Manky Monkey Motors

Hope Mr Olds won't mind me pinching this from FaceBook. Dave in Norway last week, flying the flag for us, though I doubt that's the only reason he went. I wore my MMMotors shirt in New York a couple of months ago. Anyone sported theirs further afield?

Central Park, Noo Yawk.

Just packing ( prematurely ) for my trip

I always take a MM tee shirt when abroad far more exclusive than Superdry or whatever.

The very last word in sartorial elegance  8)
I did get some odd looks in mine in the States. Not sure they know what Manky means.

I sent an email to nu yawk in advance warning them of a manky monkey invasion

That'd explain a lot!

I had my photo taken with Senior at Orange County Choppers in Newburgh, New York. It was in February so it was freezing cold and I stripped off until my Manky tee shirt was in view before someone took the photo. It was quite funny watching their faces as a strange 50 year old woman started throwing her clothes on the floor.  ???  :o  I didn't care and of course they then wanted to know about MMM as it was such a weird name. Hard to believe that was over 7 years ago.  :-\

I don't think I ever did post the photo. Probably lost on my zonked  out computer.

I always wear my MMM T shirt if I go to a car show or event and sometimes get asked about it.  We ought to have cards we can hand out so that people who show an interest can find the forum.  Although that might bring hordes of new members and change the nature of the place?#

You wouldn't believe how many fake forum applications we get, usually linked to porn sites -no, not my thing! It's got worse since I joined FaceBook a couple of years ago, so presumably it's SpamBots looking for other sites linked to users' accounts. With everything interlinked now these things can jump from one media to another.
I used to check out every new applicant through a few spam filters & anti spam sites, but to be honest, now unless someone emails me directly or something, I don't bother with new applications. The site will be getting a make over soon, (already loosely arranged with a local web guy -no, not Spiderman), so we'll look at better security then. For now I'm happy with the membership we've got :)

Agree with you on that Andy..it's nice n civilised on here..love it

Agreed.  Nice and relaxed here.

I'm sure that's why it's still busy with lots of people posting, everyone gets along and you don't have to worry about what you're saying - yes people may disagree with something you say but it's always done in a pleasant way and nobody falls out.  Love it.

Me to, its the only site i'm on, it's also nice when we meet up, happy people

Mr M, your site is akin to a drop in centre for disenfranchised 2, 3 &4 wheeler "people", and possibly 1 Wheeler's when Dave turns his very excellent abilities to unicycles, which must surely only be a matter of time! ;D like Merv. it's the only site I "belong" to, and my sentiments are those of BG, so long may it continue in its endevours, not the least in aiding my sanity some days :D  when the world at large appears to be nuts! ::) ::)....Morrag

Very true Morrag and the idea of Dave on a unicycle he has built with all his own custom made parts (we wouldn't expect anything less) has made me smile.  8)  Also ditto for me regarding other sites.

I did join the trike forum a long time ago but it wasn't really for me and I'm not a Facebooker. Too much of everything is exposed on there. People seem to post their every thought and social media seems to be killing off speaking to someone by phone or visiting. However, I would say WhatsApp and the video conferencing software are excellent for family and friends living away from each other to keep in touch, well as long as you're decent!  :o

And yes Merv, it is nice to meet up when the occasion arises and it's nice to meet other family members too.  :D

:)
My Mum uses Skype to chat to my sister in Canada a couple of times a week, (& her husband, "Baggy", who's a forum member here).
She complained a while ago that there was a few seconds delay one day between her saying something & my sister hearing it, 7,000 miles away. I had to point out that it wasn't that long ago that she'd have to write a letter, wait a fortnight for it to get there & another fortnight for the reply to arrive, or pay a fortune to book an overseas phone call.
We adapt to new technology surprisingly quickly don't we. I was chatting to a young lad at work recently & he'd never seen a typewriter in real life, only in films & TV shows. God, I'm getting old.

Ain't that a fact Mr. M, as far as social media is concerned, and in general, I'm not a fan, however I find Skype invaluable, and were it not for Skype I would still be waiting to see my 2 month old grand daughter, who was born and currently resides, with her mum, in Oz! whilst my son, her Dad earns a crust in Oman! we live in a World getting smaller.... :)..Morrag

Yup. Long distance communication's just part of normal life now. I use FaceBook, (although I hate it's shallow, vacuous triviality), & regularly chat to friends in Holland, Germany, America, Canada etc. How long till we're chatting to people working off planet?! 

Found this t-shirt hidden in the car

:) Where dat?

Sorry about picture quality but I can't seem to get it right on this silly (old) iPad ?
It was taken in Spain last week..a little village built into the hills between Albecete and Valencia ..unfortunately I couldn't walk up into the village..but had a nice meal watching those that could ..

Nice :)

:D Thanks JJ. You are almost right in the do not sleep bit. I normally only steep about 4 to 5 hours a night and I have never been one for sitting around watching TV etc. Wish it were longer, as these days I'm tired a lot of the time. I have been very lucky in that I was able to sort of 'retire' thirty years ago, giving me time to try lots of new things. There are so many things that I want to learn to do, or to do more of, but I realise that I am going to have to slow down. ;(