Puma is 980kg out of the box and makes 123bhp and 115ftlb's of torque

with removal of the interior, replace most of the glass for perspex, lighter wheels and removing the Ford engine and gearbox I reckon you could knock 200kg off it

The Kwak engine makes 187bhp (197bhp with ram air effect) and 113ftlb's so should work ok. Would fit a heavy duty clutch.

Quaife do a transfer gearbox with reverse that fits with Ford drive shafts so it's mainly a case of lining it all up and mounting the engine….sounds easy

If i'm going to put a ford engine back in I'll get another 1.7 (why would I put an asthmatic 1.4 in it)

The whole point is in using a bike engine is high power, high revs and light weight

I bet they hang about round there a lot or at least the surrounding area……go down with a group of mates and give them the proper kicking they so richly deserve…..even if you get the wrong bunch of lads the word will soon get round to leave mountain bikers alone

Of course maybe having victim written on your forehead didn't help :wink:

Kramer – Member
Use them to build a beater bike.

Don't do beater bikes

CaptJon – Member
You need less than you think.

I have no idea how many I need hence the comment I know less than **** all about.

BMW 335D – 286bhp

4 door or coupe

42 mpg combined

should be fast enough

milkherd……nice frame but too wee for me

Thanks guys……lime green it is then :D

I'd recommend it if you've an interest in the 1st WW…..went to the Menin Gate a couple of years ago and there was a highland regiment there with a lone piper playing…..one of the most moving things I've ever been at

My daughter and her King Kikapu

My Major Jake

My Major Jake….finished yesterday

Old Azonic Sabre

Having seen my ex have 3 babies and having shattered my right femur in a v big motorcycle accident……I'll take the broken femur anyday….I'm so pleased im a bloke and don't have to do the having a baby thing

Having a baby looks **** sore

Sky+ it and whizz thro all the ads….the halfords one is useful coz you know where to stop it to carry on watching

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I had a vinyl album (Psycledelic by Johnny Moped IIRC) that had 2 lead in tracks on side 1 so which track you got was dependant on where you put the stylus on……. v cool

seconded on the bicarb

Or just leave some energy drink in it for a week or so in the sun and it'll never taste the same again 8O

As an engineer this is one of my faves

Building an Airbus 380 in 7 minutes

I got stalked by a black kite last year when cycling thro’ a forest in the Vendee in France.

It was probably thinking “that fat git is gonna have a heart attack on the next hill so I’ll get some lunch”

I have I tunes on my pooter anyway as my daughter has a nano.

Was thinking about a 120gb Classic

I’m 6’4″ and weigh about 115kg (about 18 stone) and ride this for the bumpy stuff (although now has 5.5″ rockers and a straight post)

and this for the smoother stuff

igm….v funny

Not an MTB but 22lbs and deliberately not built superlight coz I ain’t superlight either

You can get it here……I have a jersey and shorts somewhere in my mountain of cycle clothing

hora….if you want to go to the TT next year then you best book your tickets and hotel now

There’s a lot of people who book their hotel and ferry for the following year before they leave

KTM 690 Supermoto

I did put a pic up earlier but here another

No Strato…..your H2…..when I was at college for my apprenticeship there was a lad on my course who had a tuned H2 with 3 allspeeds on it. It sounded completely mental and went like stink….mind you only did about 15mpg

That first bike is deffo a twin……mono fail for juan 8O

It’s a Triton so likely to be a 750 Triumph Bonneville engine in a Norton featherbed frame….v nice tho but would take a lot of looking after

(edit) Seeing maxrays pic…..pre-unit engine so prob a 650

Strato……that is **** luvverly

I’m going to look at one of these tomorrow

My GF is a senior HR Business Partner and has tweaked mine to appeal to what most companies are looking for. I got asked by an agency if I’d had it written professionally

email me at ken_shields@btopenworld.com and I’ll send you a copy to use as a template (if you want to that is)

I had a steel hardtail with a thomson post and I felt like I’d been humped by the entire coldstream guards after a long ride.

Swapped the Selle Italia Ti Flite for a Fizik Gobi (older one with Ti rails) and a Van Nicholas Ti post and it was like a new bike from a comfort perspective.

I’ve still got the post but not the frame but I’m saving it in case I get another hardtail

Do not go to Bedford via junction 13. Road widening going into Bedford makes it a **** nightmare.

If you must go to bedford then do it on the A422

I live in MK and have to go to our office in Newcastle fairly regularly. I normally do it from about 6.30 in the morning and just do the M1 to Leeds and then the A1. Normally takes about 4 hours.

Could potentially be very shite at 5.30 but may be ok (same could be said about any motorway journey on a Friday evening tho.

My fave…….early on a Sunday thro Paris

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0xjwCEhTQc

Should have checked the other posts….same as scott’s….soz

I fancy one of these for the M6 when it gets busy

I’ve had that pic as the wallpaper on my work pc for ages

I’d love to have been a fly on the wall for the conversation

“Look I know we’ve been doing the wall of death for a while and I think the acts getting a bit stale. Now I’ve had an idea…….”

I ran into a 10′ tree once and it didn’t feel like a shrub 8O

Thanks chaps….I knew the STW massive would come through

Timber…..IIRC it only grows to about 10 feet anyway

Most of the French A roads are deserted during the day and a lot are dual carriageways.

Take a couple of days to do the drive and stay somewhere nice on the way down

Stripped the brakes ….cleaned the calipers with brake cleaner and made sure the pistons moved freely and evenly

cleaned the pads with brake cleaner and baked them

Copper greased the edges & back of the pads and the retaining bolt

Sanded the discs again

A quick blast round the block had no squealing but time will tell on a longer ride….if this doesn’t work then resin/organic pads are the next thing to try