Manky Monkey Motors

well thats it i just said Willy  ;D  ;D

where is everyone

I was talkin about you today Yoda - were your pointy ears burning?

 ;)

i was outside and the cold was keeping the burning away

anyway the chat all good i hope  ;D  ;D

Willy Nelson?

Willy..... or Wont he ???

Willy 'eck as like.

Willy Wonka?

Willy.....get that trike ready for Bath & West

hell yes
trike will be registered as oon as we get frame number

and master cylinder from the good ole U S of A

and the bastards painted the jag axle PINK so I had to actually finish off the trike myself  -

Yoda

When we gonna see this beastie of yours then Yodles?

when i get it to birmingham

I gotta get a seat made
and a pair of monster one off bars and risers made, and that it

am off to see benny at boneshaker choppers on monday to get that sorted

Yoda

Can't wait to see this behemoth! How long's it taken -& how much has it cost?! Apart from your sanity?

from idea to reality 15 months
BUT
7 Months were spent searching for an engine

and cost well errrr about 9 to 10 grand(ish)

Eeek!!
I've never owned a vehicle in my life that was worth that much! In fact all the vehicles I've ever owned added together probably wouldn't be worth that much!
Really, really hope it's all you hope it'll be mate.
And can I have a go please mister?!   :D

well it started of with a 3k budget
then the engine cost me 1k
then the back wheels cost £440pair then the back tyres cost £560pair
and you can see where this is going
 the little billet from indicaters cost £90 alone so things went a bit mad

"A bit mad"! Wonderfully understated!
Rainbow bought the rear tyres for her trike project last week. tyresdirect.com I think.  205/55/15s. 25 quid each.

i never even thought about tyres when i had the wheels imported but
once here did you think i could find any, could i buggery
most places could only offer up a piddly 265 (to go on a 12" rim)
someone suggested northants tyres
so i phoned em up and asked what the biggest tyre you can put on a 12" rim

and they said
well sir we have a pair of 445 x 50 x 15's here
so i went down
laughed at the sheer size

and promptly handed over my credit card ;D ;D ;D

Yoda

you see 'A little Mad'

Flap's got 265s on his trike. Bought, unused, already fitted on a pair of old Wolfrace slot mags, with the right bolt pattern for the Reliant axle, at Beaulieu autojumble for 200 quid the pair. A bugger to roll all the way back to the carpark though. My trike's tyres came from Northants Tyres. They're only 10 miles from here in Fleet, Hants. I'll be going there for the tall skinny Coker whitewall truck tyres for my hotrod project. They've got a shop full of period custom car parts from the States. Worth a browse around if you're in the area.
I think you should give your credit card to me for safe keeping mate. I'd spend less on it than you do!

Nah, Yoda's a cheapskate really you know - he was telling us elsewhere - when folks were suggesting all kinds of things to do to it - that his wheelchair cost £3000 - was talking to a bloke today whose chair cost.......







More than Yoda's chair........










More than Yoda's trike (even when the budget has over-run a bit more...)












More than Yoda's chair and trike put together!









Wait for it........................









Seventeen thousand smackers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




Honest!   But it does climb stairs and do balancing tricks.....   in fact it's so entertaining I don't know what he's doing working for our lot, he should be on the stage!

not Jon Burgerman is it ;D
http://www.diy-nitrous.fsnet.co.uk/

Seriously, it's an amazing bit of kit!  I've only spoken to him a couple of times but he did perform specially for me, when I get to know him a bit better I shall ask if I can phot him performing!

be very careful if yer going to use burgermans plans yoda the solies he recomends are crap when compared to what ny-trex uses......and theyre dire when compared to highpower ones  ;)lets not even get into the phase change problems associated with using generic plumbing fittings.it is a very interesting site that i perused a few years ago. though looks much better today....


remember not all nitrous systems are created equally................. ;)

to be honest he recommends doing it all yourself, but i aint that clever so will have to pay for a proper install

Yoda

even if you did i wouldnt recomend burgermans stuff on any engine you want to keep for a while..... ;D