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KeybdFlyer · 07-27-09, 11:40 PM

Re my previous post (above)... I've been trying for 30 mins now to get the save made after the convoy encounter to load. Or maybe I should say to run. It loads ok, I can switch between stations ok, alter speed and course ok. Only for 30secs or so though. Then the dreaded ctd. Anybody got any ideas? I'm used to having corrupt saved games, currently it's running at about 15% failure rate. In my last patrol, I made 7 saves before ending the game; upon reloading the next day I had to go back save by save until I ended-up back "in base before mission". ALL of the saves were corrupt, but the ctd came at the "Not so long ago..." screen. This is a new twist, to me. Ah well, time to start working backwards again.

Jimbuna · 07-28-09, 05:40 AM

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@Jimbuna - where did you purloin that picture of me from? That was supposed to be kept under lock & key!

You want to be grateful I didn't post the other bugga

KeybdFlyer · 07-28-09, 01:25 PM

Jimbuna! That is just NOT fair! You could've at least tidied-up the image a bit, I do NOT have a boil on me bum (as you well know!)

In an attempt to stay with the subject, does anybody remember Potato Puffs from their schooldays? A small red bag of thin, crispy bubbles of potato that were gorgeous - made by Burtons, I think. Or how about Domino cigarettes? Four really small cigs in a paper packet the size of (you guessed didn't you?) a domino, with six matches taped to the side? I think they were 6d a pack (± 2½p a pkt)

@Ford Prefect. No! The CB160 was NOT a two-stroke, lol. Honda engineering allowed it to go up to 11,500rpm in standard form. The one in that vid revs to 12,500rpm. Btw, The Prefect was the car I was first offered at the showroom. They wanted £50 for it if I remember right, a sort of mucky tan colour. It only had a three-speed gearbox though, with no syncromesh on first, so I gave it a miss and got the Mini instead.

Ford Prefect · 07-28-09, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by KeybdFlyer

@Ford Prefect. No! The CB160 was NOT a two-stroke, lol. Honda engineering allowed it to go up to 11,500rpm in standard form. The one in that vid revs to 12,500rpm. Btw, The Prefect was the car I was first offered at the showroom. They wanted £50 for it if I remember right, a sort of mucky tan colour. It only had a three-speed gearbox though, with no syncromesh on first, so I gave it a miss and got the Mini instead.

I only guessed it was 4 stroke as many older small engined bikes were, in order to get extra power at the expence of engine life. It certainly sounds nice though!

Regards the car, it sounds like you got the best one. I've never experienced a "crash gearbox" myself, but I'd like to one day, I'm not a big car person but I have a soft spot for a few, morris minors (my dad owned many), Volvo Amazons, Volvo PV544 (saw both alot in my time in norway, nice looking and very solid!) Renault 4CV (reminds me of a moggy but with suicide doors!

) and the citroen 2CV since you can dismantle the engine on the kitchen table and if you stick them into a traffic island or corner fast enough they go onto 3 wheels

My great grandad once owned a Brough Superior and for some reason he sold the bugger! Last time I saw one up for sale it was £45,000 starting bid! How I'd love to own one!

KeybdFlyer · 07-28-09, 01:48 PM

Crash boxes were a joy for one reason only... Once you got the technique right and could double de-clutch with finesse, it looked really impressive to your passenger(s) to drop down into first with your feet in a blur and your hand stirring the gear lever like you were mixing a pudding! A casual shrug of the shoulders and a smug smile to brush aside their praise at your driving skills and the night was guaranteed to be a good 'un!

Ever pushed a Hillman Imp hard? That'd lift its front wheel like it was waving at the pedestrians! Trouble was, you'd then lost half the front-end grip and went into "Oh god I've reached full lock already!" understeer!

And my Mini lifted its rear wheel like a dog having a pee!

I hope your GD got a decent price! So many items I used to have that I sold for next to nothing (extreme monetary emergencies usually). A complete set of Beatles LPs & 45s (you know, the vinyl discs that you played by running a small diamond stylus along a bumpy groove cut into its surface), in mint condition, all bought on the day of release - £72. I found out later most were valued at around £200 each.

Ford Prefect · 07-28-09, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by KeybdFlyer

Crash boxes were a joy for one reason only... Once you got the technique right and could double de-clutch with finesse, it looked really impressive to your passenger(s) to drop down into first with your feet in a blur and your hand stirring the gear lever like you were mixing a pudding! A casual shrug of the shoulders and a smug smile to brush aside their praise at your driving skills and the night was guaranteed to be a good 'un!

Ever pushed a Hillman Imp hard? That'd lift its front wheel like it was waving at the pedestrians! Trouble was, you'd then lost half the front-end grip and went into "Oh god I've reached full lock already!" understeer!

And my Mini lifted its rear wheel like a dog having a pee!

I hope your GD got a decent price! So many items I used to have that I sold for next to nothing (extreme monetary emergencies usually). A complete set of Beatles LPs & 45s (you know, the vinyl discs that you played by running a small diamond stylus along a bumpy groove cut into its surface), in mint condition, all bought on the day of release - £72. I found out later most were valued at around £200 each.

I always noticed something very purposeful about older drivers who learnt in cars with crash boxes and drum brakes. Especially when slowing for a junction etc, changing down through the box employing engine braking because as my dad once put it to me, you only used old drum brakes in anger once or twice and then spent a weekend working on the buggers.

I've never pushed any car hard as I don't drive, not yet at least. I'll get around to it once I have the money to do an intensive course. Week by week lessons just don't cut it for me, good instructors are at a premium round here so you're often left with the dregs, like the guy who finishes his day after tutoring by having a few pints in the fox and crown before DRIVING home in the learner car!

Not sure what price he got for the brough, I'd wager it was far less than what it was worth, it was sold because they needed the money and because he'd lost one of his legs and could no longer ride. My mother pulled a great stunt when I was younger when she threw out my collection of die cast toy cars. They weren't junkers either, some were old, some newer but all would have gained value in time and I had loads. She just got rid of them at a charity shop! Along with other stuff which was sat in the loft at the time, she claimed she was trying to tidy up to make it more presentable, which was a laugh in itself as no one ever went up there except me, not even her!

KeybdFlyer · 07-29-09, 01:20 PM

Hmm. Not sure if I like the phrase "older drivers", you young whippersnapper. Maybe "vastly experienced" or "highly proficient" would be more in keeping with the level of respect you surely have for your elders!

The intensive course you mention is exactly how I learned to drive. On the road at 8.00am, then drive all day until sunset - which, as it was summer meant that I was doing 12-14 hours a day for two weeks (not weekends). It certainly was a great way to see most of northern England and the instructor knew every steep hill, winding lane and awkward parking area along the way.

Final comment. I want a motorbike again.

Nothing huge, I nice little 250 would be good. I want to wear-out the edges of my boots on the road surface again! Miss that.

Ford Prefect · 07-29-09, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by KeybdFlyer

Final comment. I want a motorbike again.

Nothing huge, I nice little 250 would be good. I want to wear-out the edges of my boots on the road surface again! Miss that.

Just take it steady if you do, there's lots of bikers young and old killing themselves these days. One of my mum's neighbours went under a lorry last month, a dutch friend of mine crashed his bike a fortnight ago, both accidents caused by excess speed. It's why I'm being careful when out on my 125, no speed demon, tops out at 70mph but still fast enough to kill you for sure. We appear to be doomed so a wet august as well as a wet july so not having much chance to get out any way

07-27-09, 11:40 PM	#46
KeybdFlyer 中国水兵 Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 272 Downloads: 162 Uploads: 0	Re my previous post (above)... I've been trying for 30 mins now to get the save made after the convoy encounter to load. Or maybe I should say to run. It loads ok, I can switch between stations ok, alter speed and course ok. Only for 30secs or so though. Then the dreaded ctd. Anybody got any ideas? I'm used to having corrupt saved games, currently it's running at about 15% failure rate. In my last patrol, I made 7 saves before ending the game; upon reloading the next day I had to go back save by save until I ended-up back "in base before mission". ALL of the saves were corrupt, but the ctd came at the "Not so long ago..." screen. This is a new twist, to me. Ah well, time to start working backwards again.

07-28-09, 01:25 PM	#48
KeybdFlyer 中国水兵 Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 272 Downloads: 162 Uploads: 0	Jimbuna! That is just NOT fair! You could've at least tidied-up the image a bit, I do NOT have a boil on me bum (as you well know!) In an attempt to stay with the subject, does anybody remember Potato Puffs from their schooldays? A small red bag of thin, crispy bubbles of potato that were gorgeous - made by Burtons, I think. Or how about Domino cigarettes? Four really small cigs in a paper packet the size of (you guessed didn't you?) a domino, with six matches taped to the side? I think they were 6d a pack (± 2½p a pkt) @Ford Prefect. No! The CB160 was NOT a two-stroke, lol. Honda engineering allowed it to go up to 11,500rpm in standard form. The one in that vid revs to 12,500rpm. Btw, The Prefect was the car I was first offered at the showroom. They wanted £50 for it if I remember right, a sort of mucky tan colour. It only had a three-speed gearbox though, with no syncromesh on first, so I gave it a miss and got the Mini instead.

07-28-09, 01:48 PM	#50
KeybdFlyer 中国水兵 Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 272 Downloads: 162 Uploads: 0	Crash boxes were a joy for one reason only... Once you got the technique right and could double de-clutch with finesse, it looked really impressive to your passenger(s) to drop down into first with your feet in a blur and your hand stirring the gear lever like you were mixing a pudding! A casual shrug of the shoulders and a smug smile to brush aside their praise at your driving skills and the night was guaranteed to be a good 'un! Ever pushed a Hillman Imp hard? That'd lift its front wheel like it was waving at the pedestrians! Trouble was, you'd then lost half the front-end grip and went into "Oh god I've reached full lock already!" understeer! And my Mini lifted its rear wheel like a dog having a pee! I hope your GD got a decent price! So many items I used to have that I sold for next to nothing (extreme monetary emergencies usually). A complete set of Beatles LPs & 45s (you know, the vinyl discs that you played by running a small diamond stylus along a bumpy groove cut into its surface), in mint condition, all bought on the day of release - £72. I found out later most were valued at around £200 each.

07-29-09, 01:20 PM	#52
KeybdFlyer 中国水兵 Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 272 Downloads: 162 Uploads: 0	Hmm. Not sure if I like the phrase "older drivers", you young whippersnapper. Maybe "vastly experienced" or "highly proficient" would be more in keeping with the level of respect you surely have for your elders! The intensive course you mention is exactly how I learned to drive. On the road at 8.00am, then drive all day until sunset - which, as it was summer meant that I was doing 12-14 hours a day for two weeks (not weekends). It certainly was a great way to see most of northern England and the instructor knew every steep hill, winding lane and awkward parking area along the way. Final comment. I want a motorbike again. Nothing huge, I nice little 250 would be good. I want to wear-out the edges of my boots on the road surface again! Miss that.