v8kid
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| posted on 23/3/17 at 08:39 AM |
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Velosolex wanted
Hi chaps,
Bit of a long shot but I fancy a velosolex to play with - anything going?
You'd be surprised how quickly the sales people at B&Q try and assist you after ignoring you for the past 15 minutes when you try and start a
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Slater
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| posted on 23/3/17 at 03:59 PM |
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Get yourself the Ecotrax kit and build your own. Mine is still going strong after 6 years of use.
Check out some of the home builds in link below, some really good Indian stylee machines if you scroll down.
Link to Ecotrax gallery
[Edited on 23-3-17 by Slater]
Why do they call Port Harcourt "The Garden City"?...... Becauase they can't spell Stramash.
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voucht
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| posted on 23/3/17 at 06:43 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Slater
Get yourself the Ecotrax kit and build your own. Mine is still going strong after 6 years of use.
Oh Lala !  You can't compare that to a Solex! (sorry for being a purist about that, I owned 2 of these beatiful machines when I was 14-17,
like 30 years ago!, and they are unique!  )
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Originally posted by v8kid
Hi chaps,
Bit of a long shot but I fancy a velosolex to play with - anything going?
There are a lot for sale here in France, of course:
https://www.leboncoin.fr/motos/offres/languedoc_roussillon/occasions/?th=1&q=Solex&parrot=0
If it can be an option for you and you need help to contact sellers, let me know, I can try to help.
Be careful though, they are LHD 
https://vouchtroadster.blogspot.com/
https://cafrazx550.blogspot.com/
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Gemini
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| posted on 23/3/17 at 07:27 PM |
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message
U2U sent V8Kid
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v8kid
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| posted on 27/3/17 at 08:37 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by voucht
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Originally posted by Slater
Get yourself the Ecotrax kit and build your own. Mine is still going strong after 6 years of use.
Oh Lala ! You can't compare that to a Solex! (sorry for being a purist about that, I owned 2 of these beatiful machines when I was 14-17,
like 30 years ago!, and they are unique! )
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Originally posted by v8kid
Hi chaps,
Bit of a long shot but I fancy a velosolex to play with - anything going?
There are a lot for sale here in France, of course:
https://www.leboncoin.fr/motos/offres/languedoc_roussillon/occasions/?th=1&q=Solex&parrot=0
If it can be an option for you and you need help to contact sellers, let me know, I can try to help.
Be careful though, they are LHD
LHD rats they look great value. How would I get them back will couriers take on unboxed bikes with engines in France?
You'd be surprised how quickly the sales people at B&Q try and assist you after ignoring you for the past 15 minutes when you try and start a
chainsaw
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voucht
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| posted on 28/3/17 at 09:16 AM |
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How would I get them back will couriers take on unboxed bikes with engines in France?
Yes, there are definitely companies transporting unboxed motorbike from France to the UK. You can also have it or them collected from the UK: it might
be simpler to deal with an English courier than a French one.
https://vouchtroadster.blogspot.com/
https://cafrazx550.blogspot.com/
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v8kid
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| posted on 28/3/17 at 09:23 AM |
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Yikes!!
Just got a price - £370
You'd be surprised how quickly the sales people at B&Q try and assist you after ignoring you for the past 15 minutes when you try and start a
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SJ
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| posted on 28/3/17 at 09:46 AM |
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Yikes!! Just got a price - £370
Ride it back
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v8kid
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| posted on 28/3/17 at 01:03 PM |
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Originally posted by SJ
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Yikes!! Just got a price - £370
Ride it back
Too expensive - use at least 2 gallons of petrol for the 700 miles and the same again of brandy to revive me 
You'd be surprised how quickly the sales people at B&Q try and assist you after ignoring you for the past 15 minutes when you try and start a
chainsaw
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Gemini
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| posted on 28/3/17 at 04:07 PM |
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I know of one for sale that was recently refurbished that is in the UK with the necessary paperwork to get it registered. He wants £400 for it. I
believe it needs a rear brake cable that broke recently.
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Simon
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| posted on 28/3/17 at 09:09 PM |
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I got one of these from the same chap - message him, he's quite happy to deal outside of ebay and imports loads of them.
1957 Velosolex 1010 in good running order
Mine - velo660resto.blogspot.co.uk/
Loads on ebay
Get a pre 1960 and no mot or tax to worry about
ATB
Simon
[Edited on 28/3/17 by Simon]
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