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Thread ID: 56650 2005-04-11 10:38:00 OT - BMW Motorcycle Fuel Tank Winston001 (3612) PC World Chat
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343781 2005-04-13 04:41:00 Nostalgia and rose coloured glasses.


Not that there is anything wrong with that.

But thank jebus things have moved foward and we don't have to use these "golden machines " of the past.....
Metla (12)
343782 2005-04-13 06:51:00 Hi Winston.
You might care to look here (www.sal.neoburn.net) for the ultimate BMW ride for elderly who want to stay out of the weather.

Similar here (www.sal.neoburn.net) if the elderly person is not a bike fan.

And here (www.sal.neoburn.net)
:cool:
Scouse (83)
343783 2005-04-13 08:44:00 Remember Valentines, the big war surplus place? They discovered a lot of cases of spare parts for the 1941 Army Indian (all in khaki paint, with blackout lights). They assembled a bunch of them and were selling them for 285 pounds in the 60s. I've still got one of their catalogues somewhere --- everything up to a 10000 square ft tent hospital. They were still opertaing in the middle 70s, but I think there was a big fire and they shut down after that.

My cousin had one of them and he gave it to me for an indeterminate loan (he was only using it to round up the sheep in Ohoka). Wonderful fun, and great on shingle roads. All my teenage mates had a go on it and we all ended up uninjured... Hard to actually hit the road with those things with the crashbars, wide handle bars, and fold up running boards!

After that I had a BSA A7 (500 twin with after market Siamese pipes that made my future wife go weak at the knees - we did all our courting on that bike); then a Matchless G9 (500 twin as well). I sold that to buy a fridge when our first child was born, then had a barren 12 years before finances improved. I then moved on to sake burners. Very reliable, electric start, no piddling of oil on your feet, driveway or lounge floor, yadda yadda, but no romance in any of the five I have owned. Sigh..
John H (8)
343784 2005-04-13 08:48:00 However, I do have reservations as to whether the key is actually unlocking it????
(Thus the difficulty turning same.)
;)

Hmmmm. I'm coming around to this view too. In fact - and this is very difficult to admit - I may have locked it when trying to open it. :blush: And now it won't unlock. :badpc: If I'd just opened it as per normal instead of using the key, all would be well. :dogeye:

But then we would never have had this thread so its an ill wind which blows nobody any good. :D
Winston001 (3612)
343785 2005-04-13 09:19:00 The answer obviously is Dr. Whos' Sonic Screwdriver :thumbs:

www.bbc.co.uk
Terry Porritt (14)
343786 2005-04-14 01:58:00 Here's a lawyer, who can't get a locked petrol cap open. Hasn't he got any clients? :) Any lock on a motor vehicle should be the work of a moment. Graham L (2)
343787 2005-04-14 02:16:00 Maybe we should hit him with the Nigerian scam?..... Metla (12)
343788 2005-04-14 08:36:00 Nigerians are good at opening petrol tanks? :horrified We learn something new every day.

Here is the mighty machine. sal.neoburn.net It is now in my garage while I wonder whether to just give it to an expert to fix. A mans got to know his limitations. :nerd:
Winston001 (3612)
343789 2005-04-14 10:05:00 Wonderful shot Winnie, where's the fuel cap though, did you drop it in the dirt, eh! That's not the correct apparel either if your contemplating mounting that machine. Murray P (44)
343790 2005-04-14 10:29:00 Nigerians are good at opening petrol tanks? :horrified We learn something new every day.

Here is the mighty machine. sal.neoburn.net It is now in my garage while I wonder whether to just give it to an expert to fix. A mans got to know his limitations. :nerd:Nice to see you are such an decisive chap.
Cicero (40)
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