25 Apr 14 - Sold the
Honda CRM250.My Cars, Motorcycles & Bicycles
25 Apr 14 - Sold the
Honda CRM250.
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Yellow Peril Built from a donated Emmelle Aluminium frame and purchased parts. It has a Shimano M443-8-48T Octalink2 MTB Chainset (48-36-26) 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" Continental Sport Contact tyres, a Novatec 6W dynohub and Cantilever brakes with power hanger on the front. It now has a Bontrager rear carrier, dynamo front and rear lights and battery powered Magicshine MJ-808 and MJ-880 front lights and a MJ-818 rear light. |
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Black Mamba This is a folding mountain bike, which I bought to throw in the boot of the car for shorter journeys. It was bought cheap on eBay but has now been upgraded Microshift 3-speed front mech and shifter, Microshift 9-speed rear derailleur and shifter, chain guard, Shimano M324 SPD Pedals, 1.3" (front) and 1.6" (rear) Continental Sport Contact tyres and a bar mounted bottle cage. |
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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. |
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Kawasaki
ZZR1400 (Metallic Spark Black) (aka Ninja ZX-14 and ZX1400DAF) -
collected 9 Dec 11 |
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Kawasaki GPz
500 (white) - collected 9 Jul 11 498cc, 2 cyl inline, 59 BHP @ 9500 RPM, 42 Nm @ 8000 RPM 0-60 mph 3.76s, max speed 110 mph, fuel economy 48 mpg This motorbike was bought as a donor to convert to electric power |
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Honda
CRM250 Mk 2 (White - 1991) - collected 20 Oct 12 246cc, 1 cylinder, 40 BHP @ 8000 RPM, 36 Nm @ 6500 RPM  on 25 Apr 14 |
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Triumph Sprint ST 1050 (Caspian Blue) - collected 30 May 06 1050cc, 3 cyl inline, 123 BHP at 9250 RPM, 104 Nm torque at 5000 RPM 0-60 estimated at 3.2s, max. speed 162 mph, fuel economy 39.3 mpg on 9 Dec 11 at approx. 33000
miles as part exchange for the ZZR1400 |
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Yamaha FZS600 Fazer (Metallic Blue) - Collected 24 Sep 2001. 599cc, 4cyl, 16v, 95HP @ 11500 RPM, 0-60mph in 3.6 secs, max. speed 140mph Fuel economy of 49.5 mpg. My first larger bike & I really liked it at 18000 miles |
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Suzuki TS 125 ERT (White) 123cc, air-cooled single cyl 2 stroke, 12 HP @ 8000 RPM, 9 Nm torque @ 7000 RPM 0-60 eventually, max. speed approx 60 mph on the flat 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
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Renault Laguna Coupé Monaco GP special edition (Metallic white and gloss
black)- Delivered 25 Oct 10. 1995cc, 4 cyl. 16v. Diesel. 180 BHP @ 3750 RPM, 0-62mph in 8.5 secs, max speed 138 mph, fuel economy 40.9 mpg over 11000 miles I was looking for a replacement for the Celica for ages (it was such a good car nothing really compared). Eventually I stumbled across a picture of the Renault Laguna Coupé and the handling and performance were superb |
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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 39.01 mpg over 94333 miles, at 94333 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! |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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) |
