byegad
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- NE England
And they don't come idler than Mark.
Bum! Bum!
Bum! Bum!
the recovery
- Thread starter markg0vbr
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byegad
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- Location
- NE England
Sorry that should be:-
Boom! Boom!
Boom! Boom!
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markg0vbr
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- Location
- rawmarsh rotherham
i have now done 150 miles on the trike 30 miles on the hand trike so far this week .
i have just been oiling up the trike ready for the photo shoot, it will be tasteful and artistic.
i have just been oiling up the trike ready for the photo shoot, it will be tasteful and artistic.
byegad
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- NE England
So long as only the trike is oiled up old chap! 
byegad
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- NE England
Might frighten the horses y' know!
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markg0vbr
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- Location
- rawmarsh rotherham
i will wear my trikeeny
byegad
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I had to go for a long walk on reading this.
I was nearly tempted to offer you...
(No easy way to say this.)
... money!
The shame! A Yorkshireman thinking of giving away hard brass.
Luckily I got over it. So I've borrowed a shotgun and if the trikini does make an appearance, oiled or not I'll shoot you! One barrel only of course, no need to waste money on cartridges, when one carefully aimed one will do.
I was nearly tempted to offer you...
(No easy way to say this.)
... money!
The shame! A Yorkshireman thinking of giving away hard brass.
Luckily I got over it. So I've borrowed a shotgun and if the trikini does make an appearance, oiled or not I'll shoot you! One barrel only of course, no need to waste money on cartridges, when one carefully aimed one will do.
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markg0vbr
Über Member
- Location
- rawmarsh rotherham
having read this i think some one has put a contract out on me.
coming up to a left turn of the main road doing 25mph a 4x4 over took me 20yards from the turn,
problem
1 a car was pulling out of the turn to come towards us
2 a car was just pulling up to turn in to the same road as me from the opposite direction.
3 lots of tyre smoke and three emergency stops later they all ended up 6" apart swearing a LOT!
1 mile further coming up to a t junction to turn left doing 20mph 15 yards from the junction a car over took and pulled up to the give way line with me rapidly approaching, a black bmw tried overtaking and pulling in front of me, there just was no way he would fit so he did a tyre smoking stop blocking the right hand lane, as we set of again he put full lock on and gunned it, i had a feeling this was going to happen so hung back and was not crushed as his wheels mounted the curb.
hand on horn he gave vent to his spleen, i did catch him up .5 of a mile further on but he sped off as i was emerging from the trike, so could gently explain how i was a tad upset that he had deliberately tried to use his car as a weapon!
next as i was on the long descent from wentworth 28mph a bus over took doing 50+ on a blind bend, half way past me he just pulled in to the side, if i had not hit the brakes hard i would be dead now.
1 mile further on a van did the same again on a blind bend only this time a car was coming she did a emergency stop, i did a emergency stop....... the van floored it, the lady was sat on the bend screaming, i think she was a bit upset.
in all four incidents if i had not been on the ball i would not be typing this now.
coming up to a left turn of the main road doing 25mph a 4x4 over took me 20yards from the turn,
problem
1 a car was pulling out of the turn to come towards us
2 a car was just pulling up to turn in to the same road as me from the opposite direction.
3 lots of tyre smoke and three emergency stops later they all ended up 6" apart swearing a LOT!
1 mile further coming up to a t junction to turn left doing 20mph 15 yards from the junction a car over took and pulled up to the give way line with me rapidly approaching, a black bmw tried overtaking and pulling in front of me, there just was no way he would fit so he did a tyre smoking stop blocking the right hand lane, as we set of again he put full lock on and gunned it, i had a feeling this was going to happen so hung back and was not crushed as his wheels mounted the curb.
hand on horn he gave vent to his spleen, i did catch him up .5 of a mile further on but he sped off as i was emerging from the trike, so could gently explain how i was a tad upset that he had deliberately tried to use his car as a weapon!
next as i was on the long descent from wentworth 28mph a bus over took doing 50+ on a blind bend, half way past me he just pulled in to the side, if i had not hit the brakes hard i would be dead now.
1 mile further on a van did the same again on a blind bend only this time a car was coming she did a emergency stop, i did a emergency stop....... the van floored it, the lady was sat on the bend screaming, i think she was a bit upset.
in all four incidents if i had not been on the ball i would not be typing this now.
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markg0vbr
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- Location
- rawmarsh rotherham
the trikeeny is like a mankeeny but less conservative and made out of black pvc.
- Location
- Next door to Mr Benn at No 54
I am sure you should be calling it a Bikeeny. I am awaiting upon pectorial evidence.
Perhaps you will reveal all later this evening.
Perhaps you will reveal all later this evening.
<shudders>
Is it just you - are all the drivers round your way idiots ???
More seriously [yes- apologies for being serious in a thread devoted to THE RECOVERY] but perhaps you should have a big notice on the back of your trike which says something like :
"HEY ! SLOW DOWN !!!
I CAN DO 50 MPH ON THIS, YOU KNOW !"
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markg0vbr
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- rawmarsh rotherham
http://ridewithgps.com/trips/434032 today's ride
i am having a problem with the trikeeny, i was using it to lob water balloons over the house earl eyer this year, and the elastic has stretched this makes it a bit baggy.
after 225miles i did my first shake down service, i have adjusted toe-in to 0.75mm as it was at 4.5mm toe-out this has made the handling totally different it is now stable at any speed and a lot more relaxed, set the hi low limit on the rear and got the indexing spot on, set up the disc brakes and tested all the nut and bolt are tight.
i am going to writ to my mp about the frog fungus.
i am having a problem with the trikeeny, i was using it to lob water balloons over the house earl eyer this year, and the elastic has stretched this makes it a bit baggy.
after 225miles i did my first shake down service, i have adjusted toe-in to 0.75mm as it was at 4.5mm toe-out this has made the handling totally different it is now stable at any speed and a lot more relaxed, set the hi low limit on the rear and got the indexing spot on, set up the disc brakes and tested all the nut and bolt are tight.
i am going to writ to my mp about the frog fungus.
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markg0vbr
Über Member
- Location
- rawmarsh rotherham
trike as in three "er meat and two veg" "the tree musketeers" "the three amigos" "TDH tom d...k & harry" ect.
- Location
- Next door to Mr Benn at No 54
If you would like to see a pic of me on my new bike, there is a thread in Café. 
