tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134176167649378358.post1557144743867156154..comments2023-12-27T15:41:46.345+00:00Comments on Our Life In A Caravan: Camping Equipment Kit Check For Honda C90 Adventure TripOur Life In A Caravanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15766405908795530665noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134176167649378358.post-5161567856958194012014-02-25T22:30:30.967+00:002014-02-25T22:30:30.967+00:00Glad you found it ! Given half a chance I'd be...Glad you found it ! Given half a chance I'd be doing something like what your uncle did but I think I'd stick with the tractor. Liam and his partner were very instrumental in me doing that trip dont think it would have happened otherwise. Liam is still at henstridge but he pops up here alot to say hello and stuff.PElmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11920219089172924776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134176167649378358.post-62895415471650801232014-02-25T21:37:33.563+00:002014-02-25T21:37:33.563+00:00Found your blog, that was a bit of a journey! My U...Found your blog, that was a bit of a journey! My Uncle once did the whole of the UK in a horse drawn gypsy caravan! You mentioned Liam - Not Liam Stacey by any chance? Went to school with him, last time I saw him he was out at Henstridge?Our Life In A Caravanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15766405908795530665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134176167649378358.post-69147762001297253742014-02-25T20:21:36.116+00:002014-02-25T20:21:36.116+00:00Hi Jools, you could try copying this address and p...Hi Jools, you could try copying this address and putting it in your browser, should work! Been a few years since I looked at it.<br /><br />http://b414.blogspot.co.uk/2010/11/shaftesbury-to-stithians-and-lands-end.html<br /><br />I'll let you know about the scooter its only just been assembled !PElmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11920219089172924776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134176167649378358.post-28709288856630485142014-02-25T17:36:01.115+00:002014-02-25T17:36:01.115+00:00Hi did a search and couldnt find your blog! If you...Hi did a search and couldnt find your blog! If you could let me have the full link would like to have a read! How are you finding the Riders Cub?Our Life In A Caravanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15766405908795530665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134176167649378358.post-37436076865511361042014-02-24T23:19:53.230+00:002014-02-24T23:19:53.230+00:00Hello Jools,
I to am a bus driver based in Shaftes...Hello Jools,<br />I to am a bus driver based in Shaftesbury I work work for a company called Shaftesbury & District at Melbury Motors. I live in a "Living van" on site and have done for a while, I'm also in the process of doing up a caravan to live in later on so I can take my "van" to the rallies I like to go to, got an old tractor I use to tow it, I drove to Lands end and back on it. "Blogspot traactor travels".<br />I've been following your blog for a long time now with interest, you've had quite a journey in many ways !<br />I to have also spent many hours watching and reading what people get up to wth C90's and so I biught one (Chinese copy) from yeovil after seeing it on your blog, I aslo got the link to "Gobi girls" which fired my interest no end.<br />I'm currently getting mine ready for a long journey in the summer but your blog is a good source of information for me so do keep posting, and I wish you the best of luck in your adventure.<br />PelmsPElmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11920219089172924776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134176167649378358.post-55675031656999893302014-02-24T21:20:53.960+00:002014-02-24T21:20:53.960+00:00Must admit C90s are great little commuter bikes. A...Must admit C90s are great little commuter bikes. At one time I worked at seven different places and would have been lost without mine to get around on. I never liked riding in the rain though, always found it a really unpleasant experience, so I was glad when I passed my driving test and could stay dry going to and from work.Tigermousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11386636767916316587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134176167649378358.post-12657346389665204652014-02-24T19:52:08.303+00:002014-02-24T19:52:08.303+00:00Hi Eunice, good to hear from you - yep have been c...Hi Eunice, good to hear from you - yep have been concerned about the weight issue but loaded it up with all the gear and to be honest it felt stable and ran like a dream even on some really steep hills!<br />I'm going to be keeping it as I really do like riding it, plenty more trips to be had later on in the year!<br />I know what you mean about what you call it, motorbike, moped, scooter? On the V5 and for taxation it is actually classed as a bicycle! Our Life In A Caravanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15766405908795530665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134176167649378358.post-80801240869515092902014-02-24T01:40:10.364+00:002014-02-24T01:40:10.364+00:00Jools, this trip sounds really exciting, and I'...Jools, this trip sounds really exciting, and I'm sure you know what you're doing so I hesitate to criticize, but the amount of kit you'll be loading on a small bike is rather concerning me. Up to passing my driving test four years ago I'd ridden one of these things for years - well more than one really as they are notorious for being stolen by joy-riding teenagers - and it doesn't take a great amount of weight to render them top heavy and unstable on the steering, especially if you put something on the front, so please be careful.<br /><br />Also think about the weight factor - your own and your kit - with regard to travelling on roads which go uphill for any distance. Too much weight and the bike will struggle to reach any decent speed and the engine will be working flat out. For such a long trip I would suggest getting breakdown cover if you haven't already got it - hopefully you'll never need it but better to be safe than sorry.<br /><br />Also, one little thing which bugs me - the C90 is not a moped and I hate to hear it called that. A moped is one of 50cc or less or which has pedals to initially start the engine - hence the name, mo-ped. The C90 may be small, it may not be very good-looking compared to larger bikes but it's definitely not a moped. Mine was even referred to as being a scooter on many occasions, which it certainly isn't! Going off the photos on your last post yours looks pretty smart so I hope it survives the marathon trip unscathed. What will you do afterwards, keep it or sell it on?Tigermousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11386636767916316587noreply@blogger.com