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Re: Today’s want
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2021 1:06 pm
by jamcg
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2021 3:41 pm
by 16vCento
That's ace, but I'd want the car as well for 5 grand!
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2021 4:36 pm
by ZedLeg
Prices are mad for Motocompos because they hit that spot between car/bike collectors and folk who just want cool stuff.
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2021 7:08 pm
by Mito Man
50cc, that must be an exercise in patience and misery to actually use!
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2021 7:18 pm
by ZedLeg
50cc will move you around at city speeds alright, as long as you aren’t too big
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2021 7:37 pm
by Rich B
Mito Man wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 7:08 pm
50cc, that must be an exercise in patience and misery to actually use!
have you never ridden a 50cc moped?
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2021 7:42 pm
by nuttinnew
They have (or had) a convertible one as well
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2021 8:50 pm
by Mito Man
Rich B wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 7:37 pm
Mito Man wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 7:08 pm
50cc, that must be an exercise in patience and misery to actually use!
have you never ridden a 50cc moped?
I had a 52cc scooter which I stuck a Ferrari badge on when I was probably 10, I remember it being slower than my bicycle disappointingly. But it was alright on pavements. Fuck driving a 50cc on an actual road.
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2021 8:52 pm
by ZedLeg
Mito Man wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 8:50 pm
Rich B wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 7:37 pm
Mito Man wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 7:08 pm
50cc, that must be an exercise in patience and misery to actually use!
have you never ridden a 50cc moped?
I had a 52cc scooter which I stuck a Ferrari badge on when I was probably 10, I remember it being slower than my bicycle disappointingly. But it was alright on pavements. Fuck driving a 50cc on an actual road.
It was broken, a 50cc bike will to 40mph no bother
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2021 9:13 pm
by Mito Man
ZedLeg wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 8:52 pm
Mito Man wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 8:50 pm
Rich B wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 7:37 pm
have you never ridden a 50cc moped?
I had a 52cc scooter which I stuck a Ferrari badge on when I was probably 10, I remember it being slower than my bicycle disappointingly. But it was alright on pavements. Fuck driving a 50cc on an actual road.
It was broken, a 50cc bike will to 40mph no bother
Or perhaps it had a single speed gearbox, like the motocompo...
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2021 9:29 pm
by ZedLeg
Apparently the motocompo will do 18mph. You must’ve had legs like Chris Hoy if you could do that on a bike when you were 10
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2021 9:39 pm
by Mito Man
I reckon it did 15 and I could beat that, definitely downhill and the South Downs was all hills. Both me on bike and on scooter uphill were also similarly shite though
Also it was one of these scooters rather than of the bike variety
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2021 9:54 pm
by jamcg
18mph is faster than most rush hour traffic in central London surely
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2021 10:57 pm
by integrale_evo
I’d love a motocompo. Another of those toys I should have bought 10 years ago when I had no money but have now hit the collectors / modern classics / retro zone.
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 2:22 am
by nuttinnew
nuttinnew wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 7:42 pm
They have (or had) a convertible one as well
Here it is;
https://www.thecarwarehouse.co.uk/vehic ... honda-city
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 9:22 am
by JonMad
'we also have available the small Motocompo motorcycle that fits inside the boot'
reads like it doesn't come with the bike.
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 9:32 am
by ZedLeg
I think they're selling it separately as they know they'll get more for it.
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 11:17 am
by nuttinnew
^ Yep, same as the silver one. I'm not sure if they originally came with the cars anyway or were just an optional accessory.
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 9:46 pm
by Sundayjumper
I have a growing, nagging feeling that I'm going to end up switching the 7-Series for a Continental. I bought the 7 for commuting but that's just
soooooo 2020 now. I can't see myself doing that again so the (relatively) good fuel consumption doesn't matter any more. Keep the luxury but add a regular frisson of excitement about whether it'll start or not.
Continental e.g.:
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-detail ... 7034586911
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 10:03 pm
by DeskJockey
Sundayjumper wrote: Thu Jul 22, 2021 9:46 pm
I have a growing, nagging feeling that I'm going to end up switching the 7-Series for a Continental. I bought the 7 for commuting but that's just
soooooo 2020 now. I can't see myself doing that again so the (relatively) good fuel consumption doesn't matter any more. Keep the luxury but add a regular frisson of excitement about whether it'll start or not.
Continental e.g.:
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-detail ... 7034586911
They're temptingly cheap. Don't buy that one though. MoT history suggests that it hasn't, as the ad states, been "maintained regardless of cost" and somehow managed to reduce the mileage by nearly 30k miles between tests. Must have been a long drive in reverse (#FerrisBueller).
