Chester Draws

3 hours ago, Butch said:

Stan Stephens used to tune LC's and Powervalves as well iirc.

They were horrifically fast, but like many 350 LC's, not unlike a hand grenade with a very loose pin. One of the tips I was always given when looking at a second hand LC was to check for lockwire around the sump plug.

Suzuki absolutely broke the mould with the RG's. The 500's sounded and looked awesome, being a Yamaha fan I always liked the RD500 YPVS , but again, nowadays they're fetching huge sums of money for a half decent one. Plus the Mrs won't let me have another bike anyway, least of all something as ridiculously impractical and fast like an 80's 500cc 2 stroke.

However @galenkia in case you were interested...

https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1618525

Yeh, Stan was the man.

I had a 350 LC too, great bike except for the speed wobble about 100mph

Get a divorce and buy it! 

14 hours ago, galenkia said:

Mine blew up twice, that’s when I sold it.

 I was only 20 when I bought it, didn’t know how to,it was my first big bike.

I had another one in 89 too, wrote it off....
 

I'm coeliac and will be back in Patts next month. 

I would be grateful for any gluten free restaurant suggestions and any bars with gluten free beer including beer Lao

Thanks

14 minutes ago, galenkia said:

They are like gold dust. 
I had mine tuned by Dave Goddard about three miles from my home in Houndslow.

Not as good as Stan, but it needed rebuilding after blowing up, so had it tuned while it was apart. Then bought some Nikon pipes to finish it off.

Thanks for sharing this mate.

They do have a habit of blowing up! All part of the fun.....

On 10/9/2023 at 8:56 PM, galenkia said:

Never regretted selling a car, but I wish I had my Suzuki RG500, a nice one goes for £20k now.

I'm lucky enough to still own a very nice RG 500.  Stan Stevens Stage 3 tune makes it even more fun.

I love Larry's stories, nobody can tell them like him!

Best Pattaya interview yet, looking forward to the next!

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Went to pick up onw of these with a mate a week or so ago, a lot of motor for the money now!
 

At one point in the mid-late 2000's, 348TB's were down to £20-25k  and 355GTB's were under £30k. 

This was the best pre-2000 Ferrari I have ever driven. 
1984 308 GTS QV. 
Note, all important "Big Knob" mod [emoji16]
 

Was that the Donnington meetup, per chance?

I regularly look at the pricing in the UK for 348/355/360's and i would agree with you, silly prices indeed. I paid 38500GBP's back in 2001 and probaly should have kept hold of it but it was a second car that spent a lot of its time in my garage doing nothing just looking beautiful (not a very practical car for everyday driving in lots of respects). I'd satisfied my boyhood dream of owning a red Ferrari so it was time after a couple of years to say goodbye.
Does your friend let you have a drive of his lovelies ? 

I remember discussing this car with you in Pattaya, and gated shifter or not I am still green with envy - I am a lifelong Ferrari fan but the only time I have ever been in or driven one was in Las Vegas on a race track where I rented an F430 for a few laps - I would kill for a ride or drive in a classic model from the '60s but with the "collectors" (better term "speculators") driving their values sky-high that wish gets more remote as time goes by - one of the prices I've paid for living in a remote area during my lifetime. 

Well i had the 348TB and i have to say it was like driving a super fast tractor what with the gated gear shift but it was a "looker" imo

Audi R8 has a Lambo 5.2 V10 donk

Love em, now resale prices of the R8 are getting sensible which opens them up for more not so wealthy buyers. Did'nt we have a boardie on Schh "Piemelty" or something like that who had one and posted pics of it, it was a beauty.
Audi's are great quality cars imo, i loved my TT.

I love a straight six in anything, and BMW's versions are about as good as they come. Although I'd love to take your F80 for a good boot, I don't think I'd want to buy a BMW newer than my 2003 330xi  E46 because they are just too full of electronic gimmickry and I am thousands of miles away from the nearest dealer and need to do most of my own maintenance and repairs (thankfully few of these so far!).

Good choice, the V8's of the E92 were known to be troublesome. I always liked the sound of the E46 and the straight 6 has a nice rasp to it. Bloke nearby has a real garage queen, a 2002 Turbo which only comes out for shows and sunny days, another BMW I'd like to own :)

Well here's an Englishman's M3 which i could'nt afford at 42K in 1996 so the company i worked for bought it for me as my company car, it was a great drive.
 

Sutter MXX500 2 stroke.... I want!

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A week driving in Scotland staying at decent hotels, enjoying good food. Roads up there are fantastic and empty...

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I never pay for biz class, can't justify the extra cost, would rather spend the money on a good hotel.

Night flights and xanax help with economy.

However I generate a lot of points with credit card spend and sign up bonuses, plus the BA companion voucher, so get to fly biz class regularly... It makes such a difference, holiday starts at check in.

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Well we got a "Bike Porn" thread which i have to say is brill imo so why not have a car one as well. This British made TVR Tuscan was/is imo an absolute beauty, it was launched in 2000 with a list price of circa 40K GBP and to acquire an excellent condition one today will set you back in excess of 30K GBP. In its day it was a real head turner and the exhaust sound was far better than any stereo sound system you might want to hear, most owners chose the exhaust lol
I don't quite know why i did'nt get one when i retired and had all the time to play around/enjoy one, it was capable of 180mph if ya had the balls to do it. Like all TVR's it had a bad rep for reliability but to the fervent owners that was a price worth paying to own and drive such a beauty at a relatively affordable price. If i was living in the UK now i would get one as a last throw of the dice.
     

I had one of these a 1974 Fiat X19  bought it used in 1979 and was really a fun car to drive could corner unbelievably. This one is a later model 
 
 
This is a stock photo of a 74 X19 

Cosworth's were a great investment for the canny minded. 
My 3 year old Suzukl RG500 cost me £3500 in 1989,mint ones go for over £20k now. I sold mine for £500 with a blown engine and crash damage 5 years later [emoji1]