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Old 19th January 2009, 10:50 PM
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Old 19th January 2009, 11:19 PM
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hi all.
can i ask what maybe a stupid question? ( if it is then apologies, had long day)
is that single seater to be allowed on the road, not just a track car?
i can see what looks like indicators on rear wheel arches.
if it is then can you imagine the reaction it would get on the road???
i might have a bit of that!
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Old 19th January 2009, 11:39 PM
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les g - back to the old skool mexico stripes, how about a more modern updated version like on the GT40 and include text as mentioned earlier.
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Old 20th January 2009, 11:19 AM
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hi all.
can i ask what maybe a stupid question? ( if it is then apologies, had long day)
is that single seater to be allowed on the road, not just a track car?
i can see what looks like indicators on rear wheel arches.
if it is then can you imagine the reaction it would get on the road???
i might have a bit of that!
cheers
andy
Andy,
Yes mate it's road legal or will be once thru the test.
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Old 20th January 2009, 08:36 PM
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ah, now i,m in a pickle, do i go ahead & make my first cut of the steel to start my roadster build or wait till the single seater is available????
the problem is I want both but know i can,t afford both, what do i do? suggestions welcomed, this is my first build so would i be better to build the roadster then in few years build the single seater knowing i,ve gained the experience from building the roadster? HHMMM
would love to have both sat on the drive

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andy
ps. i,m serious , should i build a roadster or wait for the single?
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Old 20th January 2009, 10:39 PM
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cheers beardyjohn
yep thats the idea thanks for the piccie i,ll get TJ to file it
it will definitely be something along those sort of lines (not a pun) any other suggestions or piccies welcomed

handyandy
oops what a dilemma you find yourself in !!!!!!
i dont have the answer for that question
but will you ever want to take a passenger in your pride and joy ????????
but i can tell you this i,ve seen the buck for the new car and it will look every bit as good as the book or maybe better fabby does know his stuff !!!
oh and i know how lights will happen on fabby tell him or can i now
yours and chris,s dark secret is out !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old 20th January 2009, 11:01 PM
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cheers Les G, some good points you raise, as for taking a passenger, yeah of course i would, if only to show it off but if there wasn,t a spare seat then they could watch from side of the road lol.
basically i,ve now gotta decide either 3 to 4k on a roadster or around 5k on the single seater.
my wife doesn,t drive so has no interest in driving my car, being totally honest with myself, this is "ME TOY", Mine , no kids , no mrs & no dogs (ahem, not the wife), i have a kitted out van for family & the dogs.
yeah i have no doubt about how good the single will look, whats attracting me to the single is there won,t be that many around, would like to be one of the first builders etc, i like the idea of the exclusivity(spelling??) of it, basically deep down i,m a show off,

Mark ?????

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Old 20th January 2009, 11:30 PM
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well handy andy
as they say the choice is yours
but i bet you change your mind again before long lol

personally i have zero interest in bikes at all !!!!
loud noisy thrashy unreliable not that great really
but time marches on
then a couple of weekends ago my mate pops round on his new toy a kwak ninja thing and says have a play with that
result the f##k##g thing is ballistic and then you start thinking i get it now
bec well maybe
but for me i would like a rear engine two seater bec something like ash g picked up a sylva riot iirc that sort of thing
just my preference but !!!!!!
all the best with your choice,s
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Old 20th January 2009, 11:45 PM
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cheers Les g, lol, it might be a case of pick the decision out of a hat???
i,m not indecisive.
i just don,t know what to do..... lol

l like bikes ( ex racer ) & understand why BEC, tho the single might look good with a v6, exhausts out of each side like a F1 of the era.

ho hum, think i,ll sleep on it.

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Old 21st January 2009, 09:19 AM
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The 5k was only a guess as some bike motors can cost a few quid, spend less on the motor and the build will be less...or use that VFR750 Andy as it's free
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