[robert mcvey]

my bike

[Twincam]

One question, (i know its nothing to do with fireblades but i was just wondering..)

Does anyone remember the good old Ford Consul mk2s? The were released along with the Zephers/Zopdiac Mk2s....

[Surffrog]

Originally Posted by robert mcvey

my bike

I think your relationship with your bike might have gone just a bit too far
As for the music, Robert, are you telling me you never listen to any when you ride?

Consul's were a bit before my time, Twincam, but I do remember them. What about them?

[Twincam]

Originally Posted by Surffrog

I think your relationship with your bike might have gone just a bit too far
As for the music, Robert, are you telling me you never listen to any when you ride?

Consul's were a bit before my time, Twincam, but I do remember them. What about them?

Nah relationships just get stronger - well between bikes and humans that is. I love my bike ha-ha.

Wow. I can’t believe you actually remember them...

I used to own three, two convertibles and one saloon. Due to financial issues in the past, I sold my whole collection.

Recently, I bought a 1960 Ford Consul in black - 29000 miles since new and it has never been restored, welded or messed around with. The car is in concourse condition.

When I get it out in the summer ill take a few pictures of it and post them on here – that’s if I don’t get shot for it

Anyway, the sun is out today and the roads are drying up so the Blade is coming back out.

Take care and ride safely,

Twincam

[robert mcvey]

twincam when i am in my car i listen to lots of music when i am on my bike i listen to the tone of my engine i am a very fast rider. i bet there is not many riders who own a fireblade listen to music when they are riding

[Twincam]

Originally Posted by robert mcvey

twincam when i am in my car i listen to lots of music when i am on my bike i listen to the tone of my engine i am a very fast rider. i bet there is not many riders who own a fireblade listen to music when they are riding

Thats true, i dont listen to music either... I need full concentration on the road and other uses around me - Im normally shouting at car drivers...

You cant beat the sound the Fireblade makes as you go further and further into the revs, it just sounds more... scrumptious!

Take care

[Surffrog]

Actually, Robert, there seems to be quite a few guys and girls on the site that do. I must confess that I listen to music all the time, but then I've only got a babyblade, which won't sound as nice as your 1 thou, and I certianly don't ride it as quickly as your implying you do.
Anyway, what are you guys listening to when driving the car then?

Hey, Twin. I didn't know they ever made a convertable Consul. I'd like to see pics of that, if you've got any.

[robert mcvey]

hi surfrog,I dont mean to sound like an asshole that is just the way it is with my bike , I listen to a lot of different types of music my favourite driving tune is( REAR VIEW MIRROR PEARL JAM ) where about in thailand are you living i was over in phuket just before the tsunami best holiday i have ever had

[Twincam]

Originally Posted by Surffrog

Hey, Twin. I didn't know they ever made a convertable Consul. I'd like to see pics of that, if you've got any.

Right, here are the pictures you requested... This was a 1960 Consul Convertible i bought from someone in Hertfordshire... Its now sold..

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/a...hid/9550_1.jpg
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/a...hid/7c6d_1.jpg

This is a really poor quality picture but that is my current one... (29000 miles, never been welded or modified in any way - totally original and mint)

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/a...hid/Consul.png

There is also Consul/Zepher/Zodiac Convertibles, Zepher/Zodiac Pick ups, Consul Farnham Estates that were produced... Well as well as the saloons.

Take care

[Surffrog]

Originally Posted by robert mcvey

hi surfrog,I dont mean to sound like an asshole that is just the way it is with my bike , I listen to a lot of different types of music my favourite driving tune is( REAR VIEW MIRROR PEARL JAM ) where about in thailand are you living i was over in phuket just before the tsunami best holiday i have ever had

Hey Robert, don't worry. I certainly didn't think that - I did think you were just being a little distant, aloof, maybe?
Like the choice of tune btw. I'm listening to The Cooper Temple Clause at the moment. Good stuff! I highly recommend it.
I'm actually living in Phuket. Where did you stay? I'll put good money on it that you visited Patong a couple of times even if you didn't stay there.
Re the tsunami, I was here for that one, but I kind of feel a bit of fraud. While I was in Patong when it came in, I was staying at a mate's guesthouse, which was on Rat-u-thit road. Just far enough back not to even notice it had happened. The 1st I knew of it, was my mate's receptionist banging on my door yelling, "the water's coming, the water's coming!" and "Run for the hills!"
For about 2 hours I just thought the drains had burst (not an uncommon occurance here, as you can probably imagine). It wasn't until I saw the jet-ski guys riding the water on the main road with bodies on the back and the thousands of little fish on the road that I realized it was a lot more serious.

[Surffrog]

Twin I'll bet you're gutted you sold that convertable. She looked in fab condition.
Re the saloon, difficult to tell from the pic, but if she's in the kind of condition you say she's got to be a real keeper. Thanks for the pics. That took me right back to when I was in nappies!

[robert mcvey]

Hi surfrog
should had said we stayed in Phuket, the Amari Coral Beach to be exact, what a place, what a setting, what amazing food. Patong/Phuket is just brilliant we did a lot, seen a lot and will definitely be back. Are you on the bike much i can only remember the road traffic being mental

[Twincam]

Originally Posted by Surffrog

Twin I'll bet you're gutted you sold that convertable. She looked in fab condition.
Re the saloon, difficult to tell from the pic, but if she's in the kind of condition you say she's got to be a real keeper. Thanks for the pics. That took me right back to when I was in nappies!

Well circumstances change, and so does times... I was still in nappies when they were released, but i bought one when i was in my 30's.

I was told that the convertible starred in East Enders and also a Coleman's Advert - must have been good.

The saloon is now insured for £5,500 - the club said 6 but my insurer would need a full inspection and blah blah.

[Prunty]

Originally Posted by 954rr Irl

from Ireland but its close anyway......

Just wondering where abouts in Ireland??

[Surffrog]

Originally Posted by robert mcvey

Hi surfrog
should had said we stayed in Phuket, the Amari Coral Beach to be exact, what a place, what a setting, what amazing food. Patong/Phuket is just brilliant we did a lot, seen a lot and will definitely be back. Are you on the bike much i can only remember the road traffic being mental

Yeah, I'm on her everyday. The roads are still just as crazy as ever, probably worse just at the moment. It Loi Kratong day today (when all the candle balloons get sent up from the beach) plus the beginning of high season. I'll stay away from Patters for the next couple of evenings as the roads there at night for a couple of days before and after are just grid-lock from 6pm up to about 4am.

[Surffrog]

So Twin, you never did say. What music do you listen to?

[Twincam]

Originally Posted by Surffrog

So Twin, you never did say. What music do you listen to?

Hmm, I don’t have anything I specifically listen to when driving, normally what ever comes on the radio.

I seem to like songs which suit the mood im in at that specific time...

How about you?

[Surffrog]

Originally Posted by Twincam

Hmm, I don’t have anything I specifically listen to when driving, normally what ever comes on the radio.

I seem to like songs which suit the mood im in at that specific time...

How about you?

As I said before the Cooper Temple Clause as well as The Hives, White Stripe, Dave Mathews Band, ACDC, Alanis Morissette, the Killers, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, etc. But also Cafe del Mar styled stuff, Sigur Ros, Crowded House, The Boxer Rebellion, etc.
I like all sorts...

[zeal]

wow a lot of people from UK on here. Well I did ride here for a short while, bu tnot anymore coz i cant afford to actually get a local m/c license.

Anybody from Berkshire?

you folks are amazing to keep riding even when its close to freezing, but then there are awesome roads too

[Twincam]

Originally Posted by zeal

wow a lot of people from UK on here. Well I did ride here for a short while, bu tnot anymore coz i cant afford to actually get a local m/c license.

Anybody from Berkshire?

you folks are amazing to keep riding even when its close to freezing, but then there are awesome roads too

How long go did you move to the UK?

Im in Ilford, the East end of London so not really far away.

The temp is now dropping to about 2 degress for the next week so wrap up warm people..

[RichA]

Hi all . I'm from Stafford, in the midlands. Up from Birmingham, down from Stoke, just off the M6.

Hope the cold weather is treating you all well .

--Rich

[robert mcvey]

the weather is crap i am from sunny scotland ,the bike is in the garage and i am bored .

[john brown]

Hello MILZY I am here in Scotland

[john brown]

Robert is right the weather is crap my bike is also in the garage

[garnib]

we ahd a bit of sun down here yesterday.. so took mine out as the rd were dryish.. felt good to get out on her again, after its been locked up for a couple of mth..

[Twincam]

SNOW IS FORECAST THIS COMING WEEKEND - get ready for some accidents

[Surffrog]

Originally Posted by Twincam

SNOW IS FORECAST THIS COMING WEEKEND - get ready for some accidents

Speaking of which, we don't get any snow here, ever. Yet on an island where drinking is the second major pass-time, I'm constantly amazed at the increase in road accidents here during the Christmas/New Year period. It's nearly always attributed to alcohol but its certainly not always drunk riders/drivers involved. Some are just plan stupid. Example:

I was riding from Chalong to Kata the other day. I know the road well and understand the ebb and flow of it. The weather was fantastic, the roads clean (or as clean as they'll ever be here) and the traffic was moving well. From my inside I caught a glimpse of a great-looking thigh attached, as one might expect, to a great-looking girl riding a brand-new automatic scooter. Cool, I thought. Nice view for the ride, too.

Girls here, generally, aren't afflicted with the disparate need to get in front of a bigger bike, but clearly this one was if it meant getting in front of me. Now, I've had enough Thai guys do this to me to know that if I open her up and get going the Thai will kill themselves to get ahead of me, so I carried on at the normal pace. However, this meant that I had time to pick the right route passed the cars. Twice I got in front of her because she kept trying to go down the inside of the cars as