Mundane News

[pawl]

I'm sure one of our neighbours had one when I was a kid, my Dad rode mopeds and scooters before buying an Isetta three wheeler.

I had a Bond three wheeler which I could drive on my m/c licence as it had no reverse.Covered a few thousand miles in it It was interesting backing out oh a space as it had to be pushed especially if it was on an upward slope Fortunately it was very light.

 

[gbb]

Having served 10 years with my current employer, i've just been awarded..
A weeks Holiday to my annual entitlement (this year only sadly ) I could have elected a weeks pay, i prefer the time off.
£250 shopping vouchers
A bottle of Moet Champagne

A very generous gesture to be fair.

 

[mybike]

Just ordered this cycling cap

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Suits you.

 

[mybike]

Just back from walking with my dogs, very still morning ,pale blue sky and a rosy glow just appearing above the forest. It is going to be a warm sunny day ( fingers crossed ) .

Yes, at least sunny. Warm if you're in the conservatory.

 

[mybike]

Mine revolves around a parallel universe.

If it's parallel how can it revolve?

 

[mybike]

Did you know (nerd alert!) that the ADO project name for the Mini was the Austin Newmarket?

The reason - they were trying to reach out to a new market of people who would otherwise bought a bubble car. And they were right. The Mini pretty well much killed off the bubble car in the UK.

My Mini is a Morris, but that's not entirely relevant LOL.

Mine was a Morris, an estate - the version without the wood.

 

[mybike]

Is it the one where Spock is evil and has a beard?

No one who has a beard can be completely evil.

 

[oldwheels]

I had a Bond three wheeler which I could drive on my m/c licence as it had no reverse.Covered a few thousand miles in it It was interesting backing out oh a space as it had to be pushed especially if it was on an upward slope Fortunately it was very light.

I had one of those as well. Brakes were pretty useless in the rain. You had to lift the bonnet to kick start as it was a motorbike engine I think but cannot remember the capacity. When the kids came along got an A30 van with windows which had a crease in the front bulkhead as it had obviously been in an accident but externally it looked ok and gave no bother. Probably illegal nowadays.

 

[oldwheels]

Lovely sunny day at the moment.
I took some old board games and other odds and ends to the charity shop container and when returning a horrendous hail shower came on. The road turned white in a couple of minutes and the hail was so big I was beginning to fear for the windscreen. The other potential problem could be the steep corner leading up to my house but managed that ok. I have been stuck getting up there in the past but that was with hard packed snow.

 

[pawl]

I had one of those as well. Brakes were pretty useless in the rain. You had to lift the bonnet to kick start as it was a motorbike engine I think but cannot remember the capacity. When the kids came along got an A30 van with windows which had a crease in the front bulkhead as it had obviously been in an accident but externally it looked ok and gave no bother. Probably illegal nowadays.

If I remember the engine was a250 cc Villers

Not sure but I think it was two stroke Back in the day when those hand operated two stroke fuel pumps were hand cranked my longest trip was from Leicester to the Norfolk Broads for a week.Returning to last on the Saturday to Leicester Then Sunday driving to Black Rock Sands near Porthmadog to my brothers caravan

I bought the Bond from Bob Gerrards garage He was a Bond agent (not 007) Bob Gerrard was well known in motor racing circles .
When I passed my car test I traded the Bond in at Gerrards for a Ford Prefect.

Happy days

 

[Reynard]

A lovely luncheon of Filet Americain* on toast, plus an orange, half an avocado and two

* Filet Americain is raw steak mince mixed with chopped onion, chopped parsley, capers, mustard, mayonnaise, salt & pepper.

 

[Reynard]

Mine was a Morris, an estate - the version without the wood.

Mine's a bit less, umm, sedate...

Wheeeeeeeeeeeee!

Although I haven't used Min in a fair while. I really should.

There is someone around here with a really nice Morris Mini Countryman. Got chatting with the owner at the tip a little while back, turns out it's been in the family from new. That was a very nice and suitably nerdy conversation.

 

[Reynard]

Right, time to go play tetris in the utility room freezer.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Back from lunch time ride, met Just the one other person cycling.

 

[oldwheels]

If I remember the engine was a250 cc Villers

Not sure but I think it was two stroke Back in the day when those hand operated two stroke fuel pumps were hand cranked my longest trip was from Leicester to the Norfolk Broads for a week.Returning to last on the Saturday to Leicester Then Sunday driving to Black Rock Sands near Porthmadog to my brothers caravan

I bought the Bond from Bob Gerrards garage He was a Bond agent (not 007) Bob Gerrard was well known in motor racing circles .
When I passed my car test I traded the Bond in at Gerrards for a Ford Prefect.

Happy days

It would have to be a 2 stroke as I don't think 4 stroke was available at least in the smaller engines. I think you are right about the engine size and make.😊