BikerGran
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« on: June 19, 2006, 09:55:47 PM » |
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You don't stop havin fun because you get old - you get old if you stop havin fun!
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Manky Monkey
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« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2006, 10:03:37 PM » |
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And I thought Desperate was barking! Love the jet powered scooter though.  |
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« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2006, 10:25:43 PM » |
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So you never saw the Jet/V8 trike I built the chassis for some years ago? Exactly the same setup, and just like the trike, all the jet engine does is to throw a huge flame out the back.
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« Reply #3 on: June 19, 2006, 10:32:11 PM » |
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Was that the black one that's been doing the rounds of the shows for the last couple of years? It was at The Speedfreak's Ball at The Pod I think. Did you ever host NCC parties at Leighton Buzzard Chris? I went to one once. Seem to recall a field full of all sorts of wondrous contraptions just rusting away. I'm sure there was a jet engine there. Long time ago & the ol' memory's getting a bit fuzzy!  |
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« Reply #4 on: June 19, 2006, 10:33:02 PM » |
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It's actually an APU (Auxilliary Power Unit). Normally found just below the tail on big airliners, these engines have several power-takeoffs for electric, hydraulics, compressed air etc. They don't actually produce thrust. Owned a couple myself. Just sound nice, and when you pump raw fuel into the jet-pipe, produce pretty flames and smoke.
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« Reply #5 on: June 19, 2006, 10:36:19 PM » |
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Perfect for Sainsburys carpark on a Saturday afternoon! Where does one buy a second hand APU then?
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« Reply #6 on: June 19, 2006, 10:38:02 PM » |
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Yes, it is Paul's black one. And the party you went to was at my place, Â Harley Farm, where I lived. The back of the barn had a concealed "house" behind it. The engine you saw was my DeHavilland Ghost, a proper jet engine out of a Venom fighter and producing 10,000bhp. Hey....they were good parties. I held quite a few!
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« Reply #7 on: June 19, 2006, 10:39:07 PM » |
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S/H APU. How many do you want? I know where there are a few.
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« Reply #8 on: June 19, 2006, 10:45:28 PM » |
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So it wasn't just my imagination then! I have enough trouble sorting out 40bhp Reliant engines! Would love to have one in the corner of the lock-up though, just to casually show to people as "my next project".  |
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« Reply #10 on: June 19, 2006, 11:02:09 PM » |
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The MSVA guys would have a field day with that!
Wasn't there a Merlin engined car years ago too? Owned by a guy called Dodd I think -no, not Ken. It was a creamy yellow colour & had a bonnet about 10 feet long.
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« Reply #12 on: June 19, 2006, 11:26:54 PM » |
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They your piccies Byz? I've been asking for ages for people to send in old drag race shots. I used to take loads on my little Kodak110 when I was a teenager. Used to go to the Blackbushe airport meets at Camberley. The Olympia & Ally Pally custom car shows too. All of 'em long since binned though.
Steve's race car, The Black Pig, was originally Pony Express I believe. Must be loads of photos of that in action tucked away in people's albums.
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« Reply #13 on: June 19, 2006, 11:39:45 PM » |
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Not mine.
Saw these on the net a while back and saved em. Cos I have a capri myself they are of interest. Try searching google there are probably pic's of the pig in it's previous life on many sites.
I've lost all my old photo's. Gutted. I have a couple of pics of my Mum and Dad on an Ariel Arrow in their courting days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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« Reply #14 on: June 19, 2006, 11:44:34 PM » |
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Email 'em in! Biker Gran & Desperate have already contributed some old black & white piccies for the Old Biker Photos bit. The more the merrier As soon as I learn how I'll post it! |
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