;D

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« Reply #25 on: 24 February 2010, 20:28:33 »
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For £2000 more, I'd prefer this:

http://www.specialistcars.net/newspecialistcars/carpages/93.html
Woman's car.

I dont care I will accept a free one ;D :y

No. No.No. You don't want one of those! ::)

a) The caterham will destroy it on the road.
b) The caterham will provide some feedback as to what's going on at the car/road interface. The TT has got to be the most uncommunicative so-called sports car I've ever driven.

Having said that, Caterhams sell for inflated prices because their owners consider them to be the "real thing", caterham having inherited a bit of paper that used to belong to Lotus. ;D

There are much better value sevens around. They are, after all, all just a climbing frame that's been tipped over onto its' side, with a wheel at each corner and an engine added.  ;)

Don't dismiss them until you've tried one. WARNING: they can be addictive as Jereboam's neighbour seems to have discovered! ;D

Kevin


About 11 years ago I was considering a Westfield, lack of garage, money and time put paid to that. I had a suitable engine and box ready.
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