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guest7

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My new sidecar
« on: May 26, 2009, 04:46:32 PM »
I finally got my new chair back to the house today:

(click on image to link to my sidecar blog).

It's in quite good nick, but I think there are some suspension linkages missing. However, for £20 I'm not too worried.

GC
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Steffan

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Re: My new sidecar
« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2009, 04:49:26 PM »
Is there no end to the profligate spending and in a recession as well......
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guest18

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Re: My new sidecar
« Reply #2 on: May 26, 2009, 05:32:00 PM »
Quote from: Steffan on May 26, 2009, 04:49:26 PM
Is there no end to the profligate spending and in a recession as well......

HAH! That is a mere bagatelle next to my last week or so!  :o Anyway, shouldn't you be thesising?  ;) :P
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guest7

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Re: My new sidecar
« Reply #3 on: May 26, 2009, 07:36:20 PM »
The plot thickens, the body appears to be a Busmar Astral and the chassis is from a late 50s Watsonian.

Ho hum  ::)

GC
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Mark

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Re: My new sidecar
« Reply #4 on: May 26, 2009, 09:39:59 PM »
Quote from: onepot on May 26, 2009, 07:36:20 PM
The plot thickens, the body appears to be a Busmar Astral and the chassis is from a late 50s Watsonian.

Ho hum  ::)

GC

I'm so happy for you. And I can't even find a little old Velorex  :'(
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guest7

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Re: My new sidecar
« Reply #5 on: May 26, 2009, 11:44:46 PM »
Quote from: Mark on May 26, 2009, 09:39:59 PM
I'm so happy for you. And I can't even find a little old Velorex  :'(

My advice is to just keep asking around, it's amazing where sidecars turn up from. Sooner or later a friend will tell you of a friend's dad's uncle who has an old sidecar in his garden.

I was considering the old cards in the newsagents window approach, asking if anyone has a sidecar for sale. I've had some good luck with that method in the past.

GC

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Re: My new sidecar
« Reply #6 on: May 29, 2009, 11:00:49 AM »
Quote from: onepot on May 26, 2009, 07:36:20 PM
The plot thickens, the body appears to be a Busmar Astral and the chassis is from a late 50s Watsonian.

Ho hum  ::)

GC

Quite a common thing in the '50s and 60's.
Use what was considered a good Chassis and someone elses Body.


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Steffan

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Re: My new sidecar
« Reply #7 on: May 29, 2009, 11:27:25 AM »
Sounds vaguely voyeuristic  :-[


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robG

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Re: My new sidecar
« Reply #8 on: May 29, 2009, 12:47:36 PM »
You have to distance yourself ,Steffan ,trust me .

Rob .
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guest7

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Re: My new sidecar
« Reply #9 on: May 31, 2009, 10:23:01 PM »
I think my wife is having an affair  :o

She finally found the sidecar in the garage. I'd told her I'd bought it and she went loopy so when it got delivered I didn't mention the fact to her. She wandered down to the garage yesterday morning and saw it for the first time. She said "Hey, that looks great, I can see why you're so pleased with it now".

This is so far out of character that I can only conclude that she is trying to mask a bigger issue.
GC
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robG

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Re: My new sidecar
« Reply #10 on: June 01, 2009, 12:04:13 AM »
Mrs OP thinks its a green house .

Rob .
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