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Post by michael on Jul 27, 2012 18:49:19 GMT 1
Did anybody else go on Wednesday afternoon/evening? There were rumoured to be 1200 cars there. The show lasts from 2:00 to 9:00, and with a degree of ‘coming and going’ you cannot really see all the cars. I saw a ‘B’ reg Zodiac arriving but never found it to have a look around. It was the only Mk III I saw. There were no Mk IVs (I ran one for three years and it was far better built than the Mk I Consul – Granada style – that followed) and one Mk I – a very nice Zephyr convertible. Mk IIs were better represented with examples of the Consul, Zephyr and Zodiac convertibles – ideal for the sunshine. I also saw saloon versions of the Consul and Zodiac. As an aside did anyone else own a sports moped in their younger days? There were three Yamaha FS1-Es there. I had the Honda equivalent the SS50. These machines could hit 60 mph on a good day although I expect my increased wind resistance would drag that down a bit now.  |
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Post by Eddie on Jul 29, 2012 11:28:42 GMT 1
As an aside did anyone else own a sports moped in their younger days? There were three Yamaha FS1-Es there. I had the Honda equivalent the SS50. These machines could hit 60 mph on a good day although I expect my increased wind resistance would drag that down a bit now. I had a Puch Maxi  . I could only dream of a "Fizzy" or SS50! |
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Post by keith65 on Jul 29, 2012 12:26:21 GMT 1
Hi, I was at the Harpendon show from 2.30 until @ 19.45 with my MK3, what a great day a lot of 'High end' stuff DB5's E-Types and the like, but the Mk111 still got loads of interest. 'Long live the big old Fords'. Keith
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Post by Joe on Jul 29, 2012 20:00:37 GMT 1
As an aside did anyone else own a sports moped in their younger days? There were three Yamaha FS1-Es there. I had the Honda equivalent the SS50. These machines could hit 60 mph on a good day although I expect my increased wind resistance would drag that down a bit now.
My little brother had a FS1E back in the late seventies.
He was harping on about it's top speed of 55 (which I dutifully quiried)
I ended up following him down the road in my Zodiac and when he got to 55 he had to flash his inicators from side to side.
I didn't have the heart to tell him that the 55 on his speedo was the same as 43 on mine.
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Post by michael on Jul 30, 2012 13:22:20 GMT 1
As an aside did anyone else own a sports moped in their younger days? There were three Yamaha FS1-Es there. I had the Honda equivalent the SS50. These machines could hit 60 mph on a good day although I expect my increased wind resistance would drag that down a bit now. My little brother had a FS1E back in the late seventies. He was harping on about it's top speed of 55 (which I dutifully quiried) I ended up following him down the road in my Zodiac and when he got to 55 he had to flash his inicators from side to side. I didn't have the heart to tell him that the 55 on his speedo was the same as 43 on mine. What year FS1E was it. In 1977 they introduced restictions on mopeds limiting them to 31 mph. This brought the sports mopeds to an end in a few years. Having ridden various bikes and scooters I think it got near 60 mph. |
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Post by Joe on Jul 30, 2012 14:48:23 GMT 1
My brother had his in 1977 and it would have been a year or two old (pre restriction)
. His mate also had one and that was slightly quicker (by about 1mph) but they both had wildly optimistic speedos. I know James May did a speed trial on one and the max they could get out of it with some tweeking was 45.
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Post by largelunchbox on Aug 9, 2012 19:46:30 GMT 1
here is my biking days list.
1, honda ap50 (got nicked from uxbridge collage)
2. Suzuki ts 185
3,honda superdream 250
5,honda 750fa
6,honda cbx 1000
7, mk 3 zephyr 6 (and never looked back)
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. I could only dream of a "Fizzy" or SS50!
