Bike apprenticeships?

They are said to be very reliable and look quite well nailed together,
but the styling is awful.

Give my regards to Ann at Burwins when you see her - lovely lady.

--
Lozzo the velologist
Suzuki SV650S K5
Honda CBR600 FW trackbike
Yamaha SR250 Spazz-Trakka
Suzuki GSXR750 L
Suzuki TS50X
Suzuki TS50X

 

Ah, thanks.

I think the traily looking one is ok but the SR125 looking one isn't
so good. It depends what you want I guess, summat cheap and reliable
or summat more expensive and pretty?

Will do and she is (Martin is ok too <g>). Her tea is better than
Martins though. ;-)

All the best ..

T i m

p.s. When I rebuilt the shop-burnt ETZ 251 Saxon Tour I was
practically given, they found pretty well everything for it in one
go. Cheap as well.

 

That's the nice thing about Ann, she always makes you a nice cuppa as
soon as you arrive. I used to be her Nitro helmets rep.

You're right, Martin is a nice guy but I can't comment on his tea
making ability.


--
Lozzo the velologist
Suzuki SV650S K5
Honda CBR600 FW trackbike
Yamaha SR250 Spazz-Trakka
Suzuki GSXR750 L
Suzuki TS50X
Suzuki TS50X

 

Well I don't think that was too far from the truth Dave. I don't think
the likes of Messerschmitt, Heinkel and BMW were allowed to make
anything war related (after the 2WW) so filled in time making other
things .. like strange bubble cars. ;-)

Sitting in my KR200 feels very much like what it must have been like
sitting in an old plate of the time, steering yoke, small flat screen
and plexiglass dome with all round vision. Even the wheel arches
looked like cut off wings!

Not sure I'd drive it today with the same enthusiasm as I did when I
was 17.

A mate who had one and I went up to an IMR at Wickstead Park in
Leicester. Great to see 50+ Scmitts there and fun to run their slalom
/ control course. Mate and I came joint first but then we drove like
that all the time anyway! ;-)

All the best ..

T i m

p.s. The Concourse winner had hand painted his Schmitt black with
something like 15 coats of brush on Belco(?) paint. His engine
compartment had a better finish than the outside of most of the other
cars!

 

<breaks own resolution to stay out of the thread>

She needs to be able to get herself there on time or face the
consequences of being late.

Last week youngest (14) set her alarm incorrectly and wanted a lift to
school. I refused on the grounds that she needed to learn to deal with
what happens if you make a mistake. What I did do (after trying to
convince her to do it herself [1]) was phone the school to say she was
running late and could they make sure someone was there to open the
bike sheds for her.

[1] It led to a very useful conversation about taking responsibility
and accepting that sometimes things don't go to plan and you have to
know how to deal with it. It also identified an issue about using the
phone for 'official' conversations [2] which she is now going to
practice in less stressed circumstances.

[2] 'I can't use the phone' 'yes you can, I've seen the phone bills!'

 

And lunch if you happen to be helping them at their house. A very
hospitable couple indeed. ;-)

Ah. Small world eh Zozzo.

Nice but ... em shall we say .. preoccupied? ;-) Like, you might be
offered a cup of tea but you might never see it, but you would get yer
engine rebuilt though!

All the best ..

T i m

 

Which is exactly what I'd have done for any of mine. We never
molly-coddled our kids, we gave them the best education we could afford
and everything they needed, but not all they wanted. I think they've
turned out really well balanced as a result.

--
Lozzo the velologist
Suzuki SV650S K5
Honda CBR600 FW trackbike
Yamaha SR250 Spazz-Trakka
Suzuki GSXR750 L
Suzuki TS50X
Suzuki TS50X

 

That's a really nice gaff they have, beautiful surroundings. Heck of a
trip in by bike every day though.

He's a very busy man, with so much running through his head at once.


--
Lozzo the velologist
Suzuki SV650S K5
Honda CBR600 FW trackbike
Yamaha SR250 Spazz-Trakka
Suzuki GSXR750 L
Suzuki TS50X
Suzuki TS50X

 

Er, that's me (except I'm someone's son, not daughter). I don't think I'm
some kind of over-protected ****. Having old parents has pros (they instill
proper values) as well as cons (they die sooner)[1].

[1] Now /that's/ a generalisation.

--
TD
1991 VFR400R NC30 (black and red)
2001 ZX-9R (red and black)
1999 M5 (neither black nor red)
Missing: SOB, Unreliable Italian exotica, Lardy tourer

 

<growls>

<steps away>

 

Migod - how did she manage to find her way there and back?

Not quite. I _choose_ to move 150 miles away from them, when I went to
Uni. Nearest I applied to was about 70 miles away.

When my little brother left for Uni, he choose to go 200 miles the other
direction.

 

Yes, I understand LN, however the consequences would have done nothing
to have made her act any differently. Being given detention just meant
she could finish her homework at school rather than doing it at home,
and judging by the pressure they put on her to go into sixth form they
realistically weren't about to do much else. FWIW, she had very good
attendance (on her own) and was one of the few to wear her uniform to
spec (because she enjoyed to be different) ;-)

A good ploy and we have done the exact same.

Yep, we talk stuff though also.

LOL

Because she is on PAYG we recently cut the fixed phone line that was
left over in her room from when her big sister was here. I then
replaced that with a VOIP phone so she can speak to her b/f (on the
voip phone I supplied him he lives on little money with his Mum and 2
brothers) whenever she likes for free.

LOL

Another thought. We are (partly) of the belief that kids are being
forced to grow up way too fast these. That's not to say that you can't
encourage them to try to be grown on certain things but having the
opportunity to still be kids now an again is also good.

Anyway, I'm now being hassled to go out with her and get some new
wellies [1], then we'll get the runner beans, cabbage, potatoes and
tomato plants I have waiting out the back in the ground while it's not
raining or too hot! We are also going to test lay some slabs we were
given because it looks like we can't do much re raised beds for under
80 quid and that sorta defeats the idea of this project (cheap easy
veg).

All the best ..

T i m

[1] We were going to do this the other day pre going to the
Horticultural Centre open day as the weather had been very wet over
the previous week. I suggested we first try Homebase (as we had seen a
fair selection there) but she thought Tescos might be cheaper. So
later we went to Tescos,(on the way to her b/f) they didn't sell them
so she had to go without. We later talked about the 'bird in the hand'
...

 

Shame, we are a close family ... ;-)

All the best ..

T i m

 

LOL .. come on, bring it on (now we have gone soooo far OT) ;-)

Hey, I've never said I'm a perfect parent or that we have done the
exact right thing for our kid(s), however, they are all different and
it not always possible to treat them all the same (as I'm sure you
know).

Some are full of confidence and throw themselves headlong at anything,
possibly without thinking things through and others prefer to wait and
watch, not to make the same mistakes as others etc.

Anyway, gotta go ...

All the best ..

T i m

 

It might be a silly question, but why are *you* here asking all these
questions when she could be?

 

Hand-painting is a much overlooked and forgotten art - something I've
done in the past, but not taken as much care over as that; even so, I've
had decent results.

The utterly worst one I've come across was a white Vauxhall estate in
Lunnon traffic. As I pulled up beside it, it was obvious there was
somthing not quite right with the paintjob. Hand-painted, it was. With a
shovel, by the look of it.
--
Dave
GS850x2 XS650 SE6a

"It's a moron working with power tools.
How much more suspenseful can you get?"
- House

 

A very sensible question Cat.

She, like my Mrs, can't see the point of "talking to people on the
net" (and I didn't use their exact words <g>), would rather be doing
other things or getting answers other ways and there are times when I
have to agree with them (like when you ask about motorbikes and get
parenting advice). ;-)

But this is the interwebby, that's how it works and I'm happy with
that.

Secondly, I'm am the engineer of the family and both wife and daughter
trust the advice I give them. However they often get a choice as I try
to provide several viable solutions.

In the instance of motorcycles, cars or technology etc I will do the
groundwork (because I am interested and know what to ask / say) and
offer them my results. When it comes to paperwork or scheduling stuff
it's the Mrs (I have no interest). If it comes to decorating /
painting our Daughter has a better eye and more interested in it than
either of us.

Daughter is a bit 'up in the air' at the moment so we are trying to
offer advice and guidance where appropriate. Part of helping her on
her way is getting her a car / bike licence. Part of that is finding a
suitable bike for learning, something she can feel confident using and
handling, both on the move and whilst parking in often less than ideal
circumstances (we don't have a big house or garden).

And we're back in the room. ;-)

All the best ..

T i m

 

It's weird how some things go isn't it. My mate used to paint his
stock-cars with Re-Paint and often the finish was crap (even for a
stock-car). Then he tried Dulux gloss and it looked perfect! An
immaculate Jago Jeep at the recent Stonleigh (sp?) show had it's
chassis painted with basic household paint and you could see your
reflection in it (not good for me but ..).

LOL.

My Rover looks pretty rough now (poor paint job before I got it) but
spending any money on it isn't going to make it any faster or cheaper
to run but would make it more of a target for the skum [1].

All the best ..

T i m

[1] A while back a good few cars around us got keyed (and I'm talking
all round here, bonnet boot etc) and they left mine alone as it looked
like it had already been done!

 

Mmmm. Austrian ancestors, by any chance?

 

If you can't comprehend the idea of a family that actually enjoys
being with each other without sinking to the level of that other twat
then I really pity you.

All the best ..

T i m

p.s. I believe there are some good counseling services out there that
may be able to help you overcome your bitterness.