Happy new year everyone, I am clearing out a couple of boxes of magazines and thought FFers out there might like first pick: Performance Bikes - April 1992 to...
Niall Mead summed up the biggest problem of all the big scoots in two words: (The lack of a) ... Shirley an extra litre should mean more like an extra *10*...
Paul Blezard
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Jan 2, 2008 12:37 pm
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A bit of background history about the Devon QL from Tony Foale himself. Pic here: http://www.tonyfoale.com/gallery/QL/QL_P1.jpg PNB ... [Non-text portions of...
Paul Blezard
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Jan 2, 2008 1:14 pm
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... My ECOMOBILE is well outfitted for range with a ten gallon plus tank that ... Dan Whitfield ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
I've seen the 'Kundalini Needle' before, it's a homebuilt enclosed Honda Helix, the guy lives in Florida I believe. Not the most handsome thing in the world. ...
Hi guys, I see from the Beaulieu site that Motorcycle World in on Sat 5th and Sun 6th July this year, a little later than previously. I would hope to get there...
In a message dated 03/01/2008 09:37:58 GMT Standard Time, bobwreford@... writes: I see from the Beaulieu site that Motorcycle World in on Sat 5th and ...
Many thanks to Tony Page, ex Royal Marine Commando and serious bike enthusiast for the following info about the long-lost Bob Moyse, sometime owner of the one...
Paul Blezard
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Jan 3, 2008 2:10 pm
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... A very handy website that, Ian. Thanks! It's also worth remembering that in 1978 a brand new Quasar would have cost you £3,500 and by the time the last...
Paul Blezard
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Jan 3, 2008 8:08 pm
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... And I'm pleased to report that the Goodwood Festival of Speed does not clash this year either, being the following weekend, July 11-13th. Similarly, the...
Paul Blezard
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Jan 3, 2008 8:12 pm
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I put near 60 quid's worth of petrol in the Cavalier the other day and I was telling the kid behind counter that in 73 when I started at British Gas a gallon...
In a message dated 03/01/2008 20:57:08 GMT Standard Time, david@... writes: I put near 60 quid's worth of petrol in the Cavalier the other day and I...
He's Brummie Indian and far too polite to do anything like that even though he probably wants to.The filling station is next door to a mobile home estate and...
Hi All, Where would I find these "design studies" and photos of the 'Kundalini Needle'. I tried google with no success and looked in the photos and files of...
... Thank you, Bob, for this info' and to Paul B. for Goodwood dates. I am very annoyed, but not overly surprised, that Beaulieu have moved their dates but...
... Hi Bob, welcome. The design study was posted here: http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/feet_forward/message/42136 The MP3 platform would be interesting for...
I've written an FF article for the free Mortons newspaper Motorcycle Monthly, prompted by the advent of Honda's DN-01. Most FFs of note get a mention, from the...
Paul Blezard
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Jan 4, 2008 10:41 am
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In a message dated 04/01/2008 01:34:26 GMT Standard Time, robperrott@... writes: I am very annoyed, but not overly surprised, that Beaulieu have...
I guess it depends how far you go back. My earliest memory of being aware of this was my mother paying 3/11d per gallon for petrol to put into a Mk1 Cortina...
Hi Paul and everyone (Happy New Year) With the spectre of ever increasing fuel prices we will have to resort to more aerodynamic fuel efficient vehicles, and...
Actually petrol is cheap - people are just spoiled these days. I remember in the sixties my Mum rashly offered to fill my Dad's pride and joy (a post war...
... quid's worth of petrol in the Cavalier the other day and I was telling the kid behind counter that in 73 when I started at British Gas a gallon of 4 star...
snip ... To see the effect of fuel prices we need to look at the running cost difference. Back in the mid '70s, I think Which (consumer magazine) estimated the...
3/11 sounds right, I came home from Germany with my Vauxhall Velox and Shellmex (2 star?) was 3/11 at home in Kilmarnock, plus Greenshield stamps of course....
I agree but I think we're at the end of cheap petrol and its nothing to do with Gordon Brown but more to do with the price of crude and the availability of oil...
... <artmidd@...> wrote: snip ... cost difference. Back in ... running cost of an average ... snip ... Is is correct to assume that running costs are still 2x...
Good point but that would only affect a small proportion of us. Most people didn't do their own maintenance. Nowadays of course there's not that much one can...
... The reference to the "Kundalini Needle" is misleading, as are most of the other names; it's just a made-up name by someone who has nothing to do with the...
Paul Blezard
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Jan 4, 2008 6:04 pm
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Bob <mothers@...> Thu, 3 Jan 2008 18:56:15 ... http://datafortress2020.110mb.com/miraclemile/cycles.html -- Julian Bond E&MSN: julian_bond at...
... snip ... UK values from the AA http://tinyurl.com/22t9a for petrol cars and http://tinyurl.com/2yom3 for diesels. Looks like fuel cost is about 1/2 the...
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