theduisbergkid Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 (edited) Your first car is always your fastest. In my case, a Vauxhall Chevette bought from a dead man, it was seriously fast. With the benefit of hindsight it was fast because my only point of reference was the pushbike that preceded it. Since that Chevette, I’ve owned a few cars, each slightly faster than the one that preceded it, culminating with something fat and German that has a limiter to stop you going faster than 1.55 leptons. The thing is, though, it only feels 10% faster than the car that preceded it. It doesn’t feel as fast as that Chevette did. That brings me to the Tiger Aviator. I collected the car from the factory in Wisbech and tried not to fluff my exit as the staff waved me a watchful goodbye. No power steering, unservo’d disc brakes and a robust clutch all making it a bit awkward for the first time. I crept off of the Industrial estate, out of the town, and onto the A47 where I stopped to put a helmet on. With no-one watching I slotted first in the whiny ‘box, pointed it straight, took a deep breath and stood on the gas. The Aviator accelerated like a hard-twatted golf ball. My internal organs felt ruptured. With my visor up the wind punched my face and my streaming eyes struggled to calculate our trajectory. And this is in first. Without lifting and with some epic multi-tasking I banged in second, snapped my visor down, and held the tiny steering wheel straight. Then fear, adrenaline and common sense all kicked in at once. I have no idea how fast I went because I was barely capable of focusing on the horizon. Let alone the speedo. Laughing like a loon I pulled over to catch my breath and give myself a stern talking to. There is no traction control, no ABS and no airbags. Nor is there a roof, doors or windscreen. Take your time and build up speed gently. Behave. The thing is, fast is fun. Fast is addictive. And so, utterly hooked, I drove the 1 hour journey home in lots of short bursts of colossal speed. Blasting from first to second and third from layby to layby like endless GP starts. Enjoying a phenomenal fix of fast. The rest of the story with more pics and whatnot online here. Edited October 31, 2011 by theduisbergkid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booster Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 Great right up Rich and I totally concur with the thread and article title!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 Cool! Love it - but I bet it is bloody easy to spin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billy2shots Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 Bastardfast. The term used to indicate the speed of something. Bastardfast is greater than the speed of sound but less than the speed of light. 3.5 Bastardfast is equal to the speed of light. For reference, **** off a shovel x5 equals Bastardfast. Hot cakes x 10 equals Bastardfast. Scolded Cat x 8 equals Bastardfast Rat up a drain pipe x 6 equals Bastardfast. After several tests howev, Bastardfast has been proven to be slower than Grease lightning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calm Chris Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 Same reason bikers like 2 wheel bastardfast motorbikes. Funny, I've always been of the thought that such lightweight 4 wheel rockets are just owned by biker mentality folks who want a slightly safer version of a 2 wheel rocket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theduisbergkid Posted October 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 Cool! Love it - but I bet it is bloody easy to spin? Ta There is so much feedback, and the NA power delivery so linear, you can feel every twitch through your nipsy and adjust your steering inputs accordingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theduisbergkid Posted October 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 Funny, I've always been of the thought that such lightweight 4 wheel rockets are just owned by biker mentality folks who want a slightly safer version of a 2 wheel rocket. Or want to corner quicker and brake later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 Reading that write-up on S2B2.net, it's almost like you're a proper car journo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4ttm4son Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 Reading that write-up on S2B2.net, it's almost like you're a proper car journo 'Tis true. It's terrible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theduisbergkid Posted November 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 Reading that write-up on S2B2.net, it's almost like you're a proper car journo Ha, no feckin' fear of that, and I'm more interest in the adventures you can have in a car than it's NCAP rating anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxyboy Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 Ha, no feckin' fear of that, and I'm more interest in the adventures you can have in a car than it's NCAP rating anyway More interestingly, would you buy one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 I'm more interest in the adventures you can have in a car That's what I meant, along the lines of Monkey Harris. But it's obviously lost on you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theduisbergkid Posted November 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 That's what I meant, along the lines of Monkey Harris. But it's obviously lost on you. Eh ? What ? I've been drinking. Can you type more slowly please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted November 3, 2011 Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 Can I slype more towly please :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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