Am i an irredeemable nutcase?

[redcogs]

For desparately wanting one of these:

http://meantome.com/index.html

If you have one in your shed, let me know?

 

[redcogs]

At 57 i belong firmly in the "old geezer" box. i want to chug up and down the Cairngorms on a velosolex before i die, but nobody seems able to locate a new one here in the UK.

 

[Cycling Naturalist]

At 57 i belong firmly in the "old geezer" box. i want to chug up and down the Cairngorms on a velosolex before i die, but nobody seems able to locate a new one here in the UK.

Honda do a slightly more powerful version called the Fireblade.

 

[redcogs]

i fell for that one completely Patrick - i'm not at all 'up to speed' on the motor-cycle front..

But when i get my velosolex i'll be down to North Wales to spend a weekend 'indoctrinating' you and yours (especially Mrs Stevens)

 

[fossyant]

FUGLY !!!

Legs are faster !

 

[Bokonon]

This lot used to sell them. Don't know if they still do.

 

[red_tom]

You could be a derny for your local bike club

 

[Arch]

I know someone who used to have that sort of thing knocking about in his workshop sometimes, but he's retired now... They were generally fairly elderly ones though.

 

[Dayvo]

You could be a derny for your local bike club

Or nerdy on your own!

 

[Scoosh]

No - I think they are great but not so sure about an ATV (All Terrain Velosolex )

 

[redcogs]

i'm too mechanically challenged to risk a really elderly velosolex Uncle Mort - and Brighton, where the ePay model resides, must be about 700 miles from here..

Still, thanks for the heads up.

Apparently they are being made again on the continent somewhere - presumably it is only a matter of time before they become more available here in the UK. There seems to be some differences about legality between here and Europe regarding engine size and road worthiness and the likes, which probably gets in the way somewhat.

 

[Twenty Inch]

We used to have one when we lived in Ireland 30 years ago. My parents gave it away to a local teenager, who wrecked it in weeks. I've never quite forgiven them.

 

[redcogs]

Teenagers who wreck velosolexs' should face the ultimate penalty Twenty Inch, and i share your frustration.

 

[Cycling Naturalist]

i fell for that one completely Patrick

So, you've bought one on eBay and you're now telling Mrs. Redders that it's all my fault.

 

[papercorn2000]

I thought they only came in black!