Tributes, are they allowed? The guy was a Yorkshireman.

Re: ex-pat tractor

In message <[email protected]>, fred
<[email protected]> writes
>On Friday, in article
> <[email protected]>
> [email protected] "Tez Burke" wrote:
>
>> There was a slight difference in the body work, most noticeable around
>> the back window, if you're on about the one that was the German
>> equivalent of the Mk. 3 Cortina. They also made a coupe version, which
>> looked more like a Consul. Needless to say, the continentals didn't
>> exactly go wild for the Ford Capri! Don't think I ever saw a Crapi over
>> there without British licence plates.
>
>They knew how to make cars in those days, used to have a leather loop on
>each door post to stick her feet through, saves time winding the windows
>down and up again.
>
Bench seats in the front too, and column changes :)
--
Mike Clayton
To right the wrong is always right
<take out the plug to email me>
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mike_clayton
 
Re: ex-pat tractor

In message <[email protected]>, Cigi
<[email protected]> writes
>My mate had both a Bantam and a C15. The Bantam had solid back ends
>which made for a rather interesting ride. The C15 went like shit off a
>shovel leaving me struggling along behind on the old Franny Barnet 197
>Villiers. When I got the TB I kicked his arse though and could walk
>proudly into the Tomato Dip [1] . :- p
>

I bought a new Bantam in 1968, lovely little bike. It was black with
chrome sides on the petrol tank. The only problem I had with it, and
they all had this problem apparently, was that the kick start used to
jam. It shared the gear pedal shaft. I cured that by putting a couple of
thin shims on the shaft between the kick and gear pedal. Unfortunately I
had to sell the bike less than a year later when I was posted to
Germany.

Incidentally, before that I had a Rayleigh Wisp. Anyone remember those?
--
Mike Clayton
To right the wrong is always right
<take out the plug to email me>
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mike_clayton
 
Re: ex-pat tractor

In message <[email protected]>, Cigi
<[email protected]> writes
>My mate had both a Bantam and a C15. The Bantam had solid back ends
>which made for a rather interesting ride. The C15 went like shit off a
>shovel leaving me struggling along behind on the old Franny Barnet 197
>Villiers. When I got the TB I kicked his arse though and could walk
>proudly into the Tomato Dip [1] . :- p
>

I bought a new Bantam in 1968, lovely little bike. It was black with
chrome sides on the petrol tank. The only problem I had with it, and
they all had this problem apparently, was that the kick start used to
jam. It shared the gear pedal shaft. I cured that by putting a couple of
thin shims on the shaft between the kick and gear pedal. Unfortunately I
had to sell the bike less than a year later when I was posted to
Germany.

Incidentally, before that I had a Rayleigh Wisp. Anyone remember those?
--
Mike Clayton
To right the wrong is always right
<take out the plug to email me>
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mike_clayton
 
Re: ex-pat tractor

In message <[email protected]>, Cigi
<[email protected]> writes
>My mate had both a Bantam and a C15. The Bantam had solid back ends
>which made for a rather interesting ride. The C15 went like shit off a
>shovel leaving me struggling along behind on the old Franny Barnet 197
>Villiers. When I got the TB I kicked his arse though and could walk
>proudly into the Tomato Dip [1] . :- p
>

I bought a new Bantam in 1968, lovely little bike. It was black with
chrome sides on the petrol tank. The only problem I had with it, and
they all had this problem apparently, was that the kick start used to
jam. It shared the gear pedal shaft. I cured that by putting a couple of
thin shims on the shaft between the kick and gear pedal. Unfortunately I
had to sell the bike less than a year later when I was posted to
Germany.

Incidentally, before that I had a Rayleigh Wisp. Anyone remember those?
--
Mike Clayton
To right the wrong is always right
<take out the plug to email me>
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mike_clayton
 
Re: ex-pat tractor

In message <[email protected]>, Cigi
<[email protected]> writes
>My mate had both a Bantam and a C15. The Bantam had solid back ends
>which made for a rather interesting ride. The C15 went like shit off a
>shovel leaving me struggling along behind on the old Franny Barnet 197
>Villiers. When I got the TB I kicked his arse though and could walk
>proudly into the Tomato Dip [1] . :- p
>

I bought a new Bantam in 1968, lovely little bike. It was black with
chrome sides on the petrol tank. The only problem I had with it, and
they all had this problem apparently, was that the kick start used to
jam. It shared the gear pedal shaft. I cured that by putting a couple of
thin shims on the shaft between the kick and gear pedal. Unfortunately I
had to sell the bike less than a year later when I was posted to
Germany.

Incidentally, before that I had a Rayleigh Wisp. Anyone remember those?
--
Mike Clayton
To right the wrong is always right
<take out the plug to email me>
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mike_clayton
 
Re: ex-pat tractor

In message <[email protected]>, Cigi
<[email protected]> writes
>My mate had both a Bantam and a C15. The Bantam had solid back ends
>which made for a rather interesting ride. The C15 went like shit off a
>shovel leaving me struggling along behind on the old Franny Barnet 197
>Villiers. When I got the TB I kicked his arse though and could walk
>proudly into the Tomato Dip [1] . :- p
>

I bought a new Bantam in 1968, lovely little bike. It was black with
chrome sides on the petrol tank. The only problem I had with it, and
they all had this problem apparently, was that the kick start used to
jam. It shared the gear pedal shaft. I cured that by putting a couple of
thin shims on the shaft between the kick and gear pedal. Unfortunately I
had to sell the bike less than a year later when I was posted to
Germany.

Incidentally, before that I had a Rayleigh Wisp. Anyone remember those?
--
Mike Clayton
To right the wrong is always right
<take out the plug to email me>
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mike_clayton
 
Re: ex-pat tractor

In message <[email protected]>, Cigi
<[email protected]> writes
>My mate had both a Bantam and a C15. The Bantam had solid back ends
>which made for a rather interesting ride. The C15 went like shit off a
>shovel leaving me struggling along behind on the old Franny Barnet 197
>Villiers. When I got the TB I kicked his arse though and could walk
>proudly into the Tomato Dip [1] . :- p
>

I bought a new Bantam in 1968, lovely little bike. It was black with
chrome sides on the petrol tank. The only problem I had with it, and
they all had this problem apparently, was that the kick start used to
jam. It shared the gear pedal shaft. I cured that by putting a couple of
thin shims on the shaft between the kick and gear pedal. Unfortunately I
had to sell the bike less than a year later when I was posted to
Germany.

Incidentally, before that I had a Rayleigh Wisp. Anyone remember those?
--
Mike Clayton
To right the wrong is always right
<take out the plug to email me>
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mike_clayton
 
Re: ex-pat tractor

In message <[email protected]>,
[email protected] writes
>All this nostalgia got me remembering my old man's Panther 600 which was the
>first bike I ever rode on.
>
>http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/Bike Directories/Panther Bikes/pages/Pa
>nther%20600.htm
>
>If you backtack on this site there's all sorts of memory stirring to be had.
>Might even be a Wisp there somewhere Mike.
>

Great site, thanks for the link, Derek.
--
Mike Clayton
To right the wrong is always right
<take out the plug to email me>
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mike_clayton
 
Re: ex-pat tractor

In message <[email protected]>,
[email protected] writes
>All this nostalgia got me remembering my old man's Panther 600 which was the
>first bike I ever rode on.
>
>http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/Bike Directories/Panther Bikes/pages/Pa
>nther%20600.htm
>
>If you backtack on this site there's all sorts of memory stirring to be had.
>Might even be a Wisp there somewhere Mike.
>

Great site, thanks for the link, Derek.
--
Mike Clayton
To right the wrong is always right
<take out the plug to email me>
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mike_clayton
 
Re: ex-pat tractor

In message <[email protected]>,
[email protected] writes
>All this nostalgia got me remembering my old man's Panther 600 which was the
>first bike I ever rode on.
>
>http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/Bike Directories/Panther Bikes/pages/Pa
>nther%20600.htm
>
>If you backtack on this site there's all sorts of memory stirring to be had.
>Might even be a Wisp there somewhere Mike.
>

Great site, thanks for the link, Derek.
--
Mike Clayton
To right the wrong is always right
<take out the plug to email me>
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mike_clayton
 
Re: ex-pat tractor

In message <[email protected]>,
[email protected] writes
>All this nostalgia got me remembering my old man's Panther 600 which was the
>first bike I ever rode on.
>
>http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/Bike Directories/Panther Bikes/pages/Pa
>nther%20600.htm
>
>If you backtack on this site there's all sorts of memory stirring to be had.
>Might even be a Wisp there somewhere Mike.
>

Great site, thanks for the link, Derek.
--
Mike Clayton
To right the wrong is always right
<take out the plug to email me>
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mike_clayton
 
Re: ex-pat tractor

In message <[email protected]>,
[email protected] writes
>All this nostalgia got me remembering my old man's Panther 600 which was the
>first bike I ever rode on.
>
>http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/Bike Directories/Panther Bikes/pages/Pa
>nther%20600.htm
>
>If you backtack on this site there's all sorts of memory stirring to be had.
>Might even be a Wisp there somewhere Mike.
>

Great site, thanks for the link, Derek.
--
Mike Clayton
To right the wrong is always right
<take out the plug to email me>
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mike_clayton
 
Re: ex-pat tractor

In message <[email protected]>,
[email protected] writes
>All this nostalgia got me remembering my old man's Panther 600 which was the
>first bike I ever rode on.
>
>http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/Bike Directories/Panther Bikes/pages/Pa
>nther%20600.htm
>
>If you backtack on this site there's all sorts of memory stirring to be had.
>Might even be a Wisp there somewhere Mike.
>

Great site, thanks for the link, Derek.
--
Mike Clayton
To right the wrong is always right
<take out the plug to email me>
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mike_clayton
 
Re: ex-pat tractor

On Saturday, in article
<[email protected]>
[email protected] wrote:

> On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 08:35:05 +0000, Mike Clayton
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Incidentally, before that I had a Rayleigh Wisp.
>
> All this nostalgia got me remembering my old man's Panther 600 which was the
> first bike I ever rode on.

Good bikes the Panther, fired once per lamppost.

--
ô
õçîd
 
Re: ex-pat tractor

On Saturday, in article
<[email protected]>
[email protected] wrote:

> On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 08:35:05 +0000, Mike Clayton
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Incidentally, before that I had a Rayleigh Wisp.
>
> All this nostalgia got me remembering my old man's Panther 600 which was the
> first bike I ever rode on.

Good bikes the Panther, fired once per lamppost.

--
ô
õçîd
 
Re: ex-pat tractor

On Saturday, in article
<[email protected]>
[email protected] wrote:

> On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 08:35:05 +0000, Mike Clayton
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Incidentally, before that I had a Rayleigh Wisp.
>
> All this nostalgia got me remembering my old man's Panther 600 which was the
> first bike I ever rode on.

Good bikes the Panther, fired once per lamppost.

--
ô
õçîd
 
Re: ex-pat tractor

On Saturday, in article
<[email protected]>
[email protected] wrote:

> On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 08:35:05 +0000, Mike Clayton
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Incidentally, before that I had a Rayleigh Wisp.
>
> All this nostalgia got me remembering my old man's Panther 600 which was the
> first bike I ever rode on.

Good bikes the Panther, fired once per lamppost.

--
ô
õçîd
 
Re: ex-pat tractor

On Saturday, in article
<[email protected]>
[email protected] wrote:

> On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 08:35:05 +0000, Mike Clayton
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Incidentally, before that I had a Rayleigh Wisp.
>
> All this nostalgia got me remembering my old man's Panther 600 which was the
> first bike I ever rode on.

Good bikes the Panther, fired once per lamppost.

--
ô
õçîd
 
Re: ex-pat tractor

On Saturday, in article
<[email protected]>
[email protected] wrote:

> On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 08:35:05 +0000, Mike Clayton
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Incidentally, before that I had a Rayleigh Wisp.
>
> All this nostalgia got me remembering my old man's Panther 600 which was the
> first bike I ever rode on.

Good bikes the Panther, fired once per lamppost.

--
ô
õçîd
 
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