thunderace
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| posted on 1/2/09 at 10:34 PM |
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anybody own werid stuff or old,odd stuff?
i have the only wetbike tomcat in the uk
its a motorbike that you ride in the water
http://www.wetbike.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/
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omega0684
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| posted on 1/2/09 at 10:40 PM |
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no ur not, i have one of those in my shed!
only joking, they used them in police academy 5: miami
[Edited on 1/2/09 by omega0684]
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tegwin
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| posted on 1/2/09 at 10:40 PM |
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Dont own anything too crazy now... But I did own a Subaru Powered hovercraft with a 1000mm 9 bladed ducted fan...
Built it for me A-Level coursework... only got a B
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=subaru+hovercraft&emb=0&aq=-1&oq=subaru+hovercraf#
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cd.thomson
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| posted on 1/2/09 at 10:40 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by thunderace
its a motorbike that you ride in the water
I believe this has been done already in the form of a jetski..
This question could generate some disturbing answers, dont say I didnt warn you.
Craig
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matt.c
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| posted on 1/2/09 at 10:40 PM |
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Yep thats really weird!
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SALAD
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| posted on 1/2/09 at 10:48 PM |
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That's funny, I like retro videos / adverts. We actually have a Wet-Bike at work in the James Bond Experience. It's the original 1977 bike
from 'The Spy Who Loved Me' and apparently......'According to the Ian Fleming Foundation website, the Wetbike ridden by James Bond
in the move The Spy Who Loved Me is the actual engineering prototype of the first Wetbike ever built.
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Shamrock GS
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| posted on 1/2/09 at 10:48 PM |
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I once bought a crashed microlight which was hanging as a display in an amusement arcade. Rebuilt it using an engine from a skidoo and up she went.
In the air it was as slow as a slow thing and on the ground handled like a crashed microlight with a skidoo engine. On any kind of slope it would fall
over as weight distribution was all over the place.
Sold fairly quickly - much to the relief of nearest and dearest.
Gary
“Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
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James
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| posted on 1/2/09 at 11:06 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Shamrock GS
and on the ground handled like a crashed microlight with a skidoo engine
 LOL!
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JoelP
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| posted on 1/2/09 at 11:43 PM |
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i have a VAST collection of scifi and fantasy books, which isnt too odd i suppose; but i also have several copies of some, to cover different print
edition
Well, you did ask 
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TGR-ECOSSE
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| posted on 2/2/09 at 12:23 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by thunderace
i have the only wetbike tomcat in the uk
its a motorbike that you ride in the water
http://www.wetbike.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/
And where about in Cumbernauld do you take this ?
I have a collection of balsamic vinegars Thats not wierd is it?
It is car related because i bought the first bottle in Maranello 
[Edited on 2/2/09 by TGR-ECOSSE]
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MikeR
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| posted on 2/2/09 at 12:31 AM |
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I also have a collection of balsamic vinegars.....
and old ford bits....
and old computer bits (but i'm slowly throwing those out).
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blakep82
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| posted on 2/2/09 at 12:34 AM |
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i've got a nice collection of bike carbs i'm probably never going to use 
need to keep changing my mind so if anyone has a weird collection of 48 dcoe carbs for cheap, lets talk 
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Richard Quinn
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| posted on 2/2/09 at 07:03 AM |
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I have amassed quite a collection of new, old, refurbished and sometimes duplicated parts that, allegedly, all go together to make a car that looks
sort of like an old Lotus 7. Can't see it myself!
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martthefridgeman
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| posted on 2/2/09 at 07:12 AM |
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does a ronco buttonere count or some K-Tel albums.
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caber
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| posted on 2/2/09 at 07:26 AM |
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Following a thread on here about a year ago on cheap transport I bought a velosolex and restored it. then i bought another intended for spares now
that one is being restored. The first one has been my daily transport around town since July can't argue with fuel consumption of around 1.5
litres of petrol a week
Check Velosolex image in my photo archive
Caber
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 2/2/09 at 07:43 AM |
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My perhaps weirdest and creepiest things are my three large sand cast aluminium engine mounts for some of my bigger r/c planes. Creepy cos of where
the metal came from
Years ago a car went up in flames after a guy gassed himself in it, so fierce was the fire the engine melted onto the ground…
Well you did ask
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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MikeR
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| posted on 2/2/09 at 07:47 AM |
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errr - no we didn't...... but we were going too !
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Antnicuk
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| posted on 2/2/09 at 07:59 AM |
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a stylus with a rotary engine in it
i dont think its wierd but most others seem to
600 BHP per ton, Stylus Brought back from the dead! Turbo Rotary Powered!
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nick205
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| posted on 2/2/09 at 09:14 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by tegwin
Dont own anything too crazy now... But I did own a Subaru Powered hovercraft with a 1000mm 9 bladed ducted fan...
Built it for me A-Level coursework... only got a B
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=subaru+hovercraft&emb=0&aq=-1&oq=subaru+hovercraf#
...now that's really quite smart!
I have a small collection of CNC machined alloy artificial limb parts. I did some work experience for a company that made them years ago and sneaked
a few bits home for no other reason than I thought they looked cool (still do mind).
A very god friend has every single "Now That's What I Call Music" album. He started collecting them in the 80's and has now
got to the point where he doesn't like any o the music each time they release a new one, but is duty bound to buy it to maintain the collection
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thunderace
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| posted on 2/2/09 at 10:28 AM |
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"""artificial limb parts"""
your pulling my leg
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JAG
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| posted on 2/2/09 at 12:41 PM |
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Weird; nowt
Creepy; I have some German coins from 1930/1940's with Swastikas and the Third Reich Eagle on 'em
Justin
Who is this super hero? Sarge? ...No.
Rosemary, the telephone operator? ...No.
Penry, the mild-mannered janitor? ...Could be!
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 2/2/09 at 03:54 PM |
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I have a car that I built myself and I've put a motorbike engine in it! How wierd is that !?
Oh well it works better at work when I say it
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bob
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| posted on 2/2/09 at 04:35 PM |
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I have a collection of the locost car club newletters starting from issue 1 april 1997 to issue 28 april 2006 plus what i think is the last issue in
A5.
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chrisg
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| posted on 2/2/09 at 05:01 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by bob
I have a collection of the locost car club newletters starting from issue 1 april 1997 to issue 28 april 2006 plus what i think is the last issue in
A5.
Me too!!
I've got them all on zip drive too, and CD.
Apart from the bondage gear and the laama porn I don't think I've got anything wierd really.
Cheers
Chris
Note to all: I really don't know when to leave well alone. I tried to get clever with the mods, then when they gave me a lifeline to see the
error of my ways, I tried to incite more trouble via u2u. So now I'm banned, never to return again. They should have done it years ago!
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bob
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| posted on 2/2/09 at 05:11 PM |
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But chris have you got the special edition with all the names and phone numbers of nearly all the locost builders up and down the country,i was
thinking of leaving it on the tube next time i go up town.
I wonder if this would be a security risk
[Edited on 2/2/09 by bob]
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