The cars and bikes thread!

[Blanchy]

I'm thinking about putting a red seat with a hump on this am I mad?

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[happyscrappyheropup]

I'm thinking about putting a red seat with a hump on this am I mad?

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Is that a SuperTrapp?

-- Wayne

[Blanchy]

Is that a SuperTrapp?

-- Wayne

It's a cheap supertrapp style exhaust

[happyscrappyheropup]

It's a cheap supertrapp style exhaust

In my youth I ran a pair on a 1985 Kaw ZL900 Eliminator. I ran a ton of discs, they were soooo loud.

-- Wayne

[Seriously]

https://monochrome-watches.com/the-p...Watches.com%29

[Seriously]

I'm not sure why this got suggested to me, cos I've not watched a car related vid in ages, but these are always fun.

I doubt they're fun for the owners though, I wonder who insures them for picking about on the Nurburgring

Doesn't it cost like a £100 for a lap too ?

[geoffbot]

I'm not sure why this got suggested to me, cos I've not watched a car related vid in ages, but these are always fun.

I doubt they're fun for the owners though, I wonder who insures them for picking about on the Nurburgring

Doesn't it cost like a £100 for a lap too ?

I heard €20. Which is gladly pay

[Seriously]

I heard €20. Which is gladly pay

I should have just looked
http://nurburgring.org.uk/prices.php

Costs for a weekend at the RingIf you want to get an idea of all-in costs for a weekend trip, for a 'standard' weekend (out Fri, full day Saturday, half-day Sunday, return Sun afternoon/eve) from London by car, the costs look something like this:

• Channel crossing: Varies, but say typically £120
• Petrol en-route: Typically 2 x £60 = £120
• Petrol for the Ring: Say £90
• Bed-and-breakfast per person: £25 per night x 2 = £50
• Food: 2 x dinner, 2 x lunch, food en-route, beer = £100

Total = approx £500, plus laps as above.

Although it can quickly get expensive when you crash ........

Cost of crashing on the Nurburgring

These include Armco repairs, safety car attendance, vehicle recovery, track closure, hospital stays and helicopter fees. I recommend avoiding these. If you can't, then the following price-list may help:

• Base fee for attendance of armco truck: €150
• Removing damaged armco: €10/metre (x2 or x3 or x4 for multiple-height sections)
• Replacement armco: €31/metre (x2 or x3 for double/triple height)
• Removing damaged armco posts: €5.10 each
• Replacing armco post: €39 each
• Safety car attendance: €82 per 30 mins (car + 2 people)
• Circuit closure: €1,350 per hour
• Recovery truck: €500 (inc VAT)
• Hospital stay & air ambulance: Let's just say, do NOT go there without travel insurance! (Though a European Health Card - which replaced the E111 - may cover the hospital bit.)

Everything except the recovery truck is then subject to 19% VAT.
The record armco bill I'm aware of is €15,000. That was a car that managed to flatten a very impressive length of armco between the Quiddlebacher Hohe bridge and the crest on the approach to Flugplatz. But even a minor bump can turn into a surprisingly expensive day out.

[Seriously]

Scary:

There's no briefing or need for your car to be checked etc.

[geoffbot]

Scary:

Good, cos it's a public road. Just like the autoban.