Derbi Cross City 125
Bought for Luke. This was a 'Triggers brush' bike. It cost 360 and I kept it on the road for more than 2 years. Sold for 150
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Derbi Senda SM 50
Bought for Luke. Cost 600. I put an Airsal 70 kit and derestricted expansion chamber on. He used it for a year or so until I gor the Derbi Cross City. Kept and partially restored it.
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Hanway BlackCafe 125
Bought to replace the Derbi Cross City 125. It lasted 3 years of no real care and attention. Discarded when he bought a car. Sold May 2026
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Jincheng 80 Monkey
Great for the back of the Type 2. Had a 125 engine installed. Fer better than the original 50cc.
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Mitsubishi Delica JDM
Had this big workhorse for years. Used to pull the trailer tent around the UK and Netherlands. Transported family members on sightseeing trips. I was going to change it into a campervan, but realised it was too small. Eventually needed lots of welding on the chassis, so sold on.
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Peugeot Boxer (Pantechnicon)
A labour of love. Not really. After having a bit of a breakdown by the way I was treated at my place of work, I decided to design and build this completely by myself because I knew I was capable, even though my treatment had made me feel incapable of anything. It was a good therapy.
Polo GTI
Lovely car, similar in weight, power, and handling to a Golf GTI Mk1. It's gearbox finally let me down. The 5th gear is a weak spot. Sadly I parted with it, but it had a private reg which I retained, and still use to this day. I've lost count on how many it's been on, but that's because I never counted.
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Renault Migane 165 CC
This was OK. Let down when one of the computers went AWOL, but after being rectified I had no other problems.
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Subaru Impreza WRX STIII
Great car. Very fast 300+ BHP STI red engine. Only rid of it because the insurance became too dammed silly, and it drunk more petrol than I drunk beer!
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Suzuki Swift 4wd
1 Owner, nice car. Not the fastest, but a bit of a dodgem which is what I like. Surprised I haven't scrubbed the tyres off yet.
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Suzuki VanVan 125
Great bike. I got this so I could ride with Luke when he got a bike. Sold it in 2026 for very little money. Sad to see it go, but I need room!
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Type 2 Campervan
Restored this with help - lots of help. This was too big a restoration for limited garage space and tools. Still, it was nice when completed in non-trad colours.
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VW EOS
Very posh in Silver. It was immaculate. Fell out of love with it due to leaky windows, broken roof, and mouldy seatbelts.
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VW Golf GTTDI
Go this as a workhorse really. It lasted OK, but finally turbo gave in, and the stupid clutch, so it was part exchanged for Alla's first Picanto.
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Yamaha R5 350
The first restoration project since redundancy. What better than Yamaha R5B 350 from 1970. The forerunner to the RD 350 I shattered my leg on. I think this will be a fairly light restoration as I want to use it on the road, but who knows.
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Yamaha RD 350
This is the bike I had the life changing accident on. 16 June 1979. Actually an RD 350 but I was only allowed 250 on provisional licence, hence the side panels. Oh dear, how naughty!
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Yamaha V-Max 1200
This was a fast, very fast bike. Got it stolen from my drive when I was prepping it for MOT due next day. Recovered it in a bad state. Eventually sold it to the chap who dropped off the Van Van.
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