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May 31st, 2021, 17:52 | #2571 |
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Two Old Volvos and Some Cool Bikes
What a lovely day it has been - a good excuse to get all the bikes out and started - and I even had time to ride 3 of them. The Royal Barge and Delores Rocket are included in this photo of some cool bikes, by way of an excuse to publish it on this Volvo cars website :-)
I'm acquiring too many bikes again - but which one to get rid of? Alan
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May 31st, 2021, 19:12 | #2572 |
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Why get rid of any of them, Alan? Not so long ago, a fellow who could only have one was often obliged to compromise. His bike might have to do duty both as a weekday commuter and long distance tourer at weekends. If he happened to be into trials, scrambling or amateur racing, or needed to add a 'chair' to accommodate the family at holiday time, his choices were further restricted.
50 odd years ago, I knew several chaps who, for various reasons, could not afford to run a motor-car, and found themselves in just that position. Unless you have to, I would not get rid of any of them if you can afford them and they give you pleasure. Life is much too short for regrets! Regards, John.
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What John said Alan!
If you get rid of any bikes you'll regret it and then you'll spend the next decade or two tracking down a replacement and bringing it up to the same standard those are now!
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I can never sell the Triumph, and I suspect I’ll always have the Pegasus. I thought about selling the CCM but then Dan (my son) said he wanted it so I’ll keep it for him. That leaves the Suzuki Bloop - it is a cheeky little bike and I enjoyed saving it from the breakers and its oily rag restoration 5 or 6 years ago, and I don’t need the money. I do wonder whether I ought to pass it on to someone that might cherish it a bit more though. It was covered in cobwebs when I got it out of the bike garage today (but it started second kick). As I drove the Bloop round the block this afternoon (in shorts, tee shirt and sandals - with an open face Nolan helmet of course) it did cross my mind that I should pass it on to someone that might use it more than 3 times per year. I’ll think about it :-)
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This reply is from some time ago! I did come across the film 'A Man Called Ove' (I think on Amazon Prime) a few weeks ago. It in Swedish with English subtitles, but I really enjoyed it - what a lovely story. :-) Alan
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That discussion led us on to the possibilities of getting rid of the CCM and/or the Bloop - which quickly turned into impossibilities. The CCM he will be able to ride on an A2 licence when he is 19, it is a pretty useful green lane bike, so I'll keep that one for him. The Bloop is no longer up for discussion: It is the bike on which Dan learned to ride (around the woods at our place in Norfolk) - so we have to keep it. We decided that he could ride it on an A1 licence to get some experience and some NCB a year after passing his car test. Whilst on the subject of the Bloop: it had started blowing bulbs (indicator and tail lamp) a bit too frequently. I investigated with a meter and found the switch (one switch for everything - ignition/lights/other electrics such as they are) was not behaving exactly as it should between the battery charging and lighting circuits. A bit more investigation and a logic diagram revealed that two of the wires were swapped over (it was a replacement switch and for some reason the manufacturer has swapped over two of the colours and male/female bullet connectors). It must have been like that for 5 or 6 years, and under some circumstances fed unregulated AC direct to the indicator and rear lamp (fortunately the generator is too puny to produce much current). Five more minutes with the wire cutters and crimpers had the situation resolved. Now the battery charges properly and the lights work very well. Dan is right: the Bloop is a little gem that we can never get rid of :-)
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Joking aside, i know a Swede on another forum who won't have a Volvo, except his late fathers 122 that he has since sold on. Doesn't like them apparently. He won't drive a Saab either! His cars are (as far as i remember) 2 or 3 Rover 800s, a Lexus 600RH and an Austin 7 Special (or is it two Austin 7 specials?) so in terms of cars, he'd probably be more at home in England!
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... yes Dave, I had to search for John's original post :-)
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