Where are the Challengers?

[DRC]

I've seen those Challengers on Ebay sold by Dingding, I've got to say that it's been the 'pre-order' bit that has put me off. I have ordered from that seller before (a Tiger 1 hull) no problem with that. Anyway, after reading this thread yesterday and couldn't wait any longer, so I have ordered one from Haya last night as an early Christmas present to myself. I just have to sneak it past the wife into the house!

[DRC]

No No No! I need to play with it NOW!

I have a terrible itch in my wallet which will only be soothed by the spending of money on extras such as minature ice coolers and tiny buckets to adorn a Challenger 2! Come on Tankbear, come on Welsh Dragon take my money!

[jarndice]

There are far too many bear's on this Forum, and while IAN aka TANKBEAR will sell you wondrous electronic goods including the IBU2, he has not yet started selling Tanks,
The hero of the Forum who sells Tanks and just about anything to do with Tanks is DAVE aka FORGEBEAR!!!
shaun.

[DRC]

I knew there was a bear in there somewhere!

[jackalope]

Yes jackalope as the car industry leaves this crazy country , I am on your side 2nd gear speed limit over here , As soon as you slam it into 3rd gear your booked by Nazi speed cameras and renta cops hiding behind bushes .

Not sure but over here those Nazi speed cameras are losing ground because they're unconstitutional. No way to face your accuser in court, you can't cross examine a camera. Locally in Maryland if you're busted by one of them all you need do is take a copy of the state constitution to court with you as it states quite clearly the officer AT THE SCEEN at the time of the incident MUST be in court for purpose of being an expert witness for the state, a camera is NOT an officer. This argument has been used countless times and has always won, however you need to weigh the benefits of winning. Is it worth it to miss a days work for a $40 ticket that carries no points? To me I'd lose $270 to beat a $40 ticket but I'd still have to pay court costs! Not worth it!

Now if none of this helps you out check out a company who makes a license plate frame that once the flash goes off fires off a series of strobe lights aimed inward toward the license plate. What the flashing does is over exposes the Nazi speed cameras picture to the point the license plate is impossible to read alloying you to once again enjoy 3rd, 4th, 5th and even 6th gear!

[jarndice]

Jack, in Britain the speed camera is not found so often anymore, instead the Constabulary use "Number Plate Readers" and if your plate is not exactly what the official specifications say it should be, the nice man in the blue suit states that your car is not in the eyes of the law fitted with a valid licence plate,
So no strange fonts, no odd paint on the plate and definitely no obscuring flashing lights,
The great? thing about number plate readers in a police car is it detects all manner of trouble for you, like no car TAX, no INSURANCE, no Vehicle Road Worthiness Certificate and if you or your passengers have failed to put on your seat belt he will happily give you even more grief,
Just recently it has been made illegal to smoke in a car carrying children so more aggravation for those poor begger's addicted to the weed. Isn't democracy wonderful?
shaun

[jackalope]

Shaun, its not much better here! We have speed cameras, red light cameras, work zone cameras, school zone cameras, police with number plate readers on almost all of their cars, unmarked cars who cruise parking lots with number plate readers searching for ANYTHING wrong! We have road side smog tests, road side safety checks, random drivers license check points, random road side sobriety check points, 2 year annual emissions tests, its truly ridiculous! They tried to outlaw the number plate frame that flash to over expose the tag but the supreme court ruled them legal because its not against the law to have a white flashing light on your car. Oh number plate covers are illegal too.

The land of the free and the home of the brave, more like the land of the taxed and the home of the oppressed. If the founding father were still alive you can bet your ass there would be another revolution.

[DRC]

All this doom and gloom! I've been done six times for my number plate being too small! All because I choose to ride an American motorcycle and there isn't room to fit a full size one without ruining the look of the bike. Each time I never saw a policeman, not even a box at the side of the road.

On a slighter lighter note, The Times newspaper reports that the American people have just discovered the delights of the good old British sausage roll! I can't beleive it! It can't be true? I don't beleive that our American cousins have been missing out on popping into Greggs and buying 5 for a pound hot sausage rolls, tell me it isn't true. No wonder you were only able to make the world's second best tank .

Not to worry, the Challengers are nearly here!

[jarndice]

Oh DRC come on, a bit of positive thinking please.
I am positive as a fellow biker that the law is not after you because of the size of your number plate ( I hope that is not a euphemism for something rude!)it is because you are a biker!
Everyone hates biker's, ask any Truck driver, bus driver, car driver or cabbie, any or all of which will cheerfully run you over given the slightest chance.
Take care.
shaun

[DRC]

Isn't it the way? I dislike all bus drivers, vans, lorries, SUVs (Especially with school kids in the back!) and cars, however, there is one class of road user I reserve a special kind of hatred for.......... horse riders!

Now before everyone gets on my back please let me explain. I own and walk a dog, dogs do what dogs do and being a responsible owner I carry pocket fulls of those small black plastic bags (look in any dog owners coat pockets and you are sure to find some), in short I clean up after my pet. so why can't horse riders?!!!!

Picture the scene. The sun is shinning, you've just polished your bike until it gleams and out you go to meet your brothers at the club. The first bend you come to, it's there, waiting just around the apex like some steaming gigantic land mine. A pile of freshly dropped horse poop! Too late! Your front wheel hits it and before you know itone of two things happen (some times both), the front wheel goes away from you and down you go, or, that gleaming machine you rode out of your drive gets covered in the foul stuff! What is worse, is that when you get off at the other end of your journey, the same stuff is splattered all over you!

Rant over. Rejoice! The Challengers are coming!