I have been thinking over the last few days if or indeed any cars are acceptable for the discerning biker, I said Biker not dude who dresses up like a Power Ranger on the fourth Sunday off the month for a ride
oot with his fellow Power Ranger play pals! And I have come up with a list of three, so here they are and my reasoning behind them.
Number 1 - A series Jaguar. Very British, built like a tank, loads of flowing curves and the wonderful smell of leather and damp carpets you only get with British cars of the era. Also you have plenty of bits to tinker with and when you go to the pub on a cold winters night you will arrive in style and be the envy of every tin box driver in the car park.
Downsides are, they get through petrol at an alarming rate and there not as easy to find cheap these days as the flat cap restoration dudes are buying them up to make there garages look pretty.
Number 2 - A series
Land rover, the ultimate
meccano set for boys! Just like riding a bike in winter except with four wheels,
in fact if you are passed by a bike it's a good bet the biker is warmer than you as
Landy heaters are a bit of a strange
anomaly ie in summer there warm and in winter they blow cold, if by the way you do get a working heater please don't boast about it as smugness is an ugly trait!
Good for trips to the
auto jumble, her indoors won't want to borrow it as
there is no power steering plus and the cold, again loads to tinker with plus the ability to go play in the mud, oh happy days.
Downsides are the diesels are slower than a Blackpool donkey and the
petrol's make a series Jag seem economical but a
tdi transplant from a later model can go a long way to curing these ailments.
Number 3 - The Ford Transit, in white of course, the ultimate
auto jumble wagon, you can take a load and then bring a load more back. There is nothing like the knock of a 2.5 Di
tranny engine to strike fear into the middle classes everywhere!as your
pikey mobile slowly passes there driveways. Driving down the motorway with the window down and your index finger buried up your nose to your knuckle only withdrawing
occasionally to flick bogeys at passing rep mobiles, this kind of bliss can only be bettered by riding your bike.
Of course there is the added kudos that the great bands of yesteryear used
Trannies to get to gigs up an down the country.
Downsides are few, chip fat freezes quicker than pump diesel, an red is really not worth taking the risk, plus er indoors will expect you to take loads to the tip for her an her cronies and if your really unlucky she will volunteer you to move her mates flat when you should be shooting the breeze with your buds.
Anyway
that's my opinions on the matter if you have any serious suggestions to add I will consider them over a pint or two.........
I have refrained from showing pictures of the clutch and choke cable in position as I felt the excitement may be to much to bear for some.
