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Man, did you know.... (C5)

bversteebverstee
edited June 2012 in Sinclair Miscellaneous
Rotterdam has it's own C5 website:
http://c5rotterdam.nl/C5_01_Home.htm

:)

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The C5-garage holder has C5's for rent.
The enthousiasts in Rotterdam even have their own annual meetings!

They have even been covered in the Metro newspaper:
http://c5rotterdam.nl/afbeeldingen/Metro_20080606_Rotterdam-C5.pdf

Man, WTF, 4 C5's in front of the Hilton:
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"We aren't speeding, are we?" he might be asking :)

Unfortunately it seems he is selling 3 C5's of his collection:
http://fietsen-brommers.marktplaats.nl/overige-fietsen-en-brommers/569688439-3-maal-sinclair-c5-in-een-koop.html

:eek:
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  • deadpan666deadpan666
    edited June 2012
    Did you see the pics a few months ago of the pimped C5? It looks rather dangerous....

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    SPECS: SINCLAIR C5
    (2012 BEEFED UP EDITION)
    Cost: ?399 + ?1,000 modifications
    Top speed: 40mph (if you are brave enough)
    Powered by: Petrol
    Availability: Just the one
    Modifications:
    - Frame of 1980s Honda motorbike provides the vehicle with as 40mph engine
    - ?Monster truck?-style tyres help with grip and stability
    Creator:
    Colin Furze has two Guinness records ? the World?s Largest Bonfire and the World?s Longest Motorbike.He occasionally presents on Sky 2′s Gadget Geeks
    He has previously built a ?flame-throwing scooter?, a 71mph scooter, and a 72-foot motorbike that seats 25 people


    SPECS: SINCLAIR C5
    (1985 ORIGINAL CLASSIC)
    Cost: ?399
    Top speed: 15mph
    Powered by: Electricity and pedal power
    Availability: 17,000 sold
    Flaws:
    - Overheated on uphill turns
    - Battery life was troubled by cold weather ? as was the driver
    - Pedal-assisted power was needed on even minor gradients
    Creator:
    Sir Clive Sinclair, who is synonymous with the computer industry in the 1970s and 1980s ? in particular the ZX Spectrum.
    Sinclair has said as recently as 2010 that he is working on a new prototype ? but it has not made an appearance yet.
    The Black Cauldron (PC)
  • bversteebverstee
    edited June 2012
    He can outrun the police! :-D

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  • marmitemarmite
    edited June 2012
    That pimped up C5 is not really related in any way to a C5 other than the body. For a start its powered by petrol.

    If people want a thrilling experience, best spend your money building a go-cart. I've been 90mph on a go-cart that sits only 2cms from the ground. Only cost a few hundred quid to build. 0-60 in about 3.5 secs. The closest you'll get to that experience is in formula 1.

    I'd love to get hold of one of these engines.
    http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Massive_Yet_Tiny_(MYT)_Engine

    And build a go-cart around it. Put wings on it and it might even fly! :)
  • bversteebverstee
    edited June 2012
    Oh, an update:
    http://vivoforto.veltmaat.eu/Vivoforto.html

    That's their C5-trips website!

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    Unbelievable, why did I never hear of them before ;)

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    Where they have been with the C5's:

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    Man, I am LOL. THey had a record of 34km in one day! :lol:
  • Jonathan HarstonJonathan Harston
    edited June 2012
    I'm in pain just looking at a picture of a C5. Where the hell do I put my lower legs?
  • bversteebverstee
    edited June 2012
    jgharston wrote: »
    I'm in pain just looking at a picture of a C5. Where the hell do I put my lower legs?

    Over the steering wheel, fully in the car body front.
    No wind on your legs ;) Allthough I've read some use a blanket anyway.

    I've drive one once, it was really comfortable, and a nice experience.
    I can imagine those Rotterdam guys making those trips.
  • JuanF. RamirezJuanF. Ramirez
    edited June 2012
    In the pics I see a trailer... I didn't know a C5 can tow a trailer!
  • beanzbeanz
    edited June 2012
    It's the fabled Ultimate Lunar Jetman trailer..

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  • fogfog
    edited June 2012
    hehe.. I'm always reminded of the c5 when I play mario kart and you get the lightning symbol.. and it makes the karts micro :)

    I found it interesting the many none UK places that have sinclair fans.
  • WhenIWasCruelWhenIWasCruel
    edited June 2012
    these people are modern heroes.
    1987 ZX reviews
  • WinstonWinston
    edited June 2012
    I still want to re-engine a C5 with a modern brushless motor, ESC and LiPoly battery packs...
  • zxbrunozxbruno
    edited June 2012
    How about a C5 with GPS software running on a Spectrum using a Spectranet connected to a mobile hotspot using 3G? :-D
  • Jonathan HarstonJonathan Harston
    edited June 2012
    bverstee wrote: »
    Over the steering wheel, fully in the car body front.
    So.... if I'm lying flat on my back so that I can stick my legs into the front of the C5, how do I see out? If I sit up to see out, causing my legs to rotate downwards as my back rotates upwards, where do I put my legs? etc. These things are designed for people who are double-jointed.
  • bversteebverstee
    edited June 2012
    zxbruno wrote: »
    How about a C5 with GPS software running on a Spectrum using a Spectranet connected to a mobile hotspot using 3G? :-D

    YEAH! :-o:cool:
  • bversteebverstee
    edited June 2012
    jgharston wrote: »
    So.... if I'm lying flat on my back so that I can stick my legs into the front of the C5, how do I see out? If I sit up to see out, causing my legs to rotate downwards as my back rotates upwards, where do I put my legs? etc. These things are designed for people who are double-jointed.

    Haha, no, you're sitting upstraight. It's not like those bikes you're laying flat on.
  • bversteebverstee
    edited June 2012
    Crisis wrote: »
    damn
    why didnt i see them some were the last 24 years ???
    damn

    It's not that they did not show them ;)

    Maybe they camouflaged then with a C64 skin or something and only took it off for the pictures to put on their websites.

    "C564":
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    That actually looks good... :mad: :o :-P :evil: :cry: Sorry...

    (.. washing my mouth)
  • bversteebverstee
    edited June 2012
    What about this version:
    http://imcdb.org/vehicle_50525-Sinclair-C5.html

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    It looks like a d**k, who wants to mod his C5 to a body part, unless he is compensating for something...
  • vanpeeblesvanpeebles
    edited June 2012
    Listers trike in Red Dwarf was a C5 too. I'm currently restoring one myself :)
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