Patchy's Fawlty Towers risk management. Enter at own risk

[StanTheMan]

Time for an update.
Patchy is a former shadow of itself. All the go fast bits have been taken out she's pretty standard ish . She's been neglected big time. Can't recall last time she got a wash. Last time she was dríven in anger was about 2.5 - 3 years ago.
Last few months she's been sitting in a street 20 min away from where she's supposed to live with a dead battery.
You could say I've suffered car burn out in a figure of speech. Too many other things taking my attention like kids growing up. The business & the focus on midlife health & the MTB racing.
I think my MTB is worth more than Patchy in a monetary sense.
However I've been driving around in a 1995 Mazda 121.....
Got back into Patchy for the first time again on last Sunday morning to drive her home.
Far out. The notchy gearbox, I could feel the rear wheels doing their work
The steering OMG.

Same again this morning decided to drive part way to work....,


I think I'm ready to be slowly taught how to crawl again. So one day I can walk again. Not sure if I ever want to run again. Perhaps a slow jog but never the sprinting u used to get up to. Getting too old the balls have shrunk & probably dropped by 10cm




Stan's bus rant's since 2011. Now on 4S

[Apu]

I'm with you there Stan!

[Steampunk]

Just to set the record straight Studly Stan.... the words "Mountain Bike" is two words...
ie. it's not Moun Tain Bike

[Old Dude]

Glad to hear Stan , I was wondering how Dijon/Patchy was going, I miss the updates.

Cheers
Dale

[StanTheMan]

Just to set the record straight Studly Stan.... the words "Mountain Bike" is two words...
ie. it's not Moun Tain Bike

Ohhhh man...errr I mean, girly , you should recall I'm totally illiterate!

[StanTheMan]

The tragic part is, I've never been able to spell. But I used to be able to drive. Now,in old age, I can't do either.

[hks_kansei]

But if it were just "MB" as in Mountain Bike people would be wondering what he's doing racing Mercedes Benz's

[StanTheMan]

Apart from that MTB as in "Mountain Biking" is a recognised acronym. So there. Get with the program.

[Okibi]

Just to set the record straight Studly Stan.... the words "Mountain Bike" is two words...
ie. it's not Moun Tain Bike

If it makes life easier then just think of MTB as an abbreviation of Mountain Terrain Bike as ATV is All Terrain Bike

[Guran]

Here I was thinking it meant Mountain Torture Bike.

[Steampunk]

However I've been driving around in a 1995 Mazda 121.....

I have a 97 Ford Festiva, same difference... watch out for the wicked, wicked lift-off oversteer.

I Getting too old the balls have shrunk & probably dropped by 10cm

Yeeeeahh...
That's just waaaay too much information sir

[Okibi]

However I've been driving around in a 1995 Mazda 121.....

I have a 97 Ford Festiva, same difference... watch out for the wicked, wicked lift-off oversteer.

modern cars, my 121 "funtop" was 1988, could drive that car harder than any other without the dirty looks I get driving the people mover below the speed limit. Pizza cutter wheels and lightweight body, great fun to drive.

[StanTheMan]

I Getting too old the balls have shrunk & probably dropped by 10cm

Yeeeeahh...
That's just waaaay too much information sir

just to take that 1 step further to really make you puke. They are clean shaven......

[hamx5ter]

You've obviously no use for them anymore, if you're willing to take a blade to them

Happy high pitched squealing as you go around the corners

[Okibi]

.. They are clean shaven......

Sounds like you spent WAY too long out of the saddle in Canberra.