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Post by JohnV on Jul 22, 2019 16:48:13 GMT
well ....... might have been me made the error ..... I got the firm impression from the post that you were comparing the two faces in that picture It was, Stabby posted a picture of Sam in another thread. The guy in the picture is not stabby's son, its quaysider. We all know what Vince looks like (his handsome visage has appeared many times) and we all know that he categorically denies that his progeny are ginger strawberry blond so your comment was very ...... confusing when showing a picture of him, with a ginger strawberry blond on the potato boat
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Post by Mr Stabby on Jul 22, 2019 17:14:17 GMT
It was, Stabby posted a picture of Sam in another thread. The guy in the picture is not stabby's son, its quaysider. We all know what Vince looks like (his handsome visage has appeared many times) and we all know that he categorically denies that his progeny are ginger strawberry blond so your comment was very ...... confusing when showing a picture of him, with a ginger strawberry blond on the potato boat Actually, in unfortunate lighting conditions and viewed from the wrong angle, Sam does have a very slight "tone" to his hair but I'd say it falls well short of actually being ginger. It's certainly nowhere near ginger enough to invite loathing and hatred.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2019 17:22:05 GMT
For the sake of clarity ... the young good looking chap is quaysider ... the other one is of course the Yorkie chomping, prostitute murdering, funky moped riding, father of our very dear and own ianali ... Mr Stabby Rog
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Post by Mr Stabby on Jul 22, 2019 18:00:03 GMT
I have to say that the little Honda has transformed this year's cruise. Being able to lift it off the front deck and ride it to the nearest supermarket, which might be three or four miles away, in less than ten minutes and then bring back a week's worth of shopping is awesome. I don't need a CBT or L-plates to ride it, just my pre-2001 car licence, and as it's over 40 years old it's MOT and tax exempt so all it costs me is about £1.20 a week for third-party insurance, I save far, far more than that by expanding my shopping range, as well as being able to pick up click and collect ebay purchases from the nearest Argos or Sainsbury's. Every single day I have to answer questions ("Is it electric?" is a common one, but many folk- mostly women, it must be said (1) - do recognise it and say "Ooh, a Honda Express, I used to have one of those" and everybody seems to like it). I've done loads of work on it over the Summer, and I've got a lot more planned when I'm back at Stretton-under-Fosse- new rear tyre, inner tube and rim tape, new rear brake shoes, burnout and respray of the exhaust, remove and respray the centre stand and getting the basket, transmission cover and a few other bits powder coated at Stretton Wharf. (1) I don't think you could say this nowadays but part of the design specification for the Honda Express in the 1970s was "It must be light enough for a woman to be able to pick it up if it falls over".
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2019 18:30:29 GMT
Passed a tug fronted boat today with a Honda 70 on the tug deck.
Was thinking how much easier your bike would be to man handle.
Rog
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Post by Mr Stabby on Jul 22, 2019 18:36:15 GMT
Passed a tug fronted boat today with a Honda 70 on the tug deck. Was thinking how much easier your bike would be to man handle. Rog It's hard to imagine how any motorised bike could be any lighter. It really is the most minimalist thing imaginable, it has a skeletal frame and nothing whatsover on it beyond what is required to make it run and be road-legal.
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Post by JohnV on Jul 22, 2019 18:38:26 GMT
Passed a tug fronted boat today with a Honda 70 on the tug deck. Was thinking how much easier your bike would be to man handle. Rog It's hard to imagine how any motorised bike could be any lighter. It really is the most minimalist thing imaginable, it has a skeletal frame and nothing whatsover on it beyond what is required to make it run and be road-legal. Blimey ..... it runs on special brew as well !!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2019 18:40:54 GMT
I bet it doesn't get chance JohnV Rog
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Post by mouse on Jul 22, 2019 18:51:48 GMT
For the sake of clarity ... the young good looking chap is quaysider ... the other one is of course the Yorkie chomping, prostitute murdering, funky moped riding, father of our very dear and own ianali ... Mr Stabby Rog I Remember the double A side that was Magic Roundabout and Funky Moped on the juke box in the Coop club in Newcomen Rd in Wellyburg a bit more than a fortnight since!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2019 18:56:05 GMT
Passed a tug fronted boat today with a Honda 70 on the tug deck. Was thinking how much easier your bike would be to man handle. Rog It's hard to imagine how any motorised bike could be any lighter. It really is the most minimalist thing imaginable, it has a skeletal frame and nothing whatsover on it beyond what is required to make it run and be road-legal. My Aunty Beryl had one in Blue, she upgraded from a Tomos. A few near death experiences meant she finally took her car test and got a Metro 1.0L - she was no quicker in that but stayed dry and couldn't be knocked off it.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2019 19:51:36 GMT
Passed a tug fronted boat today with a Honda 70 on the tug deck. Was thinking how much easier your bike would be to man handle. Rog It's hard to imagine how any motorised bike could be any lighter. It really is the most minimalist thing imaginable, it has a skeletal frame and nothing whatsover on it beyond what is required to make it run and be road-legal. That little thing has about much chance of getting your fat arse to any supermarket as it does mine.....you surely just keep it for ,display purposes?
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Post by Mr Stabby on Jul 22, 2019 20:32:38 GMT
I fill Shania with helium and put her in the front basket and she just seems to waft me up the hills.
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Post by paulhd on Jul 22, 2019 21:34:31 GMT
I thought this was a cool idea for loading up a bike.
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Post by thebfg on Jul 22, 2019 23:41:41 GMT
I have to say that the little Honda has transformed this year's cruise. Being able to lift it off the front deck and ride it to the nearest supermarket, which might be three or four miles away, in less than ten minutes and then bring back a week's worth of shopping is awesome. I don't need a CBT or L-plates to ride it, just my pre-2001 car licence, and as it's over 40 years old it's MOT and tax exempt so all it costs me is about £1.20 a week for third-party insurance, I save far, far more than that by expanding my shopping range, as well as being able to pick up click and collect ebay purchases from the nearest Argos or Sainsbury's. Every single day I have to answer questions ("Is it electric?" is a common one, but many folk- mostly women, it must be said (1) - do recognise it and say "Ooh, a Honda Express, I used to have one of those" and everybody seems to like it). I've done loads of work on it over the Summer, and I've got a lot more planned when I'm back at Stretton-under-Fosse- new rear tyre, inner tube and rim tape, new rear brake shoes, burnout and respray of the exhaust, remove and respray the centre stand and getting the basket, transmission cover and a few other bits powder coated at Stretton Wharf. (1) I don't think you could say this nowadays but part of the design specification for the Honda Express in the 1970s was "It must be light enough for a woman to be able to pick it up if it falls over". your dead right, whilst I do love to help independent stores. you will definitely save £1.20 by going to a super market vs a small corner shop
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Post by Clinton Cool on Jul 23, 2019 13:57:42 GMT
No manhandling my new bike, it weighs in at 100 kilos. It took me 2 full days to adapt the existing bike rack then I had to wheel it on and off a dozen times to make adjustments to the scaffold structure I put up to make sure the thing doesn't fall off. It now works. It's not ideal, the back tyre is still a bit tight within the newly adapted ramp and frame but I can adapt that further but not now, I'm off to Scotland for a fly fishing trip tomorrow.
The MSX is pretty nippy off the mark but struggles to go much over 55 or so. Doesn't bother me that. First tank of fuel gave me an amazing 140mpg, over double what the Yamaha would do. The previous owner must have been a bit of an idiot, I only realised after I'd bought it that he'd replaced the end can with a 'Scorpion' titanium one, 325 quids worth. Quite why anyone would spend that kind of money on something that makes the bike louder is beyond me. Maybe I'm getting old but who knows, might meet a fellow MSX rider with a standard can who fancies giving me it and 100 quid for the Scorpion.
Downsides of the bike are no centre stand (really stupid that) and lack of grab rail at the back. This makes it tricky to line it up to go up the ramp, it needs to be pretty well spot on. Overall though, great, it feels very safe with its fat tyres and the brakes are something else, no need to plan braking 50 yards ahead like the Yamaha.
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