things

[FredTransit]

Maybe a shave before you go out

.........must remember that.

Hairylex not Fred

Legs???

[AndyG]

Also can any one recomend a bigger/better ford compatable alternator for badger, she is a 96/97 non banana engine
ALEX

I presume you mean one with a higher output

I'm sure they make one

Or if not/already fitted you could fit a second one so i 've found out since being on this forum

Presumeably goes where the air conditioning pump would go (unless your van already has air con )

[AndyG]

Maybe a shave before you go out

.........must remember that.

Hairylex not Fred

Legs???

Never thought of shaving my legs

[FredTransit]

Works for me! Must do, was stopped doing 50 in a 40 area and got off.....

They stop a van (LWB panel, but with no back windows), expect a bloke driving, see it's not and the eliment of suprise kicks in. They give up cos they have to have a woman officer present if they are going to do more than ask you for your name and address.

[Hairylex]

asked girlfreinds dad for her hand on the weekend so was in van clen shaven and in shirt (daddy is squadren leader in raf so very scaery man).
oddly didnt see any police at all so could not test theory.
have been stopped lots over the years but this was the first time they seemed interested in anything i had done to the van.
i work with both high and low voltage dc all the time so my wiring is neat and sound, i think i just found a git in uniform.
ALEX
ps lous dad siad yes so now its official i am to be a married man.
oh and does anyone know why fred has a van called alex?

[crazyscoot]

asked girlfreinds dad for her hand on the weekend so was in van clen shaven and in shirt (daddy is squadren leader in raf so very scaery man).
oddly didnt see any police at all so could not test theory.
have been stopped lots over the years but this was the first time they seemed interested in anything i had done to the van.
i work with both high and low voltage dc all the time so my wiring is neat and sound, i think i just found a git in uniform.
ALEX
ps lous dad siad yes so now its official i am to be a married man.
oh and does anyone know why fred has a van called alex?

Whey hey well done and congrats She said yes i assume! Well ive got a nice clean transit i could donate for the transport to the church Did you s##t it when you asked her dad My ex's dad asked me "what for" when i asked him! he took me by suprise and i didnt know what to say, then i realised......coz i luv her..... dough

[Hairylex]

yup she say yes, and yes i was cr***ng myself.
he asked if i had asked her first so i said that i had checked before hand.
i asked him on his birthday while we were there for a meal.
now lou an i have to go ring shoping on friday nobody told me this would start costing this early.
still lou and her mum can spend ages planing stuff now.

[FredTransit]

asked girlfreinds dad for her hand on the weekend so was in van clen shaven and in shirt (daddy is squadren leader in raf so very scaery man).
oddly didnt see any police at all so could not test theory.
have been stopped lots over the years but this was the first time they seemed interested in anything i had done to the van.
i work with both high and low voltage dc all the time so my wiring is neat and sound, i think i just found a git in uniform.
ALEX
ps lous dad siad yes so now its official i am to be a married man.
oh and does anyone know why fred has a van called alex?

OOO! Congrats! Our van is called Alex cos we always call then a name beginning with the reg letter, it was the eighties, Dynasty was on, we didn't want to call her Alexis.......

[frank_sumner]

Congratulations on your success.

Marrying into the Services eh! Sqn Ldr's aren't scarey, you should meet a Warrant Officer (we can walk over Hanger Roofs... the RAF equivalent to walking on water..... or so they say.... haven't actually tried it yet!!).

Actually, I note that you are just down the road from me. Does that mean that the future father-in-law is Innsworth based? Just curious.

[Hairylex]

cheers all, out ring shopping today so it could be interesting

frank, her dad's based in Bristol, does a lot of tri-military work and jets off everywhere but he's only got a year left before retirement!

PS. she likes your avatar of your bendy bike (she is a studying motorcycle engineer)

[frank_sumner]

Motorcycle Engineer... phew, I have enough problems checking tyres pressures!

You are welcome to have a look see if you wish. I live in Churchdown, near RAF Innsworth.

A couple more pictures if she likes the avatar!

[MarkM]

Quick threadjack This isn't a trick question, which way turning does the sidecar want to lift up?

[frank_sumner]

Neither, as it is not rigid and is linked by a parallelogram chain mechanism it banks with the bike as I commence the lean either direction.

Rigid outfits try to lift when the turn is in the direction of the sidecar which in turn puts all the pressure on the bikes suspension.

[MarkM]

Ok thanks, I knew the rigid would be more pronounced just I was thinking that turning away from the sidecar would make the side car lift unless you had a heavy passenger in it but thanks for explaining.

you dont lean to turn. you turn the bars.

but you can still get the sidecar to lift on right hand turns if you are not carefull.

This was what got me asking