Im so pissed.........

Heh, no... now I've burned all my ties and got a mohican.

Can you still get spares for it?

80 on a scooter, I'd think that takes some balls to do. Once, I went in
a scooter sidecar outfit. Sitting on a small plastic chair that looked
like is used to belong in a class room, getting air round corners when
the whole strange contraption bounced off curbs was the most interesting
experience I've had on 2 and a bit wheels.

I've always wanted a rat scooter outfit like this one, and may even get
shot of one of my bikes to do it.

Err.. some bloke down the pub I never go to told me, honest.

 

and how is that brother of yours? is he still having 'a life'?

 

LOL, always worth a shot

send, send if you have them.

heh. theres a couple of lads that have them round here, though one of them
has another that hes apparantly doing some modifications to.
apparantly theres also a way to get a maico 440 crosser engine in there!!!!
--
Donegal Paul
Maico Letta 247cc - We have the technology.
Lambretta Li186 - We have some more technology.
Eibar Li186 - aka "The Hamster".
Vespa T5 Mark I
www.thepilgrimssc.co.uk
www.iowcaravans.co.uk
www.ride2006.co.uk

 

"Jackie" said to "Donegal Paul" spewed forth:

Hello babes! Fucknose, doesn't he post here no more then? Ive not seen nor
heard from him since pre christmas despite some texts and emails :-/
Could be dead fer all i know!
I know he was job hunting and i guess he's busy trying to get all that
sorted ?

I may just have to nip down one day and bang on his door until i get an
answer
--
Donegal Paul
Maico Letta 247cc - We have the technology.
Lambretta Li186 - We have some more technology.
Eibar Li186 - aka "The Hamster".
Vespa T5 Mark I
www.thepilgrimssc.co.uk
www.iowcaravans.co.uk
www.ride2006.co.uk

 

LOL, funny i was thinnking of going down the skinhead route and saving a few
bob

Yep, but some are repro and have to be sourced in america, others rely on
people who know people here in the uk or in germany.

I can imagine!!
I was doing just shy of 70 last august on the way to the isle of wight rally
and a bloke on a tuned TS1 225 went past like we were standing still!! Im
sure he had to be doing 90!! well 80 easily!

I like the scooters, dont get me wrong, i like "proper" bikes too but

a) im too much of a tight pikey to afford one and the running costs
and
b) I'd shite myself doing what the majority of you would call proper speeds!

Was the the fella that lives next to the fella that works down the chip shop
and thinks he's elvis?
--
Donegal Paul
Maico Letta 247cc - We have the technology.
Lambretta Li186 - We have some more technology.
Eibar Li186 - aka "The Hamster".
Vespa T5 Mark I
www.thepilgrimssc.co.uk
www.iowcaravans.co.uk
www.ride2006.co.uk

 

The Rumi (125 cc) used to do 80, and that was in the '50s. Lovely little
engine, and a magnesium frame.

 

In uk.rec.motorcycles, Donegal Paul amazed us all with this pearl of
wisdom:

Aye. Forgot how juicy they could be.

I had a revved up Cortina lump that did 17mpg if I didn't thrash it.

Should suit your style, I mean the Volvo was too much for you, wonnit.

 

Now that could be interesting. Because if you can get one in there you
can do *lots* of things to the Maico 440 engine for competition work.

 

Taking the clippers and 'resetting' again is easy, or growing it out.

Like I said, big balls.

2 wheels is all fun imho, no matter what form they come in.

Well, I'm now a pikey student... maybe that's why I'd like a scoot for a
laugh. I never seem to get out of 3rd of 4th round here on the
Bandit. A 2 stroke would be a hoot round town, hmm... swap a scoot for
an FZR250RR.

The one with the wooden leg and the two false eyes.

 

In uk.rec.motorcycles, Donegal Paul amazed us all with this pearl of
wisdom:

I'll join ya. The **** still owes me fifty quid!

 

On Wed, 1 Feb 2006 18:46:39 -0000, the infinite monkeys with infinite
typewriters employed by Whinging Courier
<> spewed forth:

Well my spies tell me he is jobless but still alive.

 

Not with me you wont

Ah, not the fella I was thinking of
--
Donegal Paul
Maico Letta 247cc - We have the technology.
Lambretta Li186 - We have some more technology.
Eibar Li186 - aka "The Hamster".
Vespa T5 Mark I
www.thepilgrimssc.co.uk
www.iowcaravans.co.uk
www.ride2006.co.uk

 

"Rusty Hinge 2" replied to Muck contains these words:

I know, they are fecking gorgeous, i'd love one but they command £3 to 4000
in good nick it seems these days :-(
Saw a beauty on the Isle of Wight last year at the rally
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d33/Donegal_Paul/rumi.jpg
--
Donegal Paul
Maico Letta 247cc - We have the technology.
Lambretta Li186 - We have some more technology.
Eibar Li186 - aka "The Hamster".
Vespa T5 Mark I
www.thepilgrimssc.co.uk
www.iowcaravans.co.uk
www.ride2006.co.uk

 

Heh, only shame about the maicoletta is the ground clearance on the bends,
not great apparantly :-(
--
Donegal Paul
Maico Letta 247cc - We have the technology.
Lambretta Li186 - We have some more technology.
Eibar Li186 - aka "The Hamster".
Vespa T5 Mark I
www.thepilgrimssc.co.uk
www.iowcaravans.co.uk
www.ride2006.co.uk

 

"Whinging Courier" said to "Donegal Paul" spewed forth:

I daren't ask!
--
Donegal Paul
Maico Letta 247cc - We have the technology.
Lambretta Li186 - We have some more technology.
Eibar Li186 - aka "The Hamster".
Vespa T5 Mark I
www.thepilgrimssc.co.uk
www.iowcaravans.co.uk
www.ride2006.co.uk

 

"Whinging Courier" replyeth to Donegal Paul amazed us all with this pearl

If I'd kept it, i'd either be dead or banned through points :-/
--
Donegal Paul
Maico Letta 247cc - We have the technology.
Lambretta Li186 - We have some more technology.
Eibar Li186 - aka "The Hamster".
Vespa T5 Mark I
www.thepilgrimssc.co.uk
www.iowcaravans.co.uk
www.ride2006.co.uk

 

Assumed he was jobless, though i suspect he'd doing lots of agency.
As for dead, I assumed not seeing as Ive not been to a funeral for a while

--
Donegal Paul
Maico Letta 247cc - We have the technology.
Lambretta Li186 - We have some more technology.
Eibar Li186 - aka "The Hamster".
Vespa T5 Mark I
www.thepilgrimssc.co.uk
www.iowcaravans.co.uk
www.ride2006.co.uk

 

The message <drtdje$s9j$-infra.bt.com>

Thanks - earmarked for looking at.

One of my mates had a Rumi back in the '60s, and then a Vincent Comet.

I reckon the Comet handled a *LOT* better than the big 'uns.

 

Yeh, far too powerfull.. heh