Off road .. brilliant! (long)

On or around Tue, 28 Sep 2004 14:22:47 +0100, Nikki Cluley
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>
>Don't be silly...what do you want a tractor for? Not as much fun as in a
>Land Rover. Think of all the fun you'll have shopping for all your off road
>accessories like a high lift jack or diff guard.....even better a winch.

I quite fancy one of those JCB Fastracs though, fit a pickup body to the
back, instant monster truck. Like to see the buggers wheelclamp that.

Austin Shackles wrote:
>
> I quite fancy one of those JCB Fastracs though, fit a pickup body to the
> back, instant monster truck. Like to see the buggers wheelclamp that.

I'll try and get some photos of the place you need to go then Austin -
the local machinery transport company has about 400 ickle tractors lined
up outside - there must be one that would suit you there.

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EMB
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In article <[email protected]>, Austin Shackles wrote:
>>
>>You got the 110 seats to fit OK then?
>
> aye, there was a thread about it, I think. I'll put up a small webpage
> about it when ICBA.
>

I remember the begining where you said you wanted to fit the seats, just
couldn't remember the outcome.

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simon at sbarr dot demon dot co dot uk
Simon Barr.
'97 110 300Tdi.

On Mon, 27 Sep 2004 12:49:40 GMT, T i m <[email protected]> wrote:

>Well, as do we .. the tools stay in the garage, the cars / bikes live
>(and get worked on) outside. I am trying to clear some space in there
>to the the old BM (R100RT) in there and the gearbox back on ... ;-(
>
Hi Tim,

Have you "still" not got that BMW back on the road then? It must be
over a year now! You must be a very busy man ;O)

Hope you find the Landy you want.

Neil

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On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 23:25:54 +0000 (UTC), Neil <[email protected]>
wrote:

>On Mon, 27 Sep 2004 12:49:40 GMT, T i m <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Well, as do we .. the tools stay in the garage, the cars / bikes live
>>(and get worked on) outside. I am trying to clear some space in there
>>to the the old BM (R100RT) in there and the gearbox back on ... ;-(
>>
>Hi Tim,

Hi Neil!, good to hear from you ;-)
>
>Have you "still" not got that BMW back on the road then?

Em Nope <blush>. However, I have done up an old Honda CB 'Two Fifty'
as a runabout since .. ;-)

It must be
>over a year now!

Maybe nearer two ?

You must be a very busy man ;O)

Well, yes and no. I *could* have put it back together by now (I've
re-bearinged the gearbox and fitted the new input shaft etc) but we
had our annual holiday in the folding caravan rather than motorcycle /
camping this (and last) year and that's the main time we really use
the bikes (much though the Missus would love to get out on her XV750
she like to go out with me) ... and I'm not gagging to get on the 250
(or any bike for that matter) .. ;-(
>
>Hope you find the Landy you want.

Well actually I want yours Neil .. want a BMW R100RT (in boxes) as a
straight swap? (go on, you know you want to!) ;-)

All the best ..

T i m

p.s. The solar panel is still working well and if I got a Landy it
would be an ideal use for the 12V genny ... ;-)

T i m wrote:

> Again .. thanks for the advice .. taking of the daughter (currently
> 'Goth' / Landy cammo), what is insurance like for a youngster on such
> things please?

Been investigating this very subject myself. My Daughter is just 17
and as it happens we have a nice SIII SWB Diesel ready for use, but
only used occasionally.

It's counted as group 1 for insurance by most insurance companies (the
lowest) and so you'd think it would be cheap - it is for me - second
car so no NCD it costs me ?111 fully comp *including* breakdown cover!

But regardless of who I ring, I can't get cover on it for my daughter
(provisional license) for less than a grand (third party). The advice
is get her a cheap old hatchback (nova/fiesta) under 1000cc and pay
about 650 to 750. It seems that the companies that insure kiddies
cheap don't understand Land Rovers, they just want to cover the simple
eurobox hatchbacks :-(

T i m wrote:

> On 30 Sep 2004 18:02:18 GMT, "Simon Atkinson" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > T i m wrote:
> >
> >> Again .. thanks for the advice .. taking of the daughter
> (currently >> 'Goth' / Landy cammo), what is insurance like for a
> youngster on such >> things please?
> >
> > Been investigating this very subject myself. My Daughter is just 17
> > and as it happens we have a nice SIII SWB Diesel ready for use, but
> > only used occasionally.
> >
> > It's counted as group 1 for insurance by most insurance companies
> > (the lowest) and so you'd think it would be cheap - it is for me -
> > second car so no NCD it costs me ?111 fully comp including
> > breakdown cover!
>
> Crikey! I will also depend on the loading of the area .. inner city V
> country etc?

That will make a difference - our postcode is one of the lowest for car
insurance in the country.

> > But regardless of who I ring, I can't get cover on it for my
> > daughter (provisional license) for less than a grand (third party).
>
> How much lower would it be if your daughter had passed her test I
> wonder?

Not much at all - Under 21's are seen as a terribly bad risk.

> The advice
> > is get her a cheap old hatchback (nova/fiesta) under 1000cc and pay
> > about 650 to 750. It seems that the companies that insure kiddies
> > cheap don't understand Land Rovers, they just want to cover the
> > simple eurobox hatchbacks :-(
>
> One assumes they just look at the age for the risk, rather than mixing
> that with the vehicle and a drop of realism ..?

There certainly doesn't seem to be much realism in it.

> I was going to mention they should include a maturity and attitude
> module in the test .. if it was done retrospectivly the roads would be
> a lot quieter / safer (infact it wouldn't, because a lot of 'those'
> folk don't bother with licences in the first place ..)

Too true sadly.

On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 08:55:28 GMT, T i m <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>Hi Neil!, good to hear from you ;-)
>>
>>Have you "still" not got that BMW back on the road then?
>
>Em Nope <blush>. However, I have done up an old Honda CB 'Two Fifty'
>as a runabout since .. ;-)
>
> It must be
>>over a year now!
>
>Maybe nearer two ?
>
> You must be a very busy man ;O)
>
>Well, yes and no. I *could* have put it back together by now (I've
>re-bearinged the gearbox and fitted the new input shaft etc) but we
>had our annual holiday in the folding caravan rather than motorcycle /
>camping this (and last) year and that's the main time we really use
>the bikes (much though the Missus would love to get out on her XV750
>she like to go out with me) ... and I'm not gagging to get on the 250
>(or any bike for that matter) .. ;-(
>>
>>Hope you find the Landy you want.
>
>Well actually I want yours Neil .. want a BMW R100RT (in boxes) as a
>straight swap? (go on, you know you want to!) ;-)
>
>All the best ..
>
>T i m
>
>p.s. The solar panel is still working well and if I got a Landy it
>would be an ideal use for the 12V genny ... ;-)

Nearly two years eh? Good grief! Is it really that long ago?

I figured the folding 'van was your current preferred holiday
accommodation, from the other NG.

HaHa....sorry, "Brec"'s not on the market! Not even for a BMW R100RT,
I like it just too much.

Glad the solar panel continues to do it's stuff. And there have been
a few times I wished I hadn't parted with that little genny.

Ah well, there you go. And if you are patient, the right Landy will
turn up. When I was looking for my first 90, I was searching all
over, and checking out all the magazines. In the end though, I found
just what I was looking for not a quarter mile away, and at the right
price too!

Good luck Tim,

Neil

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