Wicked Uncle Nigel

T plate 1100 Pan. 50th Anniversary Limited Edition, in a fetching shade
of gold.

ABS and TCS (see below).

105,000 miles.

Baglux tank cover.

Honda colour matched top-box to go with the panniers.

Cosmetically challenged, and the ABS is currently faulting. Last time
that happened cleaning the battery terminals cured it. I haven't tried
that yet. Assume dodgy sensor (about £100 from David Silver).

1 year's MOT (mid August 2008) and taxed to end of November.

Currently sporting a towbar, but that'll probably be removed and flogged
separately.

Basically scruffy but sound Pan.

What will I get for it?

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Kawasaki GTR1400

antonye

Wicked Uncle Nigel wrote:
>
> What will I get for it?

Sent to Coventry?

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Wicked Uncle Nigel

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, antonye
<antonye@ukrm.net> typed
>Wicked Uncle Nigel wrote:
>>
>> What will I get for it?
>
>Sent to Coventry?

8^PpPpPpPpPp

Remind me to give you a friendly punch to the shoulder next time we
meet.

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Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Honda ST1100 wiv trailer Norton 850 Commando
Kawasaki GTR1400

Simon Wilson

Wicked Uncle Nigel wrote:

> T plate 1100 Pan. 50th Anniversary Limited Edition, in a fetching
> shade of gold.
>
> ABS and TCS (see below).
>
> 105,000 miles.
>
> Baglux tank cover.
>
> Honda colour matched top-box to go with the panniers.
>
> Cosmetically challenged, and the ABS is currently faulting. Last time
> that happened cleaning the battery terminals cured it. I haven't
> tried that yet. Assume dodgy sensor (about £100 from David Silver).
>
> 1 year's MOT (mid August 2008) and taxed to end of November.
>
> Currently sporting a towbar, but that'll probably be removed and
> flogged separately.
>
> Basically scruffy but sound Pan.
>
> What will I get for it?

If the one I posted below isn't a scam, next to bugger all would
unfortunately be my bet.

--
/Simon

Wicked Uncle Nigel

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Simon Wilson
<siwilson@NOSPAM.hotmail.com> typed
>Wicked Uncle Nigel wrote:
>
>> T plate 1100 Pan. 50th Anniversary Limited Edition, in a fetching
>> shade of gold.
>>
>> ABS and TCS (see below).
>>
>> 105,000 miles.
>>
>> Baglux tank cover.
>>
>> Honda colour matched top-box to go with the panniers.
>>
>> Cosmetically challenged, and the ABS is currently faulting. Last time
>> that happened cleaning the battery terminals cured it. I haven't
>> tried that yet. Assume dodgy sensor (about £100 from David Silver).
>>
>> 1 year's MOT (mid August 2008) and taxed to end of November.
>>
>> Currently sporting a towbar, but that'll probably be removed and
>> flogged separately.
>>
>> Basically scruffy but sound Pan.
>>
>> What will I get for it?
>
>If the one I posted below isn't a scam, next to bugger all would
>unfortunately be my bet.

I shouldn't be in the least surprised.

But it does have to go. And I am open to offers. And it already has the
towbar fitted... ;^)

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Honda GL1000K2 (Fallen apart) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Honda ST1100 wiv trailer Norton 850 Commando
Kawasaki GTR1400

The Older Gentleman

Wicked Uncle Nigel <wun@wicked-uncle-nigel.me.uk> wrote:

> T plate 1100 Pan. 50th Anniversary Limited Edition, in a fetching shade
> of gold.
>
> ABS and TCS (see below).
>
> 105,000 miles.
>
> Baglux tank cover.
>
> Honda colour matched top-box to go with the panniers.
>
> Cosmetically challenged, and the ABS is currently faulting. Last time
> that happened cleaning the battery terminals cured it. I haven't tried
> that yet. Assume dodgy sensor (about £100 from David Silver).
>
> 1 year's MOT (mid August 2008) and taxed to end of November.
>
> Currently sporting a towbar, but that'll probably be removed and flogged
> separately.
>
> Basically scruffy but sound Pan.
>
> What will I get for it?

How did it get a new MoT with a duff ABS?

I'd have thought maybe £1500-1600. Hard to tell without a pic to see how
cosmetically challenged it is. Service history would help.


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Timo Geusch

Wicked Uncle Nigel wrote:

> Basically scruffy but sound Pan.
>
> What will I get for it?

Somewhere between 800-1200 quid would be my guess.

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Wicked Uncle Nigel

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, The Older
Gentleman <chateau.murrayTAKETHISOUT@dsl.pipex.com> typed
>Wicked Uncle Nigel <wun@wicked-uncle-nigel.me.uk> wrote:
>
>> T plate 1100 Pan. 50th Anniversary Limited Edition, in a fetching shade
>> of gold.
>>
>> ABS and TCS (see below).
>>
>> 105,000 miles.
>>
>> Baglux tank cover.
>>
>> Honda colour matched top-box to go with the panniers.
>>
>> Cosmetically challenged, and the ABS is currently faulting. Last time
>> that happened cleaning the battery terminals cured it. I haven't tried
>> that yet. Assume dodgy sensor (about £100 from David Silver).
>>
>> 1 year's MOT (mid August 2008) and taxed to end of November.
>>
>> Currently sporting a towbar, but that'll probably be removed and flogged
>> separately.
>>
>> Basically scruffy but sound Pan.
>>
>> What will I get for it?
>
>How did it get a new MoT with a duff ABS?

Not a testable item.

>I'd have thought maybe £1500-1600. Hard to tell without a pic to see how
>cosmetically challenged it is. Service history would help.

Blimey, that's better than I thought. It's got some service history.

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Honda GL1000K2 (Fallen apart) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Honda ST1100 wiv trailer Norton 850 Commando
Kawasaki GTR1400

Timo Geusch

The Older Gentleman wrote:

> Wicked Uncle Nigel <wun@wicked-uncle-nigel.me.uk> wrote:
>
> > T plate 1100 Pan. 50th Anniversary Limited Edition, in a fetching
> > shade of gold.
> >
> > ABS and TCS (see below).
> >
> > 105,000 miles.
> >
> > Baglux tank cover.
> >
> > Honda colour matched top-box to go with the panniers.
> >
> > Cosmetically challenged, and the ABS is currently faulting. Last
> > time that happened cleaning the battery terminals cured it. I
> > haven't tried that yet. Assume dodgy sensor (about £100 from David
> > Silver).
> >
> > 1 year's MOT (mid August 2008) and taxed to end of November.
> >
> > Currently sporting a towbar, but that'll probably be removed and
> > flogged separately.
> >
> > Basically scruffy but sound Pan.
> >
> > What will I get for it?
>
> How did it get a new MoT with a duff ABS?

Non-testable item for bikes.

> I'd have thought maybe £1500-1600. Hard to tell without a pic to see
> how cosmetically challenged it is. Service history would help.

Ah, I thought it'd be worth less.

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The Older Gentleman

Wicked Uncle Nigel <wun@wicked-uncle-nigel.me.uk> wrote:

> >How did it get a new MoT with a duff ABS?
>
> Not a testable item.

Really? I thought if the ABS light was on, it was a fail. OK.
>
> >I'd have thought maybe £1500-1600. Hard to tell without a pic to see how
> >cosmetically challenged it is. Service history would help.
>
> Blimey, that's better than I thought. It's got some service history.

Let's have a quick look at Ebay, then....

Hm. Not many sub-2k Pans around.

This one:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/honda-pan-euro...30135001724QQi
hZ003QQcategoryZ9806QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZV iewItem

Made £1650 and failed to meet reserve, but then owner had a ridiculous
BIN of £2.8k on it.

So yeah, 1500-1600 sovs sounds do-able if you gimp it properly.


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The Older Gentleman

Timo Geusch <tnewsSPAMMENOT@unixconsult.co.uk> wrote:

> Wicked Uncle Nigel wrote:
>
> > Basically scruffy but sound Pan.
> >
> > What will I get for it?
>
> Somewhere between 800-1200 quid would be my guess.

Heh. A challenge! Let's see.......


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The bells, the bells.....

Timo Geusch

The Older Gentleman wrote:

> Timo Geusch <tnewsSPAMMENOT@unixconsult.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > Wicked Uncle Nigel wrote:
> >
> > > Basically scruffy but sound Pan.
> > >
> > > What will I get for it?
> >
> > Somewhere between 800-1200 quid would be my guess.
>
> Heh. A challenge! Let's see.......

First price being a really manky set of 400/4 carbs...

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Simon Wilson

Timo Geusch wrote:

> Wicked Uncle Nigel wrote:
>
> > Basically scruffy but sound Pan.
> >
> > What will I get for it?
>
> Somewhere between 800-1200 quid would be my guess.

That sounds low (says he hopefully). I would have thought it would
better breaking it at that price, even in big lumps. Seats, exhaust,
swinging arms, ABS bits etc. seem to go for good prices. If it has the
40A alternator then that's worth a fair bit too. (Having spent ages
looking for one myself)

--
/Simon

The Older Gentleman

Simon Wilson <siwilson@NOSPAM.hotmail.com> wrote:

> Timo Geusch wrote:
>
> > Wicked Uncle Nigel wrote:
> >
> > > Basically scruffy but sound Pan.
> > >
> > > What will I get for it?
> >
> > Somewhere between 800-1200 quid would be my guess.
>
> That sounds low (says he hopefully). I would have thought it would
> better breaking it at that price, even in big lumps. Seats, exhaust,
> swinging arms, ABS bits etc. seem to go for good prices. If it has the
> 40A alternator then that's worth a fair bit too. (Having spent ages
> looking for one myself)

It's almost always more lucrative to break relatively old bikes than
sell them complete.

If you have the tools to do the job and space to store the bits, it
takes just three weeks to dispose of every nut and bolt on Ebay.

Week One: all the stuff that's in the want. Bodywork, trim, instruments,
crashable bits, etc etc. Tinware for SOBs. OE exhausts for SOBs...

Week Two: second division stuff. electrics, suspension, switches,
brakes, whatever. Start it all at 99p and no reserve.

Week Three: whatever's left. Frequently a frame and a wheel or two, plus
assorted crap. Start it at 99p and no reserve, buyer collects, and
someone comes and takes it away.

Job done.



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The bells, the bells.....

Champ

On Thu, 02 Aug 2007 07:39:22 +0100, "Timo Geusch"
<tnewsSPAMMENOT@unixconsult.co.uk> wrote:

>> How did it get a new MoT with a duff ABS?
>
>Non-testable item for bikes.

Cars too, no? The ABS light is on on my amazing 500 quid 1994 super
Saab [1]. The previous owner implied it had been like that for quite
some time, and it was MOT'd in March

[1] Really, this car is amazing. It bowls along at 95mph, with cruise
control on, with no rattles. It still appears to make most of its
originally quoted 170bhp, most of the toys work (climare control,
elecric mirrors, etc) [2], it steers and brakes reasonably well. If I
wasn't such a snob I'd keep it.

[2] exceptions are rear left door doesn't unlock with central locking,
and the electric sunroof opens, but doesn't close again, necessetating
the use of the special emergency allen key hidden under the sunroof
facia. And the aircon isn't as cold as it should be.
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Wicked Uncle Nigel

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Champ
<news@champ.org.uk> typed
>On Thu, 02 Aug 2007 07:39:22 +0100, "Timo Geusch"
><tnewsSPAMMENOT@unixconsult.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>> How did it get a new MoT with a duff ABS?
>>
>>Non-testable item for bikes.
>
>Cars too, no?

No. ABS light on in a car is a fail.

--
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Honda GL1000K2 (Fallen apart) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Honda ST1100 wiv trailer Norton 850 Commando
Kawasaki GTR1400

The Older Gentleman

Wicked Uncle Nigel <wun@wicked-uncle-nigel.me.uk> wrote:

> Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Champ
> <news@champ.org.uk> typed
> >On Thu, 02 Aug 2007 07:39:22 +0100, "Timo Geusch"
> ><tnewsSPAMMENOT@unixconsult.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> >>> How did it get a new MoT with a duff ABS?
> >>
> >>Non-testable item for bikes.
> >
> >Cars too, no?
>
> No. ABS light on in a car is a fail.

Ah! That must be what I was thinking of. So a glowing ABS warning light
is not a fail on a motorcycle? It can only be a matter of time before
that loophole is plugged.


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The bells, the bells.....

The Older Gentleman

Champ <news@champ.org.uk> wrote:

> [1] Really, this car is amazing. It bowls along at 95mph, with cruise
> control on, with no rattles. It still appears to make most of its
> originally quoted 170bhp, most of the toys work (climare control,
> elecric mirrors, etc) [2], it steers and brakes reasonably well. If I
> wasn't such a snob I'd keep it.

> [2] exceptions are rear left door doesn't unlock with central locking,
> and the electric sunroof opens, but doesn't close again, necessetating
> the use of the special emergency allen key hidden under the sunroof
> facia. And the aircon isn't as cold as it should be.


My old one was great. Like yours, it has a 'lazy' rear door on the
central locking - only IIRC it was the rear right-hand one.

The best thing was the comfort - best seats and best ergonomics of any
car I've driven. Fabulous build quality too.

Aircon stopped blowing cold shortly before I sold it - £95 and a Man in
a Van sorted that out with a re-gas.




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The bells, the bells.....

Wicked Uncle Nigel

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, The Older
Gentleman <chateau.murrayTAKETHISOUT@dsl.pipex.com> typed
>Wicked Uncle Nigel <wun@wicked-uncle-nigel.me.uk> wrote:
>
>> Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Champ
>> <news@champ.org.uk> typed
>> >On Thu, 02 Aug 2007 07:39:22 +0100, "Timo Geusch"
>> ><tnewsSPAMMENOT@unixconsult.co.uk> wrote:
>> >
>> >>> How did it get a new MoT with a duff ABS?
>> >>
>> >>Non-testable item for bikes.
>> >
>> >Cars too, no?
>>
>> No. ABS light on in a car is a fail.
>
>Ah! That must be what I was thinking of. So a glowing ABS warning light
>is not a fail on a motorcycle? It can only be a matter of time before
>that loophole is plugged.

It would be interesting. The brake testing gizmo in bike MOT stations
means that only one wheel spins at a time. On the Pan (IIRC) that'll
cause the ABS to fault anyway, because it only sees a signal from one
wheel.

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Honda GL1000K2 (Fallen apart) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Honda ST1100 wiv trailer Norton 850 Commando
Kawasaki GTR1400

Des

The Older Gentleman <chateau.murrayTAKETHISOUT@dsl.pipex.com> wrote:
> Wicked Uncle Nigel <wun@wicked-uncle-nigel.me.uk> wrote:
>
>> Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Champ
>> <news@champ.org.uk> typed
>> >On Thu, 02 Aug 2007 07:39:22 +0100, "Timo Geusch"
>> ><tnewsSPAMMENOT@unixconsult.co.uk> wrote:
>> >
>> >>> How did it get a new MoT with a duff ABS?
>> >>
>> >>Non-testable item for bikes.
>> >
>> >Cars too, no?
>>
>> No. ABS light on in a car is a fail.
>
> Ah! That must be what I was thinking of. So a glowing ABS warning light
> is not a fail on a motorcycle?

On a K100 it is, as I found out on the A13 two days after buying mine..

D.
--
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The Older Gentleman

Wicked Uncle Nigel <wun@wicked-uncle-nigel.me.uk> wrote:

> Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, The Older
> Gentleman <chateau.murrayTAKETHISOUT@dsl.pipex.com> typed
> >Wicked Uncle Nigel <wun@wicked-uncle-nigel.me.uk> wrote:
> >
> >> Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Champ
> >> <news@champ.org.uk> typed
> >> >On Thu, 02 Aug 2007 07:39:22 +0100, "Timo Geusch"
> >> ><tnewsSPAMMENOT@unixconsult.co.uk> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >>> How did it get a new MoT with a duff ABS?
> >> >>
> >> >>Non-testable item for bikes.
> >> >
> >> >Cars too, no?
> >>
> >> No. ABS light on in a car is a fail.
> >
> >Ah! That must be what I was thinking of. So a glowing ABS warning light
> >is not a fail on a motorcycle? It can only be a matter of time before
> >that loophole is plugged.
>
> It would be interesting. The brake testing gizmo in bike MOT stations
> means that only one wheel spins at a time. On the Pan (IIRC) that'll
> cause the ABS to fault anyway, because it only sees a signal from one
> wheel.

How bloody silly. I mean, that suggests that if you spin the back wheel
with the bike on the centre stand and the ignition switched on, then it
thinks there's a fault.


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The bells, the bells.....

Wicked Uncle Nigel

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, The Older
Gentleman <chateau.murrayTAKETHISOUT@dsl.pipex.com> typed
>Wicked Uncle Nigel <wun@wicked-uncle-nigel.me.uk> wrote:
>
>> Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, The Older
>> Gentleman <chateau.murrayTAKETHISOUT@dsl.pipex.com> typed
>> >
>> >Ah! That must be what I was thinking of. So a glowing ABS warning light
>> >is not a fail on a motorcycle? It can only be a matter of time before
>> >that loophole is plugged.
>>
>> It would be interesting. The brake testing gizmo in bike MOT stations
>> means that only one wheel spins at a time. On the Pan (IIRC) that'll
>> cause the ABS to fault anyway, because it only sees a signal from one
>> wheel.
>
>How bloody silly. I mean, that suggests that if you spin the back wheel
>with the bike on the centre stand and the ignition switched on, then it
>thinks there's a fault.

There's a pretty good chance I'm wrong, y'know....

--
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SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (Fallen apart) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Honda ST1100 wiv trailer Norton 850 Commando
Kawasaki GTR1400

Simon Wilson

Champ wrote:
> On Thu, 02 Aug 2007 07:39:22 +0100, "Timo Geusch"
> <tnewsSPAMMENOT@unixconsult.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>> How did it get a new MoT with a duff ABS?
>> Non-testable item for bikes.
>
> Cars too, no? The ABS light is on on my amazing 500 quid 1994 super
> Saab [1]. The previous owner implied it had been like that for quite
> some time, and it was MOT'd in March
>
> [1] Really, this car is amazing. It bowls along at 95mph, with cruise
> control on, with no rattles. It still appears to make most of its
> originally quoted 170bhp, most of the toys work (climare control,
> elecric mirrors, etc) [2], it steers and brakes reasonably well. If I
> wasn't such a snob I'd keep it.
>
> [2] exceptions are rear left door doesn't unlock with central locking,
> and the electric sunroof opens, but doesn't close again, necessetating
> the use of the special emergency allen key hidden under the sunroof
> facia. And the aircon isn't as cold as it should be.


I'm fairly sure that the ABS light on is an MOT failure on a cage. ICBW
though.

--
/Simon

Phil Launchbury

In article <f8s9ta$h3h$1@registered.motzarella.org>, Simon Wilson wrote:
> Champ wrote:
>>
>> [2] exceptions are rear left door doesn't unlock with central locking,
>> and the electric sunroof opens, but doesn't close again, necessetating
>> the use of the special emergency allen key hidden under the sunroof
>> facia. And the aircon isn't as cold as it should be.
>
> I'm fairly sure that the ABS light on is an MOT failure on a cage. ICBW
> though.

It was when my old Honda Accord Aerodeck failed with an ABS light
fault (that wasn't the only fault it failed on mind - the root cause of
the ABS light being on was that one of the rear brake lights had blown
and that *always* caused the ABS light to come on with that model..)

Phil.

--
Phil Launchbury, IT PHB
'I'm training the bats that live in my cube
to juggle mushrooms'

NickNoxx

The Older Gentleman wrote:
> Wicked Uncle Nigel <wun@wicked-uncle-nigel.me.uk> wrote:
>
>>> How did it get a new MoT with a duff ABS?
>> Not a testable item.
>
> Really? I thought if the ABS light was on, it was a fail. OK.

This is what I was told when the ABS light came on in my cage but the
garage 'cleared' the fault and it passed to test. Still comes on
occasionally in hot weather though.

vulgarandmischevious

On Thu, 02 Aug 2007 09:59:53 +0100 Champ wrote:

>[1] Really, this car is amazing. It bowls along at 95mph, with cruise
>control on, with no rattles. It still appears to make most of its
>originally quoted 170bhp, most of the toys work (climare control,
>elecric mirrors, etc) [2], it steers and brakes reasonably well. If I
>wasn't such a snob I'd keep it.

You could use it to take a lovely lady out for tea.


--
vulgarandmischevious

Champ

On Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:25:25 -0600, vulgarandmischevious
<vulgarandmischevious@gmail.com> wrote:

>On Thu, 02 Aug 2007 09:59:53 +0100 Champ wrote:
>
>>[1] Really, this car is amazing. It bowls along at 95mph, with cruise
>>control on, with no rattles. It still appears to make most of its
>>originally quoted 170bhp, most of the toys work (climare control,
>>elecric mirrors, etc) [2], it steers and brakes reasonably well. If I
>>wasn't such a snob I'd keep it.
>
>You could use it to take a lovely lady out for tea.

<glum>

Chance would be a fine thing.
--
Champ
I don't know, but I been told, you never slow down, you never get old
ZX10R | GPz750turbo | GSX-R600 (race)
neal at champ dot org dot uk

Derek Turner

Wicked Uncle Nigel wrote:

> Basically scruffy but sound Pan.
>
> What will I get for it?
>
Did it get a new cam-belt at 90,000? 1st question a clued-up buyer
should ask.

--
Derek Turner
Honda ST1100A Pan-European
Yamaha ZE50 Zest

Hog

Champ wrote:
> On Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:25:25 -0600, vulgarandmischevious
> <vulgarandmischevious@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 02 Aug 2007 09:59:53 +0100 Champ wrote:
>>
>>> [1] Really, this car is amazing. It bowls along at 95mph, with
>>> cruise control on, with no rattles. It still appears to make most
>>> of its originally quoted 170bhp, most of the toys work (climare
>>> control, elecric mirrors, etc) [2], it steers and brakes reasonably
>>> well. If I wasn't such a snob I'd keep it.
>>
>> You could use it to take a lovely lady out for tea.
>
> <glum>
>
> Chance would be a fine thing.

You didn't pull that young blonde then?! tut

--
Hog
'03 ST4S '96 Bastard12 '89 R100RS '81 XS650 '78 RD400

Wicked Uncle Nigel

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Derek Turner
<frderek@cesmail.net> typed
>Wicked Uncle Nigel wrote:
>
>> Basically scruffy but sound Pan.
>> What will I get for it?
>>
>Did it get a new cam-belt at 90,000? 1st question a clued-up buyer
>should ask.

A good question. I think so, but I should check through the sheaf of
receipts the previous owner gave me.

--
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Champ

On Thu, 2 Aug 2007 14:09:54 +0100, "Hog" <hogSPAM@freenetCHIPS.co.uk>
wrote:

>>> You could use it to take a lovely lady out for tea.
>>
>> <glum>
>>
>> Chance would be a fine thing.
>
>You didn't pull that young blonde then?! tut

<confused> Which young blonde?
--
Champ
I don't know, but I been told, you never slow down, you never get old
ZX10R | GPz750turbo | GSX-R600 (race)
neal at champ dot org dot uk

wessie

chateau.murrayTAKETHISOUT@dsl.pipex.com (The Older Gentleman) wrote in
news:1i27gk9.1bt8u3jjn0k0sN%chateau.murrayTAKETHIS OUT@dsl.pipex.com:


> How did it get a new MoT with a duff ABS?
>

A BMW passes with the LEDS flashing as the test process does not allow the
self test to complete. The self test only completes and the LEDS are
extinguised if both wheels rotate at the same time. As the rolling road
only tests the brakes on one wheel at a time...


--
wessie at tesco dot net

BMW R1150GS

"Wessie is a lovely man with many wonderful qualities" TM Blaney

Derek Turner

Wicked Uncle Nigel wrote:

>
> A good question. I think so, but I should check through the sheaf of
> receipts the previous owner gave me.
>
Yep, knowing there's £700+ bill coming up (or not) can affect the
price considerably. Amazing how many are sold at 85K.

--
Derek Turner
Honda ST1100A Pan-European
Yamaha ZE50 Zest

Hog

Champ wrote:
> On Thu, 2 Aug 2007 14:09:54 +0100, "Hog" <hogSPAM@freenetCHIPS.co.uk>
> wrote:
>
>>>> You could use it to take a lovely lady out for tea.
>>>
>>> <glum>
>>>
>>> Chance would be a fine thing.
>>
>> You didn't pull that young blonde then?! tut
>
> <confused> Which young blonde?

Oh well played Sir.

Under 16 was she?

--
Hog
'03 ST4S '96 Bastard12 '89 R100RS '81 XS650 '78 RD400

Simon Wilson

Derek Turner wrote:
> Wicked Uncle Nigel wrote:
>
>>
>> A good question. I think so, but I should check through the sheaf of
>> receipts the previous owner gave me.
>>
> Yep, knowing there's £700+ bill coming up (or not) can affect the price
> considerably. Amazing how many are sold at 85K.
>
£700? Huh? What for? Changing the cambelt?

--
/Simon

SteveH