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Title: TV - James May's Toy Stories: the Motorcycle Diary. BBC2 Fri 3rd Jan 9pm
Post by: Tony oily bike on December 13, 2013, 12:23:24 PM
For those of you who grew up with Meccano, in the days before compooters, this programme could well be worth watching as James May and sets out to build and ride a Meccano bike around the IoM TT course!!!  ;D

Set the 'video' now so you don't miss it!!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-23898497

http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/isle-of-man-news/james-may-tackles-meccano-bike-challenge-on-isle-of-man-tt-circuit-1-6000572


Title: Re: TV - James May's Toy Stories: the Motorcycle Diary. BBC2 Fri 3rd Jan 9pm
Post by: the coppersmith on December 13, 2013, 01:12:48 PM
proper spanner clanking that is, metal mickeys will be impressed, I've got a little meccano spanner............somewhere?


Title: Re: TV - James May's Toy Stories: the Motorcycle Diary. BBC2 Fri 3rd Jan 9pm
Post by: Tony oily bike on January 04, 2014, 09:23:27 AM
Brilliant programme !!!!!!!

I'd buy him a pint!!   ;D


Title: Re: TV - James May's Toy Stories: the Motorcycle Diary. BBC2 Fri 3rd Jan 9pm
Post by: andyrennison on January 04, 2014, 09:54:08 AM
Oz Clarke seemed permanently pi@@ed to me :)


Title: Re: TV - James May's Toy Stories: the Motorcycle Diary. BBC2 Fri 3rd Jan 9pm
Post by: spanners on January 04, 2014, 10:00:03 AM
meccano hotrod,,, down the drag strip next,, ::) ::) ::) ::) by MMM,,  ?????? who,s up for it ??????????


Title: Re: TV - James May's Toy Stories: the Motorcycle Diary. BBC2 Fri 3rd Jan 9pm
Post by: trev on January 04, 2014, 12:26:52 PM
Oz Clarke seemed permanently pi@@ed to me :)
                                                                                                                                                 i don,t think i,ve ever seen him sober,james may said that clarke wasn,t busy that year,ever likely.


Title: Re: TV - James May's Toy Stories: the Motorcycle Diary. BBC2 Fri 3rd Jan 9pm
Post by: poprodder on January 05, 2014, 10:59:39 AM
found it borring.


Title: Re: TV - James May's Toy Stories: the Motorcycle Diary. BBC2 Fri 3rd Jan 9pm
Post by: Bus Boy on January 05, 2014, 12:23:19 PM
Missed it..bugger!!


Title: Re: TV - James May's Toy Stories: the Motorcycle Diary. BBC2 Fri 3rd Jan 9pm
Post by: Manky Monkey on January 05, 2014, 06:41:08 PM
I'll be watching it on BBC IPLayer.


Title: Re: TV - James May's Toy Stories: the Motorcycle Diary. BBC2 Fri 3rd Jan 9pm
Post by: Manky Monkey on January 05, 2014, 09:01:47 PM
Just watched it on IPlayer

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/tv

available to view for free for 7 days after transmission on TV.
Brilliant stuff.


Title: Re: TV - James May's Toy Stories: the Motorcycle Diary. BBC2 Fri 3rd Jan 9pm
Post by: spanners on January 05, 2014, 09:14:09 PM
Just watched it on IPlayer

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/tv

available to view for free for 7 days after transmission on TV.
Brilliant stuff.
look up GUY MARTIN then the silly buggers at it again  fancy riding a motor sickle on water  ::) ::)  :D :D


Title: Re: TV - James May's Toy Stories: the Motorcycle Diary. BBC2 Fri 3rd Jan 9pm
Post by: Manky Monkey on January 05, 2014, 09:18:47 PM
Is his series on Channel 4? That'll be 4 od online then I think.


Title: Re: TV - James May's Toy Stories: the Motorcycle Diary. BBC2 Fri 3rd Jan 9pm
Post by: poprodder on January 05, 2014, 10:04:30 PM
Just watched it on IPlayer

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/tv

available to view for free for 7 days after transmission on TV.
Brilliant stuff.
look up GUY MARTIN then the silly buggers at it again  fancy riding a motor sickle on water  ::) ::)  :D :D

amazing they got the bike going!!!!


Title: Re: TV - James May's Toy Stories: the Motorcycle Diary. BBC2 Fri 3rd Jan 9pm
Post by: Tony oily bike on January 06, 2014, 09:48:02 AM
Guy Martin thread here

http://www.mankymonkeymotors.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=13594.0