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#421 E.L.M.O

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Posted 22 September 2016 - 12:00 PM

I got the pickup out of the garage where i was storing it yesterday. Time to get him back on the road! 

 

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#422 Richie83

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Posted 22 September 2016 - 05:40 PM

Good stuff.

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Posted 22 September 2016 - 06:07 PM

That's a lot of dust.   :D



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Posted 24 September 2016 - 11:44 PM

That's a lot of dust.   :D

 

over a year in storage! i'll wash him soon  :proud:


Edited by E.L.M.O, 28 September 2016 - 11:00 PM.


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Posted 29 January 2019 - 02:10 PM

All the pictures seem to have lost their links (mostly facebook hosted) 

 

I'll go through and update as many as I can later - but as i am now giving Sonic some love its time to update this thread! 

 

How he looks at the moment (in need of more than a good wash!) 

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Trip to mini spares 

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Teaser shot of how he looked back in 2015, and he has been dry stored

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#426 E.L.M.O

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Posted 31 January 2019 - 04:59 PM

Another mini spares order! Few more bits needed. Arrives tomorrow :) 



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Posted 07 January 2020 - 11:40 AM

Hi all, Its such a disappointment that every single picture has disappeared from this thread. I took time to post my progress and document things I have done and without those visuals I just feel the thread has lost its worth. All that time and effort, wasted. Sadly, it would take too long to go through the whole thread and try to figure out which picture is for what post and re host them all. I have been a member of The Mini Forum for so long, and whilst I haven't been active for some time, Its still disappointing to see the project pages all disconnected from the photos. I know its no ones fault. 

 

I have however, jumped on the bandwagon and started this Youtube thing. I go into this, with my eyes open. I very much doubt I will ever make money from it however I want a way to share my pick up and other interests and think this is the best way to do it. I know there are some great people out there, as well as some not so very nice people and I expect during this youtube adventurer I will surely encounter both types. I guess you have to take the bad with the good, right?

 

Being a Global Travel Manager for an International Company I travel a lot for both work and leisure so I plan on adding some travel videos into the mix (I was recently in Singapore for a week where I rented a Harley Davidson and rode that around, visiting the Singapore sites - Both Tourist and work sites) and then I spent 4 weeks in the Philippines with my wife where I visited Manila (for work) and then my wife's hometown of Davao and then the beautiful Island of Siargao. In the Philippines I rode a Ducati Multistrada and a couple of Royal Enfield Interceptors. I also did some Scuba diving island hoping, and visited a sand bar and flew the drone. So it should make for some interesting videos when I get through the editing. 

 

I have my full bike licence and own a 2006 Triumph Sprint ST 1050cc. I'll go on some rides with friends, UK and European Tours (and who knows maybe some real international Tours) and also do a few videos of the London Commute on the bike. Not sure if anyone is interested in this but I will put some videos together as it will be a cool way to log the fun I have with the bike.  

 

As for Sonic, I already have a couple of videos up. They really aren't very good as I am so inexperienced with editing and currently using all free software but I guess I will get better(?) - I hope!  The first video is an intro video to Sonic I put together. Another is trying to get him ready for IMM and the other is 2019 OhSoRetro. 

 

Please feel free to check the videos out and if you are interested in Sonic, keep an eye on the page. I plan to upload more videos as I drive him more this year and eventually will do a restoration on him which I will document. 

 

For me, I love the pick up. my bike and traveling. This is a way I get to share that. If people like it great, if not, then at least I have a record to say this is my life and what I've done with it. 

 

Pick up IMM prep

https://youtu.be/RP-tMf8m0BE

 

ohSoRetro

https://youtu.be/b5eQQtalIn4

 

Pick up Intro

https://youtu.be/6-OxDhxBprg

 

Channel name: City Bob 

 

Please take a look at the other videos currently there of the pick up. This week I will post my videos of my trip to Singapore. 

 

Let me try and post some pictures, hopefully they dont disappear! 

 

OhSoRetro 2019

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Some of my pics of the Philippines: Videos coming SOON!  

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Posted 24 July 2020 - 07:46 PM

Time to dust off the pickup 

 

https://youtu.be/j9mXGY-9PZs



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Posted 30 July 2020 - 11:14 PM

SONIC!

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Posted 17 June 2021 - 02:08 PM

Hi all, 

 

I see the pictures disappeared again. 

 

I am planning on going Santa Pod this weekend to Retro Show Lite. 

 

I have been uploading some videos of the pickup to my CityBob Youtube channel as well... and there's plenty of updates if you want to check them out! 

https://www.youtube..../CityBob/videos



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Posted 27 September 2022 - 09:49 AM

Time has come where I am considering selling Sonic. I didnt think the time would ever come, but its probably time to let someone else enjoy her. 

 

I'm not in a rush to sell, and pricing, well thats more to do with how much am I willing to let her go for and not what is she worth. As with these cars. its letting go of that sentimental value. If someones willing to pay the number then I'd probably let her go. I have in the past, had people say to me "name a price" but I was never ready. 

 

Once a well known car on the scene. 

 

1973 pick up. So not just a prickup, a 70s pickup! Rare as. I'd be looking around £15k to let her go. 

Comes with the 1380 short block (998 currently in her) and all the parts and spares I've collected over the years. 

 


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Posted 02 December 2023 - 11:54 PM

I'm still considering a sale. Happy to keep her but if there's someone out there interested then drop me a DM




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