My Cars & Motorbikes

7 Sep 09 - Cars, Motorbikes and Bicycles split on page

BICYCLES
	Yellow Peril Built from a donated Emmelle Aluminium frame and purchased parts. It has a Shimano M442 Octalink2 MTB Chainset Crank 175mm with sealed Bottom Bracket, Microshift 9 speed rear mech shifter and cassette, Microshift 3 speed front mech and shifter, Shimano M520 SPD Pedals, 26" wheels with 1.3" (front) and 1.6" (rear) Continental Sport Contact tyres, a Novatec 6W dynohub and Cantilever brakes with power hanger on the front. I've still got to fit the full set of lights and a rear carrier.
	Black Mamba This is a folding mountain bike, which I bought to throw in the boot of the car for shorter journies. It was bought cheap on eBay and little has been done to it. The only changes so far are to fit Shimano M324 SPD Pedals, 1.3" (front) and 1.6" (rear) Continental Sport Contact tyres and a bar mounted bottle cage.
	Red Devil I was given this bike when a friend emigrated to New Zealand. It now has 1.3" (front) and 1.6" (rear) Continental Sport Contact tyres, Shimano M520 SPD Pedals, an uprated suspension spring (1000 lbs./in.), A seat post rear carrier, 2 bar mounted bottle cages and lots of light brackets. Having built the Yellow Peril I'll probably remove most of the light brackets, a bottle cage and take this to work for lunchtime use.
MOTORCYCLES
	Triumph Sprint ST 1050 (Caspian Blue) - collected 30 May 06. 1050cc, 3 cyl inline, electronic fuel injection, 123 BHP at 9250 RPM, 104 Nm torque at 5000 RPM. 0-60 estimated at 3.0 secs, max. speed 162 mph, fuel economy approx. 42 mpg.
	Yamaha FZS600 Fazer (Metallic Blue) - Collected 24 Sep 2001. 599cc, 4cyl, 16v, 95HP @ 11500rpm, 0-60mph in 3.6 secs, max. speed 140mph. Estimated fuel economy of 47mpg. My first larger bike & I really like it. with 18000 miles done
	Suzuki TS125ERT (White) 123cc, single cylinder 2 stroke, 12 HP Bought second hand from a friend of a friend with only about 800 miles on the clock. A nice bike which handled really well off-road, but really didn't like wet tarmac. It was stolen from outside a cinema and not recovered until after the insurance had paid out. The bike became the property of the insurance company.
CARS
		Toyota Celica VVTi (Chilli Red) - Delivered 29 Jan 04. 1794cc, 4 cyl, 16v, 140 BHP @ 6400 RPM, 0-60mph in 8.7 secs, max speed 127 mph, fuel economy 39.0 mpg over 40000 miles, I used to a big fan of Peugeot, but with them finishing the credit card discount scheme (which reduced the price of the 307 by £1800, 10½%), the problems with the 307 and the appalling service by the local dealer; the reign of Peugeot is over!
	Peugeot 307 D Turbo 110 (Paprika) - Built for me and delivered 19 Nov 2001. 1998cc, 4cyl, 110HP @ 4000rpm, 0-60mph in 11.0 secs, max. speed 119mph. Estimated fuel economy 54mpg. It never lived up to the fuel economy advertised and I only ever achieved around 44 mpg. It also suffered from numerous minor problems which were really annoying. I got fed up of the faults and decided to get rid of it with under 28500 miles on it.
	Peugeot 306 GLX 1.8 (Bianca White) - Picked up new on 7 Aug 1998. 1761cc, 4cyl, 90HP, 0-60mph in 12.2secs, max. speed 114 mph, Average of 36.0mpg over 49,500 miles. Main Features - Air Conditioning, Auto Wipers, Driver Air Bag, Anti-lock Brake System, Electric Windows Front & Rear, Transponder Immobiliser, Remote Control. A very nice car with superb handling. This had the advantage over my previous 306 in being a lighter colour and also having air-conditioning.
	Peugeot 406 GLX 1.9 Turbo Diesel (China Blue Metallic) - Bought new on 29 April 1996 I needed a bigger car to carry scuba diving equipment around, so I changed to this saloon. Another advantage is this car had climate controlled air-conditioning. After stopping scuba diving, it was too big so I traded it in for a another Peugeot 306 at around 35,000 miles.
	Peugeot 306 XTDT 1.9 Turbo Diesel (Black) - Picked up new on 21 May 1994. 1905cc, 4 cylinder, 92 HP @ 4000 rpm, 0 - 60 mph in 12.4 seconds, maximum speed 110 mph. Main Features - Auto Wipers, Electric Windows Front & Rear, Remote Control, Keypad Immobiliser A superb car, but too hot in the summer. Traded in for the Peugeot 406 at around 37,000 miles.
	Ford Escort 1.6 Ghia (Silver) 1596cc, 4 cylinder, 90 HP, 0 - 60 mph in 13.0 seconds, maximum speed 117 mph. Bought from my parents for a really good price at 50,000 miles. Nicer to drive than it's predecessor, but suffered from rust badly towards the end of it life. Part-exchanged for my first Peugeot 306 above at 103,100 miles.
	Ford Escort 1.6 Ghia (Metallic Light Green) 1596cc, 4 cylinder, 79 HP, 0 - 60 mph in 13.5 seconds, maximum speed 110 mph. Bought from my sister for a good price with about 50,000 miles on the clock. A nice car which was in good condition when I sold it to the garage doing the MOT test after I got the next Escort. Despite having done 127,000 miles it was almost rust free & mechanically sound.
	Mini Clubman Estate (Russet Brown) 1098cc, 4 cylinder, 49bhp @ 5250 rpm Bought second hand privately with about 24,000 miles on the clock. Drove well until you had a load in the back or 2 rear passengers, when it wallowed all over the place. Stolen from a car park in London & never recovered (as far as I know)

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