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Toy Run
3 Amigos Toy Run in aid of the Children's Unit, Withybush Hospital, Pembrokeshire, 12 Dec 2009.
I am pleased to say that there was an XT600E representing proper motorbikes at this event. There was me (filthy tatty XT), a very ratty XT660R and also a nicely-restored Yamaha DT400 owned by a friend. That, and a load of choppers, ratbikes, trikes, cruisers, Harleys, sportsbikes, streetfighters, BMW tourers, Brit classics, learnerbikes, twist'n'goes, and even a Morgan-style three-wheeler powered by a Moto Guzzi V-twin (which broke down within half a mile). 450 bikes in all - quite a ride-out.
A great day out, and a lot of money raised for a good cause. And what a change to have people waving at you from goodwill, instead of two fingers 
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My son was born in Withybush Hospital ,many moons ago .
Good on you for raising funds . 
[What a pity that you have to though - it's the same story the world over ]
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Wow, small world!
The Toy Run has been going for about ten years now, but this is the first year I have been able to do it. I plan to make it a regular thing from now on.
Did you live round here, then?
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Wow, small world!
The Toy Run has been going for about ten years now, but this is the first year I have been able to do it. I plan to make it a regular thing from now on.
Did you live round here, then?
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Yes , I lived near Goodwick .   
See you've got an old Landie ,do you ever go to any West Wales 4X4 events ?
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When Bikers organise these toy runs to the local Hospital, what happens to the toys they bring ?
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@Panzer: they go to the children's unit. What happens to them after that, I don't know, but I suspect the children do.
@Dodger: I'm between Goodwick and H/West, and Withybush is my local too. The old S2a is the last of my Landies. I used to have a dedicated V8 trialler (Malcolm Whitbread frame, if you have heard of him) and I used to compete a lot with West Wales 4x4. I even set a trial out in a 4.6 Rangie once (it coped). But I now realise that I only got into off-roading as a substitute for bikes. I gave up bikes about 15 years ago because of illness, and now I have been back on two wheels for a few years I've let the Land Rovers go, one by one. I even have a good offer on the S2a, and I am seriously considering it. Great vehicles, but I never use it now. It deserves better than a slow death by rust on my driveway.
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@Panzer: they go to the children's unit. What happens to them after that, I don't know, but I suspect the children do.
@Dodger: I'm between Goodwick and H/West, and Withybush is my local too. The old S2a is the last of my Landies. I used to have a dedicated V8 trialler (Malcolm Whitbread frame, if you have heard of him) and I used to compete a lot with West Wales 4x4. I even set a trial out in a 4.6 Rangie once (it coped). But I now realise that I only got into off-roading as a substitute for bikes. I gave up bikes about 15 years ago because of illness, and now I have been back on two wheels for a few years I've let the Land Rovers go, one by one. I even have a good offer on the S2a, and I am seriously considering it. Great vehicles, but I never use it now. It deserves better than a slow death by rust on my driveway.
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Yes it's a small world ,I was one of the founding members of the WW4x4 and was chairman until I emigrated in 94.
I still miss it and wish we had something like it here ,I have a 1958 S1 and a 1965 2A waiting patiently for me to rebuild them , - one of these days !
I sold my old trialler just before I left Blighty to a useless git who never finished paying for it before he sold it on again ,I have seen it's still in action on the website ,you live and learn eh!. 
All the best .
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That wouldn't be Wild Thing, would it? That's been through nearly eveyone's hands at some point, a bit like the 'village bike'.
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Could well be !
Nigel Smith built it ,it was called The Mathry Mauler , then when I had it it was Caerau Clodhopper .
I think Keith Kelso and another fella bought it at some point , then I lost track of it .
Good fun machine ,loved those dumper tyres and fiddle brakes !!!
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That must have been it. It was owned by KK when I started in that game, and called 'Wild Thing', painted black and purple, dumper tyres, tall and ungainly, but won everything it entered. I have some photos somewhere; I'll dig them out. I bought it off KK, but it was a bit too far gone for me, and needed a lot of work. Not to be competitive, which it was, but to be in the slightest bit comfortable, and to have everything working. I ended up putting it on eBay, and it was bought by a previous owner, who wanted to make it road legal, for a laugh.
Happy days.
(Sorry to go so far off-topic, everyone.)
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Hi Richard,
It's been interesting following the thread. I bought a new LR in the mid 70s when working in Iran for a couple of years. Travelled all over that country and Afghanistan in it. The best 4 wheeled vehicle I've owned, certainly the most fun.
Coincidentally, my bike 'stable' is identical to yours.
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That must have been it. It was owned by KK when I started in that game, and called 'Wild Thing', painted black and purple, dumper tyres, tall and ungainly, but won everything it entered. I have some photos somewhere; I'll dig them out. I bought it off KK, but it was a bit too far gone for me, and needed a lot of work. Not to be competitive, which it was, but to be in the slightest bit comfortable, and to have everything working. I ended up putting it on eBay, and it was bought by a previous owner, who wanted to make it road legal, for a laugh.
Happy days.
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Yep apols for hijacking !Here we go again .
That old landie will never be comfortable in a million years !
I had a great time with it ,even did a couple of comp safaris , ha ha .Shook myself to bits .I can't think why anydody would want it road legal ,although I did take it on the road a few times around the lanes meself .Always had to run with two wheels on the grass verge 'cos she was usually stuck in 4wd .
I always had this plan of making it front and rear steering .
I remember that Nigel changed the wheelbase a couple of times before he was happy with it , that machine was a complete bitsa and I don't think it ever was built from any ONE vehicle .
The brakes were never any good and I had to have a navigator to haul on one fiddle brake whilst I hauled on the other in order to stop .Sometimes we didn't get it quite right and the results were quite funny I'm told .
Usually I was chasing Nigel or John Davies for the championship and the rivalry was quite close .
Great comradeship ;when / if you broke down ,your main rival would lend you his machine and very often navigate for you to show you round the tricky parts of a section that had caused him grief .
Happy times .
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Hehe. Make a nice pair, don't they? (The Pan hardly gets used except for long journeys in a hurry, but then it is unbeatable. The XT is the one I like the best, the one I would save if the garage was on fire.)
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Yes, it was a complete bitsa. The engine was a Rover V8, but the chassis was (I think) from a BMW, as was the gearbox. I remember clearly that the steering wheel was from a Triumph Dolomite. The fiddles were a two-man job, and the seats were held down by gravity. Scrutineering was always touch and go. But it could climb anything.
I've remembered who I sold it to - a guy called Lyndon Camidge, who had owned it in the past. Did you know him? I've searched all my photo discs, but I can't find a picture of Wild Thing. I must have done some, as I put it on eBay. Shame really, as it would make a kind of sense for all these good and tolerant people who are reading this without the slightest clue of what we are on about.
I think we should stop! If I ever find a pic, I'll PM you.
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