Stuart Davis AO - Devon Cornwall & Somerset Posted March 27 Posted March 27 On 27/03/2025 at 13:14, Flying Carrot Steve said: Gotta say, I admire your resilience Stuart. Not much stops you getting out does it! Excellent! Expand Cheers Steve! I confess I started to regret it a bit on the journey there as I thought I had forgotten to bring my gloves! The return was better as I found my gloves and my silly warm hat too, so was relatively warm, despite no roof or heater Big shout out to @colin homewood who, even at 82, never lets anything get in the way of bringing his Westie! 2 Quote
Flying Carrot Steve Posted March 27 Posted March 27 On 27/03/2025 at 13:19, mega ade said: Good to see other westie owners out at night I think it's great fun just gotta dodge them big moths at high speed as I only have an aero screen. Expand Yeah one got me a few years ago, had I not been wearing a helmet I'm sure I'd have been temporarily blinded and may have crashed. When they explode boy do they explode! Quote
Flying Carrot Steve Posted March 27 Posted March 27 On 27/03/2025 at 13:27, Stuart Davis AO - Devon Cornwall & Somerset said: Big shout out to @colin homewood who, even at 82, never lets anything get in the way of bringing his Westie! Expand That's impressive! My dad won't even sit in mine! 😂 1 Quote
Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO Posted March 27 Posted March 27 On 27/03/2025 at 13:19, mega ade said: Good to see other westie owners out at night I think it's great fun just gotta dodge them big moths at high speed as I only have an aero screen. Expand don't you like free airborne protein? 😉 2 Quote
Popular Post Morris Posted Sunday at 13:35 Popular Post Posted Sunday at 13:35 Another 35 mile run out today. Engine running great again once I'd replaced the ignition leads and rebuilt the carb. An excellent drive in lovely weather. Engine currently running like a Swiss watch. The XI appears to have shrunk, and I haven't even been out in the rain yet 😅😎. 14 Quote
Morris Posted Sunday at 21:02 Posted Sunday at 21:02 On 30/03/2025 at 13:35, Morris said: Another 35 mile run out today. Engine running great again once I'd replaced the ignition leads and rebuilt the carb. An excellent drive in lovely weather. Engine currently running like a Swiss watch. The XI appears to have shrunk, and I haven't even been out in the rain yet 😅😎. Expand And to prove that it drives as well as sits in a carpark! Disclaimer: it sounds and looks a lot faster than it really was. 6 Quote
DIY-Si Posted Sunday at 21:58 Posted Sunday at 21:58 On 30/03/2025 at 21:02, Morris said: And to prove that it drives as well as sits in a carpark! Disclaimer: it sounds and looks a lot faster than it really was. Expand So does this mean that the long awaited XI meet can now be planed?! 1 Quote
Morris Posted Sunday at 22:30 Posted Sunday at 22:30 On 30/03/2025 at 21:58, DIY-Si said: So does this mean that the long awaited XI meet can now be planed?! Expand Indeed 🙂 Quote
Flying Carrot Steve Posted Monday at 11:30 Posted Monday at 11:30 On 30/03/2025 at 13:35, Morris said: Another 35 mile run out today. Engine running great again once I'd replaced the ignition leads and rebuilt the carb. An excellent drive in lovely weather. Engine currently running like a Swiss watch. The XI appears to have shrunk, and I haven't even been out in the rain yet 😅😎. Expand Isn't it amazing, we get so used to the size of our kits that we don't realise how small they are until we park in a normal car park next to normal cars. Same happened to me at AV8 Kemble/Cotswold Airport. I was quite shocked at how small the Flying Carrot looked! 2 Quote
Flying Carrot Steve Posted Monday at 11:33 Posted Monday at 11:33 On 31/03/2025 at 11:30, Flying Carrot Steve said: On 31/03/2025 at 11:30, Flying Carrot Steve said: Isn't it amazing, we get so used to the size of our kits that we don't realise how small they are until we park in a normal car park next to normal cars. Same happened to me at AV8 Kemble/Cotswold Airport. I was quite shocked at how small the Flying Carrot looked! Expand Expand I've also just realised that must be a narrow bodied Westie to the right of my orange SEiW? The difference in width is very obvious. First time I've ever noticed it though tbh. 1 Quote
Flying Carrot Steve Posted Monday at 11:34 Posted Monday at 11:34 On 30/03/2025 at 21:02, Morris said: And to prove that it drives as well as sits in a carpark! Disclaimer: it sounds and looks a lot faster than it really was. Expand Tbh I thought it sounded great and looked fast to me! I bet you get sooo much attention from pedestrians in that thing? 👍 1 Quote
Morris Posted Monday at 12:05 Posted Monday at 12:05 On 31/03/2025 at 11:33, Flying Carrot Steve said: I've also just realised that must be a narrow bodied Westie to the right of my orange SEiW? The difference in width is very obvious. First time I've ever noticed it though tbh. Expand I didn't realise there was such a large difference in width, but that photo shows it up well. 1 Quote
Morris Posted Monday at 12:17 Posted Monday at 12:17 On 31/03/2025 at 11:34, Flying Carrot Steve said: Tbh I thought it sounded great and looked fast to me! I bet you get sooo much attention from pedestrians in that thing? 👍 Expand Thank you Steve. Yes, I'm really pleased with the engine sound (maybe a tad too loud though). It's crisp and very revvy, no doubt due partly to the TTV lightweight flywheel and also the Megajolt ignition map. I may fit a Ferrari style gear gate as selecting 1st, and changing from 3rd to 2nd can be a lottery due to my remote linkage setup. I have lots of waving to do when out on a drive, and some people take photos as I drive past! Also many people smile at the 'fool in his toy car' 😅. 1 2 Quote
Flying Carrot Steve Posted Monday at 12:30 Posted Monday at 12:30 On 31/03/2025 at 12:17, Morris said: Thank you Steve. Yes, I'm really pleased with the engine sound (maybe a tad too loud though). It's crisp and very revvy, no doubt due partly to the TTV lightweight flywheel and also the Megajolt ignition map. I may fit a Ferrari style gear gate as selecting 1st, and changing from 3rd to 2nd can be a lottery due to my remote linkage setup. I have lots of waving to do when out on a drive, and some people take photos as I drive past! Also many people smile at the 'fool in his toy car' 😅. Expand Not sure where you are, but drive though Bibury in peak tourist season and watch as 100 Japanese tourists all get their video cameras out and film you! Then spend months on YouTube trying to see if any of them have posted the vids 😂 2 Quote
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