Tempest Fugit.....BUT!!! Hang on!!!! Not anymore, Blighty is still locked in time! Why am I still blogging the same news garbage! Because mon ami we're still falling out over a few scallops wit' Frenchies....Rumour has it they're gonna block the 'Channel Tunnel' this weekend! Fook um, forwarned is forarmed....Proper not interested. The quest to complete Blauwe Muis continues, the route to the Belgium sausage seems to be continually getting more difficult but! But! But! But! Let the frogs camp out at the tunnel....Ve hav' vays Monsieur. North Sea Ferries maybe to a more friendly Dutchman port seems more inviting and besides that a few beers and a tasty smorgasbord can be participated 'en route'.......Ship Ahoy! Cast off sailor! Fook Pierre! Fook Hugo! and Fooook Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric!!! (the little short arse from the Amiens)
Oh, ze pipe de power mon ami!!! Zit e' la' projectamon magnifique. Je reviendraique dessus apres beaucoup de bieeres mon ami.
In the meantime another competition accessory that has been in the making in tandom with 'ze pipe' is a handlebar timepiece. Those Czechoslovacians didn't win so many I.S.D.T.s without a few mod cons, and knowing when it was lunchtime and bedtime helped.
But enduro timepieces from the early 1970s? Unobtainable (almost) !!! Here's a picture of a rich guys BMW collection I found.on line.
and an earlier one for sale- GLOBUS handlebar clock €499.00 Tax included
Pre-war, german made handlebar clock. Brand is Globus, and belongs on the handlebar of your 1920-1930s BMW. The clock is in perfect running condition, and has good patina to match the age.
Crikey! That's an expense. Gonna make my own! Here's the parts I've been collecting and purchasing on the Bay of E (watch and clip) to make a replica in the spirit of these wonderful accessories.
1 x 6mm thick aluminium plate, 1 x defunct welding regulator gauge, 1 x 24hr Ingersoll pocket watch, 1 x 22mm stainless pipe clip, 1 x sheet of close cell rubber and 1 x trolley wheel made of rubber.
Keep checking in for progress reports on 'Ze Pipe Magnifique' and of course the Handlebar Timepiece replica.
In the meantime keep away from Calais and don't buy anything un Fabriqué de Francais.
