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Hi all, Tongiht I decided to leave work a little early to go from Sunderland to Hartlepool for a basketball game. All was fine apart from the dcrappy weather (which you get used to) Anyway I was travelling down the A19 which is a 70mph dual carraige way up here when my bike just seemed to simply die on me, then it seemed to kick about it for a second then die again (think the engine might have seized). Then at the same time my back wheel locked up (still not sure why) and then there was nothing i could do. I don't even ride really quick or anything. Anyway to cut this bit short I came off. Surprisingly im not hurt at all, i have been very lucky as the bike went across in to the other lane sideways (a bit like a drift). Luckily the cars i had gone past didn't run me over. 1 car stopped (the one i went in front of). I got up and just pushed the bike off as if nothing happened. The bloke said you have got to be kidding that i would just get up like that, pick up the bike and walk to the side of the road. Anyway I told him I was ok and on he went (very kind of the guy to see if I was OK). I then rang the AA around 5:10PM, by the time i got through and went through all of the crappy questions the lady said its going to be there by 6:20 (an hour), I was thinking they don't see someone at the side of a 70 road 3 feet off as dangerous. Anyway the girl started reading me all of the compliance stuff about exit the car from the near side and stand far back etc and at this time i just had to say something. It was along the lines of were you not listening, i was on a motorbike not in a car and im stuck next to lorries going past at 60 and 70 mph. Anyway im standing there in the cold for almost an hour and then at 6:15 i decided to call them back and they advised me that mine had been put back to 6:40. then my phone cut off for some unknown reason so i rang back, I somehow managed to get the same erson again. and this time he says the screen was saying i had been put back to 7pm. I wasn't happy so complained about it. Then the control people called up and i told them what happened and they said they were sending a bike mechanic to look at it. I told them they were taking the mick because even if he did get it started i didn't want to ride it as the chain and everything were now very slack. So anyway they pulled in an emergency tow truck. The guy came within 15 mins as promised. While he was putting it on his flat bed he got a call advising of a family emergency. Turned out his daughter just died:cry: You can imagine the state the guy was in and he still ended up takinng me home (was in the right direction thankfully, plus was only 10 - 15 mins). Ill tell you what though my heart completely sank, i felt so sorry for the guy, as you can imagine he could hardly drive. He held together very well but really struggled, i'd have been glad to wait another couple of hours for him to go to his family. Poor bloke, im absolutely gutted for him. She was only 26 and nothing wrong with her. Any way I am now completely without transport until duffer fixes the zed. Well its that or i need to buy something for in the meantime (but then couldn't pay for the car). Im kind of stuck though as i need something to travel around in. Waht should I do???:confused: Also I will save my prayers for the man who came out.:cry: Lee

Does anyone know what date this is going to be?

Thats just not right. Ive been wanting to buy this car for nearly 2 years. But once i get my car back ill have just (over the last 4 month) spent about what the asking price is. Cant believe it :cry:

Ifound it on the net again :) Its a Streetfighter Umbau Honda Hornet http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.soulreavers-mf.de/images/bikes/hornet/fighter_honda_hornet1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.soulreavers-mf.de/streetfighter/honda_hornet.php&h=300&w=400&sz=45&hl=en&start=19&um=1&tbnid=OKW4JNy556C6mM:&tbnh=93&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dhonda%2Bhornet%2Bstreetfighter%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den

I doubt ill have mine back by then :(

yes. Thanks for that, do you's like the bike by the way?

found them, its a streetfighter. Thanks very much for that mate

thanks for that mate. Does anyone know what it is?

Thanks mate, :eek:Email sent

I stumbled across a motorbike ages ago while at work. Anyway I put it in a word doc or something and now can't host the picture. Could i email it to anyone who thinks they would know what it is by looking at it? Looks like it should be a transformer:rofl:

Does anyone know serious answers?

Ha Ha, so are they all made up :(

Where have all of the rides gone :cry:

Where did we get them from mate?

That site is wrong on the other ones i know as being correct :o(

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Shame he couldn't shot blast then respray the cars

what ya selling :) edited: wrong person . contact the TLO who is ZNUT

I might come to this if I have a car. I normally go to the ones in middlesborough (teesside), You going to take me out for a spin in it mate?

I have to say mate I that you've held up to everyones negative coments about age and inexperience very well. I have to say though when I was 17 I was a bit of a show off if you will in my car even though i thought I was the best and safest driver in the world. Im curious about your bike licence to be honest. I thought at 17 you could only ride a 125 or a bike limited to 33bhp. Am i wrong on that one? With regards to you paying someone to check out the car for you first I think that is your best bet and to be honest i wish I had when buying mine. Honestly for the sake of me paying someone to come and have a look it would have probably saved me about £15k (not including getting the car or tyres and little things) :headvswal

Actually Stellaz is not bad (well kicking it out of a corner (don't know about once its got speed up like. I wish i'd seen this. . . who won :D

I know the last time i drove past there garage i wasn't too impressed to be honest (didn't have the zed then). I think the mileage sounds quite low for a 93 model (but who knows), Also it has a sun roof :)

Do we know how many there was built in the UK?

Im pretty desperate for some of these. How easy are they to fix?

Are these the rear repair arches for where you get rusty ones?