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Club House => Chatter => Topic started by: guest7 on May 01, 2009, 12:01:40 AM

Title: Is it just me
Post by: guest7 on May 01, 2009, 12:01:40 AM

Or does anyone else have a strange fascination with Panthers.

Seeing this sort of picture doesn't help
(http://www.thumperclub.com/photos/2009/th_thumper49f86d3799617.jpg) (http://www.thumperclub.com/displayphoto.php?&index=155&set=currentmembers&menu=Photographs&direction=r)

They're just so quirky and... and... chunky  :)

Trouble is the prices are creeping up.
GC

Title: Re: Is it just me
Post by: Mark on May 01, 2009, 06:08:01 AM

You bet.

My biggest regret not paying the £325 the guy wanted for one. 22 years gone by and still kicking myself.

Title: Re: Is it just me
Post by: 002 on May 01, 2009, 10:06:46 PM

Quote from: onepot on May 01, 2009, 12:01:40 AM

Or does anyone else have a strange fascination with Panthers.

Seeing this sort of picture doesn't help
(http://www.thumperclub.com/photos/2009/th_thumper49f86d3799617.jpg) (http://www.thumperclub.com/displayphoto.php?&index=155&set=currentmembers&menu=Photographs&direction=r)

They're just so quirky and... and... chunky  :)

Trouble is the prices are creeping up.
GC

I grew up with one !!!  Model 120 with a Huge Canterbury Carmobile.

Are you saying I am Quirky and Chunky....you Foppish Git !


Recognise the Chair ?
Briggs on a Panther Chassis.

Jethro

Title: Re: Is it just me
Post by: guest7 on May 02, 2009, 02:10:01 PM

Yep, recognised the Briggs. One the same was recently listed on Ebay. Nice chairs, imho.

GC

Title: Re: Is it just me
Post by: blew on May 02, 2009, 06:02:27 PM

I once had a Panther with a Villiers 2T engine and Earles forks.I don't suppose it qualifies as a "proper" Panther. I wonder why they didn't put Earles forks on the sidecar models???It went well enough,but if stopped when hot,I had to leave it cool off before it would restart.

Title: Re: Is it just me
Post by: guest27 on May 02, 2009, 07:46:19 PM

Friend down the road has a Panther and Chair in the shed - he is hoping for a job in St Helena, so should I help him out?

R

Title: Re: Is it just me
Post by: guest7 on May 03, 2009, 03:35:48 PM

Aaaaah the mythical dream sidecar outfit in a shed... I never get near anything like that. I recently chased up some 'old' bikes that were stored at the bike of a nursing home. Turned out to be an Aprillia scooter and that nasty custom version of the VT500, both with knackered ignition barrels  ::)

GC

Title: Re: Is it just me
Post by: Steffan on May 03, 2009, 06:27:22 PM

I periodically have bouts of it but never with a chair and having to do some "should be simple" service type work on the Bullet usually puts pay to that.

Steffan

Title: Re: Is it just me
Post by: guest27 on May 03, 2009, 07:37:37 PM

Not a dream - a real one...

 ;D

R

Title: Re: Is it just me
Post by: johnr on May 04, 2009, 10:26:20 AM

panthers are nice. but i always prefered my m21

Title: Re: Is it just me
Post by: guest27 on May 04, 2009, 07:28:38 PM

The ocelot and the once are also cute

R