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Oct 31, 2017 19:40:25 GMT
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South African as well? No actually I just say that all the time That is ridiculous, pointless, daft and dangerous. Which is why I love the concept so much, and the execution even more. Now which of cars has a tow-bar to which a Monkey Bike Rack can be fitted? Who needs a spare wheel when...... It is exactly that. You can fit it in the boot of most estates/hatches if you really want to! That is awesomely cool! I was trying to find myself an old Suzuki RV125 from the seventies. I gave up in the end because all the good ones were too much for me, and all the cheap ones were too rough for me. Managed to find myself a Skyteam T-rex to buy though! And it's pretty good in a 'don't thrash it too hard cuz the engines probably made from cheese' kind of way! Not too sure what the Honda stickers are about though! Thats cool! Really like the VanVan style bikes. with a Chonda engine that should be an ace little thing. Wouldnt worry about the chinese engine situation. The skyteams are actually fairly good quality and anything that breaks is cheap to fix. I rode mine for maybe 600/700 miles at almost full throttle. Still use it occasionally to go to work and its spot on. Just frequent servicing with supermarket 10w40 Mineral oil.
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Oct 22, 2017 18:02:26 GMT
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I've got to ask how the 900 mile round trip went - comfort wise ? Meaning cramped knees-hips-shoulders etc ?? I ask, as it's a decent journey to make on a full size bike - so can't imagine how doubled up you must have been ? What was your cruising speed ( weighed down with gear)?? I had a flat bum after the first day, but we couldn't do too many long stops due to the ground we had to cover so it was a bit of give and take. I'm only 5"6/7 so its not like i'm a full on ape trying to ride the thing. You sit bolt upright so it was really just my behind and my back that were sore after a while. But to be honest you only really notice the pain on long slogs. In the twisty fun bits you can forget about it and its enjoyable. The only REAL problem was that with 8 inch wheels and the speed and weight the bike was really twitchy so youre always tensing up. I'm also still young and elastic so that probably helps . I had a hiking bag on my back with my minimal clothes, sleeping bag and spares. Then the dry bag on the rack had a tent, roll matt and towel in it. So god knows how much weight that is but I definitely packed light. We cruised at around 50/55mph on the boring bits. I think the total cost of fuel for the whole trip cant have been more than £35
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Oct 22, 2017 17:53:42 GMT
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I bet that was the perfect thing to do the North Coast 500 on. I cycled it a couple of months ago; I've ridden in a few nice places but I think it was my favourite ride yet. To anyone thinking about doing it, the scenery is as good as those pictures (if it's not raining) for almost every mile of the trip. No traffic lights or roundabouts for almost 500 miles, and sometimes a junction only every 50 miles or so! We saw a lot of people in big cars and some bigger bikes like Harleys, and thought it would be a bit frustrating because the roads are quite small in places, twisty and tight. We thought a proper vintage car would be the best thing for the trip, but seeing your bike I think that would have been even better. I wouldnt have said the perfect thing haha. It was painful and stressful. Spent about 7 hours a day on the bikes and as you can imagine they arent the most comfortable things. Though to give them their due while they were a bit pap on the boring dual carriageway bits, the tight twisty stuff we were actually overtaking cars! There were bits where I reckon I would prefer the monkey to my big bike because you can absolutely thrash them to death and feel like you were racing. It was quite funny because Matthew (on the other bike) had longer gearing. So on a straight he would get ahead but out of a corner and up hills I would pull away. Made for a quite entertaining journey. Also 100% correct about the scenery. If you get a sunny weekend its postcard material. You sir, need therapy but I love it! We were getting told this by a LOT of people on the trip
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Oct 21, 2017 19:28:51 GMT
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Been a while since I've been on here mostly because I don't really own anything old anymore, nor have I had any good enough projects until this one! Little history of the bike. This is what I bought after I sold my CZ125 (which I also did a thread on). Started life as a 50cc Skyteam Monkey I bought for £600 with 200km on it... DSC_1756 by Jack Ledingham, I faffed about with it for a bit but quickly bought a 125 engine out of a Dax copy with 500km. I bought a VM22 and rejetted it to 17.5/105 with a foam filter. I also bought a 29mm bore exhaust meant for a CRF50 and made a bracket to fit the monkey. It was only £27 new and while it was only intended as a short term job I actually reeeeally like (now its been re-riveted so isnt rattling itself to bits) it so its staying. It did put holes through about 3 pairs of trousers though so I ended up wrapping the knee touching bit with heat wrap. I regeared the bike to cruise at 50/55 mph. Had to buy a longer clutch cable so bought a red one for a pit bike and shortened it. Then I fitted a rack for what I was about to do next which was very silly... DSC_1832 by Jack Ledingham, on Flickr DSC_1837 by Jack Ledingham, on Flickr DSC_1838 by Jack Ledingham, on Flickr DSC_1842 by Jack Ledingham, on Flickr DSC_1851 by Jack Ledingham, on Flickr DSC_1862 by Jack Ledingham, on Flickr DSC_1863 by Jack Ledingham, on Flickr Because the next thing very silly thing I was doing was the North Coast 500... Leaving from Aberdeen. Which when I worked out the route was about 900 miles for us to cover in 4 days. Camping and carrying everything on the monkeys. Aside from the Friday when we left which rained all 200 miles to Applecross, the rest of the weekend was glorious sunshine T-shirt weather and we had a cracking time! Here are a some photos. DSC_1878 by Jack Ledingham, on Flickr DSC_1881 by Jack Ledingham, on Flickr DSC_1882 by Jack Ledingham, on Flickr DSC_1886 by Jack Ledingham, on Flickr DSC_1888 by Jack Ledingham, on Flickr DSC_1893 by Jack Ledingham, on Flickr DSC_1892 by Jack Ledingham, on Flickr DSC_1898 by Jack Ledingham, on Flickr The trip went fairly smoothly. Believe it or not fuel wasn't an issue and I never needed to use my spare can. My swing arm broke in Ullapool and the only threaded bar that the hardware shop had was 8mm or 12mm. I opted for 8mm wrapped in Gorilla Tape with penny washers and double nuts at each end and it lasted the whole way back without an issue! The exhaust also tried to rattle itself to death and my rear tyre had suffered. Then when I got home a couple of weeks later I hadn't been using the monkey. I got the hankering to build another cafe bike so put the monkey up for sale. But I felt like after how good the monkey had been to me I didn't like the idea of seeing someone else take it away! So I did a bit of research and realised I could make a pretty silly cafe bike out of the monkey. I went and bought some bits. Michelin S83 tyres, Cafe seat, drop bars, new grips and a discreet splash guard to get rid of the rear mudguard. While I had the monkey in bits I also did a total wiring tuck and shortened a lot of the harness to be a lot neater and sit on top of the frame. I also flipped the headlight brackets to drop it down about an inch. I fitted some LED indicators I had in my toolbox to the front and fitted a really trick rear tail light/indicator LED strip to the seat hump as a rear light. I stuck some thicker fork oil in to deal with the weight of myself leaning on the bars a bit more and gave the thing a general tidy up. DSC_2173 by Jack Ledingham, on Flickr DSC_2174 by Jack Ledingham, on Flickr DSC_2176 by Jack Ledingham, on Flickr DSC_2179 by Jack Ledingham, on Flickr DSC_2186 by Jack Ledingham, on Flickr And this is her complete: DSC_2190 by Jack Ledingham, on Flickr DSC_2192 by Jack Ledingham, on Flickr DSC_2193 by Jack Ledingham, on Flickr DSC_2194 by Jack Ledingham, on Flickr DSC_2195 by Jack Ledingham, on Flickr DSC_2196 by Jack Ledingham, on Flickr DSC_2197 by Jack Ledingham, on Flickr DSC_2198 by Jack Ledingham, on Flickr Then finally I made up a decal for the side panel. I'll probably end up making an aluminium flat panel at some point but this will do in the meantime! DSC_2201 by Jack Ledingham, on Flickr The end result is an absolutely tiny Cafe Racer with stupidly quick handling and does nothing but make me laugh and smile every time I even see it let alone ride it. So basically the rest of this thread is going to be me doing silly things on the monkey and taking it to shows. I've done the touring thing so thats out of my system. Enjoy.
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Jul 25, 2017 20:25:29 GMT
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Just a further thought - have you considered linking the advert to the Porsche 944 Outlaws Facebook site? I'm a bit dubious about the outlaw terminology and members are from across the world but there's plenty of respect there for a nicely modified 944 and a fair few Brit posters. Thanks for that! Didnt even know that page was a thing. I don't quite get the "outlaw" thing myself but its worth a shot
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Jul 24, 2017 18:45:35 GMT
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I'd love another 944 and think this one would be high on my list, as the blue grows on you and the black full leather is a real plus. The market for 944s has gone a bit mental in the last couple of years but seems to me that it's grown on the back of investment in classics as 911s move out of reach. So much as yours is a good price, many buyers probably won't want a modified car. I would say that in the current market it doesn't look expensive, but it might take a bit longer to get the right buyer. Hope you get good money for it, it's a nice car and deserves an enthusiast looking after it next, not an investor. Thanks! It's a really good car and certainly one of the most thoroughly maintained that I've seen. The prices have absolutely creeped up even since I bought mine. Just hope the right person shows their head soon. That's a lovely looking car. Gone are the days where you could get a fully running 944 for just over a bag of sand. It's a niche car, but it will sell to the right person, in it's own time. I'm currently trying to sell my S55 AMG Kompressor, and that is also taking a while (despite the low price) but these are cars that there is a particular type of buyer for. GLWS. Yeah the modifications make it a bit niche but I think they are sensible and smart. Unfortunately I think people in the 944 market are after bog standard clean cars. It's not that I don't think it will sell, it's just that I totally expected it to sell quick. I've not even had dreamers offering me pennies! Thanks
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Thats what I was worried about, though I picked it up in Kidderminster and did a 450 mile drive home via Glasgow, and that was before I trusted it! I've done 7,000 miles in 2 years and its never missed a beat. I'd encourage anyone that is interested but thinks that it is too far a journey to think twice Can't say on the price but that's a great looking 944. Thanks if you consider a good condition early dash 944 is about £4000 I thought mine would be great value. I guess a modified one is a bit niche but it's sensibly done.
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Jul 22, 2017 20:02:15 GMT
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Is this too expensive? I thought I'd advertised it cheap for what it is but it's all over the Internet and I've not had a single enquiry. I think the price is quite reasonable, but there are plenty of 944s for sale and maybe the distance of a trip to Scotland is a little off putting for some? Especially now we can't transfer road tax with cars anymore. Good luck with he sale though. I'd love to own it. Thats what I was worried about, though I picked it up in Kidderminster and did a 450 mile drive home via Glasgow, and that was before I trusted it! I've done 7,000 miles in 2 years and its never missed a beat. I'd encourage anyone that is interested but thinks that it is too far a journey to think twice
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Jul 22, 2017 16:58:17 GMT
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What are you looking to replace it with? The Forester Turbo in the background. Was a combination of needing something comfy, reliable and practical (that will take my monkey bike in the boot or me and the girlfriend can go camping in) and something that is still fun to drive and exceptionally quick. I got it very very cheap so it just worked.
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Jul 22, 2017 14:00:48 GMT
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I love this car. Always said I'd keep an eye out for it going up for sale. Unfortunately I have a wedding to pay for this year or else I'd be on my way up for it tomorrow. GLWTS Would make a nice wedding car Thanks though, I think i'll need the luck at this rate!
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Jul 21, 2017 16:50:33 GMT
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Is this too expensive? I thought I'd advertised it cheap for what it is but it's all over the Internet and I've not had a single enquiry.
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Jul 18, 2017 19:42:28 GMT
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Just a quick update. Booked it for an MOT today and it passed with no advisories. DSC_1841 by Jack Ledingham, on Flickr
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Jul 17, 2017 20:40:36 GMT
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After 2 years of great ownership i'm selling my 1986 Porsche 944 Lux Just MOT'd (18/7/17) and it passed with no advisories 179,000 miles Comprehensive service history and original service books all filled out Absolutely brilliant to drive whether used daily or as a weekend car. Work/maintenance completed in the last 2 years: New spring plate clutch New meyle engine mounts All the belts including timing and balance shaft. Discs and pads all round Performance ECU chip Oil cooler seals Stainless Dansk exhaust GAZ GHA Coilover suspension (which can go from very soft to very firm) Borbet Cup 2 wheels refurbished with new Uniroyal Rainsport 3 Tyres (all 6-7mm tread) Oil change done 3 times with genuine porsche filters always used Fuel and air filters Brake and clutch fluid New brake master cylinder New coolant and transaxle oil Front anti roll bar bushes (for the larger 23mm anti roll bar) It also has a 14mm rear anti roll bar. Front ARB stiffener brackets New hatch and sunroof seal Momo steering wheel boss and Momo Mod7 steering wheel Odometer gear replaced and gauges overhauled Shift linkage overhauled and modified for tighter shifting. 'RS' door cards All work completed by me unless otherwise stated on a receipt in the service history folder. I'm sure there are other things that i've forgotten about. It has wanted for nothing. There are receipts for everything in the folder. I have many original bits to go with the car such as a black sunroof trim, original perfect condition steering wheel as well as other spares I have amassed. The car has been Dyno'd (purely as a health check) at 165hp at the crank and 123hp at the wheels. These are pretty much standard figures for a 944 in 1986 so the engine is incredibly healthy. The most recent major bit of work completed was a full front end respray. I had all of the unsightly plastic from the front end removed and smoothed it over before the respray and also had painted and fitted and 944 Turbo rear valance. During the front end overhaul EVERY nut and bolt was replaced with stainless. I have all the all of the usable original bits that I removed to be included in the sale. During the last few years of the previous owners stint with the car it had: Full black leather interior Inner and outer sills replaced Complete respray in Mitsubishi Medium Blue Pearl Metallic (which it is now) Problems with the car? I'm happy to be open and honest: Boot release button works but doesnt 'return' automatically. I use the key I've converted the sunroof to manual latches out of preference, so the sunroof buttons don't do anything. There are a couple of blebs along the drivers sill and some towards the back of the passengers side which were microblisters due to having a cover over the car for 2 winters. Both sills are solid inside and out however, just thought I should mention. One of the wheels has some lacquer peel from a couple of stone chips. Overall this 944 is fantastic. Everyone who sees it comments on how nice it is and how lovely the colour is, especially with the respray. I have done around 7,000 miles in 2 years and she hasn't missed a beat. I'd drive it anywhere and it performs brilliantly. The coilover suspension set at the softest is very comfortable, and can be stiffened up if so desired. I will truly regret selling this car as i've spent a fortune and lots of my time tinkering and fiddling to get it how it is, but needs must. I just hope whoever buys it treats it like I have! Now sold to a bloke from ebay jackledingham@aol.com 07876065762 DSC_1816 by Jack Ledingham, on Flickr DSC_1817 by Jack Ledingham, on Flickr DSC_1818 by Jack Ledingham, on Flickr DSC_1821 by Jack Ledingham, on Flickr DSC_1819 by Jack Ledingham, on Flickr DSC_1822 by Jack Ledingham, on Flickr DSC_1824 by Jack Ledingham, on Flickr DSC_1823 by Jack Ledingham, on Flickr DSC_1825 by Jack Ledingham, on Flickr DSC_1826 by Jack Ledingham, on Flickr DSC_1827 by Jack Ledingham, on Flickr DSC_1828 by Jack Ledingham, on Flickr DSC_1829 by Jack Ledingham, on Flickr DSC_1831 by Jack Ledingham, on Flickr
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Last Edit: Jul 28, 2017 17:18:27 GMT by garthalgar
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The thing with bikes like this and mopeds etc, is that they're such a niche thing that it's hard to find people who actually want it enough to pay money for it. Yeah sure, people look at it all the time when you're out on it out of curiosity, and think it's a cool weird old thing etc but how many people actually wanna own one? Not many lol unless you manage to find another weirdo like us lol. I guess it's quite a niche thing. But at the end of the day a classic usable 125 with MOT and fully roadworthy for £400 odd quid is a steal no matter what it is. Plus I am picky when selling my vehicles as I don't want to sell it to someone who I don't think will look after it haha.
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Saw one at a show at the weekend for more than yours. I would have swapped it for my Honda Dax copy its a pity you are so far away I don't think it's overpriced at all. It doesn't stop people telling me they want to look at it then not turning up though! I don't understand the point in that? That's an utter shame as I would have totally taken that off your hands! I have however already picked up the replacement:
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Jun 20, 2017 16:14:49 GMT
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Jun 15, 2017 10:37:34 GMT
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That looks really nice, probably make quite a cool looking cafe racer if you were so inclined. So once it's sold what do you plan to replace it with? It would be fairly easy to make a cafe/tracker type bike due to the shape of the frame. I had ideas in my head but it's too slow really haha. I'm picking it's replacement up on Saturday. Something I've wanted forever in fact. A Honda Z50 copy. Perfect stablemate to my C90. I'm slowing down the car modifying thing to to save up a bit and don't want to hack up my C90 since its all original. Got a really good deal on a Z50 copy with 200 miles and all the modifications are insanely cheap, so it'll be fun to have my way with it. Plus the fact it'll fit in the boot of my Forester (which is sneaking into the photos) so I can take it away camping or drive it to shows. Win win really
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Jun 14, 2017 16:06:06 GMT
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May 29, 2017 17:30:28 GMT
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Apr 28, 2017 17:50:27 GMT
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I can attest to the supreme luxurious comfort of an air bed in the back of a Vauxhall Carlton. Me and my mate slept in this for almost two weeks driving to Rome and back. We pretty much slept every night with all the windows open and the bootlid propped open because it was so hot. The two nights we camped in the UK were actually not so bad If you find an estate with a big enough boot its really easy, especially if its just 1 person. For the odd night or so it's actually quite a good laugh. Saves you swearing over a tent.
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