Cars and bikes I’ve come across in my travels

The Sweeny car was the budget Consul model (in UK) and had the 2.5 version of the V6
This was my one, a later Granada with the 2.8 injection unit, bought at 3 months old, comfortable car but a definate "wallower" if pushed even mildly through the corners. Much too thristy for 35/40,000 a year and thats when I started on diesels.
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I’ll be 70 in a couple of months and comfort and quiet is now my number 1 priority in cars. I rarely drive much over 120kph for long and if it gets curvy that usually means the scenery is getting pretty which is our cue to slow down and rubberneck. I hate being followed so I’m forever pulling over to let traffic by too. Compared to the cars of the Sweeney/Starsky and Hutch era the handling is so much better that even a boat suitable for an old fart like me will hustle right along if pressed. My W124 400E taught me that compliance and handling are not incompatible and they have only gotten better since then.

My motto should be: The older I get, the faster I was!
 
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Alzero said:
I’ll be 70 in a couple of months and comfort and quiet is now my number 1 priority in cars. I rarely drive much over 120kph for long and if it gets curvy that usually means the scenery is getting pretty which is our cue to slow down and rubberneck. I hate being followed so I’m forever pulling over to let traffic by too. Compared to the cars of the Sweeney/Starsky and Hutch era the handling is so much better that even a boat suitable for an old fart like me will hustle right along if pressed. My W124 400E taught me that compliance and handling are not incompatible and they have only gotten better since then.

My motto should be: The older I get, the faster I was!
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Yip the roads trips are more about the journey than destination in a sort of a way, as in far from motorways etc. and the madding crowd.
 
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Yip the roads trips are more about the journey than destination in a sort of a way, as in far from motorways etc. and the madding crowd.
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Yep, one of the reasons which include pollution, why I don't like planes.
It's not about arriving, it's about getting there.

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Unfortunately we are forced to fly constantly in our travels, it’s one of the parts of this lifestyle that I don’t really care for. Mostly because of the discomfort of economy class! The pollution and carbon output are an issue, but not a big one. Besides, the boat we lived on had twin 12 cylinder two stroke diesels that burned 10gph at cruise and 60+ at speed. I’d run them up to power once a week or so when traveling and the smoke cloud until they burned off the soot was impenetrable for 5 minutes! They had 5000+ hours and never missed a beat and still had compression within limits. Detroit Diesel 12v71’s turning 36” wheels pushing 100k lbs.

So I would be quite the hypocrite to start caring overly much at this point!
 
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You don’t have to ask twice! 1987 Hatteras 63’ cockpit motor yacht, we had her three years and ran her up and down the American east coast from Key West to Long Island Sound twice and out to the Bahamas once. Just my wife and myself. 0757FE48-4F31-4D22-A307-175CDFF8241B.jpeg
Upper deck with 15’ tender, motorscooter and kayaks
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Flybridge helm with lexan enclosure and iPad for navigation.
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At anchor shortly after purchase
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The Admiral and the captain in Key West, I built the blue skiff from a kit and later crushed it like an eggshell when Alzero wouldn’t shift into forward when I needed her to!
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Hauled out for first bottom paint.
 
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I was wondering what kind of boat has two V12 Diesel engines. That's a lot of boat. Too much boat when it's time to haul out and paint!

My boat only has a pissy little 3 cylinder diesel engine that only makes 28 HP. Its main propulsion system is achieved by hanging big areas of cloth from a tall stick. That raggedy looking red sail cover on the boom is just a temporary borrowed one while I was getting a new one made by a mate and Laverda forum member (RUSS) who is also a sailmaker. He took my old one away to take measurements off it.

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Here is a genuine ADV parked at the first service station after 300kms, 85 of them gravel road.75795200-2C74-45A6-8431-CFE6C1887E3D.jpeg64EE13BC-B816-4CE2-BC13-14A0B53D2892.jpegB640BB1B-A4F9-42F8-BCA5-FD4333670A91.jpeg
I don’t know if you can tell, but the bike came from Brazil. We are on the infamous Rte 40 which runs the length of Argentina along the Andes. We are stopped for the night at mile marker 2660km to the southern end of the road.
 
How are going with the Altitude, the two riders I have been following who did those Mountains, Itchy Boots had no issues but this bloke has. My one experience at 12k was Sking at Park City, Ice Creme headaches are pretty unpleasant.

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Ran out of excuses: San Francisco to Ushuaia on a Honda CRF300L Rally

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How are going with the Altitude, the two riders I have been following who did those Mountains, Itchy Boots had no issues but this bloke has. My one experience at 12k was Sking at Park City, Ice Creme headaches are pretty unpleasant.

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Ran out of excuses: San Francisco to Ushuaia on a Honda CRF300L Rally

To introduce myself, I am Amol, 53yr old Software guy (mostly in the games industry). I have lived in San Francisco the past 16 years. Owned bikes...
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I haven’t seen any posted signs of the actual altitude along the road or over any passes, but we really haven’t done more than skirt the mountains. Today may be different though.
I once fell sick to altitude sickness in Leh Kashmir which is around 11k feet and it as no fun.
 
This guy and his buddy rode over the Andes from Chile on their Chinese ADV’s. The Kove 500 has a Honda engine and the Voge 300 a Kawi KLR motor. He said they are good bikes for Chinese!E7DBF98B-BCC0-422C-92BB-AD7B819F45DC.jpeg3CCC8574-BB80-436C-B3BC-F01630C1E702.jpeg
If I was 50 again I’d fly in to BA and buy one of these cheap Chinese bikes and all the luggage and riding gear and do the tour of southern South America. Then sell it all when I was done. What an adventure!
I see dozens of this sort of bikes on the road every day, from BMWs to Yamahas and Kawasakis to the Chinese brands. All with hard and soft luggage and a few two up. I think there are more tourists on bikes than in cars, I even saw a couple on a HD with the handlebar fairing and windscreen today.
 
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I always wondered what this was, had a glimpse of it flying by on the Autobahn back in the day.
The commentator tells us that it's legal to drive in London, but no power steering....

 
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