FPL 638MM4 On The Bay

John1952 · Post by **John1952** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 5:39 pm

Anybody seen this one on ebay ? A Beauty 140335150425

James MACK · Post by **James MACK** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 6:03 pm

Had a look nice engine. Birthday next week think Ill treat myself

Post by **charlesp** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 6:06 pm

Yes, appears to be in very nice condition.

It would be nicer if the tilt latch hadn't busted, and it would be nicer still if the thing was buzzing away in the wheelie bin with water coming from the coolant outlet.

And I have to confess that forties with that long range tank complete with mounting plate and straps belonged to an earlier era.

A few 'almost new' forties crop up every year on the 'Bay, and a few crop up at my place, but not for long. The owners are frequently convinced that their own personal answer to global economic disaster has arrived...

niander · Post by **niander** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 10:52 pm

and it would be nicer still if the thing was buzzing away in the wheelie bin with water coming from the coolant outlet.

Water is comeing out!

...on the last photo

wow he wants £60 postage!
£18 is more like it!

rosbullterier · Post by **rosbullterier** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 11:03 pm

All Seagulls can cost about £7 to have picked up from your door and delivered to their door. (inc Plus's)

Go for it Mr Mack - we want to celebrate you becoming a Power Poster!!!!

Hugz · Post by **Hugz** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 1:05 am

Nice one in the colonies.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... 0456993555

Shame it is not closer otherwise I would grab it. Love the curly fuel line. Yet to have one of these.

Hugo.

Post by **charlesp** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 7:25 am

Oops - made a twit of myself. Of courese it shows the water coming out.
I must have over-treated my hops deficiency!

niander · Post by **niander** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 9:44 am

Yes i like that hugz

Shame it is not closer otherwise I would grab it.

get it posted/you do have couriers and postal service out there?

Post by **Charles uk** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 10:23 am

Hugo
Handle these with caution, only buy if complete, very few later parts fit these, different stroke only 56cc, mind you, won't have seen a lot of salt water in Ballarat.

Jump in your Ute & have a look, only 600 miles, you could be there & back in 24 hours.

Hugz · Post by **Hugz** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 10:24 am

niander wrote:
get it posted/you do have couriers and postal service out there?

Surprising we use overland camels. In fact in some outback towns (kalgoorlie etc) the footpaths are particularly wide to cater for the beasts. One camel run (Adelaide to Darwin) was replaced with a train called the Ghan, named after the Afghanistan cameldrivers. Yep.. Australia is coming of age!

Problem we have downunder is that seagulls need to be boxed for couriers and post and most sellers aren't prepared to do that.

Hugo.

Hugz · Post by **Hugz** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 10:30 am

Charles uk wrote:Jump in your Ute & have a look, only 600 miles, you could be there & back in 24 hours.

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c110/ ... sitVan.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c110/ ... GP0134.jpg

Could take a tad longer in my 60's shagger wagon!

timberman2004 · Post by **timberman2004** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 8:43 pm

yup... all the class of a fishermans maggot ...

just doesn't move as well

good old transits ...where would we be without them ??