King of Hits.co.uk - Your Views Messageboard

IMPORTANT NOTE:
You do NOT have to register to read, post, listen or contribute. If you simply wish to remain fully anonymous, you can still contribute.

Home

Forums

	Messageboards	Categories Show latest posts

Welcome, Guest
Please Login or Register. Lost Password?

Messageboards

King of Hits

Your Views Messageboard

Post a new message in "Your Views Messageboard"

Name:

Subject:

Boardcode:

Message:
(+) / (-)

Emoticons





More Smilies

Enter code here

Topic History of: Anyone remember the Sinclair C5??
Max. showing the last 5 posts - (Last post first)

Author	Message
Foz	andrew wrote: Foz wrote: I have a fully operational one in my shed.I think they would work now in London, but the mistake they made was introducing it on a cold wet winters day in 1985. Driving next to a lorry is terrifying. Also they were useless going up any gradient hence the necessary pedal power. Legally if they had made them at all powerful you would need to have a licence and helmet. As it is a 13 year old is fully legal driving one on the road. I think they would be successful if were re-launched. They would have use the cycle lanes and even that that would not be ideal, a licence would have to be essential. Foz I heard once the battery has gone that it's for good. There is actually now a guy in Crawley who produces a wiring kit so that you can convert them to run it on leisure batteries
andrew	Foz wrote: I have a fully operational one in my shed.I think they would work now in London, but the mistake they made was introducing it on a cold wet winters day in 1985. Driving next to a lorry is terrifying. Also they were useless going up any gradient hence the necessary pedal power. Legally if they had made them at all powerful you would need to have a licence and helmet. As it is a 13 year old is fully legal driving one on the road. I think they would be successful if were re-launched. They would have use the cycle lanes and even that that would not be ideal, a licence would have to be essential. Foz I heard once the battery has gone that it's for good.
Foz	I have a fully operational one in my shed.I think they would work now in London, but the mistake they made was introducing it on a cold wet winters day in 1985. Driving next to a lorry is terrifying. Also they were useless going up any gradient hence the necessary pedal power. Legally if they had made them at all powerful you would need to have a licence and helmet. As it is a 13 year old is fully legal driving one on the road.
JK2006	Like Freddie Laker (and JK) - Clive was ahead of his time.
honey!oh sugar sugar.	I think it is lovely. I would like one to drive/ride down to the shops, only it doesn't look very safe.