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Handwriting? It's a computer. BTW, I meant to turn the lemons on the cover into chickens, but forgot. Don't you forget, as it's essential to tie in with the title. Also, people might think they're buying Driving over Lemons. Hang on... that might be the answer...

Ok, don't fret. It really isn't too hard. What you need to do is get a copy of Driving over Lemons, I'm sure there's one on your shelves somewhere. Copy it but everywhere he says Spain, substitute the word France and everywhere that he mentions lemons, change it to chickens. That should do it. By next timber-gathering season, you should be rich enough to buy in chopped twigs from China. As a back-up, you should purchase one of those internets. I believe that you can make a fortune with that thing. I guess you could fit one in your barn and experiment of an evening. Here, I've done the book cover for you. You might as well do the follow-up while you're at it. It's 'Chicken in a Chestnut Tree'.

Looks like it's time to write a book? Also, get the summer guests to collect the winter fuel. Supplement the winter timber with your collection of forms (in quadruplicate). Open a YMCA in the barn and charge membership. Then start a DIY club teaching essential maintenance and restoration skills through practical, hands on experience at a 'suitable project'. That will be £300 consultancy, thanks.

Real men don't need duct tape. A lump hammer and a pair of lady's tights should suffice for most bodging exercises.

squeeeek

But anyway, nice as the machinery is, what fascinates me are the tantalising glimpses of rural french stylee background mise en scène. Have you died and gone to heaven?

Uh yeah, no wonder the lads are attracted to the barn

I notice that you don't have any bodge points either.

LOADS of clues were given, so there are no excuses for not getting this one:– The big clue was early on when Mike guessed Puch 250 14 hp and I said that he was warm, but coolest on the Puch name. I thought Macguzzi was on track when he said DKWTrabant and then RangeRover British Leyland BMW were significant. As I said, "Mike has basically got it (or at least he is very close) and Mac has hinted at the slight change that is required for the totally correct answer." Further clues were given about the same engine design being used in related machines. The "Don't Puch me!" picture was another big hint, as well as a big bint, that the name needed changed, as well as: "Don't Puch me ! i.e. the clue was the answer is not P*ch and it's not a 125" THEN, the badge was shown! THEN, pictures of more relatives. So who should get points? Well I said earlier in the Quiz that Mike was "So close: just not close enough for the exacting standards of the Quiz Forum. You're around half a point. I would feel bad, if you didn't have so many points already." It could be argued that Mike deserves half a point, if only to cause Bendy sleepless nights working out how to do that. On the other hand, as he has so many of the things, no-one will notice if he has another one or not – so slip another one in, or don't. As long as I keep the well-deserved STUMPER.

I definitely saw it somewhere before, but it could have been here, first time round.

erm.. is that another name for your Serge?

You couldn't be bothered to finish the sentence? Dozed off? Too much cheap wine? Or quizzes just too trying? I sympathise.

can't do that, no more than I can stop the rain storms sweeping across to cast a damp shadow on the 'green and pleasant land'. Do you think that there can be such a thing as a damp shadow? It's more the sort of thing you'd find in the dark valleys of Wales I suppose.

Do I hear the squeaking of a 3 pointer?

nice, but a bit too girly for the crowd that gather in Frenchbob's barn to admire his machinery. Les motocyclistes are amused when Serge entertains with his Max Wall impression (out of shot).

Although I think WE 4-pointers should stick together, I can't really go the full way with you there. Anyone who guessed 250 cc would be correct in a meaningful but, unfortunately, a partial sense only. The important, meaningful part was Pannonia, which can only mean Pannonia, whereas 250 could refer to anything from a CZ model to the number of battery chickens that can be fitted into a Mini (along with a dollop of sage and onion, prior to baking in the paint oven). I did not require or expect anyone to answer Pannónia motorkerékpárok. I would even have accepted Pannonia Golf and Country Club although that would be a last resort. Resort – get it?

It was dramatic emphasis to lend gravitas to the notion of entering into the serious stage of hinting. I compensated for the abuse of grammer flexing (here, stealing a capital letter) by starting the next sentence without a capital. Would you say, 'people such as us' or 'people such as we'? Would you say, us'uns (are goin down the shops) or weuns (are goin up the town)?

This is a nice pic of it: Re Mike Wilson's point (sic) yesterday about the innovations found in these old odd-balls: this bike had the first ever hydraulic brakes :!: ..lad won T.T. race, he did. At an average speed of 49.486 m.p.h. "No, I had no trouble whatever" he said, "I just sat on the machine, and the engine and multi gear did the rest. I never knew where I was in the race, and I was never passed, excepting at the depot. The wind was tremendous. I attribute my success to the wonderful powers of the multi gear." We have never in any race, and very seldom on the road, seen a machine in such a spotless condition. There was literally not a speck of oil on the crankcase, whilst the belt was in perfect condition. The undrilled top ringed piston had just a nice film of oil on its head, and really astonished Major Lloyd and Professor Sharpe by its fine condition. (Extract from Motor Cycling) ...It differed from standard in having a higher compression ratio (4:1), a 5% nickel steel inlet valve with a shrouded neck. Cams were ground to give an inlet opening at 5o BTDC, closing at 37o after. The exhaust opened at 47o before BDC and closed 20o after. Flywheels were polished and loaded in the rim to balance 45% of the reciprocating mass. A lightened connecting rod carried needle roller big end bearings, but a plain little end bush. The cast iron piston was carefully lightened, and two 1/8 ins piston rings fitted. Piston clearance was made almost double that recommended by contemporary engineers.....and this proved advantageous. 3000 rpm and 80 mph (on the level) could be obtained.

Yes, it's an Ascot-Pullin I know this one, as I compiled a little list of 'Centauro forerunners' as per the original picture I posted elsewhere, and this bike is in my list. want to see the others?

would you recommend a blunderbus, or an elephant gun?

Clearly the correct answer is API in any meaningful sense of the description, 'answer'. -Racing Inc would only be demanded by the most severe and legalistic of pedants and even then, it should surely be Racing Incorporated for a fully correct answer. The question really must be framed more carefully if you want every jot and titel in the answer. PS why are you looking at pictures of big brutes?

- like butter simmered over a slow heat

No. Us 4-pointers don't require Hints! not yet anyway

Magnificent indeed! Both chicken and carrots. My favourites.

Never mind the quality, feel the width. V8